This paper conducts a comparison study using KES-FB and PhabrOmeter to measure 58 selected warp knitted fabric hand properties. Fabric samples were selected and measured by both KES-FB and PhabrOmeter. Results show differences between these two measurement methods. Smoothness and stiffness values obtained by KES-FB were found significant correlated (p value = 0.003 and 0.022) to the PhabrOmeter...

BACKGROUND Various methods have been described for safely performing fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB) while applying non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF). OBJECTIVES To evaluate the safety of a new method to perform FB in patients with ARF. METHODS Patients with ARF in whom FB was indicated were studied. The primary end-point was a ...

UNLABELLED Melanocortin type 1 receptor (MC1R), also known as alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) receptor, is an attractive molecular target for melanoma imaging and therapy. An (18)F-labeled linear alpha-MSH peptide ((18)F-FB-Ac-Nle-Asp-His-d-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-NH(2) [NAPamide]) shows promising melanoma imaging properties but with only moderate tumor uptake and retention. A tran...

This study examines the process and effects of using facebook (FB) to locate and re-contact study participants targeted for follow up in a longitudinal study of adult methamphetamine users (N = 649). A follow-up interview was conducted in 2009-11 approximately 8 years after previous study participation. Our paper describes re-contact efforts involving FB, including IRB regulatory issues and the...

Acute and subacute intraperitoneal doses of fumonisin B(1) (FB(1)) were administered to test the efficacy of the FB(1)-glucose reaction products in detoxifying FB(1) in swine. In the acute study at 11 mumol of FB(1)/kg of body weight, five of six pigs administered FB(1) and four of six pigs administered FB(1)-glucose died from acute pulmonary edema. Analysis of weight gain, serum aspartate amin...

The novel formulation of alkali-activated binders (AABs) using incineration bottom ash (IBA) from fluidised bed (FB) combustion technology as a sole precursor was assessed. In addition, IBA-FB compared with IBA moving grate (IBA-MG) technology. AABs formulated (AAB-FB) and IBA-MG (AAB-MG) were also evaluated physicochemical, mechanical, environmental perspective. results revealed that specific ...

The genome of ferret badger rabies virus JX09-17(fb), isolated in Jiangxi Province, China, in 2009 has been completely sequenced. The genomic length is 11, 923 nucleotides (nt) with an overall organization similar to that of other rabies virus isolates. JX09-17(fb) is closely related to Chinese epidemic canine isolates in clade I.

OBJECTIVES Flexible bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (FB-BAL) is increasingly used for the microbiological confirmation of protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children with a chronic wet cough. At our centre, when performing FB-BAL for microbiological diagnosis we sample 6 lobes (including lingula) as this is known to increase the rate of culture positive procedures in children wit...

The polymeric title compound, [Cd(C8H5O3)2(C4H4N2)(H2O)] n , contains two 4-formyl-benzoate (FB) anions, one pyrazine mol-ecule and one coordinating water mol-ecule; the FB anions act as bidentate ligands. The O atom, the aldehyde H atom and the benzene ring of one of the FB anions are disordered over two positions. The O atoms were freely refined [refined occupancy ratio 0.79 (2):0.21 (2)], wh...