TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement) opens a new era in space borne radar remote sensing. A single-pass SAR-interferometer with adjustable baselines in acrossand in along-track directions is formed by adding a second (TDX), almost identical spacecraft, to TerraSAR-X (TSX) and flying the two satellites in a closely controlled formation. TDX has SAR system parameters whi...

In evaluating the EMIT system for vancomycin used in the Cobas Bio centrifugal analyzer, we found two potential problems, each of which may have important clinical ramifications. First, precision, though acceptable in concentrations up to 30 mg/L, was marginal in the range above 30 mg/L. Second, when EMIT values were compared with those by fluorescent polarization immunoassay (TDx), we found a ...

Inactivation of gentamicin (G) is known to occur secondarily to the formation of complexes with certain beta-lactam antibiotics. However, aminoglycosides in the presence of aminoglycoside-beta-lactam complexes may not be recognized uniformly by all assay methods. We tested this hypothesis by using mixtures of G plus carbenicillin (C), with and without the addition of penicillinase, in pooled se...

The highest bilirubin concentration (15 mg/L) was quantified with the Hitachi 747. Because of the inability of the Hitachi 747 to measure amniotic fluid bilirubin at low concentrations, subsequent concentrations are reported as " calculated " based on the serial dilutions. A mixed-model ANOVA using the percentage change from baseline as the dependent variable was performed. Baseline was calcula...

Background: An isoscalar $pn$ pair is expected to emerge in nuclei that have similar proton and neutron numbers it may be a candidate for deuteron ``cluster.'' There is, however, no experimental evidence it.Purpose: The purpose of this paper construct new reaction model the $(p,pd)$ including breakup elementary process reformation by final-state interactions. How these processes contribute obse...

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Valproic acid (VPA; Depakene#{174}; Depakote#{174}) is indicated for use both as the sole and adjunctive therapy in the treatment of simple (petit mal) and complex absence seizures. It may also be used adjunctively in patients with multiple seizure types, which includes absence seizures. Adjustment of VPA dosage in patients with convulsive disorders is routinely guided by measurements of total ...

Thymidylate synthase (TS) is responsible for the de novo synthesis of thymidylate, which is required for DNA synthesis and repair and which is an important target for fluoropyrimidines such as 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and antifolates such as Tomudex (TDX), ZD9331, and multitargeted antifolate (MTA). To study the importance of TS expression in determining resistance to these agents, we have develo...

Thymidylate synthase (TS) is a critical target for chemotherapeutic agents such as 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and antifolates such as tomudex (TDX), multitargeted antifolate, and ZD9331. Using the MCF-7 breast cancer line, we have developed p53 wild-type (M7TS90) and null (M7TS90-E6) isogenic lines with inducible TS expression ( 6-fold induction compared with control after 48 h). In the M7TS90 line,...