of Tropical Medicine, the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for the Diagnosis and Surveillance of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection by IS2404 PCR and biochemical tests (online Table, available from http:www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/ vol11no11/05-0234.htm#table). DNA extracted from cultures by 3 freeze-boiling cycles was used for amplification, according to the protocol described by Leao e...

Programmable Intrathecal (IT) drug delivery systems are being increasingly used with radiation therapy for cancer treatment and palliation. Ionizing radiation is assumed to cause dysfunction of the programmable IT device. However, the dose limit and safety of the IT drug delivery device used concurrently with radiotherapy have not been extensively documented. Here we report a patient who underw...

The prospects for tau physics at future high-luminosity facilities are briefly discussed. Although important (and often complementary) contributions will be made from other machines, the unique experimental environment near threshold makes the Tau-Charm Factory the best experimental tool for τ physics. Talk given at the Marbella Workshop on the Tau-Charm Factory Marbella, Spain, June 1993 ∗ On ...

Real-world observable physical and chemical characteristics are increasingly being calculated from the 3D structures of biomolecules. Methods for calculating pKa values, binding constants of ligands, and changes in protein stability are readily available, but often the limiting step in computational biology is the conversion of PDB structures into formats ready for use with biomolecular simulat...

TOPIC: Lung Pathology TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: herniation as a result of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is rare condition whereby the pleura-covered lung parenchyma protrudes through defect in chest wall. CASE PRESENTATION: A 70-year-old male with history end stage renal disease on dialysis and heart failure presented to hospital three weeks progressive dys...

This study investigates the dimensionality of a recently developed measure of social beliefs—the Social Axioms Survey (SAS) for American respondents. Ethnic group and geographical differences in the endorsement of social beliefs were also assessed with the SAS with samples of college and noncollege students in eight locations in the USA (N = 2,164). Results of exploratory and confirmatory facto...