To determine if different graded word lists can be used interchangeably for assessment purposes, and to determine if age, grade, or sex affects performance on the different graded word lists, a study examined the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT), Levels I and II, the San Diego Quick Assessment, and the Graded Word Reading Test by F.J. Schonell. The three lists were administered to 283 pupils ...

The susceptibilities of 20 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium intracellulare to rifampin, MDL 473, and ansamycin were determined by broth and agar dilution methods. Ansamycin was more active than MDL 473, which in turn was usually more active than rifampin by either method. The MICs for 90% of the strains tested by agar dilution were 1, 2, and 4 micrograms of ansamycin, MDL 473, and rifampin pe...

Full activation of protein kinase B (PKB, also called Akt) requires phosphorylation on two regulatory sites, Thr-308 in the activation loop and Ser-473 in the hydrophobic C-terminal regulatory domain (numbering for PKB alpha/Akt-1). Although 3'-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1) has now been identified as the Thr-308 kinase, the mechanism of the Ser-473 phosphorylation remains c...

In this study, the cytogenetic effects of a sulphonylurea group herbicide Logran (effective substance; Triasulfuron) were investigated in human peripheral blood lymphocyte culture. The cultures were treated with 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, and 256 mg/ml concentrations of Logran for 24 and 48 h. This compound increased chromosome aberrations (CA) in human lymphocyte culture. Logran decreased Mitot...

The effect of consumers’ compliance with nutritional recommendations is uncertain because of potentially complex substitutions. To lift this uncertainty, we adapt a model of consumer behaviour under rationing to the case of linear nutritional constraints. Dietary adjustments are thus derived from information on consumer preferences, consumption levels, and nutritional contents of foods. A calib...

The protein kinase B (PKB)/Akt family of serine kinases is rapidly activated following agonist-induced stimulation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K). To probe the molecular events important for the activation process, we employed two distinct models of posttranslational inducible activation and membrane recruitment. PKB induction requires phosphorylation of two critical residues, threonine 30...

The spectral characteristics of 1,2,3,8-tetrahydro-1,2,3,3,8-pentamethyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-7H–pyrrolo[3,2-g]quinolin-7one (LD-473) were demonstrated in liquid and solid states. For the liquid state, the absorption and fluorescence spectra of the LD-473 in Methyl Methacrylate showed bands at 385 and 420 nm, respectively. LD-473 in the solid state showed one absorption band at 530 nm, while the...

Abstract Introduction Correct femoral tunnel position in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is critical obtaining good clinical outcomes. We aimed to delineate whether any difference exists between the anteromedial and trans-tibial portal placement techniques on primary outcome of ACLR, graft rupture. Method Adult patients (>18 years old) who underwent ACLR January 2011 - 2...

In contrast to earlier studies (Bothwell et al. 1993, 1994; DeNicola and Hoagland 1996; Kiffney et al. 1997b), Hill et al. (1997) recently concluded that there was no effect of ambient solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation on periphyton and grazers in a small Tennessee stream. These conclusions were based on the appearance that grazing pressure by pleurocerid snails (Elimia clavaeformis) controlled ...