The Burkholderia cenocepacia epidemic ET12 lineage belongs to the genomovar IIIA including the reference strain J2315, a highly transmissible epidemic B. cenocepacia lineage. Members of this lineage are able to cause lung infections in immunocompromised and cystic fibrosis patients. In this study, we describe the genome of F01, an environmental B. cenocepacia strain isolated from soil in Burkin...

K. P. A., a Hindu male, aged 25, arrived in a military station for training on 3rd February, 1937, from l)lS village five miles away. On the same day he ^'aS inoculated with 1 c.cm. of T.A.B. vaccine. After the inoculation he received 48 hours' ' excused duty' and had no complaints. On the 16th, he reported sick complaining of fev_er> cough and cold. He said he had been having fever f01 three d...

This paper characterises the world real interest rate as a common trend in real interest rates in Germany, Japan, and the United States from 1964Q1 to 1996Q2. This single common trend has desirable properties as the world real interest rate and has been moving together with the world real return on the stock market, and the world real fiscal policy variable, suggesting financial integration and...

This paper documents and analyses the volatility of economic growth in rich and poor countries. It concludes that whereas volatility has declined almost universally in advanced countries, the picture is more mixed for developing countries. The paper then concentrates on the case of India, where GDP volatility has declined over the past two decades. The evidence shows that the move away from agr...

Sea level rise will cause spatial shifts in economic activity over the next 200 years. Using a spatially disaggregated, dynamic model of world economy, this paper estimates consequences probabilistic projections local sea changes. Under an intermediate scenario greenhouse gas emissions, permanent flooding is projected to reduce global real GDP by 0.19 percent present value terms. By year 2200, ...

This study was supported by grants received from the Hungarian Science Fund (OTKA T043763), the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (F01/031) and an EU FP6 NEST 012787 grant. The authors are grateful to all the parents and the owners who participated in this research for their patience and support throughout the study. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Gabriella Lakatos, D...

This study characterizes groundwater's physicochemical parameters and bacteriological analysis in Bwari, FCT, Nigeria. Nine boreholes were randomly selected for sampling. Sample locations include Dutse Sokali, Baupma, Jabu, Kogo, Sabon Gari Dimas Isuwa Street, Alhaji, Tasha Bwari F01 Kubwa Bwari. The studied pH, Electrical Conductivity, Fluorine, Nitrate, Total Dissolved Solids, Chloride, Sulph...

Interleukin-29 (IL-29) is a member of the type III IFN family that has been shown to have antiviral activity and to inhibit cell growth. Melanoma cell lines were tested for expression of the IL-29 receptor (IL-29R) and their response to IL-29. Expression of IL-28R1 and IL-10R2, components of IL-29R, was evaluated using reverse transcription-PCR. A combination of immunoblot analysis and flow cyt...

Geographic and temporal variation in occurrence of dementia within the US has received little attention despite its importance for generation of new etiologic hypotheses and health services research. We examine methodological problems in the use of vital statistics data for assessing variation over time, among states and within states in the US. We analyzed the US multiple cause of death files ...