SYNOPSIS A method is described for measuring the plasma unsaturated iron-binding capacity in the presence of very high concentrations of iron as iron-dextran. The procedure utilizes 59Fe to label the apotransferrin with subsequent separation of ionic iron from transferrin-bound iron on an ion exchange or Sephadex G.25 column. The unsaturated iron-binding capacity has been measured in rabbits an...

INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, immune-mediated skin disease. In addition to standard therapeutic modalities (antibiotics, cytostatics, phototherapy, photochemotherapy and retinoids), nonstandard methods can be used in the treatment of psoriasis. This includes balneotherapy which is most commonly used in combination with therapeutic resources. The aim of this research was to ...

This paper describes models for detecting individual and team ball possession in soccer based on position data. The types of ball possession are classified as Individual Ball Possession (IBC), Individual Ball Action (IBA), Individual Ball Control (IBC), Team Ball Possession (TBP), Team Ball Control (TBC) und Team Playmaking (TPM) according to different starting points and endpoints and the type...

The large-inputs asymptotic capacity of a peak and average power limited discrete-time Poisson channel is derived using a new firm (non-asymptotic) lower bound and an asymptotic upper bound. The upper bound is based on the dual expression for channel capacity and the recently introduced notion of capacityachieving input distributions that escape to infinity. The lower bound is based on a lemma ...

Although traditional behavioral couple therapy (TBCT) has garnered the most empirical support of any marital treatment, concerns have been raised about both its durability and clinical significance. Integrative behavioral couple therapy (IBCT) was designed to address some of these limitations by combining strategies for fostering emotional acceptance with the change-oriented strategies of TBCT....

A simple experiment was performed to ascertain whether proceduresfor estimating the iron-binding capacity (IBC) of blood serum are quantitative. This was accomplishedby addingf3-globulin (obtained by fractionation of human plasma) to various serum specimens. The 3-globulin solutionswere first assayedfor their IBC. Their addition to serum in these recovery experiments provided data for evaluatio...

BACKGROUND Leptin, a hormone produced primarily by adipose tissue, is known to be present in serum as both monomeric (free) and higher molecular mass (bound) forms, but little is known about the nature of the bound forms or physiological variation in binding capacity. METHODS A new method to quantify the free and bound forms was developed, based on HPLC separation and RIA quantification in ch...

Generally, plasma proteins owe their binding capacity to the presence of aminoacid units which enter into intra- and intermolecular hydrophobic bonding with a diverse range of endo- and exogenous chemical substances. The intermolecular interactions between the hydrophobic areas of drug molecules and those of plasma proteins play an important role in drug-macromolecular complex formation and...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Exercise-induced iron deficiency is a common finding in endurance athletes. It has been suggested recently that hepcidin may be an important mediator in this process. OBJECTIVE To determine hepcidin levels and markers of iron status during long-term exercise training in female runners with depleted and normal iron stores. METHODS Fourteen runners were divided into two gr...