Real-time RT PCR Evaluation of the Xylitol Effect on Expression Streptococcus pneumoniae cpsB,cpsD and psaA Genes

Cardiovascular disease remains the main cause of death, and great efforts are spent on the design of ECG (electrocardiogram) body sensors these years. Essential components such as analog frontend and wireless transceivers have been integrated on a compact IC with micro-Watt power consumption. To provide timely warning against the fatal vascular signs, based on the Chaotic Phase Space Differenti...

Abstract The dynamic characteristics of high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) have a significant impact on its separation efficiency and equipment stability. accurate discrimination the characteristic during process constitutes prerequisite for clarifying mechanism performance improvement. This study establishes HSCCC operational modal model using least-square complex frequency doma...

UNLABELLED Couplings between uterine contractions (UC) and fetal heart rate (fHR) provide important information on fetal condition during labor. At present, couplings between UC and fHR are assessed by visual analysis and interpretation of cardiotocography. The application of computerized approaches is restricted due to the non-stationarity of the signal, missing data and noise, typical for fHR...

The transfer function of a zero-power thermal reactor was successfully measured thanks to neutron noise techniques from 1 mHz 160 Hz. During month-long experimental campaign, the fluctuations population in critical and subcritical configurations core were acquired using excore fission chambers analysed through Cross-Power Spectral Density (CPSD) methodology. Firstly, reactor’s kinetic parameter...

PURPOSE. To use the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25) to evaluate vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) in patients with pituitary adenoma who undergo transsphenoidal surgery. METHODS. The VFQ-25 was self-administered by 74 patients with pituitary adenoma before and 3 months after surgery. Pre- and postoperative clinical data were collected, including age, ...

Surface capsular polysaccharides play a critical role in protecting several pathogenic microbes against innate host defenses during infection. Little is known about virulence mechanisms of the fish pathogen Streptococcus iniae, though indirect evidence suggests that capsule could represent an important factor. The putative S. iniae capsule operon contains a homologue of the cpsD gene, which is ...

Aim: To compare the correlation between visual field loss and the pretreatment intraocular pressure (IOP) in primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods: In a cross sectional observational study of 74 patients (43 PACG, 31 POAG), pretreatment IOP was measured at presentation, before treatment was initiated. The severity of visual field loss was assessed...

PURPOSE To study blood pressure (BP), intraocular pressure (IOP), and mean ocular perfusion pressure (MOPP) in patients with untreated normal tension glaucoma (NTG), and to investigate the relationship between circadian MOPP fluctuation and visual field status at initial presentation. METHODS IOP and BP were evaluated in hospital over 24 hours in 132 patients with NTG, with measurements taken...