It is demonstrated that the complex scaling method can be used in practical calculations to localize three-body resonances. Our model example emphasizes the fact that in three-body systems several essentially different asymptotic behaviors can appear. We show that the possibility of these different asymptotic configurations can lead to an apparent, resonance like structure in the three-body con...

Cells δ γ Innate NKT + 6.3 δ 1V γ Development of V A large fraction of innate NKTgd T cells uses TCRs composed of a semi-invariant Vd6.3/6.4-Dd2-Jd1 chain together with more diverse Vg1-Jg4 chains. To address the role of gdTCR specificity in their generation, we analyzed their development in mice transgenic (Tg) for a Vg1-Jg4 chain frequently expressed by NKTgd cells (Tg-g) and in mice Tg for t...

The coexistence of Graves’ disease (GD) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), has not been well documented. Therefore, this report reviews the literature regarding coexisting IBD and GD. Reported cases of concomitant IBD and GD are rare; 16 cases of concomitant UC and GD and 3 cases of concomitant CD and GD were found. Among the 19 ...

Abstract Solid solution $${\text{G}}{{{\text{d}}}_{{2 - x}}}{\text{L}}{{{\text{i}}}_{x}}{\text{Z}}{{{\text{r}}}_{2}}{{{\text{O}}}_{{7 x}}}$$ with a pyrochlore structure is synthesized for the first time. The cationic composition confirmed via chemical analysis and nuclear reactions. It found that stoichiometry respect to lithium retained up 1100°C. lattice parameter diminishes in homogeneity ra...

This study describes the synthesis and biologic evaluation of a IL11 peptide targeted dual-labeled imaging agent as a potential probe for detecting human breast cancer with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and optical imaging. The IL11 peptide substrate was synthesized and conjugated with the TTDA chelating moiety and cy5.5 (Gd-NB-TTDA-IL11-cy5.5) via solid-phase peptide synthesis, purified by ...

Abstract – Neutron capture measurements were performed with the time-of-flight method at the Gaerttner LINAC Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) using isotopically enriched gadolinium (Gd) samples (Gd, Gd, Gd, Gd, and Gd). The neutron capture measurements were made at the 25-m flight station with a 16-segment sodium iodide multiplicity detector. After the data were collected and re...

Biodegradable gadopentetic acid (Gd-DTPA)-loaded chitosan microparticles (Gd-microCPs) were prepared as a device for gadolinium neutron-capture therapy (Gd-NCT) by a novel emulsion-droplet coalescence technique: a water-in-oil (w/o) emulsion A containing chitosan and Gd-DTPA in droplets and a w/o emulsion B containing NaOH in droplets were mixed and stirred to solidify chitosan as a result of c...

the identification of parental inbred lines to develop superior hybrids is a rather costly and time-consuming step in maize breeding. in some cases, pedigree information has been used to select diverse parental lines. in the case of iranian maize inbred lines, this information is not fully available. in this study we investigated the genetic distance (gd) based on simple sequence repeats (ssr) ...

Gadolinium (Gd) blocks intra- and extracellular ATP hydrolysis. We determined whether Gd affects vascular reactivity to contractile responses to phenylephrine (PHE) by blocking aortic ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase (E-NTPDase). Wistar rats of both sexes (260-300 g, 23 females, 7 males) were used. Experiments were performed before and after incubation of aortic rings with 3 µM Gd...