BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Carotid IMT is widely used as a surrogate marker for atherosclerosis. Prospective studies in largely white populations demonstrate that it is strongly associated with carotid plaque and is an independent predictor of stroke. There are few data from black populations. In a previous study, we showed that carotid IMT is increased in black individuals in the UK. The purpose o...

Several glycoproteins or polypeptides that are produced by T cells in culture (T lymphokines) and that inhibit cell proliferation in vitro have been identified and characterized. Two of these factors, immune interferon (IFN-3') (1-3) and one member of the lymphotoxin (LT) 1 family (4-6), have been purified to homogeneity, cloned, and sequenced (1-3, 7, 8). Several others are at different stages...

Bitumens extracted from 2.7 to 2.5 billion-year-old (Ga) shales of the Fortescue and Hamersley Groups in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, contain traces of molecular fossils. Based on a combination of molecular characteristics typical of many Precambrian bitumens, their consistently and unusually high thermal maturities, and their widespread distribution throughout the Hamersley Basin, th...

Grit is a positive noncognitive ability that has been associated with social outcomes and improved mental health. To address the research gap in Japan regarding temporal stability of grit, three-year longitudinal survey (T1: N=1,087–T3: N=546) was conducted among caregivers. The study aimed to determine whether grit stable personality trait. also compared change scale scores correlations those ...

BACKGROUND We previously showed that evaluation of anti-inflammatory activities of lactic acid bacteria in porcine intestinal epithelial (PIE) cells is useful for selecting potentially immunobiotic strains. OBJECTIVE The aims of the present study were: i) to select potentially immunomodulatory bifidobacteria that beneficially modulate the Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4-triggered inflammatory resp...

The aim of this study was to analyze the long-term color stability of eight self-adhesive composite resin cements (SACRCs) after storage in diverse media for up to one year. 480 discs (diameter: 12 mm/thickness: 1.0 ± 0.05 mm) were fabricated (n = 60/SACRC): (1) BeautyCem (BEA); (2) Bifix SE (BIF); (3) Clearfil SA Cement Automix (CLE); (4) RelyX Unicem 2 Automix (RXU); (5) SeT (SET); (6) SmartC...

Neoproterozoic banded iron formations (BIF) and ironstones occur in the Urucum mining district (Pantanal, Brazil). Microbially mediated formation as microbialites has been proposed for these deposits. This study aims to provide a high resolution characterization of micro-textural features, mineral assemblage distribution gather evidence two microbial ore forming systems: Fe- Mn-oxidizing metabo...