environmental triggers. It is inherited as an autosomal trait and may be triggered by stimuli including sunlight and artificial UV light, viral infections, immunosuppressive conditions (hematologic malignancies, organ transplant, or autoimmune disease), and immunosuppressant therapies. The role of immunosuppressant therapy is supported by the observation in at least 1 case report of remission o...

LIME (Lck-interacting membrane protein) is a transmembrane adaptor that associates with the Lck and Fyn protein tyrosine kinases and with the C-terminal Src kinase (Csk). To delineate the role of LIME in vivo, LIME-deficient mice were generated. Although Lime transcripts were expressed in immature and mature B and T cells, the absence of LIME impeded neither the development nor the function of ...

Soft marine clays are very sensitive to changes in the stress system, moisture content and system chemistry of the pore fluid. Geotechnical engineers feel a necessity to improve the behavior of these deposits using anyone of the available ground improvement techniques. In the present investigation an attempt has been made to improve the permeability of a marine clay using the lime column techni...

The chemical compounds of kaffir lime leaves oleoresin and the preservative effects of kaffir lime leaves oleoresin incorporation on cassava starch-based edible coatings for fresh beef during 14 days refrigerated storage were investigated to determine their ability to extend beef shelf life. Beef characteristic was determined based on microbiological (Total Plate Count/ TPC), chemical (Total Vo...

Lime sludge, an inert material mostly composed of calcium carbonate, is the result of softening hard water before distribution as drinking water. A large city such as Des Moines, Iowa, produces about 32 000 tons of lime sludge (dry-weight basis) annually. This is about half of the lime sludge produced in Iowa per year in eight different cities, and these cities currently have 371 800 tons (dry-...

In this study, we identify and characterize a novel transmembrane adaptor protein, designated Lck-interacting membrane protein (LIME), as a binding partner of the Lck Src homology (SH)2 domain. LIME possesses a short extracellular domain, a transmembrane domain, and a cytoplasmic tail containing five tyrosine-based motifs. The protein is primarily expressed in hematopoietic cells and lung. Inte...

It has been suggested that raising soil pH through liming could reduce the impact of whitegrub on crop yield in the treated soil. To test this hypothesis, whitegrub incidence was monitored in a trial designed to examine the effects of various lime treatments on crop yields of varieties N16 and N12. Lime was applied at two rates (5 and 10 t/ha) and in combination with gypsum at 5 t/ha each. Resu...

Liming of diffusers with milk of lime is warranted from a corrosion point of view. It can however cause both physical and chemical problems. The use of calcium saccharate, prepared from lime and mixed juice, as an alternative to milk of lime is suggested and the results from preliminary tests are discussed. The main objective is to investigate whether calcium saccharate could overcome some of t...