To ascertain characteristics of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection, we reviewed medical records for all suspected or confirmed cases reported in Abu Dhabi during May 2009-March 2010. Overall case-fatality rate was 1.4/100,000 population. Most patients who died had ≥1 risk factor, and female decedents were considerably younger than male decedents.

John T. Maple, DO, FASGE, Chair and primary author, Rahul Pannala, MD, MPH, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH, Harry R. Aslanian, MD, FASGE, Brintha K. Enestvedt, MD, MBA, Adam Goodman, MD, Sri Komanduri, MD, Michael Manfredi, MD, Udayakumar Navaneethan, MD, Mansour A. Parsi, MD, FASGE, Zachary L. Smith, DO, Nirav Thosani, MD, Shelby A. Sullivan, MD, Subhas Banerjee, MD, FASGE, previous Committee C...

3-Chloro-Abu and 4-chloro-Nva are biosynthetically incorporated into E. coli peptidyl-Pro cis-trans isomerase B, as substitutes for Val and Leu, respectively. The extent of incorporation is up to ~90%, and substituted protein is catalytically active. By contrast, 4-chloro-Val is not an effective replacement for Ile.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the microshear bond strength of universal bonding adhesives to leucite-reinforced glass-ceramic. METHODS Leucite-reinforced glass-ceramic blocks were polished and etched with 9.5% hydrofluoric acid for 1 min. The specimens were assigned to one of four groups based on their surface conditioning (n = 16): 1) NC: negative control with no further treatme...

Information Technology (IT) governance is considered an integral part of corporate governance that is the accountability of the organization’s Board of Executive to ascertain that organization’s information technology assists to achieve the established goals and objectives of the organization, by applying different of welldefined methods, processes and procedures for communication and relations...