The present study applies a chemical activity-based approach to: 1) evaluate environmental concentrations of di-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP; n = 23 651) and its metabolite mono-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP; n = 1232) in 16 environmental media from 1174 studies in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and in vivo toxicity data from 934 studies in 20 species, as well as in vitro biological ac...

Ti–Cr–V alloys are known to absorb protium (hydrogen atom) up to H/M = 2, while Cr-rich alloys absorb up to H/M = 1 because of the formation of mono-protides (mono-hydrides). However, few hydrogen isotope effects of the Ti–Cr–V alloys have been reported. This paper aims to clarify the hydrogen isotope effects on the absorption properties of the Ti–Cr–V alloys in a composition range near the bou...

BACKGROUND It is still debated whether strenuous running in the inflammatory phase produces beneficial or harmful effect in rat knees. We examined (1) the dropout rate of rats during a 30-km running protocol, (2) influences of strenuous running and/or low amounts of mono-iodoacetate injection on cartilage, and (3) the effect of strenuous running on synovitis. METHODS Rats were forced to run 3...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to validate the calculation of myocardial oxidative metabolism rate using a parametric clearance rate constant (k(mono)) image. METHODS Fifteen subjects (seven volunteers, eight patients) were studied. Dynamic PET was acquired after intravenous injection of 700 MBq of [(11)C]acetate. The clearance rate constant of [(11)C]acetate (k(mono)) was calcula...

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame retardants that have been used in consumer products and furniture for three decades. Currently, very little is known about their fate in the environment and specifically about their susceptibility to aerobic biotransformation. Here, we investigated the ability of the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) degrading bacteria Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 and Bu...

For a ring R, call a class C of R-modules (pure-) mono-correct if for any M,N ∈ C the existence of (pure) monomorphisms M → N and N → M implies M ' N . Extending results and ideas of Rososhek from rings to modules, it is shown that, for an R-module M , the class σ[M ] of all M -subgenerated modules is mono-correct if and only if M is semisimple, and the class of all weakly M -injective modules ...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and the resultant Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic are major global health challenges; hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection has made the HIV/AIDS epidemic even worse. Interleukin-27 (IL-27), a cytokine which inhibits HIV and HCV replication in vitro, associates with HIV infection and HIV/HCV co-infection in clinical settings. Howeve...

The fuel qualities of several biodiesels containing highly saturated, mono, and poly unsaturated fatty acids, as well their combustion exhaust emission characteristics, were studied. Six biodiesel samples divided into two groups based on acid composition, including group 1 (coconut, castor, jatropha) II (palm, karanja, waste cooking oil biodiesel). All fuels (in both groups) tested in a single-...

BACKGROUND IL-2 deficient (IL-2(-/-)) mice mono-colonized with E. coli mpk develop colitis whereas IL-2(-/-)-mice mono-colonized with B. vulgatus mpk do not and are even protected from E. coli mpk induced colitis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We investigated if mono-colonization with E. coli mpk or B. vulgatus mpk differentially modulates distribution, activation and maturation of intestina...

BACKGROUND Few studies have shown an association between prenatal phthalate exposure and adverse effects on neurodevelopment and behavior in young children. OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess the relationship between prenatal exposure to phthalate esters and behavior syndromes in children at 8 years of age. METHODS A total of 122 mother-child pairs from the general population in central Taiwan w...