A remarkably consistent association between home dampness and respiratory symptoms and asthma has been observed in a large number of studies conducted across many geographic regions (1–10). In a recent review of 61 studies, it was concluded that dampness was a significant risk factor for airway effects such as cough, wheeze, and asthma, with odds ratios ranging from 1.4 to 2.2 (8). Positive ass...

Mold contamination inside buildings is a widespread occurrence that can cause a range of adverse health effects in certain people. But with tens of thousands of mold species and many mechanisms through which they may cause harm, much remains unknown about this realm of environmental exposures. Investigators now report that one mold, Trichoderma longibrachiatum, does some of its damage through a...

Introduction: Brachytherapy, especially using manually after loaded Iridium-192 and Cobalt-60, can be applied as a sole treatment, as a treatment complementary to surgery, and as a local boost in combination with EBRT. The use of HDR brachytherapy catheters incorporated in removable dental molds allows repeated, highly reproducible, fractionated outpatient brachytherapy of supe...

A water-soluble N-alkyl semisynthetic derivative of natamycin was synthesized by the Michael addition reaction of the parent with an N-substituted malemide. A comparative study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of the semisynthetic derivative and the parent antibiotic in suppressing mold growth on shredded Cheddar cheese stored in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP). The effects ...

Different strains of mold were screened for the production of high quality Korean traditional rice wine with anti-hypertension and good acceptability. We isolated 867 nuruk mold strains and selected 24 for further study based on measurement of amylase activity. Among them, mold No. 17 showed high ethanol production upon fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae as well as anti-hypertensive pro...

The authors present a novel hyperfidelity fabrication method for microlens arrays. The method consists of the steps of a fabrication of a sacrificial master mold of a microlens array in a soft polymer by photolithography and thermal reflow, b conformal duplication of a daughter mold of complementary patterns in a hard material by dispensing an UV-curable material liquid on top of the polymer mo...

the aim of conducting this research was to evaluate the viscosity change in the continuous casting of steel moldpowders by altering their chemical compositions, using hot stage microscope analysis. 4 low-fluorine samplescontaining such compositions as mno, fe2o3, li2o, tio2 and zno, as well as another fluorine-free samplecontaining a combination of fe2o3 and tio2, were prepared in this research...

Purpose: This article provides an overview of the monitoring technique for nanoimprint. Optical and electrical monitoring approaches that have the potential for detecting and monitoring mold deformation and cavity filling in nanoimprint will be reviewed. The major part is devoted to the review of an in-situ mold filling monitoring system based on capacitance measurement for nanoimprinting opera...

Pollen and mold allergies are highly problematic in Islamabad. This study was conducted to investigate the type and concentration of airborne pollens/molds causing allergic diseases in susceptible individuals. A volumetric spore trap (Burkard) was placed at the height of 11 m and ran continuously for 3 years. Once a week, the collecting drum was prepared by affixing Melinex tape with a double-s...

BACKGROUND Exposure to mold has been associated with exacerbation of asthma symptoms in children. OBJECTIVE To report how the presence of visible mold and exposure to (1-3)-beta-D-glucan in infancy affects the risk of asthma at the age of 3 years as defined by an Asthma Predictive Index (API). METHODS Visible mold was evaluated by means of home inspection. (1-3)-beta-D-glucan levels were me...