Lifetime victimization was examined in a primarily European American sample that comprised 557 lesbian/gay, 163 bisexual, and 525 heterosexual adults. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) participants were recruited via LGB e-mail lists, periodicals, and organizations; these participants recruited 1 or more siblings for participation in the study (81% heterosexual, 19% LGB). In hierarchical linear ...

BACKGROUND The use of antibiotics in the livestock sector is increasing to such an extent that it threatens negative consequences for human health, animal health and the environment. Homeopathy might be an alternative to antibiotics. It has therefore been tested in a randomised placebo-controlled trial to prevent Escherichia coli diarrhoea in neonatal piglets. METHOD On a commercial pig farm ...

We consider the question whether top tennis players in a top tournament (Wimbledon) employ an optimal (efficient) service strategy. We show that top players do not, in general, follow an optimal strategy. The estimated inefficiencies are not large: the inefficiency regarding winning a point on service is on average 1.1% for men and 2.0% for women. Thus, by adopting an efficient service strategy...

THE PYRAMIDAL LOBE IN THYROID IMAGING J' L. Izenstark, A.L.ForsaithandN. H. Horwitz 519 MEASUREMENT OF FLOW THROUGH BRANCHED SYSTEMS USING EXTERNAL RADIATION DETECTORS Stephen W. Thompson 525 DETERMINATION OF SERUM THYROXINE BY SATURATION ANALYSIS OF THYROXINE BINDING PROTEINS Aifredo CuarÃ3n 532 BABOON KIDNEY EXCRETION OF 203Hg-CHLORMERODRIN DURING ISOLATED BLOODLESS PERFUSION G. S. Johnston, ...

The requirement for protein kinase C (PKC)-beta in phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-induced macrophage differentiation of human HL-60 promyelocytic leukemia cells was studied by using the variant HL-525, which is deficient in PKC-beta and is resistant to PMA-induced differentiation. Transfecting these resistant HL-525 cells with expression vectors containing either PKC-beta I or PKC-beta I...

With the aim of a reliable biosensing exhibiting enhanced sensitivity and selectivity, this study demonstrates a dopamine (DA) sensor composed of conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) nanotubes (PEDOT NTs) conformally coated with porphyrin-based metal-organic framework nanocrystals (MOF-525). The MOF-525 serves as an electrocatalytic surface, while the PEDOT NTs act as a charge collector ...

In an effort to develop a safe and effective vaccine for the prevention of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F41 infections, we have developed a surface antigen display system using poly-gamma-glutamate synthetase A (PgsA) as an anchoring matrix. The recombinant fusion proteins comprised of PgsA and fimbrial protein of F41 were stably expressed in Lactobacillus casei 525. Surface localiza...

BACKGROUND Cardiac sequelae from oncologic drugs are important in early cancer drug development. Prolongation of the corrected QT interval (QTc) by noncardiac drugs is the most common cause of drug development delays, nonapprovals and postmarketing withdrawals by the US Food and Drug Administration. PATIENTS AND METHODS We analyzed 8518 electrocardiograms (ECGs) in 525 consecutive cancer pati...