The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of malocclusion and to assess the need for orthodontic treatment among 6-10 year old Turkish primary school children. The Treatment Priority Index (TPI) was used to record and measure the malocclusions. The findings were that 40.38 per cent of the observed population showed normal occlusion, 21.85 per cent had minor manifestations of malo...

In this study total of 266 fecal samples from 242 animals belonging to 113 species kept in the Poznan Zoological Garden were examined for Giardia. The cysts of Giardia were found only in five samples of feces collected from a giant toad (Bufo marinus), tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) and three individuals of cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus). Fragments of beta-giardin (bg), triose phosphate i...

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is a signiÞcant agricultural pest in the United States, affecting most notably sweet corn, Zea mays L., and turfgrass. Two strains exist that differ physiologically and behaviorally but are morphologically indistinguishable. Polymorphisms within the fall armyworm Triose phosphate isomerase gene (Tpi; EC 5.3.1.1) were characterized and used to d...

We investigated the stability of certain erythrocytic enzymes as assayed qualitatively by fluorescence spot tests. Preservation of the activities of glucose6-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD), pyruvate kinase (PK), triose phosphate isomerase (TPI), glutathione reductase (GTD), and NADH diaphorase (ND) in heparin, glucose-EDTA, or Alsever’s solution was studied at -20#{176}C and 30#{176}C. In Alseve...

O presente trabalho objetiva analisar, à luz da proteção multinível dos direitos humanos, a evolução do tratamento conferido pelo direito internacional penal aos crimes de natureza sexual, em especial violação, desde sua gênese nos primeiros documentos moderno guerra, Convenções Haia e Tribunais Militares pós-Segunda Guerra, passando pelas contribuições materiais processuais tribunais penais ad...

Two Party Immediate Response Disputes (TPI-disputes) are one class of dialogue or argument game in which the protagonists take turns producing counter arguments to the ‘most recent’ argument advanced by their opponent. Argument games have been found useful as a means of modelling dialectical discourse and in providing semantic bases for proof theoretic aspects of reasoning. In this article we c...

Giardia lamblia (syn G. intestinalis, G. duodenalis) is the intestinal protozoan producing non-bacterial diarrhea most prevalent in the world. PCR genotype classification of Giardia in feces depends on the quality and quantity of purified DNA and the removal of a great number of inhibitors. The aim of this study was to adapt a PCR protocol to the amplification of the triosephosphate isomerase (...

Quantitative dermatopathology is being widely employed in clinical practices for precise detection of various skin conditions. Dermatoscopes are placed in contact with the skin for visual observation and this (a) risks cross-contamination between investigated subjects and (b) limits instrument use when investigating infectious lesions and wounds. This paper presents a framework for quantitative...

Aziz and Stursberg [1] propose an “Egalitarian Simultaneous Reservation”rule (ESR), a generalization of Serial rule, one of the most discussed mechanisms in random assignment problem, to the more general random social choice domain. We provide an alternative definition, or characterization, of ESR as the unique most ordinally-egalitarian one. Specifically, given a lottery p over alternatives, f...

For FEL (Free Electron Laser) complex used at the Duke University, pulse generators (kickers) of Injection, Extraction and Generator of injection into a big ring have been developed and built. As fast switches TPI-type thyratrons (PSS pseudospark switches) have been employed. In contrast to other pseudospark switches the TPI-thyratrons are capable of operating in circuits with grounded cathode,...