The graft-versus-leukemia effect of allogeneic stem-cell transplantation is believed to be mediated by T-cell recognition of minor histocompatibility antigens on recipient cells. For minor histocompatibility antigens HA-1 and HA-2, normal cell expression is restricted to hemopoietic cells, and boosting the immune response to these antigens may potentiate graft-versus-leukemia effect without acc...

BACKGROUND Some dogs with primary hypoadrenocorticism (HA) have normal sodium and potassium concentrations, a phenomenon called atypical Addison's disease. The assumption that the zona glomerulosa and aldosterone secretion in these dogs are normal seems widely accepted; however, aldosterone measurements are missing in most published cases. OBJECTIVES To measure aldosterone in dogs with HA wit...

We describe a novel approach to process bioceramic microparticles and poly(diol citrates) into bioceramic-elastomer composites for potential use in orthopedic surgery. The composite consists of the biodegradable elastomer poly(1,8-octanediol-citrate) (POC) and the bioceramic hydroxyapatite (HA). The objective of this work was to characterize POC-HA composites and assess the feasibility of fabri...

A 45-day incubation and leaching experiments was conducted to determine the effect of different rates (0, 1, 2, 3, 5 t ha−1) enriched empty fruit bunches biochar (EEFB) inorganic fertilizer (91 kg ha−1 triple superphosphate—TSP) on availability losses phosphorus from sandy soil (tin tailing soil). The treatments for study were designated as T1—without (control), T2—inorganic treatment using TSP...

CONTEXT Many synthetic bone materials have been introduced for repairing bone defects. AIM The aim of this study is to comparatively evaluate the efficacy of nano-hydroxyapatite (HA) and nano-bioglass bone materials with their traditional micro counterparts in repairing bone defects. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective animal study, four healthy dogs were included. First to fourth pre...

OBJECTIVE In patients with unilateral vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), it has been suggested that injection of a non-refluxing but cystoscopically abnormal contralateral ureteral orifice (UO) with dextranomer/hyaluronic acid (Dx/HA) should be performed to prevent the development of de-novo contralateral VUR. We evaluate the effectiveness of this practice. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with primar...

In 27 patients randomized to receive commercial trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) containing 15 microg of the hemagglutinin (HA) of influenza A (H3N2 and H1N1) and B virus or a recombinant vaccine (rHAO) containing 15, 45, or 135 microg of each HA, reactogenicity was minor. Among patients with similar prevaccination titers, 40% given 45 microg and 60% given 135 microg of rHAO developed an incre...

A field experiment was conducted to study the integrated weed management in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) for consecutive three kharif seasons in 2010, 2011 and 2012 at Breeder Seed Production Farm of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar with 7 weed management treatments in four replications. Weed free check (two hand weeding at 20 and 40 DAS and manually uprooting of ...

For a classical theory T , H(T ) denotes the intuitionistic theory of T -normal (i.e. locally T ) Kripke structures. S. Buss has asked for a characterization of the theories in the range of H and raised the particular question of whether HA is an H-theory. We show that T i ∈ range(H) iff T i = H(T ). As a corollary, no fragment of HA extending iΠ1 belongs to the range of H. A. Visser has alread...

UNLABELLED Many newly diagnosed Swedish severe haemophilia A (HA) patients are sporadic cases. Some genotypically non-carrier mothers have gone on to have two descendants with the same mutation, presumably because of mosaicism. AIMS To define the origin of mutation in sporadic cases of HA, reveal possible sex-specific differences in mutagenesis and identify potential mosaics among non-carrier...