BACKGROUND The European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology Committee for the Redefinition of Myocardial Infarction (MI) has recommended that an increased cardiac troponin should be defined as a measurement above the 99th percentile value of the reference group. A total imprecision (CV) at the decision limit of </=10% is recommended. However, peer-reviewed data on assay impreci...

Susan Armstrong worked as Professor of Translation Technology at the University of Geneva until her retirement in 2014. She served as secretary to the European chapter of the ACL from 1993–2000, remaining on the chapter’s nominating committee until 2004. She had a fundamental role in the founding and successful development of SIGDAT. Susan arrived in Switzerland from the United States in 1978 t...

Due to increasing demand for limited water resources, the pressure on irrigation used in agricultural production is also increasing. One of alternative solutions meet needed use low-quality resources. However, these waters can cause serious problems environment, especially soil and plants, short, medium long term. The sodium concentration affects structure soil, infiltration rate hydraulic cond...

The effects of 13 soybean varieties (356, M4, M7, M9, Clark, Sahar, JK, BP, Williams, L17, Zane, Gorgan3, and DPX) on nutritional indices of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), were determined at 25 ± 1° C, 65 ± 5% RH and a photoperiod of 16:8 L:D. Fourth instar larvae reared on Zane showed the highest efficiency of conversion of digested food (ECD) and ...

We report the early results of nine patients with periacetabular malignancies treated with Enneking and Dunham type 2 resection and reconstruction using extracorporeally irradiated (ECI) tumour bone combined with total hip arthroplasty (THA). Diagnosis was chondrosarcoma in six patients, osteosarcoma in two patients, and metastatic renal cell carcinoma in one patient. All patients underwent sur...

Abstract Mitochondrial activity correlates with meat product quality post-harvest but little is known about the relationships between live animal mitochondria and at slaughter. To test hypothesis that skeletal muscle mitochondrial markers would be correlated longissimus Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) post-harvest, thoracis (LT) trapezius (TRAP) samples were collected from Brahman Angus stee...

the beet armyworm spodoptera exigua (hübner) is a serious and economically important pest of solanaceous crops worldwide. the nutritional indices of this pest on three host plants including pepper capsicum frutescens, eggplant solanum melongena and tomato solanum lycopersicum were determined under laboratory conditions at 26 ± 1 °c, 60 ± 5% rh and 16: 8 (l: d) h. the highest relative consumptio...