We read with interest the randomized study by Habara et al. (1) comparing paclitaxel-eluting balloon (PB) (n 25) with convenional balloon (BA) (n 25) in patients suffering from sirolimusluting stent (SES) in-stent restenosis (ISR). In these patients, PB rovided a dramatic improvement in angiographic parameters at ate follow-up, compared with BA. This information is timely, ecause ISR after drug...

Gold is strongly enriched (up to 12 ppb) in the Hongqigou tectonic zone, which represents a potential metal source for Wulonggou goldfield. In this study, suite of 20 elements (Au, Ag, As, B, Ba, Bi, Cd, Co, Cu, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sn, Ti, V, W, and Zn) were analyzed on 30 altered rock samples from zone. Compared with average abundance earth's crust, these are generally have comparable Au, ...

Basophils (Ba) and mast cells (MC) are important effector cells of inflammatory reactions. Both cell types derive from CD34(+) hematopoietic progenitors. However, little is known about the cell subsets that become committed to and give rise to Ba and/or MC. We have generated a monoclonal antibody (MoAb), 97A6, that specifically detects human Ba, MC (lung, skin), and their CD34(+) progenitors. O...

The Kangjiawan deposit, in the Shuikoushan district, Hunan Province, China, is a representative hydrothermal Pb–Zn–Ag– Au deposit in this region. The orebodies consist mainly of pyritic Pb–Zn ores. Silver minerals are associated with Pb–Zn mineralization. Ag-bearing Pb–Zn ores in the deposit are characterized by Ag > Cu > Sb content. Silver occurs mainly as silver minerals, such as minor argent...

The Duna Pb-Ba-(Ag) mine is located ca. 155 km north of Tehran in the central Alborz structural zone, northern Iran. ore mineralization occurs as stratabound, epigenetic, E-W and WSWENE trending veins veinlets fracture-controlled well massive open-space filling textures within a Permian dolomitic limestone host rock. Field observations mineralogical petrographic studies show dolomitization, sil...

The proximate compositions (moisture, protein, ash, fat, crude fiber and carbohydrate) and levels of thirty seven elements (P, Ca, Cu, Mg, Mn, Na, K, Zn, Pb, Bi, Sn, Ti, Si, Tl, Sb, Ba, Se, Sr, S, Ag, Cd, Mo, Ni, Al, As, Be, Co, Cr, Sc, V, W, Zr, B, Ce, Li, Te and U) were determined in thirteen brands infant formulae samples obtained from three developing (Nigeria, South Africa and Venezuela) a...