OBJECTIVES To explore the luminescent oxygen channeling technology-based digoxin immunoassay (LOCI digoxin assay) for rapid detection of lily of the valley extract and convallatoxin. The potential in vitro binding of convallatoxin with Digibind was also evaluated. METHODS Aliquots of a drug-free serum pool and a digoxin serum pool were supplemented with lily of the valley extract or convallat...

Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is a disinfectant which possesses high efficiency, low toxicity, fast, and broad sterilization ability. Although it can effectively disinfect many microorganisms including Bacillus sp., Staphylococcus sp., Escherichia coli, fungi and alga, the application of chlorine dioxide in irrigating water system of agriculture needs to be evaluated further. This study is, therefore...

Common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen (CALLA' ; CD10) is an important cell surface marker in the diagnosis of human acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) (references 1-8) . It is present on leukemic cells of pre-B phenotype, which represent 85% of cases of ALL, and is absent from normal PBMC. However, CALLA is not restricted to leukemic cells and is found on a variety of normal tissues (9-14) . ...

Recent studies suggest that lymphoid blast crisis cells of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) expressing the common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen (CALLA) are B precursor cells, based on the demonstration of immunoglobulin (Ig) gene rearrangement similar to common acute lymphocytic leukemia. There is little evidence to suggest whether the cells with similar lymphoid characteristics in the...

Lymphoblasts from 93 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) were characterized by immunologic cell surface markers. These patients were treated on a single protocol, featuring adriamycin therapy during remission, and have been followed from 2 to 6.5 yr (median 4 yr). Three classes of patients were defined serologically: HTA+ Ia- CALLA-, Ia+ CALLA+ HTA-, and Ia+ CALLA- HTA-. Disease-fr...

Zephyranthes is a genus of bulbous perennials belonging to family Amaryllidaceae. This family is one of the top 20 most widely used plant families well known for its ornamental value. The plants of this family are used by native peoples of different countries for treating various diseases. The genus Zephyranthes is one amongst 75 genera under this family [1,2]. It consists of about 90 species a...

Location intelligence is a set of tools and techniques to integrate a geographical dimension into BI platforms, aimed at enhancing their capability of better monitoring and interpreting business events. Though most commercial data warehouse tools have implemented spatial extensions to support GIS integration, the user experience with spatial data is still mostly limited to the visualization of ...

As a popular ornamental flower, potted lily is an important object of lily breeding. Paclobutrazol, a chemical growth retardation compound, is often used to dwarf plant in producing potted lilies. However, in recent years, the plants with inherited dwarf traits by using genetic engineer breeding technology are being developed. The studies on molecular basis of lily dwarfism will offer some targ...

This paper presents the results of Lily in the ontology alignment contest OAEI 2015. As a comprehensive ontology matching system, Lily is intended to participate in four tracks of the contest: benchmark, conference, anatomy, and instance matching. The specific techniques used by Lily will be introduced briefly. The strengths and weaknesses of Lily will also be discussed. 1 Presentation of the s...