99MTechnetium-labeled low density lipoprotein (99MTc-labeled LDL) was developed to detect atherosclerosis by external imaging with the gamma scintillation camera (Lees, et al. J. Nucl. Med. 1985. 26: 1056-1062; Lees, et al. Arteriosclerosis. 1988. 8: 461-470). The present study examined high affinity LDL receptor recognition and intracellular sequestration of 99MTc-labeled LDL by fibroblasts. T...

Low-energy electrons (LEEs) are produced in large quantities in any type of material irradiated by high-energy particles. In biological media, these electrons can fragment molecules and lead to the formation of highly reactive radicals and ions. The results of recent experiments performed on biomolecular films bombarded with LEEs under ultra-high vacuum conditions are reviewed in the present ar...

BACKGROUND Blue laser imaging (BLI) enables the acquisition of more information from tumors' surfaces compared with white light imaging. Few reports confirm the validity of magnifying endoscopy (ME) with BLI (ME-BLI) for early gastric cancer (EGC). We aimed to assess the detailed endoscopic findings from EGCs using ME-BLI. METHODS We enrolled 386 consecutive patients with 417 EGCs that were d...

Three food-industry wastes: fermented apple juice (FAJ), wine lees and yogurt waste (YW) were evaluated in combination with two sources of inoculum, anaerobic sludge and garden compost, to produce electricity in microbial fuel cells. Preliminary potentiostatic studies suggested that YW was the best candidate, able to provide up to 250 mA/m(2) at poised potential +0.3V/SCE. Experiments conducted...

This paper considers the risk of drought and develops drought scenarios for use in the study of severe sustained drought in the southwestern United States. The focus is on the Colorado River basin and regions to which Colorado River water is exported, especially southern California, which depends on water from the Colorado River as well as the four major rivers in northern California. Drought s...

Hypoxia has been regarded as one of the many factors stimulating augmented catecholamine biosynthesis (Vogt, 1960). Plasma levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine were found to be increased in newborns with the respiratory distress syndrome or placental insufficiency (Cheek, Malinek, and Fraillon, 1963). Infants with severe heart failure eliminate in the urine twice as much metanephrine, norme...