During orthodontic tooth movement, the periodontal ligament (PDL) is exposed to continuous mechanical strain. However, many researchers have applied cyclic tensile strain, not continuous tensile strain, to PDL cells in vitro because there has been no adequate device to apply continuous tensile strain to cultured cells. In this study, we contrived a novel device designed to apply continuous tens...

Peptide fragments generated by limited plasmin digestion and reduction of human growth hormone (hGH) and human placental lactogen (hPL) were recombined to produce biologically active molecules consisting of the NH2-terminal two-thirds of one hormone molecule linked to the COOH-terminal one-third of the other. Plasmin-cleaved hPL and hGH each consist of an NH2-terminal fragment (1-134) connected...

A case of human placental lactogen (hPL) deficiency together with normal oestriol levels associated with a normal pregnancy in a woman in her second pregnancy is reported. The woman gave birth to a healthy male infant. The placenta was normal. Extremely low hPL levels may be compatible with the delivery of a healthy infant.

BACKGROUND Improving adherence to insulin treatment for better glycemic control remains a challenge in the management of diabetes. New technological aids are required to help support adherence. This study evaluated preference for the NovoPen(®) 5 (NP5), a durable insulin pen with memory function, compared with the HumaPen Luxura(®) (HPL) among patients with diabetes and health care professional...

Background: Infertility is recognized as a stressful and critical experience worldwide and across cultures and disrupts individual, marital, family, and social stability. Religion is a source of support in dealing with health-related problems. This study aimed to examine the relationship between religious coping and health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) among Iranian infertile women. Methods: A cro...

High power laser – total emissivity method (HPL-TE method) for determination of coatings relative total emissivity dependent on the temperature is introduced. Method principle, experimental and evaluation parts of the method are described. Computer model of HPL-TE method is employed to perform the sensitivity analysis of the effect of method parameters on the sample surface temperature in the p...

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has developed several GPS/INS systems called GAIA (GPS Aided Inertial navigation Avionics) for over ten years and succeeded in automatic landing of unmanned experimental vehicle in differential mode. In order to use GAIA for civil aviation, JAXA has been developing a fault detection and exclusion (FDE) software for integrity monitoring based on filter b...

C5 volatile compounds, derived from fatty acids, are among the most important contributors to consumer liking of fresh tomatoes. Despite their important roles in flavour, the genes responsible for C5 volatile synthesis have yet to be identified. This work shows that their synthesis is catalysed in part by a 13-lipoxygenase (LOX), TomloxC, the same enzyme responsible for synthesis of C6 volatile...