The female and male of Dasybasis (Agelanius) cortesi, new species, is described and illustrated from specimens collected in the National Reserve of Río Clarillo, Cordillera Province, Central Chile. Its relationships to other Dasybasis species are discussed.

A previous issue of the ASHI Quarterly introduced HLAMatchmaker as a matching program that considers the structural basis of epitopes on class I HLA antigens. Each HLA antigen can be viewed as a string of short sequences (triplets) involving polymorphic amino acid residues in antibodyaccessible positions; the triplets are considered key elements of epitopes that can induce the formation of spec...

Yoshio Miyamori Yoshihiro Ashi Eisuke Sato Mitsuhiro Takano ABSTRACT: Deployment of optical fibers in the access network is expected to have a large impact on the realization of multimedia services such as video on demand and home shopping. The passive optical network (PON) method allows for implementation of the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) service at low cost, due to sharing of the optical transm...

[email protected] Abbreviations ABMR: Antibody Mediated Rejections; ADMSC: Adipose Tissue Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells; AHG: Anti-Human Globulin; ASHI: American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics; CGN: Chronic Glomerulonephritis; CNI: Calcineurin Inhibitor; CRF: Chronic Renal Failure; DMEM: Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium; DSA: Donor Specific Antibody; DST: Donor Specifi...

Data from seven beef steer trials were compiled and regression analyses used to evaluate relationships among molar proportions of acetate (Ac), propionate (Pr) and butyrate (Bu), total concentration of volatile fatty acids (VFA), rumen ammonia (NH3), rumen pH, rumen fluid dilution rate (FDR), rumen fluid volume (FVOL), body weight (WT), dry matter intake (DMI) and dietary concentration and inta...

Ross River virus, a mosquitoborne alphavirus, causes epidemic polyarthritis in Australia and the Pacific region. We analyzed serum cytokine, chemokine, and growth factor levels in travelers returning to Germany from Australia. Serum samples showed elevated concentrations in the acute phase of the illness and, more pronounced, in the long-lasting convalescent phase.

Ross River virus (RRV) is the most common mosquitoborne disease notified within Australia and is a significant public health issue for NSW. There have been more than 7500 notifications of RRV in NSW over the past 10 years. Peak seasons occurred in 1996–97 (1547 notified cases) and 2005–06 (1268 notified cases), with an average of 683 notifications for the 11 seasons before this.1 The November 2...