Connecting Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance (CORDS) is an international non-governmental organization focused on information exchange between disease surveillance networks in different areas of the world. By linking regional disease surveillance networks, CORDS builds a trust-based social fabric of experts who share best practices, surveillance tools and strategies, training cour...

1 Only use electrical devices with 3-conductor power cords and 3-prong plugs (Figure 1 shows a plug with a broken ground prong – do not use). 2 Do not use cheater plugs (3-prong to 2-prong adapters, Figure 2). They eliminate the ground connection and increase the possibility of serious shock hazards. 3 Always unplug equipment by grasping the plug, not the cord. 4 Routinely check equipment power...

SJL mice exhibit a relapsing-remitting course of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), whereas C57BL/6 (B6) mice display a more chronic course without complete remissions. Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-1 and SOCS-3 are members of a family of inducible intracellular proteins that negatively regulate cytokine signaling in cells of hematopoietic origin and may influence the Th...

Conveyor belts reinforced with steel cords fail during operation for various of reasons, including corrosion of the cords from hostile solutions, impact fracture of the cords, splice failure, wear and longitudinal tears. Though steel cord belts are generally confined to applications requiring high belt tensions, they also have applications as high-lift short belts for in-plant handling of parti...