The adjuvant effect of a butanol-extracted water-soluble adjuvant (bu-WSA) obtained from Bacterionemia matruchotii, a gram-positive oral bacteria, was studied on the antibody response at the plaque-forming cell (PFC) level in murine spleens. Intraperitoneal injection of Bu-WSA caused significant increase in direct PFC numbers in spleens 1 to 3 days after the antigenic stimulation with sheep ery...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous infection by Mycobacterium ulcerans, also known as Buruli ulcer (BU), represents the third most common mycobacterial disease in the world after tuberculosis and leprosy. Data on the burden of BU disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo are scanty. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence rate and the distribution of BU in the Songololo Territory, and to assess the cov...

Özet Bu çal 3mada daha önce bile3en modelleri üzerine yap lm 3 bir yaz n taramas çal 3mas n n sonucunda ortaya ç kan modellerde de§i3kenlik yönetimi kabiliyeti ara3t r lmaktad r. Yazarlar taraf ndan bu do§rultuda kapsaml bir `Sistematik Yaz n Taramas ' (SLR) çal 3mas yap lmaktad r, bu çal 3man n ara bulgular olarak da faydal bilgiler ortaya ç km 3t r ve bu bilgiler ön de§erlendirmeler olarak bu...

ÖZET Internet gittikçe daha çok popülarite kazanmıştır ve birçok insan için ana bir bilgi kaynağı haline gelmiştir. Bu sanal dünya sadece bilgi değil, insanlar, özellikle de çocuklar arasında çok ilgi çeken parçalarından biri olan oyunlar gibi eğlenceli temalardan da oluşmaktadır. Bu yüzden, bu tür oyunlar öğretimi daha etkili yapmak için kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı web ortam...

RATIONALE Busulfan (Bu) is an important component of the myeloablative conditioning regimen prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) especially in children. Intravenously administered Bu exhibits a therapeutic window phenomenon requiring therapeutic drug monitoring. Analytical methods developed for Bu routine monitoring were aimed at using low volumes of biological fluids and dev...

BACKGROUND Buruli ulcer (BU) is a cutaneous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The exact mode of transmission remains elusive; yet, some studies identified environmental, socio-sanitary, and behavioral risk factors. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of such factors to contracting BU in Tiassalé, south Côte d'Ivoire. METHODOLOGY A case-control study was ...

Bu çalışmada, sağlıklı ve nöbet esnasındaki EEG sinyallerini ayrıştıran bir sistem tasarımı amaçlanmıştır. Bunun için İlinti Boyutu, Dalgacık-entropisi ve Destek Vektör Makinesi(DVM) içeren kompozit bir sistem önerilmiştir. Çalışmada kullanılan EEG verileri, Bonn Üniversitesi Epileptoloji bölümü veritabanından alınmıştır. Bu veritabanından 50 adet sağlıklı ve 50 adet epileptik olmak üzere topla...

T his paper reviews and analyzes various innovative Financing tech­ niques for highw ay and transit. W ith federal support d im inishing and transporta tion needs growing, agencies are seeking new ways to m eet this crisis. T he techniques discussed fall into the four broad categories of: (1) charges on benefiting properties; (2) jo in t ven ture approaches; (3) user charges; and (4) m arketing...

The reactions of cyclodiphosphazane derivatives cis-{(t)BuN(H)P(μ-N(t)Bu)2PN(H)(t)Bu} (1), cis-{MeN(C4H8N)P(μ-N(t)Bu)2P(NC4H8Me)} (2) and {(Me2NCH2CH2O)P(μ-N(t)Bu)2P(OCH2CH2NMe2)} (3) with methyl iodide and methyl triflate and their subsequent reactions with elemental sulfur and selenium are reported. Interestingly, the reactions of 1-3 with an excess of methyl iodide resulted in quaternising o...

Background Autopsies can provide a good indication of the quality of patient care, in terms of the accuracy of clinical diagnosis and the quality of treatment given. Designs This was a cross-sectional study among clinicians at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in 2012. Data were collected with a 69-item, self-administered, structured questionnaire. A total of 215 questionnaires were sent ou...