OBJECTIVE To evaluate CHROMagar Candida (CA), a new yeast differential medium, for yeast isolation in a clinical laboratory for the routine examination of high vaginal swabs. METHODS Results of high vaginal swab cultures processed in a standard manner on plates containing equal halves of Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) and CA were compared. Non-Candida albicans yeast isolates were further speci...

At the end of 2012, Ceragon Networks set a new benchmark for microwave communications by introducing the industry’s first multi-core microwave radio, FibeAir IP-20C. A part of Ceragon’s Holistic HetNet Hauling (3H) vision, multi-core radio architecture marks the beginning of a new era in wireless communications, boosting microwave to new levels of capacity heretofore reserved to fiber optic cab...

Baseline temperature 23-2°C Initial temperature 20 50C Temperature at 7 min 21 °OC Latent period >8 min Maximum rewarming time 0 20C/min The circulation of the extremities can be regulated by temperature-for example, exposure to cold in a normal person will cause vasoconstriction and a decrease in blood flow to the skin. Abnormalities of this apparently simple response have been of interest sin...

Morphologically distinct yeast colonies from partially and fully processed fruits and vegetables were isolated over a 3-year period. Identification of 239 strains was achieved by using standard methods, commercial identification kits (API 20C and API YEAST-IDENT), and a simplified system for food-borne yeasts. The identified strains of fruit origin represented 36 species belonging to 19 genera....

At the end of 2012, Ceragon Networks set a new benchmark for microwave communications by introducing the industry’s first multi-core microwave radio, FibeAir IP-20C. A part of Ceragon’s Holistic HetNet Hauling (3H) vision, multi-core radio architecture marks the beginning of a new era in wireless communications, boosting microwave to new levels of capacity heretofore reserved to fiber optic cab...

An investigation was performed on the possibilities for an alteration of the total solidification temperature when preserving concentrated salt media (BME, MEM, 199, HAM), used for the maintenance of animal viruses and cell cultures. It had been established that by the use of dextran 40000, this temperature could be increased with about 20C. A protection in 3.6 % concentration was recommended a...

A Heck cyclisation approach is described for the rapid synthesis of a library of natural product-like small molecules, based on the phenanthridine core. The synthesis of a range of substituted benzylamine building blocks and their incorporation into the library is reported, together with a highly selective cis-dihydroxylation protocol that enables access to the target compounds in an efficient ...

Physical modeling in computer music has been developing for twenty-five years. An assortment of algorithms, often in the form of "self-modeling" by musician / engineers, has accumulated and become available to composers. These software instruments have become material for composition and unveiling the range of designs forms the focus of this report. To a large extent, schemes applied in the wor...