Dibutyl-Disulfide Montmorillonite (DD-MMT) was synthesized successfully and found to bean excellent adsorbent for Hg(II) removal. The fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR),x-ray diffraction spectrum (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used tocharacterize properties of the absorbent. The effects of several parameters such as solutionpH, adsorbent dose, contact time and the...

Sphingomonas wittichii strain RW1 (RW1) is one of the few strains that can grow on dibenzo-p-dioxin (DD). We conducted a transcriptomic study of RW1 using RNA-Seq to outline transcriptional responses to DD, dibenzofuran (DF), and the smectite clay mineral saponite with succinate as carbon source. The ability to grow on DD is rare compared to growth on the chemically similar DF even though the s...

Digital dermatitis (DD) is an important cause of lameness in dairy cattle worldwide. It has now been reported in beef cattle and also sheep (contagious ovine digital dermatitis [CODD]). Three Treponema phylogroups are consistently isolated from lesions, Treponema medium-like, Treponema phagedenis-like, and Treponema pedis. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract and feces are suggested sites of trepone...

We have analyzed the set of inter and intra base pair parameters for each dinucleotide step in single crystal structures of dodecamers, solved at high and medium resolution and all crystallized in P2(1)2(1)2(1) space group. The objective was to identify whether all the structures which have either the Drew-Dickerson (DD) sequence d[CGCGAATTCGCG] with some base modification or related sequence (...

Denileukin diftitox (DD), a fusion protein comprising IL-2 and diphtheria toxin, was initially expected to enhance antitumor immunity by selectively eliminating regulatory T cells (Tregs) displaying the high-affinity IL-2R (a-b-g trimers). Although DD was shown to deplete some Tregs in primates, its effects on NK cells (CD16 + CD8 + NKG2A + CD3 2), which constitutively express the intermediate-...

INTRODUCTION Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a relatively common inflammatory disease with a wide range of clinical forms. Its pathogenesis has not been fully elucidated although it is known to be mediated by lymphocytes with the participation of cytokines and other inflammatory cells, including type I and type II dermal dendrocytes (DD) (factor XIIIa+ DD and CD34+ DD, respectively). OBJECTIVES T...

BACKGROUND Systemic sclerosis (SS) is a connective tissue abnormality characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Cardiac involvement with consequent myocardial dysfunction in SS is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE To investigate the left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in patients with SS and preserved systolic function. METHODS Patients with ...

OBJECTIVE Testis cancer is the most common cancer in young men, and its incidence continues to rise. Even if prognosis is considered as good, a group with bad prognosis still remains. Diagnostic delay (DD), defined as the time elapsing from the onset of tumour symptoms to the day of diagnosis, is a way to evaluate the rapidity of diagnosis. We assessed the relationship between DD, disease stage...