BACKGROUND A site near Tuskegee, Alabama was examined for vector-host activities of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus (EEEV). Land cover maps of the study site were created in ArcInfo 9.2 from QuickBird data encompassing visible and near-infrared (NIR) band information (0.45 to 0.72 microm) acquired July 15, 2008. Georeferenced mosquito and bird sampling sites, and their associated land co...

The central argument of the identity approach to second language acquisition (SLA) is twofold: First, SLA theorists need a comprehensive theory of identity that integrates the individual language learner and the larger social world; second, SLA theorists need to address how relations of power in the social world affect learners’ access to the target language community. In relation to the former...

This report has been produced in order to address aerodynamic characteristics and stability and control issues relating to hypersonic vehicles that are deemed to be significantly different from those of the conventional (subsonic or supersonic) air vehicles. In particular we have addressed issues that are relevant to stability and control of hypersonic vehicles. This report should add to the ex...

In this work, we present modifications to the well-known basin hopping (BH) optimization algorithm [D. J. Wales and J. P. Doye, J. Phys. Chem. A 101, 5111 (1997)] by incorporating in it the unique and specific nature of interactions among valence electrons and ions in carbon atoms through calculating the cluster's total energy by the density functional tight-binding (DFTB) theory, using it to f...

ISSN 1745-5111 Pediatric Health (2009) 3(2), 125–140 10.2217/PHE.09.5 © 2009 Future Medicine Ltd effective antimicrobial treatment for the mater­ nal grandmother or the mother before or during pregnancy or by treating the children at an early point in d evelopment (Figures 2–4). The mother had a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, depres­ sion and possible congenital Lyme...

Tumor relapses remain a serious problem after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT), despite the long-term persistence of minor histocompatibility antigen (MiHA)-specific memory CD8þ T cells specific for the tumor. We hypothesized that these memory T cells may lose their function over time in transplanted patients. Here, we offer functional and mechanistic support for this hypothesis, ...

This document describes an RFC 3933 experiment in the Working Group formation process, known as the Exploratory Group. Exploratory Groups may be created as the first step toward Working Group formation, or as an intermediate step between a Birds of a Feather (BOF) session and Working Group creation. Exploratory Groups are focused on completion of prerequisites for Working Group formation, and a...

Purpose: Inhibition of surfactant activities by the protein in pulmonary edematous fluid plays a role in the occurrence of respiratory failure in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Polymorphonuclear (PMN) elastase may be involved in surfactant-mediated damage. Accordingly, the concentrations of surfactant protein-D (SP-D) and PMN elastase were determined in patients with sepsis, and th...

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