March 9th 2008 1:00 Opening remarks by Vince Bralts Recap of meeting last year. A Sharepoint website has been put up to upload NC-1031 related documents. The presentations and report will need to uploaded to the website. Bralts also delivered a presentation on behalf of Hongda Chen. The presentation included an update on nanoscale science and technology. A copy of the presentation is placed on ...

Background: Cyclosporine A (CsA) is an immunosuppressant with therapeutic indications in various immunological diseases; however, its use is associated with chronic nephropathy. Oxidative stress has a crucial role in CsA-induced nephrotoxicity. The present study evaluates the protective effect of edaravone on CsA-induced chronic nephropathy and investigates its antioxidant and nitric oxide modu...

Introduction Although pulses are nutritious foods containing high amounts of protein, fiber and phytochemicals, their consumption use in the food industry have been limited due to formation unappealing flavors/aromas described as beany, green, grassy. Lipoxygenase (LOX) enzymes prevalent among pulse seeds, activity can lead specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from certain polyunsaturated...

The rapid development of new electronic technologies and instruments, utilized to perform many current clinical operations in the biomedical field, is changing the way medical health care is delivered to patients. The majority of test results from laboratory analyses, performed with these analytical instruments often prior to clinical examinations, are frequently used for management decisions p...

R E S U M O — A v a n ç o s t e c n o l ó g i c o s r e c e n t e s b e n e f i c i a r a m o d i a g n ó s t i c o do ac iden te v a s c u l a r c e r e b r a l ( A V C ) , r e d u z i r a m os r i s cos e a u m e n t a r a m a f r e q ü ê n c i a d e e s t u d o s a c e r c a dos m e c a n i s m o s do A V C . P r o j e t o s b a s e a d o s e m b a n c o s de d a d o s c o m p u t a d o r i ...

The present procedures for assessment of obstructive airway diseases include spirometry, the response to inhaled bronchodilators and/or challenge with bronchoconstrictive stimuli. As an alternative empirical approach, omics techniques allow analysis of the overall molecular pattern of complex samples such as exhaled breath in a single measurement. This perspective describes the recent advances,...