To determine the reasonable rate of straw return and nitrogen (N) fertilizer use which may maintain soil ecosystem health, we analyzed their microbial biomass composition in a 10-year field experiment with different rates (50%, 100%) N (270, 360, 450, 540 kg ha?1 yr?1) by phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis high-throughput sequencing. A 50% combined 450 or yr?1 effectively increased availab...

Manufacturer Brand Assay method Minimal sample volume (uL) Test time (second) Assay range (mg/dL) Hematocrit range (%) Memory (results) Abbott FreeStyle Freedom Lite GDH-PQQ 0.3 ~5 20~500 15~65 400 AgaMatrix WaveSense KeyNote GOD 0.5 4 20~600 20~60 300 Arkray Glucocard X-meter GDH 0.3 5 10~600 30~52 360 Bayer Ascensia Contour GDH-FAD 0.6 5 10~600 0~70 480 Bionime Rightest GM300 GOD 1.4 8 20~600...

We are studying the geometry of a 360 x 360 mosaic image formation. A 360 x 360 mosaic camera model and a calibration procedure are proposed. It is shown that only one point correspondence is needed in order to acquire epipolarily rectified images. The 360 x 360 mosaic camera model is therefore determined by only one intrinsic parameter. It is shown that the relation between coordinates estimat...

Sao Paulo Med J. 2007;125(5):286-8. R E V IE W A R T IC L E Komal Bhatia

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Postoperative infections should be detected earlier. We investigated the effi cacy of the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (NNIS) score, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and various acute-phase proteins for predicting postoperative infections. DESIGN AND SETTING: Case series study at the Júlio Müller University Hospital. METHODS: Thirty-two patients who underwent major gast...

Sao Paulo Med J. 2007;125(4):237-41. O R IG IN A L A R T IC L E Domingos Dias Cicarelli Joaquim Edson Vieira Fábio Ely Martins Benseñor Early dexamethasone treatment for septic shock patients: a prospective randomized clinical trial Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Anesthesia Division, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC/FMUSP), São ...

Sao Paulo Med J. 2007;125(4):215-9. O R IG IN A L A R T IC L E Karla Luciana Magnani Antônio José Maria Cataneo Respiratory muscle strength in obese individuals and infl uence of upper-body fat distribution Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (FMB), Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary dysfunction in obese indi...

Pyrolysis of low density polyethylene (LDPE) by equilibrium fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) was studied in a stirred reactor under different process parameters. In this work, the effect of process parameters such as degradation temperature (420-510°C), catalyst/polymer ratio (0-60%), carrier gas type (H2, N2, ethylene, propylene, Ar and He), residence time and agitator speed (0-300 rpm) on the c...

Regulation of alkaline-resistant laccase from Perenniporia tephropora KU-Alk4 was proved to be controlled by several factors. One important factor was the initial pH, which drove the fungus to produce different kinds of ligninolytic enzymes. P. tephropora KU-Alk4 could grow at pH 4.5, 7.0, and 8.0. The fungus produced laccase and MnP at pH 7.0, but only laccase at pH 8.0. The specific activity ...

Effects of extrusion cooking and low-temperature storage on the physicochemical changes and resistant starch (RS) content in cornstarch were evaluated. The cornstarch was conditioned at 20%-40% moisture contents and extruded in the range 90-130 °C and at screw speeds in the range 200-360 rpm. The extrudates were stored at 4 °C for 120 h and then at room temperature. The water absorption, solubi...