In this paper we report on the susceptibilities of a range of Bacillus species to the human antimicrobial peptide LL-37. B. subtilis showed a low level of resistance to killing by LL-37 (50% growth-inhibitory concentration [GI50], 1 microg/ml). B. cereus and B. thuringiensis showed intermediate levels of resistance to killing (GI50s, 33 microg/ml and 37 microg/ml, respectively). B. anthracis sh...

INTRODUCTION Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is used to prevent muscle atrophy. However, the effect of pulse duration modulation for reducing muscle fatigue and pain is unknown. METHODS Two 2-minute stimulation protocols were applied to the knee extensors of 10 healthy individuals. In 1 session, a long pulse duration (1,000 μs) and a low current amplitude (LL), set to evoke 25% ma...

In this study, the annual and seasonal climatology of cloud fraction (CF) type simulated by Canadian Environmental System Models (CanESMs) version 5 (CanESM5) 2 (CanESM2) at their fully coupled AMIP configurations were validated against CALIPSO-GOCCP-based CF. The CFs produced using CALIPSO-COSP simulator based on CanESMs data atmospheric (AMIP) configuration are also evaluated. shortwave, long...

in order to assess the influence of breed on the vertebral heart scale (vhs) of dogs, the vhs was measured and compared in left to right (ll) and right to left lateral (rl) views. for all dogs (n=56), the mean vhs on the rl radiographs [9.7 vertebra (v)] was significantly larger than the mean vhs on the ll radiographs (9.6 v) (p=0.047). doberman dogs had higher mean values of the vhs in ll (9.9...

The use the aqueous decoction of Leonotis leonurus (L. leonurus) (Ll) R. Br. (Lamiaceae) in the treatment of hypertension (HPT) in traditional medicine is well documented. The effect of the aqueous extract of LI on the blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) has been investigated in normotensive rats. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Ll aqueous extract on the in isolated p...

BACKGROUND Season of birth (SoB) has been linked with various health outcomes. This study aimed to examine the associations between month of birth (MoB) and adult measures of leg length (LL), body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC). METHODS We analysed survey data from 10 geographically diverse areas of China obtained through the China Kadoorie Biobank. Analysis included 487 529 a...

The sole human cathelicidin peptide, LL-37, has been demonstrated to protect animals against endotoxemia/sepsis. Low, physiological concentrations of LL-37 (< or =1 microg/ml) were able to modulate inflammatory responses by inhibiting the release of the proinflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha in LPS-stimulated human monocytic cells. Microarray studies established a temporal transcriptional profile a...

This paper presents an element of a 2×2-element array antenna for Inmarsat BGAN/GPS applications. The element is an axial mode printed quadrifilar helical antenna that has been integrated with a compact feed network to provide sequential phase rotation for circular polarization (CP) radiation. The novel integrated lumped-element feed network is designed to provide a balanced RF power to the fou...

OBJECTIVES To assess erythrocyte superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities and hydrogen peroxide induced lipid peroxidation in leprosy. DESIGN One hundred leprosy patients and 50 normal healthy controls were studied for the parameters. The data was analysed by grouping the patients into Ridley-Jopling (RJ) types [Tuberculoid leprosy (TT, n = 22), Borderline tuberculoid leprosy ...