We evaluated self-sampling to detect pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infection among men who have sex with men attending a San Francisco STD clinic. The prevalence of pharyngeal NG and CT infection was 6.7% (32/480) and 1.3% (6/480), respectively. The percent agreement between self-collected and clinician-collected NG and CT specimens using nucleic acid ampl...

This study has demonstrated a rapid spectroscopic method for the determination of chlorine dioxide and hypochlorous acid concentrations in the pulp bleaching processes. It was found that chlorine dioxide and hypochlorous acid have an isosbestic wavelength of 295 nm. The soluble lignin in such a system is the main interference, but can be corrected by determining the absorbances at 295 nm, 380 n...

Ferulago W. Koch. (Apiaceae) genus is represented by approximately 50 taxa throughout the world. Ferulago species are known as "Çakşır" or "Çağşır" in Turkey and mostly known for their aphrodisiac effects. However recent reports emphasize the activity of various Ferulago species against cancer, as well. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of lyophilized extract of F. mughlea Peş...

We present spectroscopic observations of the X-ray transient XTE J1118+480 acquired during different epochs following the 2000 March outburst. We find that the emission line profiles show variations in their double-peak structure on time scales longer than the 4.1 hr orbital period. We suggest that these changes are due to a tidally driven precessing disk. Doppler imaging of the more intense Ba...

In the article “Sodium Content in Packaged Foods by Census Division in the United States, 2009,” a recommendation by the Food and Drug Administration was incorrectly stated. A sentence in the article previously read, “The equivalized, sales-weighted proportion of products in each food category meeting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sodium limits for foods using the ‘healthy’ label claim (ie...

We have assembled 21-cm linewidths for 376 of the 732 galaxies in a magnitudelimited redshift survey of the Perseus-Pisces region. We analyze a distance limited subset of 271 galaxies (131 widths) to examine the relationship between linewidth and local density. The sample indicates that galaxies with linewidths ∼> 480 km/s are absent from regions where the galaxy density is ∼< 0.03 galaxies Mpc...

Abstract The use of preoperative templating for hip hemiarthroplasty increases the likelihood successfully restoring offset. This study sought to identify whether improves radiographic and clinical outcomes in this group. Data belonging all patients that underwent between March 2018 2019 were collected. grouped based on or not their images templated. Radiographs studied retrospectively calculat...