Radiolabeled Lipiodol(®) (Guerbet, Villepinte, France) is routinely used in hepatoma therapy. The temperature-sensitive hydrogel polyethylene glycol-b-poly-DL-lactic acid-co-glycolic acid-b-polyethylene glycol triblock copolymer is used as an embolic agent and sustained drug release system. This study attempted to combine the polyethylene glycol-b-poly-DL-lactic acid-co-glycolic acid-b-polyethy...

We will now focus on the instance when k = 3, and we will denote the three alternatives as a, b, and c. For ease of notation, we will map each voter’s ranking, σi to a tuple (xi, yi, zi) ∈ {−1, 1}3, where xi = 1 if σi(a) > σi(b), and −1 otherwise. Similarly, yi = 1 if σi(b) > σi(c) and −1 otherwise, and zi = 1 if σi(c) > σi(a), and −1 otherwise. Finally, we will let x := (x1, . . . , xn), y := ...

VEGF is crucial for metaphyseal bone vascularization. In contrast, the angiogenic factors required for vascularization of epiphyseal cartilage are unknown, although this represents a developmentally and clinically important aspect of bone growth. The VEGF gene is alternatively transcribed into VEGF(120), VEGF(164), and VEGF(188) isoforms that differ in matrix association and receptor binding. T...

Novel anticancer vaccination regimens that can elicit large numbers of Ag-specific T cells are needed. When we administered therapeutic vaccines containing the MHC class I-presented self-peptide tyrosinase-related protein (TRP)-2(180-188) and CpG-containing oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG ODN) to mice, growth of the TRP-2-expressing B16F1 melanoma was not inhibited compared with growth in mice that ...

Chung, T. K. and Baker, D. H. 1992. Utilization of methionine isomers and analogs by the pig. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 72: 185-188. A total of 72pigs averaging 9.6 + 1.4 kg were used to evaluate the efficacy of supplemental L-methionine (Met), D-Met, DL-Met and Dl-methionine hydroxy analog free acid (DL-HMB) when added to a Met-deficient feather meal-corn-soybean meal-dried whey diet. Growth performa...

Serial 24 hour balance studies of nitrogen and energy were carried out over 10 days in two groups of ventilator dependent preterm infants, of comparable weight and gestational age. In one group (n = 10) a parenteral amino acid source (Vamin 9) was started within 24 hours of birth, and in the other group (n = 11) it was not started until 72 hours. The feeding protocol was otherwise identical. Th...

The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of elemental sulfur (S) addition on soil pH and availability of macroand micronutrients during the sugarcane growing season. Sulfur application did not significantly reduce soil pH when applied at 0 to 448 kg S ha−1 due to the high soil buffering capacity. Water extractable phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) for soils receiving the highest S rat...