Inventories of fire-derived (pyrogenic) C (PyC) stocks in soils remain incomplete for many parts of the world, yet are critical to reduce uncertainties in global PyC estimates. Additionally, PyC dynamics in soils remain poorly understood. For example, dissolved PyC (DPyC) fluxes from soil horizons, as well as the influence of historical fire events on these fluxes and soil PyC stocks remain poo...

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing systems, las and rhl, control the production of numerous virulence factors. In this study, we have used the burned-mouse model to examine the contribution of quorum-sensing systems to the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa infections in burn wounds. Different quorum-sensing mutants of P. aeruginosa PAO1 that were defective in the lasR, lasI, or rhlI gene or ...

OF the problems associated with anaesthesia and surgical treatment in burned patients, some are the result of secondary biochemical changes or indiscriminate attempts to reverse such changes (Hutchins, McLaughlin & Hayes, 1961; Stoner, 1969, 1970). For example, one of the most constant, if least striking, early features of the metabolic response to injury-including burn injury and surgical trau...

Global estimation of burned area using MODIS active fire observations L. Giglio, G. R. van der Werf, J. T. Randerson, G. J. Collatz, and P. Kasibhatla Science Systems and Applications, Inc., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA Department of Hydrology and Geo-Environmental Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Earth System Science, Universi...

Objective(s): Human Wharton’s Jelly mesenchymal stem cells (hWMSCs) are undifferentiated cells commonly used in regenerative medicine. The aim of this study was to develop a reliable tool for tracking hWMSCs when utilized as therapeutics in burnt disorders and also to optimize the cell-based treatment procedure. Materials and Methods: The hWMSCs were first isolated from fresh umbilical cord Wha...