In this study, we investigated the rejection of the synthetic patch and human tissues in the host. We observed the growth of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) cultured with polypropylene mesh in vitro. The results of flow cytometry showed that the expression of CD44, CD73, CD90, CD45, CD14 and CD34 was 98.54, 95.32, 98.49, 1.21, 3.01 and 2.14%, respectively. ADSCs were isolated from rabbit sub...

The effect of altered alveolar-capillary permeability on angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity in serum (SACE) was studied in 45 patients with sarcoidosis and 21 healthy controls. In sarcoidosis increased albumin concentrations in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (L albumin) and increased ratios of L albumin to albumin in serum (S albumin) indicated an increased permeability of the alveo...

BACKGROUND The efficacy of systemic applications of imidacloprid for the management of avocado thrips and avocado lace bug was determined in field trials. Following insecticide treatment by chemigation, leaves of appropriate age for each insect were sampled over a 6 month period and used for bioassays. Imidacloprid residues were measured by ELISA in leaves used for bioassays to determine concen...

Collar and tie men: the smallest trefoil knot reported to date has been prepared by an active metal template synthesis. Copper(I) ions are able to constrain the well-designed structure so that it can form the loops by complexing to the bipyridine moieties in the core of the thread and the two ends of the entangled lace on opposite faces of the loop, before acting as a catalyst to close the lace.

Optogenetic systems enable precise spatial and temporal control of cell behavior. We engineered a light-activated CRISPR-Cas9 effector (LACE) system that induces transcription of endogenous genes in the presence of blue light. This was accomplished by fusing the light-inducible heterodimerizing proteins CRY2 and CIB1 to a transactivation domain and the catalytically inactive dCas9, respectively...

INTRODUCTION This report describes InterLACE (Interface to LACE), a natural language and graphical interface to the LACE (Land Air Combat in ERIC) military simulation system from Rome Air Development Center, Grifiss Air Force Base, NY [Anken 89]. Our research group at NCARAI has special interest in such related issues as the mental modeling of spatial information, multimodal human-computer inte...

Complex deformable webs like lace fabrics are amongst the most complicated materials to be inspected without any human intervention. The ability of such webs to deform easily, along with their complex patterns, presents a challenging problem for any machine vision system. Their pattern complexity makes it very difficult to use any global image processing or rulebased techniques for inspection, ...

The current article presents the process of situated modeling in the drawing workshop for bobbin lace developed and implemented in the Núcleo de Produção Artesanal Rendeiras da Vila, in Ponta Negra, Natal-Brasil. The workshop aimed to rescue the domain over the product in the production of bobbin lace through capacitation of both experienced and novice craftswomen. The modeling of the drawing w...

INTRODUCTION Adhesions to mesh/tacks in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair are often cited as reasons not to adopt its evidence-based superiority over conventional open methods. This pilot study assessed the occurrence of adhesions to full-sized Polypropylene and Gore-tex DualMesh Plus meshes and the possibility for adhesion prevention using fibrin sealant. METHODS Two 10-cm to 15-cm pieces ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Although various drugs can be used in adults for Helicobacter pylori eradication in adults, treatment options are limited in children. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the standard lansoprazole, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin (LAC) protocol to those of LAC+vitamin E (LACE) combination for H. pylori eradication. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 90 ch...