Posterior carpometacarpal (CMC) dislocation is a rare condition. Treatment is usually surgical though no strict consensus can be found upon literature review. If diagnosed early and no associated fractures are found, CMC dislocation could benefit from conservative treatment comprising closed reduction and splint immobilisation. We report the case of a 26-year-old man diagnosed with a posterior ...

This paper describes a novel strategy to create a microarray of G-protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs), an important group of membrane proteins both physiologically and pharmacologically. The H1-histamine receptor and the M2-muscarinic receptor were both used as model GPCRs in this study. The receptor proteins were embedded in liposomes created from the cellular membrane extracts of Spodoptera fru...

The presence of the connective tissue components fibronectin and the different types of collagen was demonstrated by histological and immunohistological methods in the granulation and scar tissue of a healing injury in rat muscle. The effects of physical activity on granulation tissue production, scar formation and muscle regeneration at various stages of healing were studied. It was shown that...

A sensitive and versatile detection scheme based on quantum dot immobilisation on a solid support through bio-orthogonal PCR amplification and labelling has been developed for detection and quantification of gene targets in complex DNA mixtures.

Zirconolite (CaZrTi2O7) has been identified as a candidate ceramic wasteform for the immobilisation and disposal of Pu inventories, which there is no foreseen future use. Here, we provide an ov...

• Considered a nonlinear kinetic law for the case of zero initial thickness, which significantly complicates analysis. Novel numerical technique when exponent is greater than 1 (requiring log transformation and boundary immobilisation). Asymptotic expansions small large time, as well values control parameter. This study examines one-dimensional Stefan problem describing sorption finite amount s...

Hypercalcemia is a rare condition in childhood; the most common causes are primary hyperparathyroidism, malignancy, prolonged immobilisation, thyrotoxicosis, thiazide diuretic, supplements containing calcium, milk-alkali syndrome, vitamin D intoxication, infections and idiopathic. We present three cases of severe hypercalcemia of unusual causes in children. The first patient had high fever, poo...

Continuous ethanol fermentation from cheap sugar cane molasses was studied. Two strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were used, one of them flocculent, in order to evaluate the performance of fluidized tubular reactors, with and without support for yeast immobilisation (polyurethane foam and expanded clay argilate granules were tested). In this heterogeneous continuous system, with three phases,...

Biogeosciences Discussions This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal Biogeosciences (BG). Please refer to the corresponding final paper in BG if available. Abstract Peatlands' vast carbon reserves accumulated under low nitrogen availability. Carbon and nitrogen cycling are inextricably linked, so what are the consequences of increased reactive nitrogen deposition for the su...