Water-soluble bioadhesive polymers bearing multiple guanidinium ion (Gu) pendants at their side-chain termini (Gluen–BA, n 1⁄4 10 and 29) that were conjugated with benzamidine (BA) as a trypsin inhibitor were developed. The Gluen–BA molecules are supposed to adhere to oxyanionic regions of the trypsin surface, even in buffer, via a multivalent Gu/oxyanion salt-bridge interaction, such that thei...

In the first study, selective sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim blood agar (SXT-BA) and conventional blood agar (BA) plates incubated under CO2 and anaerobically were compared for their ability to recover group A streptococci from throat cultures. Recovery rates were: SXT-BA (anaerobic), 100%; SXT-BA (CO2), 98%; BA (anaerobic), 89.2%; and BA (CO2), 76.5%. Primary plate bacitracin test results could...

To my dearly loved wife, Haoxian, with whom enjoyable and difficult times were shared throughout this journey, and to my parents, Zhanfu and Xioumei, for their love and support through my life. iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to my advisors, Dr. Arunava Banerjee and Dr. Lei Zhou, for their invaluable guidance, support, and encouragement throughout m...

Water-soluble bioadhesive polymers bearing multiple guanidinium ion (Gu+) pendants at their side-chain termini (Glue n -BA, n = 10 and 29) that were conjugated with benzamidine (BA) as a trypsin inhibitor were developed. The Glue n -BA molecules are supposed to adhere to oxyanionic regions of the trypsin surface, even in buffer, via a multivalent Gu+/oxyanion salt-bridge interaction, such that ...

As business analytics (BA) evolves from a narrow decision support application to an enterprise capability with strategic importance today, a well-developed BA maturity model would help organizations assess their BA competency and guide them forward to achieve greater effectiveness in their BA efforts and closer alignment between business and IT. This study synthesizes and operationalizes the ex...

RESULTS: SSO demonstrated decreased wholebrain intrinsic connectivity compared to controls in left BA-39 and bilateral BA-7’s (p=0.071), which are the superior parietal lobules and the angular gyrus. UCS had significantly decreased intrinsic connectivity throughout the prefrontal cortex (PFC, p=0.031). On seed-based analysis, UCS had significantly increased connectivity between left BA-40 and b...

INTRODUCTION Optimizing outcome in biliary atresia (BA) requires timely diagnosis. Cholestasis is a presenting feature of BA, as well as other diagnoses (Non-BA). Identification of clinical features of neonatal cholestasis that would expedite decisions to pursue subsequent invasive testing to correctly diagnose or exclude BA would enhance outcomes. The analytical goal was to develop a predictiv...

Biliary atresia (BA) is the major cause of cholestasis and the leading indication for liver transplantation (LT). However, the incidence of BA in Korea has not been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and clinical outcomes of BA in Korea. We used the Korean universal health insurance database and extracted data regarding BA patients younger than 18 years of age admi...

We aim at deriving accurate atmospheric parameters and chemical abundances of 19 barium (Ba) stars, including both strong and mild Ba stars, based on the high signalto-noise ratio and high resolution Echelle spectra obtained from the 2.16 m telescope at Xinglong station of National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The chemical abundances of the sample stars were obtained...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of bronchial asthma (BA) in youth is increasing in Japan, but very few athletes are reported to be affected with BA. The aim of this study is to analyze pulmonary function test (PFT) in athletes from the aspect of BA retrospectively. METHODS Medical history questionnaires of 2111 athletes (male: 1549, female: 562) were reviewed. All athletes participated in the insti...