AIM To describe the thromboelastography (TEG) "reference" values within a population of liver transplant (LT) candidates that underline the differences from healthy patients. METHODS Between 2000 and 2013, 261 liver transplant patients with a model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score between 15 and 40 were studied. In particular the adult patients (aged 18-70 years) underwent to a first ...

The monoclonal antibody A60 specifically recognizes the DNA-binding, neuron-specific protein NeuN, which is present in most neuronal cell types of vertebrates. In this study we demonstrate the potential use of NeuN as a diagnostic neuronal marker using a wide range of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human surgical and autopsy specimens from the central and peripheral nervous system. After mic...

We report the identification, characterization, and gene cloning of a novel protein elicitor (PeBL1) secreted from Brevibacillus laterosporus strain A60. Through a purification process consisting of ion-exchange chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), we isolated a protein that was identified by electrospray ionization quadrupole time of flight tandem mass spectrometry...

Details are given of the theory of magnetic symmetry in quasicrystals, which has previously only been outlined. A practical formalism is developed for the enumeration of spin point groups and spin space groups, and for the calculation of selection rules for neutron scattering experiments. The formalism is demonstrated using the simple, yet non-trivial, example of magnetically ordered octagonal ...

The structures of two crystals have been solved using a new iterative phasing method. The iterative phasing algorithm is developed from the 'charge-flipping' method proposed by Oszlányi & Süto [Acta Cryst. (2004), A60, 134-141]. Positivity and point-atom constraints are incorporated within this extremely simple and effective algorithm by flipping (sign reversal) of less-positive density values ...

1315 be generally advocated, however, it would be necessary to study larger groups of patients and controls to determine the sensitivity and specificity ofthe test. Ironically, the diagnostic ( ‘gold”) standard against which the test results would be weighed would be clinical evaluation with reproduction of symptoms with hyperventilation. In the final analysis, therefore, I believe that the dia...

1315 be generally advocated, however, it would be necessary to study larger groups of patients and controls to determine the sensitivity and specificity ofthe test. Ironically, the diagnostic ( ‘gold”) standard against which the test results would be weighed would be clinical evaluation with reproduction of symptoms with hyperventilation. In the final analysis, therefore, I believe that the dia...