This study compares patterns of consonant-to-consonant timing at word boundaries in English and Russian and investigates the roles of transfer and the emergence of linguistic universals in second language (L2) articulation. Native Russian speakers learning English and native English speakers learning Russian produced phrases in English and Russian contrasting VC#CV, VC#V, and V#CV sequences. Th...

Females represent just over half of the United States population. Yet their role in cinematic content does not reflect this reality. Looking at characters in films from 1946 to 1990, one study shows that females only occupy 25-28% of all parts. Another study found that 32% of all primary and secondary roles are filled with females across 100 films released between 1940 and 1980. More recent dat...

No significant differences of Km or Vmax could be demonstrated for the initial rate (0-3 min) of iron uptake by preparations of isolated duodenal mucosal epithelial cells from normal or sex-linked anemic (sla) mice. Isolated cells from sla mice do, however, take up significantly more iron than normal cells after 20-min incubation. Upon reincubation with various types of mobilizing agents, the a...

In release-recapture tests conducted in apple orchards in Oroville, WA, a significant relationship was found between the dose of gamma radiation used to treat adult male codling moths, Cydiapomonella (L.), and the number of males recaptured in virgin female-baited sticky traps. Males treated with 100 Gy responded to calling virgin females in larger percentages than those treated with 200 and 25...

This study investigated the release of erythrocyte-derived iron from purified human monocytes obtained from healthy volunteers and hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) patients. After erythrophagocytosis of 59Fe-labeled erythrocytes, a complete transfer of iron from hemoglobin (Hb) to ferritin was observed within 24 hours in both control and HH monocytes. The iron was released from the monocytes in ...

The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that sandblasted and acid etched titanium surfaces can be functionalised with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) using oligonucleotides for anchorage and slow release. rhVEGF165 molecules were conjugated to strands of 30-mer non-coding DNA oligonucleotides (ODN) and hybridised to complementary ODN anchor strands which had been immob...

In this study, tretinoin microemulsion has been formulated based on phase diagram studies by changing the amounts and proportions of inactive ingredients, such as surfactants, co-surfactants and oils. The effects of these variables have been determined on microemulsion formation, particle size of the dispersed phase and release profile of tretinoin from microemulsion through dialysis membrane. ...

We measured the formation of a Staphylococcus aureus biofilm in vitro on unloaded and gentamicin-loaded bone cements (CMW3 and Palacos R) and related the formation to antibiotic release rates. All experiments were done in triplicate. Microbial growth on gentamicin-loaded cements occurred despite the release of antibiotic. Biofilm formation on gentamicin loaded CMW3 bone cement was one fourth to...

Synchronized cells of the mouse leukemic cell line, L5178Y, were examined for their ability to undergo virus-induced fusion. Fusion capacity (defined as the percentage of the original unicellular population that is induced by virus to participate in a fusion event) was measured in cells that were (i) arrested by colcemid, (ii) released from colcemid block, and (iii) released from thymidine bloc...

Bioremediation of chromated copper arsenate-treated waste wood with one or more metal-tolerant bacteria is a potential method of naturally releasing metals from treated wood fibre. Sampling eight environments with elevated levels of copper, chromium, and arsenic resulted in the isolation of 28 bacteria with the capability of releasing one or more of the components from chromated copper arsenate...