This review will address cross-reactivity of pollen, fungal, and animal aeroallergens. In the 15 years or so that have transpired since similar reviews on pollen cross-reactivity were published, significant additional information both on cross-allergenicity and on plant systematics has become available (1,2). This review will attempt to incorporate those advances. Cross-reactivity among foods w...

In the title compound, [Cu(CH(3)CN)(C(13)H(10)N(2))(2)](BF(4))(2), the fivefold-coordinate Cu(II) atom is located on a twofold rotation axis, imposing twofold symmetry to the complete cation. The structure exhibits disorder of the anion, which was successfully refined using a two-site model with 0.810 (3):0.190 (3) occupancy. The methyl group of the acetonitrile ligand is likewise disordered, h...

Several ppm level gold-catalyzed reactions enabled by the ligand HandaPhos can be performed at room temperature in aqueous nanoreactors composed of the surfactant Nok. Variously substituted allenes undergo cycloisomerization leading to heterocyclic products in good yields. Likewise, cyclodehydration is also illustrated under similar conditions, as is an intermolecular variant, hydration of term...

Incomplete bladder emptying or dysfunctional voiding is a common lower urinary tract dysfunction encountered in children. Alpha blocker therapy is used to facilitate bladder emptying in the adult population and has likewise been applied to the pediatric population. Alpha blocker therapy seems well tolerated in children and appears efficacious towards improving bladder emptying in a variety of p...

There is a growing interest for VoWLAN (Voice over Wireless LAN) services in the advent of network convergence and user mobility. As we design a VoWLAN system capable of handling both intraand inter-handover real-time data, we should likewise consider its security architecture as compared to WLAN (Wireless LAN) systems. In this paper, we propose a method for VoWLAN that would provide handover a...

Attention was recently drawn to the production of Dglucose by salivary glands and its concentration in the saliva of both normal and diabetic subjects. Likewise, the identity and expression of selected transporters involved in the handling of the hexose by salivary glands were recently investigated in both normal and diabetic rats. In consideration of this information, the present report aims a...

Most of the robots are nowadays evolving and imitating human social skills to achieve sociable interaction with humans. Socially interactive robots require different characteristics rather than conventional robots. Likewise human-human interaction, human-robot interaction is also accompanied with emotional interaction. Therefore, the robot's emotional expression is very important for human, esp...

Technology has become a major driver of the future direction of healthcare and surgery. Likewise, the speed of change has accelerated beyond comprehension, with a number of revolutions occurring during a surgeon's career. Being an agent of change or rapidly adapting to change has become the hallmark of the gifted surgeon. The fundamental challenges to a future surgeon are addressed from a techn...

Physical activity attenuates metabolic and cardiovascular maladaptations in diabetes by improving glycemic control, insulin resistance, cardiorespiratory fitness, and adipocytokines levels (adiponectin, resistin, tumor necrosis factor [TNF], and interleukin [IL]-6) (1,2). Likewise, thiazolidinediones favorably influence the above indexes (3,4). We hypothesized that the combination of exercise t...

alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH), a peptide that occurs within the brain, the circulation, and other body sites, is a potent antipyretic agent when given centrally or peripherally. The peptide likewise inhibits inflammation and aspects of the acute-phase response. The combined evidence suggests that alpha-MSH molecules act as natural modulators of host reactions by antagonizing ...