Suzaku observations are presented for the high-mass X-ray binaries IGR 116207-5129 and IGR 117391-3021. For IGR 116207-5129, we provide the first X-ray broadband (0.5-60 keY) spectrum from which we confirm a large intrinsic column density (NH = 1.6 X 1023 cm-2), and we constrain the cutoff energy for the first time (Ecut = 19 keY). A prolonged (> 30 ks) attenuation of the X-ray flux was observe...

IGR J17544−2619 and XTE J1739−302 are considered the prototypical sources of the new class of High Mass X–ray Binaries, the Supergiant Fast X–ray Transients (SFXTs). These sources were observed during bright outbursts on 2008 March 31 and 2008 April 8, respectively, thanks to an on-going monitoring campaign we are performing with Swift, started in October 2007. Simultaneous observations with XR...

Background Honey bee (HB) venom immunotherapy (HBVIT) reduces the frequency of immediate generalised reactions (IGR) to subsequent sting by only ~ 80% and in the process induces IGR in many subjects. In influenza vaccine studies delta inulin adjuvant enhanced immunogenicity and provided antigen-sparing without any adverse reactions. In an ongoing double-blinded clinical trial we are studying th...

BACKGROUND Cardiac output (CO) is a key indicator of cardiac function in patients with heart failure. No completely accurate method is available for measuring CO in all patients. The objective of this study was to validate CO measurement using the inert gas rebreathing (IGR) method against other noninvasive and invasive methods of CO quantification in a cohort of patients with heart failure and...

An increase in the functional surface area (FSA) of the gills of freshwater fish facilitates increased oxygen consumption (Mo2) but also increases ion loss across the gills a phenomenon that has been termed the osmorespiratory compromise. This study on the rainbow trout confirms that Na loss (/out) accelerates with increasing MOl but also shows that the former always exceeds the latter, i.e. th...

Although L1 sequences are present in the genomes of all placental mammals and marsupials examined to date, their activity was lost in the megabat family, Pteropodidae, ∼24 million years ago. To examine the characteristics of L1s prior to their extinction, we analyzed the evolutionary history of L1s in the genome of a megabat, Pteropus vampyrus, and found a pattern of periodic L1 expansion and q...

Horn fly immatures were raised in media containing different concentrations of diflubenzuron in order to verify their susceptibility to this insect growth regulator (IGR). The 50% and 95% lethal concentrations of diflubenzuron for the population (LC50, LC95) were determined as well as the effect of this IGR on the different immature horn fly stages. The tests were performed using the progeny of...

Objective: To determine the influence of birth weight, a marker of fetal growth, on the development of later impaired glucose metabolism throughout the life-span of people living in China. Research Design and Methods: We recorded detailed anthropometric data including height, weight and health status and measured blood glucose levels and insulin concentrations at fast and 120 min of a standard ...

Objective The present study assessed agreement between resting cardiac output estimated by inert gas rebreathing (IGR) and thermodilution methods in patients with heart failure those implanted a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Methods Results Hemodynamic measurements were obtained 42 patients, 22 chronic 20 continuous flow LVAD (34 males, aged 50 ± 11 years). Measurements performed at re...

Aims. The supergiant fast X-ray transient source IGR J16479-4514 was observed in outburst two times with Swift. Its quiescent state was investigated in-depth only once in 2008 through a relatively long pointed observation with XMM-Newton. The latter observation was taken about 1.7 days after the outburst in 2008, and showed an X-ray eclipse-like event, likely caused by the supergiant companion....