TO THE EDITOR—We read with interest the correspondence by Karagoz et al [1] regarding our article on the prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coro-navirus (MERS-CoV) nasal carriage and compliance with the Saudi health recommendations among pilgrims attending the 2013 Hajj [2]. On behalf of all authors of our original article, we would like to respond to their correspondence. Karagoz e...

REPLY: We are grateful for the comments by Ahissar et al. on our recent manuscript (Masri et al. 2008) and for the opportunity to respond to these comments. Our manuscript focused on testing the hypothesis—formulated by Ahissar and collabo-rators—that the paralemniscal pathway in the rat's vibrissae system functions as a phase-locked loop (PLL) (Ahissar et al. 2000; Sosnik et al. 2001). We emph...

To the Editor: Thank you for your attention to our recent publication (1). As the primary focus of this manuscript was to improve understanding in how multiplex testing and Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology are being integrated into clinical practice, details on our approach to specific variant classification are outside the scope of this report. However, the classification of DNA var...

Stimulated by our 2015 Current Biology paper [1], Zambon et al. reinvestigated how three myosin isoforms participate in the formation and constriction of the contractile ring in fission yeast. Our paper presented evidence that these myosin isoforms have distinct roles: "Conventional myosin-II Myo2 is crucial to ring assembly, unconventional myosin-II Myp2 is most important for ring constriction...

lites after repeated ingestion of sodium metaarsenite by volunteers. Biological monitoring of arsenic exposure of gallium arsenide-and inorganic arsenic-exposed workers by determination of inorganic arsenic and its metabo-lites in urine and hair. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 50:606-612 (1989). micronuclei in exfoliated bladder cells of persons who chronically ingest arsenic-contaminated water in Nevada. ...

Thirty-day results of the SAPIEN aortic Bioprosthesis European Outcome (SOURCE) Registry: a European registry of transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the Edwards SAPIEN valve. Circulation 2010;122:62–9. [5] Gilard M, Eltchaninoff H, Iung B, Donzeau-Gouge P, Chevreul K, Fajadet J et al. FRANCE 2 Investigators. Registry of transcatheter aortic-valve implantation in high-risk patients. N ...

REPLY: We thank Kelly and coworkers (3) for their comments. We agree that some of the Ren-2 animals in our study did develop malignant hypertension, as discussed in our report (see the penultimate paragraph of the DISCUSSION in Ref. 1). We included all animals which survived to the end of the study in the final analysis because we feel that the exclusion of animals with malignant hypertension w...

TO THE EDITOR—We thank Worth and colleagues [1] for reflecting on some important points related to our recent study where we reported a 63% reduction in hospital-onset (HO) Staphylococcus au-reus bacteremia (SAB) in Australia [2]. We agree that the HO-SAB definition used in our study is not the national definition currently used for healthcare-associated (HCA) SAB surveillance in Australian hos...

Methods: In this cross sectional study, broadcasted advertisements on 4 important channels of Iran TV were recorded for a week from 8 am to 12 pm in 2012. The content and volume of food advertisements were investigated using a researcher-made check list. Advertisement group (food, non-food), food group (non-cariogenic, cariogenic), advertisement appeals (rational, emotional, and humor content),...

10 cases . The histopathology laboratory of the UMTH provides referral services for all the hospitals and private clinics in Borno State as well as other neighbouring States in the northeastern part of Nigeria. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide baseline data on the frequency of occurrence, age and parity of patients, clinical presentation, degenerative changes, diseases associated...