A Gram-negative, aerobic, gliding, orange-yellow marine bacterium was isolated from particulate material sampled from the Southern Ocean. This strain produced an exopolysaccharide in liquid culture. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that this isolate was a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, but represented a separate lineage. Major whole-cell fatty acids included i15:1omega10c, i15:0,...

Lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs, NaYF4:Yb(3+),Er(3+)) are well known for emitting visible photons upon absorption of two or more near-infrared (NIR) photons through energy transfer from the sensitizer (Yb(3+)) to the activator (Er(3+)). Of the visible emission bands (two green and one red band), it has been suggested that the red emission results from two competing upconversi...

Objective: In this study, we examined the effect of iridoid (I) derived from lyophilized aqueous extract of Ajuga iva on serum HDL2 and HDL3 compositions and lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) activity, enzyme responsible for reverse cholesterol transport. Methods: Male Wistar rats (n=24) weighing 120±5 g were fed a diet containing 1% cholesterol-rich diet for 15 days. After this phase...

A yellow-pigmented, Gram-negative, rod-shaped, strictly aerobic bacterium (strain UST050418-085(T)) was isolated from the surface of a marine sponge, Myxilla incrustans, at Friday Harbor, WA, USA. The DNA G+C content of this strain was 34.6 mol%. The predominant fatty acids were i15 : 0, a15 : 0, i15 : 1, i16 : 0, i17 : 0 3-OH, 17 : 0 2-OH and summed feature 3, comprising i15 : 0 2-OH and/or 16...

A bacterial strain, UST030701-156T, was isolated from a marine sponge in the Bahamas. Strain UST030701-156T was orange-pigmented, Gram-negative, rod-shaped with tapered ends, slowly motile by gliding and strictly aerobic. The predominant fatty acids were a15 : 0, i15 : 0, i15 : 0 3-OH, i17 : 0 3-OH, i17 : 1omega9c and summed feature 3, comprising i15 : 0 2-OH and/or 16 : 1omega7c. MK-6 was the ...

A yellow-pigmented, Gram-negative, slowly gliding, rod-shaped, strictly aerobic bacterium (UST040801-001T) was isolated from marine sediment. The DNA G+C content was 39.9 mol%. The predominant fatty acids were a15 : 0, i15 : 0, i15 : 0 3-OH, i17 : 1omega9c, i17 : 0 3-OH and summed feature 3, comprising i15 : 0 2-OH and/or 16 : 1omega7c (altogether representing 76.2 % of the total). MK-6 was the...

The upconversion luminescence UCL of the hexagonal -phase NaYF4:Yb,Er nanophosphors as a function of temperature 300–450 K was examined under 978 nm light excitation. The thermal sensitivity was evaluated based on the UCL intensity ratio between H11/2– I15/2 and S3/2– I15/2 transitions RHS . Excitation power, particle sizes 37, 65, and 140 nm , ion doping concentrations, and with and without si...

This paper examines whether there is a causal relationship from job displacement to all–cause mortality. The hypothesis is tested for all employees who lost their job due to a plant closure in Sweden in 1987 and 1988. The control group is a random sample of all employees who did not experience a plant closure during the mid 1980s. Apart from variables commonly available in such studies (age, se...