The humoral immune response against an Entamoeba histolytica recombinant protein has been investigated. The 628 bp Bam HI-Eco RI DNA fragment (L1b) from the M11 cDNA clone, partially coding for a 220 kDa (L220) protein, was ligated in-frame into the pGEX-3X plasmid vector to produce the fusion protein GST-L1b. BALB/c mice were immunized with different doses of the GST-L1b fusion protein (10-500...

Based on the OSI SAF cone visualisation tools at KNMI and the NOC corrections, calibration of the ASCAT scatterometer is checked. In this report we describe and evaluate level 1b corrections to the operational L1b ASCAT backscatter data version PPF740 as provided by EUMETSAT based on their three transponder calibration campaign. For the left mid antenna an offset in ocean calibration results ha...

 Abstract— The SMAP microwave radiometer is a fully-polarimetric L-band radiometer flown on the SMAP satellite in a 6 AM/ 6 PM sun-synchronous orbit at 685 km altitude. Since April, 2015, the radiometer is under calibration and validation to assess the quality of the radiometer L1B data product. Calibration methods including the SMAP L1B TA2TB (from Antenna Temperature (TA) to the Earth’s surf...

The Goal for development of Extraction HY-1B Level 1B (L1B) Product Image Data Procedure is to enhance the convenience of retrieving product data for users. The images extracted from L1B data are used as a quick look images for Product Archive and Distribution System of HY-1B (PADS) [1] and can be presented with a map while consumers search for data via Internet. And the procedure is integrated...

We have previously identified and characterized the phenomenon of ectopic human centromeres, known as neocentromeres. Human neocentromeres form epigenetically at euchromatic chromosomal sites and are structurally and functionally similar to normal human centromeres. Recent studies have indicated that neocentromere formation provides a major mechanism for centromere repositioning, karyotype evol...

[1] On 11 September 2000, a NASA ER-2 aircraft underflew the Terra spacecraft during the Southern Africa Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI) 2000 field experiment. The Scanning High Resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Airborne Simulator (MAS), and Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) instruments onboard the ER-2 have provided a data set for a f...

The detection of Dense Dark Vegetation (DDV) using the Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index (ARVI) and then the aerosol retrieval over DDV are the critical points of the land part of the processing of MERIS images implemented in the level 2 processor. We present here the first validation attempt of the MERIS aerosol product over land by checking its consistency and comparing it to AERONET...

Gutta percha, the trans-isomer of polyisoprene, is being used for several technical applications due to its resistance to biological degradation. In the past, several attempts to isolate micro-organisms capable of degrading chemically pure poly(trans-1,4-isoprene) have failed. This is the first report on axenic cultures of bacteria capable of degrading gutta percha. From about 100 different hab...

This paper concentrates on the calibration/validation of the Thermal and Near Infrared Sensor for Carbon Observation (TANSO)–Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) spectra in the thermal infrared (TIR) spectral region (B4 band) over the Arctic Ocean. We have performed inter-comparisons of the retrieved L2 products from four successive versions of L1B products (V150, V160, V201, V203) to check the...

Seven mouse hybridoma cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies (MAb) against an encephalitogenic strain of bovine herpesvirus type 1.3 (BHV-1.3) were established. The clones producing MAb were selected to be specific for BHV-1.3 by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Only L1B neutralized virus without complement. With the addition of complement, five of the MAb neutralized BHV-1.3 but not the ...