Carcinus maenas males have two major color phases. Green-phase males molt frequently and tend to live in brackish estuaries during the summer. After becoming red-phase males, they molt infrequently, have higher mating success, and live in cooler, deeper water. We found profound differences between these two phases in the way salinity and temperature affect hemolymph levels of methyl farnesoate ...

Concurrent ingestion of microfilariae (MF) and arboviruses by mosquitoes can enhance mosquito transmission of virus compared to when virus is ingested alone. Within hours of being ingested, MF penetrate the mosquito midgut and introduce virus into mosquito hemocoel, creating a disseminated viral infection much sooner than normal. How virus is actually introduced is not known. In this report, we...

This scientific publication presents a novel modification of the liquid–liquid displacement porosimetry (LLDP) method, aiming for non-destructive automated analysis water purification membrane filtration devices in microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) range. The technical adaptation LLDP enables direct in-line porosimetric commercial devices, avoiding devices’ destruction. Six commerci...

AIMS This report is the first study of the possible relationship between extremely low frequency (50-60 Hz, ELF) magnetic field (MF) exposure and severe cognitive dysfunction. Earlier studies investigated the relationships between MF occupational exposure and Alzheimer's disease (AD) or dementia. These studies had mixed results, depending upon whether the diagnosis of AD or dementia was perform...

BACKGROUND Alopecia can be a manifestation of mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS), but the prevalence is unknown. OBJECTIVE We sought to describe the clinicopathologic presentation and molecular features of alopecia in patients with MF/SS. METHODS A retrospective chart review of a prospectively collected MF/SS database was used to identify patients with alopecia. The National Al...

OBJECTIVES Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the most prevalent of the painful musculoskeletal conditions. CLBP is a heterogeneous condition with many causes and diagnoses, but there are few established therapies with strong evidence of effectiveness (or cost effectiveness). CLBP for which it is not possible to identify any specific cause is often referred to as non-specific chronic LBP (NSCLBP)....

We have studied the equilibrium state of spinor condensates in an optical trap [1]. In contrast to magnetically trapped condensates, spinor condensates have the orientation of the spin as a degree of freedom, which can be described by a multi-component wavefunction (one for each magnetic sublevel). In an F=1 spinor condensate subject to spin relaxation, two mF=0 atoms can collide and produce a ...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to evaluate two methods of macroprolactin (MaPRL) detection - precipitation with polyethylene glycol (PEG) and ultrafiltration and to compare these techniques with "gold standard" - gel filtration chromatography (GFC). MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was conducted on 245 patients - 45 with organic and 200 with functional hyperprolactinaemia. In all the sub...

[MF(4)(dmso)(2)] (M = Zr or Hf) and [MF(4)(dmf)(2)], prepared by dissolving MF(4)·nH(2)O in the appropriate solvent, have been used as synthons for a range of complexes of these otherwise intractable tetrafluorides. These reagents react with OPR(3) (R = Me or Ph) or OAsPh(3) (L) in anhydrous CH(2)Cl(2) to form six-coordinate [MF(4)L(2)] which exist as a mixture of cis (predominant form) and tra...

There have been reports of an inverse relationship between meal frequency (MF) and adiposity. It has been postulated that this may be explained by favourable effects of increased MF on appetite control and possibly on gut peptides as well. The main goal of the present study was to investigate whether using a high MF could lead to a greater weight loss than that obtained with a low MF under cond...