Resolution of inflammation is an active temporally orchestrated process demonstrated by the biosynthesis of novel proresolving mediators. Dysregulation of resolution pathways may underlie prevalent human inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and periodontitis. Localized Aggressive Periodontitis (LAP) is an early onset, rapidly progressing form of inflammatory periodontal disease...

Theorem (Milnor and Thurston [MT77], see also [MT88]). The function C → R which associates to a mapping g ∈ C its topological entropy htop(g) is continuous. Here C stands for C maps of the interval with b non-degenerate critical points (non-degenerate means second derivative non-zero). This theorem relies on a result of Misiurewicz and Szlenk, see [MS77, MS80] who had previously shown that γ(f)...

RATIONALE Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen complicating postsurgical care. OBJECTIVES To test the effect of sterile laparotomy (LAP) on pulmonary clearance of S. aureus in a murine model. METHODS Control and LAP mice were infected intranasally with 10(8) cfu of S. aureus. Microbial clearance, pulmonary leukocyte recruitment, and cytokine profiles were compared between the groups. A...

We present an overview of the engineering design and empirical performance of four stressed-lap polishing tools developed at the University of Arizona. Descriptions of the electromechanical actuators, servo systems, computer interfacing, and attachment of the lap to the polishing machine are provided. The empirical performance of a representative tool is discussed in terms of accuracy, repeatab...

Peripheral lymph nodes, located deep in the subcutaneous tissue, clean antigens from the extracellular fluid. Generally, a normal sized lymph node is less than one cm in diameter. Peripheral lymphadenopathy (LAP) is frequently due to a local or systemic, benign, self-limited, infectious disease. However, it could be a manifestation of underlying malignancy. Seventy-five percent of all LAPs are ...

PURPOSE This study assessed the effect of time spent in several race sectors (S) on finishing time and determined the variance in distribution of skating time and in total race time for official 1000-m sprint races conducted during a competitive season. METHODS Total race and sector times for the first 200 m (S1) and the following two 400-m laps (S2 and S3) of 34 female and 31 male elite spee...

We identify two vulnerabilities for existing highspeed network-layer anonymity protocols, such as LAP and Dovetail. First, the header formats of LAP and Dovetail leak path information, reducing the anonymity-set size when an adversary launches topological attacks. Second, ASes can launch session hijacking attacks to deanonymize destinations. HORNET addresses these problems but incurs additional...

OBJECTIVE To study the antihypertensive effects of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory peptide LAP on blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). METHODS A cohort of 12-week-old SHRs was randomly divided into 2 distinct groups, and ACE-inhibitory peptide LAP (experimental group) or physiological saline (controls) were administered. Caudal arterial blood pressure w...

Young children are required to use child safety seats, and the age threshold at which children can legally graduate to seat belts has steadily increased. This article tests the relative effectiveness of child safety seats, lap-and-shoulder seat belts, and lap belts in preventing injuries among motor vehicle passengers aged 2–6 yr. We analyze three large, representative samples of crashes report...

Mycoplasma Gallinarum is a commensal with a host range that includes most poultry. This property of M. gallinarum may reflect unique mechanisms for colonization and persistence in various hosts. In previous studies a leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) gene candidate was cloned from a M. gallinarum recombinant genomic library and characterized. Here we evaluate the LAP gene from M. gallinarum at the p...