OBJECTIVE To compare the Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Test for detection and identification of Candida species, Gardnerella vaginalis and Trichomonas vaginalis to clinical and microscopic criteria commonly used to diagnose vaginitis. METHODS Women that were symptomatic for vaginitis/vaginosis and asymptomatic women being seen for routine obstetric or gynecological care were included ...

New occurrences of xenolithic alkaline rocks from three East African volcanoes are described. Micro-ijolites and alkali pyroxenites occur in the carbonate-rich tufts and lavas of Mount Elgon; kaersutite-rich pyroxenites and a suite of fenitized basement rocks in the caldera flows of Mount Meru, and apparently unique melanocratic hortonolite nepheline syenites in the central foyaite plug of Moun...

The US has been a major battle-ground amongst legislators coming to grips with the issue of embryonic stem cell research but the issue is reaching new heights in Italy. Nigel Williams reports.

objectives: in traditional medicine salvia officinalis (sage) has been used as menstrual cycle regulator. in the present study the effects of sage extract on breast tissue were examined. materials and methods: fourteen female rats were divided into two groups: 1) distilled water-treated rats (con) that were gavaged with 1ml distilled water and 2) saliva officinalis hydroalcoholic extract (she)-...

Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Home, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR of China Email address: [email protected]. Abstract This paper presents theoretical and experimental noise transmission analyses on a double-partition window with structurally integrated T-shaped acoustic resonators. The study aims at providing a new and practical solution for the buil...