We experimentally demonstrate that introduction of a dielectric film can prevent the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) curve from being shifted to a smaller angle, called negative shift, which occurs unpredictably when metallic nanostructures deposited on a metal film are exposed to an adsorption of binding analytes. From parylene coating experiments, we find that the proposed reflection-type SPR...

Pyoderma gangrenosum is an intractable skin disorder characterized by the development of erythematous pustules or nodules that rapidly progress to destructive, necrotizing, non-infective ulcers. We assessed the efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis (GCAP) therapy in two new patients, a 67-year-old man with ulcerations on his lower leg, and a 44-year-old man with turgid eryth...

That people were interested in the subject, the plight of the very young, unmarried mother, can hardly be denied?the National Council turned away half the people who applied and the hall was still bursting at the sides. The speakers were all people who, over the last 25 years, have each, in their own way, done much to salvage a lot of human unhappiness. Much of the work they do has started in t...