The DeltaQ test has been developed in order to provide better estimates of forced air system air leakage for use in energy efficiency calculations and for compliance testing of duct systems. The DeltaQ test combines a model of the house and duct system with the results of house pressurization tests with the air handler on and off to determine the duct leakage air flows to outside conditioned sp...

B ILE duct complications continue to be a significant cause of bile morbidity after orthotopic liver transplantation, with an incidence of 7% to 34% of patients. 1•2 Bile of duct obstruction, usually due to strictures, biliary leakage, and/or cholangitis, accounts for the majority of these complications. In contrast. although low incidence of chronic rejection has been reported under FK 506-bas...

purpose : rhinoplasty is one of the most common cosmetic surgeries. lateral osteotomy is one of the surgical steps used in rhinoplasty. there are several procedures to determine the tear passage time through nasolacrimal duct (nld) such as dacryocystography, dacryoscintigraphy, taste test, etc. one of the useful tests which can be used for determination of tear passage through nld is dripping o...

background: considerable attention is focused on effects of electromagnetic field (emf) and its increasing use in everyday life. appliances and various equipments are sources of electromagnetic fields with a wide-range of technical characteristics. objective: in this study we investigated the effect of emf (50 hz, 0.5 mt) on epididymis and deferens duct in mice. materials and methods: 30 balb/c...

This is a manuscript correction in reference to: Desko M, Schiebel C, Silverman S, Bickel J, Felton K, and Chandler JL. (2020) The Probability of spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), escape differs among life stages between two trapping techniques commonly used by landowners, sticky bands duct tape. Great Lakes Entomologist 53(3-4): 170-177.

The present investigation was conducted to demonstrate S-100 protein in the testis and epididymis of adult chickens, Sudani ducks, pigeons, and rabbits. This study may represent the first indication for the presence of S-100 in the male reproductive organs of these species and might therefore serve as a milestone for further reports. In the testis of chickens, pigeons and rabbits, intense S-100...

Twelve pleomorphic adenomas of minor salivary gland origin were examined for the distribution of S-100 protein, detected using the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) method. Strong S-100 protein immunoreactivity was noted in areas containing plasmacytoid cells, stellate and spindle cells against a myxochondroid or hyalinous stroma, and solid epithelial areas. Tubular and duct-like structures showe...

BACKGROUND We previously detected precursor cell populations of preneoplastic foci, GST-P(+)/GGT(-) and GST-P(+)/GGT(+) minifoci, in rat liver in the initiation stage of chemical hepatocarcinogenesis, where GST-P and GGT represent glutathione S-transferase P-form and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, respectively. METHODS Sprague-Dawley male rats were fed a basal diet containing 2-acetylaminofluo...

This study examines whether the salivary duct cells of the cockroach Periplaneta americana can be stimulated by the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin. We have carried out digital Ca2+-imaging experiments using the Ca2+-sensitive dye fura-2 and conventional intracellular recordings from isolated salivary glands. Dopamine evokes a slow, almost tonic, and reversible dose-dependent elevation...