[1] We develop a modeling framework to investigate the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on phenological variability in Europe through its influence on the distribution of wintertime synoptic-scale surface temperature variability. The approach employs an eigendecomposition of NCEP daily winter surface temperature estimates from the latter twentieth century to represent the spati...

PURPOSE To evaluate whether dexamethasone injected intracamerally at the conclusion of surgery can safely and effectively reduce postoperative inflammation and improve surgical outcomes in eyes with and without glaucoma. METHODS Retrospective chart review of 176 consecutive eyes from 146 patients receiving uncomplicated phacoemulsification (PE) (n = 118 total, 82 with glaucoma), glaucoma drai...

A BHK cell line persistently expressing a Kunjin (KUN) virus replicon RNA (repBHK, similar to our recently described ME/76Neo BHK cell line [A. A. Khromykh and E. G. Westaway, J. Virol. 71:1497-1505, 1997]) was used for rescue and propagation of KUN viruses defective in the RNA polymerase gene (NS5). A new infectious full-length KUN virus cDNA clone, FLSDX, prepared from our previously describe...

We present the first modelocked backside-cooled GaSb VECSEL (Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) operating above $2 ~\mu \text{m}$ . Using a two quantum well InGaSb SESAM (SEmiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror) in V-shaped cavity arrangement we obtain femtosecond modelocking at center wavelength of 2061 nm, w...