OBJECTIVES As the peripheral part of the primo vascular system (PVS) is difficult to visualize, we used a vascular casting material Mercox injected directly into the skin to take advantage of a simple procedure to visualize PVS structures as primo vessels (PVs) and primo nodes (PNs) in the skin. METHODS Two colors of the polymer Mercox were injected into mouse skin. After a partial maceration...

Primo (trinexapac-ethyl) is probably the most commonly used plant growth regulator (PGR) on fine turf surfaces throughout the world. Most of us are quite familiar with the fact that, when used at label rates and timings, Primo reduces leaf elongation at four to seven days after initial application and will usually provide a 50 percent reduction in clippings. However, for many turf managers, red...

In the 1960’s Bong Han Kim discovered and characterized a new vascular system. He was able to differentiate it clearly from vascular blood and lymph systems. He demonstrated that this system is composed of nodes and vessels, and it was responsible for tissue regeneration. These findings remained dormant for many years until recently when a new interest in this anatomical vascular system appears...

The World Health Organization recommends the roll-out of light-emitting diode (LED) fluorescent microscopes (FM) as an alternative to light microscopes in resource-limited settings. We evaluated the acceptability and performance of three LED FMs after a short orientation among laboratory technicians from government health centers in Zambia. Sixteen technicians with varied light microscopy exper...

The primo vascular system has a specific anatomical and immunohistochemical signature that sets it apart from the arteriovenous and lymphatic systems. With immune and endocrine functions, the primo vascular system has been found to play a large role in biological processes, including tissue regeneration, inflammation, and cancer metastases. Although scientifically confirmed in 2002, the origina...

Hybrid bermudagrasses occasionally suffer significant damage when below-normal winter conditions occur. In an attempt to enhance cold tolerance of these grasses, a study was undertaken to assess the effects of late-season nitrogen (N) fertilization and applications of the growth regulator trinexapac-ethyl (Primo) on morphology and cold tolerance of ‘Tifton 419’ hybrid bermudagrass. Nitrogen app...

Little is known about how organisms exposed to recurrent infections adapt their innate immune responses. Here, we report that planarians display a form of instructed immunity to primo-infection by Staphylococcus aureus that consists of a transient state of heightened resistance to re-infection that persists for approximately 30days after primo-infection. We established the involvement of stem c...

BACKGROUND The novel threadlike structure is called the primo structure, and studies are conducted through many different approaches. Although various ways of differentiation are currently used, a standard for differentiation is deemed necessary in order to identify the primo structure based on the overall form of the structure. This study aims to explore the differentiation standard through th...

Preface The present report is the first one in a series from the strategic research programme: Spoken Language Dialogue Systems. The programme is sponsored by the Danish Technical Research Council, and runs for a four year (primo 1991-primo 1995) period. The participants are the Speech Technology Centre (STC) The objective of the programme is to develop human-computer spoken dialogue system pro...