The modern metric system defines units of volume based on the cube. We propose that the ancient Egyptian system of measuring capacity employed a similar concept, but used the sphere instead. When considered in ancient Egyptian units, the volume of a sphere, whose circumference is one royal cubit, equals half a hekat. Using the measurements of large sets of ancient containers as a database, the ...

Properdin factor D,1 a 23,500 tool wt euglobulin (6), interacts with properdin factor B and cobra venom factor (CoVF) to generate the CoVF-dependent C3 convertase which cleaves C3 (7) and activates the terminal complement components, C5-C9 (8). Fluid phase C3b, the major cleavage fragment of C3, interacts with factors B and D in a manner analogous to CoVF to form a fluid phase C3b-dependent C3 ...

Blogs and RSS feeds are becoming increasingly popular. The blogging site LiveJournal has over 11 million user accounts, and according to one report, over 1.6 million postings are made to blogs every day. The “Blogosphere” is a new hotbed of Internet-based media that represents a shift from mostly static content to dynamic, continuously-updated discussions. The problem is that finding and tracki...

This first variationist study of ancient Egyptian examines two possessive constructions in Middle and Late Egyptian. Egyptologists maintain that the innovative form does not gain popularity until Late Egyptian, and that in the Late Egyptian stage, the language had two different registers – each favouring a different possessive variant (Allen 2013, Junge 2005). I confirm that the innovative form...

OBJECTIVE To review the clinical features and management of patients with injuries related to the Chinese cobra (Naja atra). DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Two acute hospitals in Hong Kong. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The nature of injuries, envenoming features, complications, response to antivenom therapy, and outcome. RESULTS Eighteen patients were recruited during the 5-year study per...

The conflict in Kosovo created mass displacement and a fractured health system. Roma, Ashkali, and Balkan Egyptian communities are particularly vulnerable to discrimination and exclusion from institutions. We aimed to examine Roma, Ashkali, and Balkan Egyptian disparities in quantity and quality of antenatal care received. We conducted a cross-sectional study in August 2012 with 603 women aged ...

PURPOSE To identify novel endometrial cancer-specific methylation markers and to determine their association with clinicopathologic variables and survival outcomes. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Differential methylation hybridization analysis (DMH) was done for 20 endometrioid endometrial cancers using normal endometrial DNA as a reference control. Combined bisulfite restriction analysis (COBRA) was us...