OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Accell Connexus(®) on the quality and rate of healing in experimental defects of rabbit calvarium compared to Bio-Oss®. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twelve 2.5-3.5 kg weighing New Zealand white rabbits were used. Three defects (3×6 mm) were created in the cranium of the animals subsequently filled with Accell Connexus(®), Bio-Oss® o...

the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of accell connexus(®) on the quality and rate of healing in experimental defects of rabbit calvarium compared to bio-oss®.twelve 2.5-3.5 kg weighing new zealand white rabbits were used. three defects (3×6 mm) were created in the cranium of the animals subsequently filled with accell connexus(®), bio-oss® or served as controls. the animals w...

Human communication and interaction is comprised of a wide range of verbal and non-verbal cues. Further adoption of novel tele-communication methods such as email, chat, instant messaging (IM), mobile phone SMS text messaging, and videoconferencing; have augmented our mediated interaction abilities. However, a significant (and important) amount of human expression and interaction information is...

Missing species, distributional data, references and corrections in the beetle family Mycetophagidae new Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5, Tenebrionoidea are provided. The following species newly recorded: Mycetophagus piceus Fabricius, 1777 (Nepal), M. quadriguttatus P.W.J. Muller, 1821 (Lebanon); Litargus balteatus LeConte, 1856 (Arab Emirates), connexus Geoffroy, 1785 (Israel), ...

Here we describe a new genus and four species of the extinct ‘Grylloblattida’: Liomopteridae Sellards, 1909: Liomopterum connexus Cawood & Nel, n. sp., daenerys Colubrosopterum karooensis gen., Paraliomopterum sp. The fossil wings were collected from Middle Permian locality near Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa, with horizon close to Ecca-Beaufort Group contact in southern Karoo Basin.

A technique is described using ACCELL QMA anion-exchange SEP-PAKs (Waters Associates) with ammonium formate-based solutions, whereby a sample can be processed within minutes to yield resolution of inositol phosphates. Isomers of inositol trisphosphate can then be separated by using this technique in combination with a rapid (5-6 min) isocratic h.p.l.c. procedure. The use of QMA SEP-PAKs offers ...

Therapeutics based on short interfering RNAs (siRNAs), which act by inhibiting the expression of target transcripts, represent a novel class of potent and highly specific next-generation treatments for human skin diseases. Unfortunately, the intrinsic barrier properties of the skin combined with the large size and negative charge of siRNAs make epidermal delivery of these macromolecules quite c...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by a broad spectrum of behavioral deficits of unknown etiology. ASD associated mutations implicate numerous neurological pathways including a common association with the neurexin trans-synaptic connexus (NTSC) which regulates neuronal cell-adhesion, neuronal circuitry, and neurotransmission. Comparable DNA lesions affecting the NTSC, however, asso...