Effectiveness of grass barriers and vegetative filter strips (FS) for reducing transport of sediment and nutrients in runoff may depend on runoff flow conditions. We assessed the performance of (1) switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) barriers (0.7 m) planted above fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) filter strips under interrill (B-FS) and concentrated flow (CF-B-FS), and (2) fescue alone under ...

Below is another proof of the Marker-Steinhorn Theorem for o-minimal theories T , which expands the theory of real closed fields (cf. [2] and [3]). The Theorem in this case follows from basic valuation theory as developed in [1]. The Theorem says the following: If M is a model of T and p is a tame n-type over M (i.e. M is dedekind complete in M〈ᾱ〉 := dcl(Mᾱ) for some realization ᾱ of p), then p...

Background: Failure to maintain bone mass density is a major complication in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) and also identifying associated risk factors in CF patients. Materials and Methods: Present study conducted on 59 CF patients aged 5-35 years referred to respiratory clinic of Masih Daneshvari Hospi...

I would like to describe briefly some preliminary serologic data that we have generated recently which may have some relevance to the cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine question. The CMV purification scheme used at the Community Blood Center starts with clarified, extracellular AD169 which is concentrated by ultrafiltration and then subjected to density gradient centrifugation in 20 to 60 percent su...

Chloroform (CF) degradation by a butane-grown enrichment culture, CF8, was compared to that by butane-grown Pseudomonas butanovora and Mycobacterium vaccae JOB5 and to that by a known CF degrader, Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b. All three butane-grown bacteria were able to degrade CF at rates comparable to that of M. trichosporium. CF degradation by all four bacteria required O(inf2). Butane i...

Chronic pulmonary infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The macrolide antibiotics exhibit immunomodulatory and antivirulence activity. Clinical trials with azithromycin in CF have demonstrated significant improvements in pulmonary function and decreased hospitalizations. The purpose of this study was to com...

We conducted a prospective, nationwide, population-based study of invasive group A streptococcal infections in Israel. We identified 409 patients (median age 27 years; range <1-92), for an annual incidence of 3.7/100,000 (11/100,000 in Jerusalem). The mortality rate was 5%. Bacteremia occurred in 125 cases (31%). The most common illnesses were soft-tissue infection (63%) and primary bacteremia ...

dL(Mo,M1) = inf[llogdil/l + Ilogdil/-II], f where I: Mo -+ MI is a homeomorphism and dil I is the dilatation of I given by dill = SUPXt#2 dist(f(x l ), l(x2))/ dist(x1 ,x2). If Mo and MI are not homeomorphic, define dL(Mo,M1) = +00. Gromov [20] proves the remarkable result that the space of compact Riemannian manifolds L(A,t5 ,D) of sectional curvature IKI :::; A, injectivity radius i M 2: t5 >...

BACKGROUND Monitoring potential changes in the epidemiology of cystic fibrosis (CF) pathogens furthers our understanding of the potential impact of interventions. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis using data reported to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry (CFFPR) from 2006 to 2012 to determine the annual percent changes in the prevalence and incidence of selected CF pa...

Goodchild, M. C., Murphy, G. M., Howell, A. MA, Nutter, S. A., Anderson, C. M. (1975). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 50, 769. Aspects of bile acid metabolism in cystic fibrosis. Previous reports have indicated that cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with pancreatic enzyme insufficiency have a raised faecal bile acid output. In this study, 18 out of 29 CF patients and 2 out of the 4 non-CF patien...