Over a thousand spectral lines in the absorption spectrum of molecular hydrogen (H2) to npσ 1Σu+ and npπ 1Πu± Rydberg levels (n ≥ 4) were measured assigned for rotational with N’=0 – 4 range between 132 500 139 000 cm−1. The experimental energies, cross sections, Einstein A coefficients compared ab initio multi-channel quantum defect (MQDT) calculations. include 31P(1), 225 R(0) or P(2), 291 R(...

We studied the effectiveness with which various charcoal preparations separate free [3H]pteroylglutamate from that complexed with milk folate binder. We tested, in various concentrations, uncoated charcoals and charcoals coated with dextrans of various molecular weights, or with albumin, hemoglubin, or polyvinylpyrrolidone with an average molecular weight of 40 000. Althouth there was some dist...

THE DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF HUMAN GROWTH hormone (HGH or GH) via Web sites and antiaging clinics has grown into a multimillion-dollar antiaging industry. Despite congressional hearings warning of deceptive marketing claims and the potential health and economic dangers associated with the antiaging industry, and statements issued by the National Institute on Aging and the Federal Trade Com...

Myeloperoxidase and eosinophil peroxidase have been isolated from outdated human blood. Peroxidase activity was extracted from washed leucocytes using 0.5 M-CaCl2 and the extract further purified by chromatography on concanavalin A--Sepharose, phenyl-Sepharose and finally by gel filtration. The final enzyme preparations were highly purified according to spectral and gel-electrophoretic criteria...

The yearly incidence of the acute myeloblastic leukaemias (AMLs) in European adults is 5–8 cases per 100 000 individuals, and in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) 4–5 new cases/100 000 are expected yearly. In individuals >60 years incidences of both AMLs and MDSs increase significantly, reaching 40–60 new cases of MDS per 100 000/year. Yearly mortality figures are 4–6 cases per 100 000 in AMLs a...

An analysis of wetland inventory undertaken in Africa was conducted during 1998/99. This was part of a global project to examine the extent of wetland inventory and provide best estimates of the extent of wetlands. The best estimate for Africa was a total area of wetlands estimated as ca. 123 000 000 ha, covering about 4% of the land surface. More than 85% of the area (ca. 107 500 000 ha) of th...

MOTIVATION In many situations, genome-wide association studies are performed in populations presenting stratification. Mixed models including a kinship matrix accounting for genetic relatedness among individuals have been shown to correct for population and/or family structure. Here we extend this methodology to generalized linear mixed models which properly model data under various distributio...

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in South Africa, responsible for about 50% of the prevalence of blindness and identified as a national health priority. The cataract surgery rate (CSR) should be at least 2 000 per million population per year for elimination of cataract blindness. The national CSR target was planned to increase from 1 000 in 2005 to 2 000 in 2010, but since CSRs have f...

Laying out the logic of Bourdieu’s approach to institutional fi elds, this essay argues that Bourdieu’s theorization of the logic of practice is a generic contest for domination in a plurality of homologously organized fi elds. Bourdieu aligns all practices through the logic of domination, which allows him to homologize group relations in every fi eld. This homologization depends on a homogeniz...