BACKGROUND A frequent problem in dental units is the microbial contamination of water and biofilm formation in the water supply lines. After random identification of a bacterial contaminated dental unit (310 cfu/ml) in a practise with 3 dental units we implemented the present study to evaluate the efficacy of the PotoClean(®) technology, based on anodic oxidation. METHOD The efficacy of a reg...

Once upon a time The 'one gene, one polypeptide' dictum has an old pedigree. The story starts almos~ as soon as Mendel's laws were re-discovered. In 1902 Archibald E. Garrod l, on the advice of Bateson, interpreted alkaptonuria as a single recessive mendelian trait. Alkaptonuria is a very rare and not terribly serious condition in which a compound called 'alkapton' is excreted in urine. This co...

OBJECTIVE To determine the role and pattern of non-dermatophyte moulds as causative agents of onychomycosis. STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi, from November 2009 to July 2010. METHODOLOGY Nail clippings and nail scrapings were obtained from abnormal looking nails with treatment and dete...

The paper presents the results of research aimed at increasing life moulds and cores for high-pressure aluminium casting. castings produced are intended automotive industry. Local impulse heating was applied to surface base material Uddeholm Dievar moulds. Three rates were used. After treatment, structural analysis performed. PVD coating nACRo3 treated in this way. Coating deposition performed ...

The proportion of disabled people is rising and now represents 1 billion people–15% of the global population, which leads to increasingly demand for orthotic device. However, moulds for orthoses manufacturing through traditionally manual technique are often dedicated, and this causes problems such as long lead time, lack of flexibility, low-efficiency and material waste, further leading to seri...

OBJECTIVES Invasive mould infections are associated with a high mortality rate and the emergence of MDR moulds is of particular concern. Calcineurin and its chaperone, the heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), represent an important pathway for fungal virulence that can be targeted at different levels. We investigated the antifungal activity of compounds directly or indirectly targeting the Hsp90-calc...

Herbs are commonly used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Their vast use is connected with their antibacterial or antioxidising properties, as well as numerous pro-health properties. The aim of the presented research was assessment of the quantitative and qualitative composition of moulds which contaminate samples of dried herbs: Sage (Salvia officinalis L.), Camomile (Matricaria chamo...

This study was conducted to determine the seasonal prevalence of allergies to house dust, D. pteronyssinus, D. farinae, cat fur, dog hair, mixed moulds, mixed grass pollens and American cockroach. A total of 314 patients with clinically suspected allergic rhinitis was examined by prick test using commercial preparations of the above allergens. Total serum IgE of the patients was determined by a...