Classifying HEp-2 fluorescence patterns in Indirect Immunofluorescence (IIF) HEp-2 cell imaging is important for the differential diagnosis of autoimmune diseases. The current technique, based on human visual inspection, is time-consuming, subjective and dependent on the operator’s experience. Automating this process may be a solution to these limitations, making IIF faster and more reliable. T...

The paper presents the main results of the IST FP6 INFRAWEBS project. The project has developed an easy and effective way of constructing and using semantic descriptions for existing and new Web services. INFRAWEBS has adopted the WSMO (Web Service Modeling Ontology) and WSML (Web Service Modeling Language) specifications and has imposed no additional requirements to them. Therefore, the advanc...

j u l y / a u g u s t 2 0 1 0 www.insidegnss.com While the GNSS community at large looks forward to the addition of any new generation of navigation satellites, the first Block IIF satellite — launched in May 2010 and designated space vehicle number (SVN) 62 — marks an especially important step forward for the aviation community. Non-aviation applications may take advantage of GNSS receivers th...

background: cross-contamination between cells is a usual mistake at cell culture laboratories and cell banks worldwide. mrc5 diploid cell and rk-13, vero and hela continuous cell lines are used in different stages of human viral vaccines propagation at razi vaccine and serum research institute of iran. however diploid and continuous cells are propagated at separated cell culture laboratory and ...

Skin blistering disorders result from damaged proteins involved in the dermal-epidermal adhesion. The damage is either caused by genetically induced defects or autoantibodies targeting those proteins. In hereditary epidermolysis bullosa (EB) skin pathogenetically linked to genetic deficiency of distinct epidermis junction, but circulating against these have also been identified EB patients. So ...

A classification system of renal cysts developed by Bosniak is based on computed tomography (CT) findings and has been applied to deal with the complex cystic renal masses. Magnetic resonance (MR) has excellent soft-tissue resolution, it has been used to further evaluate some complex renal lesions, especially those suspected of containing soft tissue components and hyperattenuating cystic lesio...

In a dot immunobinding test glycolipid and phospholipid antigens were recognized by anti-T. dionisii (DION) and anti-T. vespertilionis (VESP) monoclonal antibodies (mabs). Five of them crossreact with T. cruzi and cells of the central nervous system (CNS) (astrocytes, neurons). Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) of neuraminidase treated T. cruzi cells indicated that two antigens were organized i...

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) were first described in patients with necrotizing glomerulonephritis. The original observation passed unnoticed until an association was made between ANCA and active Wegener's granulomatosis. Since then, tremendous progress has been made in elucidating the association between ANCA subtypes and clinicopathologic syndromes, and the potential p...

BACKGROUND A disease complex with chronic musculoskeletal signs, including stiffness and joint pain, and to which there is a strong predisposition in the canine breed Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever (Toller) has been recognized in Sweden. The aim of this first clinical description of the disorder in Tollers was to describe the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings, as well as to tr...