What does that mean? This seemed like an appropriate saying to start things off with, as I am starting two full months behind schedule. I had initially planned for this blog to start at the first of the year, but kept putting it off. Now I know better. 8) This quote is all about the present. Too many people (myself included) focus on the past or the future. We can lament the past, and plan for ...

Based on the measurements of (D+ s ,D +) → f0(1370)π we determine, in a model independent way, the allowed ss̄ content in the scalar meson f0(1370). We find that, on the one hand, if this isoscalar resonance is a pure nn̄ state [nn̄ ≡ (uū + dd̄)/ √ 2 ], a very large W -annihilation term will be needed to accommodate D+ s → f0(1370)π. On the other hand, the ss̄ component of f0(1370) should be small e...

We evaluated the ingestion of anti-sheep erythrocyte (anti-E) IgG- and IgM-coated sheep erythrocytes by murine peritoneal macrophages exposed to cefodizime, a new semisynthetic cephalosporin, and other antibiotics. Cefodizime enhanced the ingestion of anti-E IgG-coated erythrocytes by peritoneal macrophages from CD-1 and BALB/c mice in a dose-dependent manner, but had no effect on uncoated or I...