The noninvasive mouse ear swelling assay (MESA) is a model for delayed-type hypersensitivity that holds promise as a testing protocol for allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). The MESA employs only topical sensitization on the abdomen and does not use injections, adjuvants, anesthesia, occlusion, or disruption of the stratum corneum. Five days after induction, the ears are challenged topically and...

This study investigated associations between neighborhood physical and social environments and body mass index in 2,865 participants of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) aged 45-84 years and residing in Maryland, New York, and North Carolina. Neighborhood (census tract) environments were measured in non-MESA participants residing in MESA neighborhoods (2000-2002). The neighborhoo...

A. Carr, Z. Mazorra, D. F. Alonso, C. Mesa, O. Valiente, D. E. Gomez, R. Perez and L. E. Fernandez Department of Vaccines, Center of Molecular Immunology, PO Box 16 040, Havana 11600, Cuba. Fax: (‡53) 7 335049 (A. Carr, Z. Mazorra, C. Mesa, O. Valiente, R. Perez, L. E. Fernandez). Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Science and Technology, Quilmes National University, Bernal, Buenos...

[*] Dr. R. Schmuhl, Prof. D. H. A. Blank, Dr. J. E. ten Elshof Inorganic Materials Science MESA Institute for Nanotechnology University of Twente 7500 AE, Enschede (The Netherlands) Fax: (+31)53-489-4683 E-mail: [email protected] Prof. A. van den Berg Laboratory of Biosensors MESA Institute for Nanotechnology University of Twente 7500 AE, Enschede (The Netherlands) Supporting information...

It's a matter of great pleasure that Mechanical Engineering Students' Association in our department is publishing the First Edition of its annual magazine. The magazine shares the knowledge of the different conventional & emerging fields of mechanical engineering through its technical articles alongwith general articles which serve as a basis for career of the students. I congratulate the entir...

To investigate the effect of growth area on interface dislocation density in strained-layer epitaxy, we have fabricated 2-.um-high mesas of varying lateral dimensions and geometry in (001) GaAs substrates with dislocation densities of 1.5 X 10\ 10, and 10 cm-2 • 3500-, 7000-, and 8250-A-thick Ino (J5 Gao 95 As layers, corresponding to 5, to, and 11 times the experimental critical layer thicknes...

Two genes encoding proteins of 98% sequence identity that are highly homologous to tobacco methyl salicylate (MeSA) esterase (SABP2) were identified and cloned from poplar. Proteins encoded by these two genes displayed specific esterase activities towards MeSA to produce salicylic acid, and are named PtSABP2-1 and PtSABP2-2, respectively. Recombinant PtSABP2-1 and PtSABP2-2 exhibited apparent K...

There is a growing need in space and environmental research applications for dual-mode, passive and active 2D and 3D ladar imaging methods. To fill this need, an advanced back-illuminated avalanche photodiode (APD) design is presented based on crystallographically etched (100) epitaxial silicon on R-plane sapphire (SOS), enabling single photon sensitive, solid-state focal plane arrays (FPAs) wi...

Significant ecosystem-scale emissions of methylsalicylate (MeSA), a semivolatile plant hormone thought to act as the mobile signal for systemic acquired resistance (SAR), were observed in an agroforest. Our measurements show that plant internal defence mechanisms can be activated in response to temperature stress and are modulated by water availability on large scales. Highest MeSA fluxes (up t...