SEG and SEI are staphylococcal superantigens (SAgs) identified recently that belong to the egc operon and whose genes are in tandem orientation. Only a few allelic variants of SEG and SEI have been reported. Here we analyzed four Staphylococcus aureus strains with genotypic variation in both SAgs. However, both SAgs retain key residues in their putative TCR and MHC binding sites and, accordingl...

Specialized early intervention (SEI) approach to treatment of a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP) consists of two equally important components, namely, a phase specific treatment program and early case identification. In this article we report a brief update on our knowledge about both aspects of SEI services. We then provide a description of a prototypical SEI service within the Canadian contex...

Low frequency (<100 Hz) downsweep vocalizations were repeatedly recorded from ocean gliders east of Cape Cod, MA in May 2005. To identify the species responsible for this call, arrays of acoustic recorders were deployed in this same area during 2006 and 2007. 70 h of collocated visual observations at the center of each array were used to compare the localized occurrence of this call to the occu...

Auf der indogermanistischen Fachtagung in Leiden (September 1987) berieten einige der Teilnehmer darüber, inwieweit es möglich sei, im Hinblick auf die an verschiedenen Forschungsstätten des Inund Auslands angelaufenen oder laufenden Projekte, die die Einspeicherung von für die Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft relevanten Texten auf Datenträger zum Ziel hatten, zu einer Zusammenarbeit zu kommen....

PURPOSE This study aims to report the differences in the findings of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) between premature babies and their families at an outbreak of viral conjunctivitis. METHODS In this prospective observational study, premature babies (25 patients) who were diagnosed with EKC and the family members (30 patients, mother, father, or grandmother/father) who had EKC after cont...

This study examines the structure of self-estimates of intelligence (SEI) across 12 nations (Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Iran, Israel, Malaysia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK and US). Participants rated themselves on general and specific abilities from three popular models of intelligence: Gardner's multiple intelligences, Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, and Goleman's em...

The structure, chemistry, and spatial distribution of Mn-bearing nanoparticles dissolved from the Li1.05Mn2O4 cathode during accelerated electrochemical cycling tests at 55 °C and deposited within the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) are directly characterized through HRTEM imaging and XPS. Here we use air protection and vacuum transfer systems to transport cycled electrodes for imaging and a...

A suite of standards for software process assessment is being developed by ISO under the SPICE project. The intent of the SPICE standard is to harmonize the numerous efforts around the world to manage and improve the software process. This work is related to the software process work being done by the SEI, and the SEI is actively participating in the ISO activities. Drafts of the standard are b...

When aiming to ensure the long-term usage of digital objects, it is important to carefully select what information to keep, considering also what lives outside of them. In the PERICLES project we start by analysing how such information has been described in related work, considering common definitions of metadata, context, significant properties and environment, and we come to the conclusion th...

Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis Nr. 3, 17. Jg., Dezember 2008 Seite 127 ligen Verfahren gegenüber. Stärken partizipativer TA seien, dass sie eine normative Bewertung von Technik möglich machten, gemeinwohlund nachhaltigkeitsorientiert seien. Schwächen lägen in den verhältnismäßig hohen Verfahrenskosten. Die „partizipative Technikgestaltung“ hingegen sei ergebnisorientierter und da...