The ion-transport properties of composite electrolytes composed of oligomers of poly~ethylene glycol! dimethyl ether, hydrophobic fumed silica, and Li~CF3SO2)2N ~LiTFSI! are investigated using nuclear magnetic resonance ~NMR!, electrophoretic NMR ~ENMR!, ac impedance spectroscopy, and rheology. The effects of fumed silica and salt concentration on ionic conductivity, diffusivity of ions and oli...

From July 1971 to August 1975, 63 previously untreated patients with stage IV non-Hodgkin's lymphomas with favorable histologies were prospectively randomized to three treatment programs: cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone alone (CVP); split course CVP and total lymphoid irradiation (CVP-TLI); or single alkylating agent (SA) therapy. More than 95% of all patients responded to therapy...

Bone marrow (BM) and skin allografts from C57BL/Ka (H-2b/b) mice were transplanted to BALB/c (H-2d/d) recipients treated with total lymphoid irradiation (TLI), whole-body irradiation (WBI), or fractionated thymic irradiation TLI prolonged skin allograft survival about five times as long as that in untreated controls, and allowed for permanent engraftment of BM cells in approximately equal to 90...

BACKGROUND Formal thought disorder is a cardinal feature of psychosis. However, the extent to which formal thought disorder is evident in ultra-high-risk individuals and whether it is linked to the progression to psychosis remains unclear. AIMS Examine the severity of formal thought disorder in ultra-high-risk participants and its association with future psychosis. METHOD The Thought and La...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of long-term use of computer mouse devices on the median nerves. METHODS A cross-section prospective study conducted during the year 2004 involved 41 male secretaries employed in the Health Colleges of King Khalid University in Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire describing sociodemographic and computer use was completed. The electrophysiological stud...

BACKGROUND Diagnosis of pancreatitis in dogs is complicated by extrapancreatic disorders that can alter the results of laboratory tests. Extrapancreatic disorders can also affect the diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). The effects of acute kidney injury (AKI) on pancreas-specific lipase activity (Spec cPL(®) Test), serum lipase activity and trypsin-like immunoreactivity (TLI) ...

BACKGROUND Subtle formal thought disorders are difficult to quantify. Their relationship to florid thought disorder is unknown. AIMS To assess the interrater reliability, sensitivity and factor structure of a new assessment instrument, the Thought and Language Index (TLI), and to determine if minor aberrations detectable in the speech of healthy individuals are related to the more severe form...

This report is an analysis of results furnished to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by laboratories participating in the Model Performance Evaluation Program (MPEP) after they tested the T-lymphocyte immunophenotyping (TLI) performance evaluation specimens sent them in September 1995. Of those laboratories receiving specimen panels, 314 of 342 (91.8%) reported testing result...