A total of 2475 animals from Germany, both captive and wild, were tested for antibodies against Francisella tularensis to obtain more knowledge about the presence of this pathogen in Germany. An indirect and a competitive ELISA served as screening methods, positive and inconclusive samples were confirmed by Western blot. Of the zoo animals sampled between 1992 and 2007 (n = 1122), three (0·3%) ...

BACKGROUND The prognostic significance of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the context of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) of cancer of unknown primary (CUP) origin is unclear. METHODS Patients treated for CUP at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre between 2001 and 2013 were stratified by p16 status and retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Of the 73 patients included, those with p16-...

This study compared multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (n=87) with the general population and with people reporting angina pectoris (n=109), asthma (n=1353) and diabetes (n=219) regarding health-related quality of life (SF-12), working status and lifestyle factors including smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index (BMI) and leisure physical activity. The study was cross-sectional and include...

This cross-sectional anthropometric study was aimed at estimating expansion of the external ear during adult life, in order to evaluate the extent to which anatomical features appearing in earprints may vary with time. A review of the literature was provided. Data extracted from photographed ears of 1353 subjects were analyzed. The effect of age on auricle length, earlobe length, and auricle wi...

2014 The paper presents the first demonstration of a new method of forming photovoltaic p-n junction in silicon by the « Pulse Implantation Doping (PID) » technique. In this technique, an intense ion pulse provides both the dose necessary for doping and the portion of energy required to recrystallize a damage-free, doped surface layer. The ion beam pulses within the range of one microsecond and...

The role of autoimmunity in large-vessel vasculitis in humans remains unclear. We have previously shown that infection of gamma interferon receptor knockout (IFN-gamma R(-/-)) mice with gammaherpesvirus 68 (gamma HV68) results in severe inflammation of the large elastic arteries that is pathologically similar to the lesions observed in Takayasu's arteritis, the nongranulomatous variant of tempo...

Unit purchasing memiliki fungsi pengadaan barang untuk keperluan produksi semen PT. XYZ. Pada proses tersebut terdapat masalah outstanding , dimana pemrosesan suatu dokumen tertunda ( pending ) sehingga dapat mengganggu keseluruhan produksi. tahun 2019-2020 selama pemberlakuan metode kerja work from office (WFO) dan home (WFH) peningkatan pada Purchase Requisition (PR) sebesar 1353% Order (PO) ...

This article is "Retracted" at 2018/04/04 due to "Plagiarism" totally from "Erdoğmuş, İ. E., & Cicek, M. (2012). The impact of social media marketing on brand loyalty. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 58, 1353-1360."