BACKGROUND Hypertonic saline/dextran (HSD) fluid resuscitation has been demonstrated to be effective in alleviating the adverse effects of hemorrhagic hypotension. The optimal dose of HSD has not been defined. METHODS he comparative effectiveness of various dosages of HSD for the treatment of severe hemorrhage was investigated in conscious swine bled 46 mL/kg over 15 minutes, a lethal procedu...

Background: Hypertonic saline/dextran (HSD) fluid resuscitation has been demonstrated to be effective in alleviating the adverse effects of hemorrhagic hypotension. The optimal dose of HSD has not been defined. Methods: The comparative effectiveness of various dosages of HSD for the treatment of severe hemorrhage was investigated in conscious swine bled 46 mL/kg over 15 minutes, a lethal proced...

BACKGROUND To demonstrate the diagnostic accuracy of an integrated approach of blind trans-bronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) and (99m)Tc-2-methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile single photon emission computed tomography ((99m)Tc-MIBI-SPECT) in diagnosing mediastinal lymph adenopathy. METHODS Sixty one consecutive patients with mediastinal lymph adenopathy undergoing both TBNA and (99m)Tc-MIBI-SPECT we...

Grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) wax is composed mainly of aldehydes, alcohols, and acids. Aldehydes, comprising about one-half of the wax, are readily converted to acids in presence of air. In this study, whole sorghum wax and an aldehyde fraction from sorghum wax were subjected to oxidative conditions. Changes in the major components and thermal transition temperatures were determined using HP...

Crystal structure of Bacillus Subtilis CodW, a noncanonical HslV-like peptidase with an impaired catalytic apparatus Seong-Hwan Rho,Hyun Ho Park, Gil Bu Kang, Young Jun Im, Min Suk Kang, Byung Kook Lim, Ihn Sik Seong, Jaehong Seol, Chin Ha Chung, JiminWang, and Soo Hyun Eom* 1Department of Life Science, Cell Dynamics Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712,...

2014 The heat capacity of biphenyl has been measured between 10 and 50 K. Although no specific heat anomalies could be seen at 15 or 40 K, where phase transitions are known to exist, the results are not inconsistent with a transition enthalpy smaller than 10 J.K-1. mol-1 at 40 K. At this temperature, the thermal equilibrium times changed abruptly. J. I’lij,si(lue LETTRES 41 (1980) L-83 L-85 15 ...

Background: To demonstrate the diagnostic accuracy of an integrated approach of blind trans-bronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) and Tc-2-methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile single photon emission computed tomography (Tc-MIBI-SPECT) in diagnosing mediastinal lymph adenopathy. Methods: Sixty-one consecutive patients with mediastinal lymph adenopathy undergoing both TBNA and Tc-MIBI-SPECT were prospectivel...

OBJECTIVE To quantify normal proximal and distal oesophageal acid parameters in healthy Chinese. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING University teaching hospital, Hong Kong. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty healthy adults who were not on medication and were free from gastrointestinal symptoms were recruited by advertisement. Ambulatory oesophageal acid (pH<4) exposure parameters were recorded ...

Abstract Liquid loading is the most common operational problem influencing gas well productivity for petroleum operator. defined as an constraint that associated with wells where major driving mechanism hydrocarbon production by gas-driven mechanisms. occurs when liquid accumulated in tubing or casing results velocity lower than critical value (the minimum required to push out of well), which o...