The stabil ity of several base-pairs has been calcul ated in water mediu m usi ng self-consistent reac tion fie ld theory (SCRF) in the framework of Hart ree-Fock (HF) theory formalism. T he nomenclature used by Sponer eta/. (J phys Chem, I 00( 1996) 1965) have bee n used fo r all the basepai rs in ves tigated in th is work. The bindi ng energy is fou nd to increase fo r TAH, GT2, GC I , GA4, a...

The SynCardia total artificial heart (TAH) is the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved device for replacing hearts in patients with congestive heart failure. It pumps blood via pneumatically driven diaphragms and controls the flow with mechanical valves. While it has been successfully implanted in more than 1300 patients, its size precludes implantation in smaller patients. This stu...

The malignant transformation of persistent endometriotic implants into endometrioid adenocarcinoma is rare, especially after remote hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy (TAH-BSO), and there are few cases reported in the English language literature. Patients receiving estrogen replacement therapy are common among the reported cases. We present a case that demonstrates the possibility of malign...

Genes that encode for enzymes that can degrade petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) are critical for the ability of microorganisms to bioremediate soils contaminated with PHs. Distributions of two petroleum-degrading genes AlkB and Nah in soils collected from three zones of the Dagang Oilfield, Tianjin, China were investigated. Numbers of copies of AlkB ranged between 9.1 × 10(5) and 1.9 × 10(7) copies...

Central MessageIn patients with cardiogenic shock biventricular failure supported on venoarterial ECMO, Total Artificial Heart implantation can be used as a successful bridge to transplant.See Article page 1138. In transplant. See Cardiogenic (CS) is condition characterized by impaired cardiac output and end-organ hypoperfusion that results in significant morbidity mortality. It remains the lea...

Despite the medicinal aspects of several mushrooms having been passed down through folklore in the Orient, the scientific study of these mushrooms to explore their biological properties has been initiated only within the past 20 years. A number of researchers have particularly focused their attention on one of these mushrooms called maitake (Grifola frondosa) mushroom. "Maitake" (pronounced "my...

We report a rare case of solitary parenchymal splenic recurrence of epithelial ovarian cancer which developed 27 months after the initial treatment. The patient, a 53-year-old woman, with a history of breast cancer, underwent total abdominal hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-ophorectomy (TAH & BSO), omentectomy and pelvic lymph node sampling for a serous carcinoma of the ovaries (stage IIIB). She...

U tah has a small, but regionally (and nationally, in the case of tart cherry) significant tree fruit industry producing over $23 million in orchard receipts (US Census Bureau, 2009) from about 8,000 acres statewide (42% tart cherry, 23% peaches, 21% apple, with the remainder in sweet cherries, apricots, pears and other minor crops; USDANASS, 2007). Hence, establishing proper interpretive guide...