Manipulating the morphology of inorganic nanostructures, such as their chirality and branching structure, has been actively pursued as a means of controlling their electrical, optical and mechanical properties. Notable examples of chiral inorganic nanostructures include carbon nanotubes, gold multishell nanowires, mesoporous nanowires and helical nanowires. Branched nanostructures have also bee...

The most commonly considered types of disorder in a crystal containing long-&& molecules are those in which the individual chain molecules are either rotated about their long axes or else translated along the fibre axis. However, since many fibrous polymers are helical in structure, we should also expect the possibility of screw disorder; that is, a combination of the above two types. A disorde...

Hard helices can be regarded as a paradigmatic elementary model for a number of natural and synthetic soft matter systems, all featuring the helix as their basic structural unit, from natural polynucleotides and polypeptides to synthetic helical polymers, and from bacterial flagella to colloidal helices. Here we present an extensive investigation of the phase diagram of hard helices using a var...

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the workability of fresh portland cement concrete while it is still in the mixing truck by determining fundamental rheological parameters (plastic viscosity and yield stress). Nine concrete mixtures with different values of yield stress and plastic viscosity were tested in a concrete truck. The measurements made with the truck were based on the ty...

In a 2006 article in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Herman et al argued cogently that adopting a health services research (HSR) paradigm would help resolve some of the issues that the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) community and those researching CAM face with randomized controlled trials. Although the article makes a strong case for HSR and CAM, it fails to discuss...

BACKGROUND The heat shock response (HSR) is an ancient and highly conserved program of stress-induced gene expression, aimed at reestablishing protein homeostasis to preserve cellular fitness. Cells that fail to activate or maintain this protective response are hypersensitive to proteotoxic stress. The HSR is mediated by the heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1), which binds to conserved hea...

The internally geared gerotor type of positive displacement machine is widely used for pumping applications, but can also be to achieve internal compression or expansion a working fluid. A further development this configuration the application helical twist inner and outer rotors. Previous studies have shown that decrease power transferred between rotors, increase relative maximum flow areas at...

A series of phosphinegold(I) thionucleobase analogues, [R(3)PAu(SR(x))] (R = Et, Ph or chexyl; HSR(1) = 2-mercaptobenzoic acid, HSR(2) = 2-thiouracil, HSR(3) = 6-mercaptopurine and HSR(4) = 6-thioguanine) have been examined for their in vitro cytotoxicity in L1210 murine leukemia cells in culture. The range of ID(50) values (continuous 48 h exposure) for the complexes is 0.041 - 0.131 muM. The ...

Hypersensitivity syndrome reactions (HSR) to antiepileptic drugs (AED) are associated with severe clinical cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR). We aimed (1) to assess HSRs to AEDs using the in vitro lymphocyte toxicity assay (LTA) in patients who manifested HSRs clinically; (2) to correlate LTA results with the clinical syndrome; (3) to correlate LTA results with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA...

BACKGROUND Unstable proximal femoral fractures are common and challenging for the orthopaedic surgeon. Often, these are treated with intramedullary nails. The most common mode of failure of any device to treat these fractures is cut-out. The Synthes proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) is unique because it is the only proximal femoral intramedullary nail which employs a helical blade in li...