Actinomycetes were isolated from marine sediment samples collected from the east coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Well diffusion and agar plug methods were used for the evaluation of antibiotic production by these isolates against drug resistant Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE). The potential isolate VITBRK2 was mass cultured for...

The objective of this study was to investigate the internal consistency and the construct validity of the Dutch version of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS-NL1.0; Buntinx 2006) in individuals with physical disabilities (N = 65). To investigate the construct validity, the relationship between SIS subscales and practical skills (Barthel Index; BI) was calculated. Support was provided for the int...

The unique SIS-Health Monitoring solution is a set of tools and services that enable industry practitioners to measure the status and health of their safety instruments, analyze their reliability and safety integrity, optimize test intervals, and reduce spurious process trips. In addition, the SISHealth Monitoring solution enables the detection of unexpected trends, the maintenance of test freq...

The regulation of c-sis oncogene expression in human glioblastoma cell line A172 has been investigated using a sensitive RNA-RNA solution hybridization method. Enhanced expression of c-sis mRNA was induced by phorbol ester (PMA) and diacylglycerol, each of which activates protein kinase C. c-sis mRNA was also induced by transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta). The response to PMA and TGF-bet...

Background and Purpose—We sought to assess the psychometric attributes of the Brazilian version of the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) 3.0 in stroke survivors. Methods—Patients were evaluated by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Mini-Mental State Examination, Barthel Index, Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale, modified Rankin Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale, and Hospi...

OBJECTIVE To explore the feasibility of a modified 3D porous small intestinal submucosa (SIS) scaffold seeded with urothelial cells (UC) for surgical reconstruction in a rabbit model. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eighteen New England white male rabbits were divided into three groups and a 0.8 × 1.5 cm(2) section of the anterior urethral mucosa was removed from each animal. Ventral onlay urethroplasty...