ess the relationship between umbilical cord blood gases at birth and morphology of umbilical cord, in a prospective study of 200 consecutive term delivery, we investigated the relationship between umbilical cord morphology characteristics (umbilical crd length, number of vascular coil, coiling index) and color of amniotic fluid and umbilical vessel blood gases. statistically significant linear ...

objective(s):mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) derived from wharton’s jelly (wj-mscs) are now much more appealing for cell-based infertility therapy. hence, wj-mscs differentiation toward germ layer cells for cell therapy purposes is currently under intensive study. materials and methods: mscs were isolated from human wharton’s jelly and treated with bmp4, retinoic acid (ra) or co-cultured on human...

Biopharmaceutical products must be proved to be minimized as much as possible of contaminating host cell proteins (HCPs) prior to approval by the regulatory authorities. Commonly, ELISAs are used for HCP determination and authorities ask for clear and manifest proof that the antibodies used in the HCP ELISA are fit for purpose. Their suitability needs to be shown, not only by the obtained ELISA...

BACKGROUND Vaccinating healthcare personnel (HCP) against influenza is important to prevent transmission and morbidity among patients and staff. METHODS We conducted an online survey assessing knowledge, perceptions and attitudes concerning influenza vaccination among HCP. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify independent predictors of vaccination. RESULTS The survey wa...

A device for precise magnetic measurements of superconductive coils was designed, built and installed at the synchrotron radiation source ANKA, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. Accurate magnetic field measurements are a prerequisite for the characterization and optimization of insertion devices. The new device allows measuring the magnetic field magnitude of test coils with a longitudinal precision...

Influenza causes substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide each year. Healthcare-associated influenza is a frequent event. Health care personnel (HCP) may be the source for infecting patients and may propagate nosocomial outbreaks. All HCP should receive a dose of influenza vaccine each year to protect themselves and others. This commentary will discuss the study recently published in the I...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of use of any advance directives was 26% in 112 patients hospitalized in a cardiac care unit (CCU)/intensive care unit (ICU) in an academic medical center. MATERIAL AND METHODS We investigated in 2 community hospitals the prevalence of use of advance directives (AD), health care proxy (HCP), legal guardian (LG), and living will (LW) in 512 patients hospitalized in ...

Insect blood cells (hemocytes) comprise an essential arm of the immune system [1-7]. Several factors mediating recognition and phagocytosis of foreign intruders by hemocytes have been identified, but the mechanisms regulating hemocyte movement remain fragmentary. Embryonic hemocytes from Drosophila migrate along stereotypical routes in response to chemotactic signals from PVF ligands, members o...

The Type VI Secretion System cluster 1 (T6SS1) is essential for the pathogenesis of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease endemic in the tropics. Inside host cells, B. pseudomallei escapes into the cytosol and through T6SS1, induces multinucleated giant cell (MNGC) formation that is thought to be important for bacterial cell to cell spread. The hemolysin-coreg...