Protamine is widely used for reversing systemic heparinization after cardiac catheterization. Although rare, major reactions to protamine that simulate anaphylaxis occasionally occur and have previously been associated only with an allergic reaction to fish. Because neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin includes protamine, it might be anticipated that NPH insulin-dependent diabetic patients ...

2014 Dodecahedral particles of Al-Fe-Cu alloy, obtained by slow solidification, have been studied by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Their peculiar microcrystalline structure of overall pseudo-icosahedral symmetry, previously identified by high resolution imaging and electron diffraction, is shown to be conformed by indexing of X-ray precession patterns. The crystal syst...

The Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005 gave the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulatory authority over certain naturally occurring and acceleratorproduced radioactive material (NARM). The NRC published its final rule implementing this authority in the Federal Register on October 1, 2007 (72 FR 55863). The final rule expanded the definition of “byproduct material” in NRC regulations a...