PURPOSE Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is characterized by chronic pain, pressure and discomfort felt in the pelvis or bladder. An in-depth shotgun proteomics study was carried out to profile the urinary proteome of women with IC/PBS to identify possible specific proteins and networks associated with IC%PBS. MATERIALS AND METHODS Urine samples from ten female IC/PBS p...

Abstract This paper explores and validates the use of ground shaking scenarios generated via 3D physics-based numerical simulations (PBS) for seismic fragility studies. The 2009 L’Aquila event is selected as case-study application, given availability a comprehensive post-earthquake database, gathering observed damages detected on several building typologies representative Italian built environm...

In this work, a series of intumescent flame retarded polybutylene succinate (PBS) formulations have been developed based on ethylenediamine phosphate (EDAP) and different co-additives, i.e., zinc borate, melamine molybdate, aminated multiwall carbon nanotubes, at relatively low loading (10 wt.%). Among them, borate endows the best synergistic retardant effect with EDAP in PBS. Cone calorimetry ...

Poly (butylene succinate) (PBS) is one of the most common biodegradable plastic polymers that has recently been used in green environmental field. Enhancement physicochemical characteristics these by using plant-based materials like Baobab ( Adansonia digitata ) will improve its industrial application. This study evaluated powder (BP) and PBS composites under various ratios (PBS/BP: 90/10, 80/2...

A layered nanostructure of a lead sulfide (PbS) quantum dot (QD)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) hybrid was prepared by the electrostatic assembly after the phase transfer of PbS QDs from an organic to an aqueous phase. Well-crystallized PbS QDs with a narrow diameter (5.5 nm) was mono-dispersed on the sidewalls of MWNT by the electrostatic adsorption. Near-infrared absorption of PbS/MWNT n...

The 5' leader region of avian sarcoma-leukosis viruses (ASLVs) folds into a series of RNA secondary structures which are involved in key steps in the viral replication cycle such as reverse transcription, dimerization and packaging of genomic RNA. The O3 stem and three stem-loops (O3SLa, O3SLb and O3SLc) form the minimal packaging signal that is located downstream of the primer binding site (PB...

Selective laser melting (SLM) can fabricate titanium and its alloy components with both elaborate internal architectures complex shapes without geometric constrictions. The corrosion resistance of SLM-produced Ti is crucial in some applications such as marine biomedical environments. Here, potentiodynamic polarization electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were used to evaluate the behaviors Ti...

The morphology of crystalline precipitates in a solid-state matrix is governed by complex but tractable energetic considerations driven largely by volume strain energy minimization and anisotropy of interfacial energies. Spherical precipitate morphologies are favored by isotropic systems, while anisotropic interfacial energies give energetic preference to certain crystallographically oriented i...

This article reviews the origins and characteristics of the positive behavior support (PBS) movement and examines those features in the context of the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA). We raise a number of concerns about PBS as an approach to delivery of behavioral services and its impact on how ABA is viewed by those in human services. We also consider the features of PBS that have fac...

Background—Some reports have suggested that, in vitro, human heart chymase in homogenates contributes little to angiotensin (Ang) II formation in the presence of natural protease inhibitors such as a-antitrypsin. We studied whether chymase bound to heparin, resembling an in vivo form, could contribute to Ang II formation in the presence of natural protease inhibitors. Methods and Results—The An...