It is an established fact that the bit rate of optical networks is slowed down by the optical to electrical to optical (OEO) conversion, here a simple all optic logic device is composed by the use of a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier and an optical coupler, this configuration is known as a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer. This device is used for generating an optical multiplexer as well as an optic...

Two new species of the diplodactylid gecko Bavayia are described from restricted areas within the main island of New Caledonia. Both species are characterized by small size, a single row of preanal pores, and distinctive dorsal color patterns. One species is known only from the endangered sclerophyll forest of the drier west coast of New Caledonia, where it was collected in the largest remainin...

Patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody associated vasculitis (AAV) have a high prevalence of infection during immunosuppressive therapy, and the total lymphocyte count (TLC) has been demonstrated to be an independent predictor of infection. The current study investigated the value of the TLC and its subsets, particularly the CD4 count, for predicting infections of AAV in a single...

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (SM) is an important nosocomial pathogen that exhibits intrinsic resistance to various antimicrobial agents. However, the risk factors for SM bacteraemia have not been sufficiently evaluated. From January 2005 to September 2012, we retrospectively compared the clinical backgrounds and outcomes of SM bacteraemic patients (SM group) with those of bacteraemic patients ...

-The extrinsic venom gland musculature in snakes exhibits a reasonably conserved spatial pattern around the venom gland. A prominent exception to this pattern is the M. Pterygoideus Glandulae, which originates from the surface of lhe venom gland itself. This muscle is found only in crotaline snakes, and has a spotty distribution within that group. Previous workers proposed that the M. Pterygoid...

We report a case of a 36-year-old newly diagnosed HIV-infected man presenting with lowgrade fever, productive cough, and weight loss for 5 months. One week before admission, he developed high-grade fever and respiratory distress. His hospital course was complicated by severe pneumonia, right parapneumonic effusion, and respiratory failure, which required ventilatory support, and intercostal dra...

This article is a report on a symposium sponsored by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics presented at the joint meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, June 4–8, Boston, Massachusetts. The presentations focused on the pharmacogenetics of the NAT1 and NAT2 aryla...