The Agilent 1260 Infi nity Hybrid SFC/UHPLC System offers a fast, reliable, green, robust, and cost-effective solution by coupling the advantages of HPLC and the benefi ts of supercritical fl uid chromatography (SFC). This Application Note describes the conversion of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) normal-phase HPLC method for cholecalciferol assay to an SFC method using serially coupled c...

Vesicular stomatitis is usually a mild, self-limiting disease in the horse, characterized by oral vesicles, ulcers or crusting of the muzzle, and difficulty eating. Horses are commonly subclinically affected during outbreaks. The exposure of horses to vesicular stomatitis virus may occur in nonoutbreak years in areas where vesicular stomatitis is common. Authors’ addresses: Dept. of Clinical Sc...

AIM To investigate risk factors for early preterm birth. METHODS AND MATERIAL A retrospective comparative study was conducted at Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the period from January to December 2010. Five hundred and ninety-five patient's files and delivery registry logbooks were reviewed, the following information was collected; demographic data, current and past obstetric histories...

In forensics, the analysis of ink writings from documentation is required for authentication or crime analysis. Ten organic ink dye components typically found in ink pens were separated using the Agilent 1290 Infinity LC System and quantified using the Agilent 6140 single quadrupole LC/MS System. The dyes were separated in less than 3.5 min using a sub-2-μm, 30 mm column. Analysis of ink markin...

Dirkje S. Postma, Chris Brightling, Leo Fabbri, Thys van der Molen, Gabriele Nicolini, Alberto Papi, Klaus F. Rabe, Salman Siddiqui, Dave Singh, Maarten van den Berge and Monica Kraft Affiliations: University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Dept of Pulmonology, Groningen, The Netherlands. Dept of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Institute for Lung Health, University of L...

Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTIs) includes a group of disease entities namely acute bronchitis, pneumonia and exacerbations of chronic lung disease (Woodhead et al., 2011). LRTIs are one of the most common infectious diseases of humans (Karen caroll, 2002). They are associated with morbidity and mortality worldwide Anuradha mokkapati and mainly affect older individuals and those with ch...