Lysosomal membrane glycoprotein (lamp)-1 and lamp-2 are the most abundant glycoproteins within the lysosomal membrane. A small amount of lamp-1 and lamp-2 molecules, however, can be present on the cell surface. We have shown previously that highly metastatic colonic carcinoma L4 cells express more lamp-1 and lamp-2 on the cell surface than low metastatic SP cells (Saitoh, O., Wang, W.-L., Lotan...

The increasing usage of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) to address different lighting applications such as traffic signals, exit signs, backlighting and general illumination have made them very popular to the point where they are now an attractive choice for all those lighting applications that were once the domain of incandescent lamps. LEDs have several advantages when compared with incandescent...

More than a century after the introduction of incandescent lighting and half a century after the introduction of fluorescent lighting, solid-state light sources are revolutionizing an increasing number of applications. Whereas the efficiency of conventional incandescent and fluorescent lights is limited by fundamental factors that cannot be overcome, the efficiency of solid-state sources is lim...

Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) were collected during the summer of 2007 at the Greenville and Riverbanks Zoos in South Carolina with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) traps equipped with ultraviolet or incandescent lights and baited with carbon dioxide. Sixteen species of Culicoides were collected, four of which represented more than 80%. They we...

Light-emitting diodes [LEDs] are of particular interest recently as their performance is approaching fluorescent/incandescent tubes. Moreover, their energy-saving property is attracting many researchers because of the huge energy crisis we are facing. Among all methods intending to enhance the efficiency and intensity of a conventional LED, localized surface plasmon resonance is a promising way...

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a pathogen that infects cattle, and is globally important. It causes substantial financial losses to the livestock industry. In the current study, a one-step reverse transcriptase-loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay was set up for rapid and efficient detection of BVDV. For this purpose, four primers were designed to recognize six distinct...