The effect of mating status and sex on antennal response to sex pheromone components was tested in the grape root borer, Vitacea polistiformis (Harris). The grape root borer pheromone is a 99:1 blend of (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-1-ol acetate (EZ) and (Z,Z)-3,13octadecadien-1-ol acetate (ZZ). Antennae of both virgin male and female moths exhibited similar doseÐresponse patterns, with a threshold d...

Disposition of the lipid-lowering agent ezetimibe (EZ) and its glucuronide (GLUC), which is mainly formed by UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1, is influenced by the intestinal efflux transporters P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) 2. To evaluate the role of Mrp2 in overall disposition and pharmacodynamic effects of EZ, wild-type and Mrp2-deficient (TR-ne...

PURPOSE To investigate the foveal changes after repair of macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). METHODS Prospective comparative case series. Twenty-four eyes of 24 patients with macula-off/fovea-on detachment (n = 9) and fovea-off detachment (n = 15) were studied. Serial optical coherence tomography (OCT) images taken at the same location were recorded at months 1, 3, 6, and 12 ...

The ability to photoinduce enantiomeric excess from the chirality of circularly polarized light (CPL) is pertinent to the study of the origin of homochirality in biomolecules. Such CPL-induced reactions, including both chirality generation and formation of partial enantiomeric imbalance, from nonchiral starting compounds have been known, however, only for the conversion of diarylolefins into ch...

Recovery of six anaerobic and five aerobic pathogens from viscose swabs and polyurethane swabs (Culturette EZ) was evaluated quantitatively, and transport in aerobic dry tubes, aerobic Amies transport medium (Transwab), and anaerobic universal transport medium (Port-a-Cul) was compared. The Culturette EZ in aerobic dry tubes gave the highest recovery levels. Data obtained with clinical specimen...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated differences in accuracy between the CONTOUR® NEXT EZ (EZ) blood glucose monitoring system (BGMS) and four other BGMSs [ACCU-CHEK® Aviva (ACAP), FreeStyle Freedom Lite® (FFL), ONE TOUCH® Ultra®2 (OTU2), and TRUEtrack® (TT)]. METHODS Up to three capillary blood samples (N = 393) were collected from 146 subjects with and without diabetes. One sample per subject wa...

INTRODUCTION Intraosseous access is an alternative to conventional intravenous access when access is difficult or impossible in the adult population. The EZ-IO is a novel intraosseous access device designed for use in adults, utilising a powered driver. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective, observational study involving a convenience sample of 25 medical students, physicians and nursing staff ...

The Binax NOW assay (Binax, Inc., Portland, Maine) and the BD Directigen EZ assay (Becton Dickinson and Company, Sparks, Md.), two new rapid immunoassays for detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as the BD Directigen RSV assay (DRSV) (Becton Dickinson and Company) and direct immunofluorescence staining (DFA) were compared with culture for detection of RSV in fresh specimens fr...

PURPOSE To compare the efficacy of frequency domain optical coherence tomography (fdOCT)-derived outer retinal measures in tracking disease progression in x-linked (xl) retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients. METHODS Macular volume scans and line scans (Spectralis) were obtained from 27 xlRP patients (15.3 ± 6.4 years) at two visits approximately 2 years apart. Changes in average outer retinal la...

Purpose To correlate ellipsoid zone (EZ) defects on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) with retinal sensitivity loss on macular integrity assessment (MAIA) microperimetry in macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel). Methods Macular SD-OCT volumes and microperimetry maps were obtained during the international, multicenter, randomized phase 2 trial of ciliary neurotrophic facto...