A comparative analysis of two groups of highly irradiated victims was carried out in order to evaluate the suitability of two assays for retrospective dose assessment: late translocations and electron spin resonance (ESR) dosimetry. The first group comprised 24 subjects who exhibited acute radiation syndrome (ARS) due to overexposure as a result of nuclear submarine accidents during the period ...

To cite: Tanaka Y, Hirata S, Kubo S, et al. Ann Rheum Dis Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ annrheumdis-2013-204016 ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate the possibility of discontinuing adalimumab (ADA) for 1 year without flaring (DAS28erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) ≥3.2), and to identify factors enabling established patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...

The structural properties of 4-substituted phenols capable of proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) to superoxide (O2 ) were investigated on the basis of electrochemical and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectral measurements and supported by density functional theory calculations. Although the proton and electron donating abilities of phenols are considered to be important factors in PCET re...

Extensively spectral-responsive photocatalytic hydrogen production was achieved over g-C3N4 photo-sensitized by Au nanoparticles. The photo-sensitization, which was achieved by a facile photo-assisted reduction route, resulted in an extended spectral range of absorption from 460 to 640 nm. The photo-sensitized g-C3N4 (Au/g-C3N4) photocatalysts exhibit significantly enhanced photocatalytic hydro...

N. Winckler1,2, F. Nolden2, D. R. Atanasov3, P. Buehler4, V. Ivanova2, M. S. Sanjari2,5, D. Shubina1, T. Yamaguchi6 for the Two-Body Weak Decay Collaboration (TBWD@GSI) 1MPI-K, Heidelberg; 2GSI, Darmstadt; 3St. K. Ohridski University, Sofia; 4SMI, Vienna; 5J. W. Goethe Universitaet, Frankfurt; 6Saitama University, Saitama Schottky Mass Spectrometry (SMS) is frequently used for mass and lifetime...

The structure, thermotropic phase behavior, dynamic motion and order parameters of bilayer dispersions of egg phosphatidylcholine, egg sphingomyelin, egg ceramide and cholesterol have been determined. The coexistence of gel, liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered structure has been determined by peak fitting analysis of synchrotron X-ray powder patterns. Order parameters and extent of distributio...

We report here on a 250-GHz electron spin resonance (ESR) study of macroscopically aligned model membranes composed of mixtures of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and dimyristoylphosphatidylserine (DMPS), utilizing the nixtroxide-labeled cholesterol analog cholestane (CSL). Two clearly resolved spectral components, distinct in both their ordering and dynamics, are resolved. The major comp...

The study was carried out in a pedigree herd of 8 boars and 207 sows of the Polish Landrace breed. The polymorphism of the ESR gene was found by means of the PCR-RFLP method. The amplification resulted in a product of 120 base pairs. The product was then digested with the PvuII restriction enzyme. The two alleles of the ESR gene were identified – ESRA allele – 120 bp, ESRB – 65 and 55 bp. The f...

We investigated the effect of ESR gene-based selection on an improvement of litter size in the herds in real (nonexperimental) conditions. The pigs were selected for three years. In the tested population the pigs were mated according to a breeding scheme where the individuals with at least one ESR-B allele were preferred in the selection. In the control group (CP; n = 140) the pigs were mated j...