KAMENOVA, I., 2016. Non-transmission of plum pox virus through seeds of myrobalan and apricot. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 22: 267–271 Seeds from wild-grown myrobalan (Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.) infected with PPV-D strain and from apricot (P. armeniaca) infected with PPV-Rec strain were investigated for their potential role in virus transmission. The presence of PPV was checked in fully ripe seeds, gem...

With the aim to develop an efficient and cost-effective approach to control malaria, we have generated porcine parvovirus-like particles (PPV-VLPs) carrying the CD8(+) T cell epitope (SYVPSAEQI) of the circumsporozoite (CS) protein from Plasmodium yoelii fused to the PPV VP2 capsid protein (PPV-PYCS), and tested in prime/boost protocols with poxvirus vectors for efficacy in a rodent malaria mod...

At near ambient conditions, CaIrO3 is isostructural with the high-pressure polymorph MgSiO3 “post-perovskite” (pPv). MgSiO3 pPv is thought to be a major phase in the earth's lowermost mantle. CaIrO3 can thus serve as an analog for studying deformation of the pPv phase under conditions achievable with a multi-anvil deformation apparatus. Here we study the rheologic behavior of CaIrO3 pPv at a va...

Background: Diaphragmatic excursion during spontaneous ventilation (SV) in normal supine volunteers is greatest in the dependent regions (bottom). During positive pressure ventilation (PPV) after anesthesia and neuromuscular blockade and depending on tidal volume, the nondependent region (top) undergoes the greatest excursion, or the diaphragm moves uniformly. The purpose of this study was to c...

Light scattering and optical spectroscopy experiments were performed on [2-methoxy, 5-(2’-ethyl-hexyloxy-p-phenylene-vinylene] (MEH-PPV), poIy[2butoxy, 5-(2’-ethyl-hexyloxy-p-phenylene-vinylene] (BEH-PPV), and poIy[2dicholestanoxy-p-phenylene-vinylene] (BCHA-PPV) in solution with p-xylene to determine the effects of side chain size on the structure and optical properties of PPV. We find that in...

Which means that SVV (%) ≈ pulse pressure variation (PPV; %) for FloTracTM. With the present mathematical equation, it can be demonstrated that the SVV calculated by FloTracTM (SVVFT) is not infl uenced by Khi, which means that SVVFT calculation does not include eff ective arterial elastance (Ea). Th e originality of Garcia and colleagues’ fi nding is that they realized that when measuring PPV ...

BACKGROUND The detection of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA provides higher sensitivity but lower specificity than cytology for the identification of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). This study compared the sensitivity and specificity of several adjunctive tests for the detection of high-grade CIN in a population referred to colposcopy because of abnormal cytology. ...

Although thymus-independent type 2 antigens generally do not undergo Ig class switching from IgM to IgG, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) induces the production of serotype-specific IgG. How this happens remains unclear, however. In the present study, PPV immunization induced production of IgG as well as IgM specific for a serotype 3-pneumococcal polysaccharide in the sera of wild-type...

PURPOSE To evaluate management strategies and outcomes for patients with giant retinal tear (GRT)-associated retinal detachment (RD) that had undergone previous pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). METHODS A noncomparative consecutive case series between January 2005 and July 2010. Patients with a preceding history of PPV undergoing retinal reattachment surgery for GRTs were identified. RESULTS Usi...

BACKGROUND While pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) has become the third most commonly performed surgery in the world, it can also induce multiple post complications easily. Among them, cataract progression is the most frequent one that can lead to blindness eventually. METHODS To understand the underlying mechanisms of post PPV cataract progression, we performed comprehensive metabolic characteriza...