To investigate the potential of using Landsat imagery to detect grassland biophysical conditions, in particular biomass and biodiversity, harvested aboveground biomass and biodiversity were recorded along an ecological gradient in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR), China. Simultaneously vegetation spectral signatures were recorded by an analytical spectral device (ASD) Fieldspec 3 spectro...

The frequency and complications of respiratory viral infections (RVI) were studied in 50 ambulatory lung transplant patients during a single winter season, using viral antigens, viral cultures and PCR of nasal washes or bronchoalveolar lavages. Patients' survival, episodes of acute rejection and occurrence of bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) or BO syndrome (BOS) were monitored for 1 yr after the s...

Concomitant Na(+)/H(+) and Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchange activation occurs during stimulation of acid secretion in cultured rabbit parietal cells, possibly related to a necessity for volume regulation during the secretory process. We investigated whether cytoplasmic volume changes occur during secretagogue stimulation of cultured rabbit parietal cells. Cells were loaded with the fluorescent dye calc...

Abstract The study aimed to explore the correlation of diameter and blood flow velocity internal jugular vein with preoperative volume in elderly patients providence for rapid evaluation ultrasound patients. Thirty over 65 years old were recruited study. Patient’s central venous pressure (CVP) was recorded before anesthesia. maximum (Dmax) minimum (Dmin) left measured by M type respiratory vari...

The red blood cells (RBCs) of cane toad, Bufo marinus, are only partially saturated with oxygen in most of the circulation due to cardiac shunts that cause desaturation of arterial blood. The present study examines the oxygen dependency of RBC ouabain-insensitive unidirectional Na transport, using 22Na, in control cells and in cells exposed to hyperosmotic shrinkage or the beta-adrenergic agoni...

The biosynthesis of (bacterio)chlorophyll pigments is among the most productive biological pathways on Earth. Photosynthesis relies on these modified tetrapyrroles for the capture of solar radiation and its conversion to chemical energy. (Bacterio)chlorophylls have an isocyclic fifth ring, the formation of which has remained enigmatic for more than 60 y. This reaction is catalyzed by two unrela...

Caveolae have been implicated in sensing of cell volume perturbations, yet evidence is still limited and findings contradictory. Here, we investigated the possible role of caveolae in cell volume regulation and volume sensitive signaling in an adipocyte system with high (3T3-L1 adipocytes); intermediate (3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes); and low (cholesterol-depleted 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes) caveolae level...

Transplant recipients are vulnerable to life-threatening community-acquired respiratory viruses (CA-RVs) infection (CA-RVI). Even if non-transplant critically ill patients in intensive care unit (ICU) have serious CA-RVI, comparison between these groups remains unclear. We aimed evaluate clinical characteristics and mortality of CA-RVI except seasonal influenza A/B transplant ICU. collected 37,...

The complete genome sequence of the wild-type genotype 2B rubella virus RVi/Busan.KOR/10.15[2B], isolated from a patient in South Korea, was determined. The availability of this sequence will help in understanding the circulation of endemic rubella viruses, as well as their genetic diversity.