PURPOSE To better understand the pathogenesis of hereditary keratoconus, an inbred line of spontaneous mutant mice with keratoconus-affected corneas (SKC mice) was established and studied with a multidisciplinary approach. METHODS Using a mutant mouse with corneas having a keratoconical appearance as the progenitor, an inbred line of SKC mouse was established by repeated sibling mating. Morph...

PURPOSE Mouse corneas were investigated to see whether a limbal annulus of corneal collagen exists as in humans. Mice with corneas predisposed to topographical changes (the SKC strain) were also examined, to establish the size and spacing of stromal collagen fibrils and the integrity of the annulus. METHODS X-ray diffraction was used to measure collagen fibril spacing and diameter in normal (...

En esta investigación se evaluo el efecto de la combinación fibra vidrio y aditivo sikacem PE, cuya procedencia son las botellas que obtuvo en almacenes marca, los cuales van a ser incorporados mezcla del concreto con objetivo alterar su resistencia compresión flexión como objetivos primer nivel segundo nivel, es verificar trabajabilidad asentamiento concreto. La dosificación fue reemplazada re...

OBJECTIVE Seattle-King County (SKC) Washington is at risk for regional disasters, especially earthquakes. Of 1.8 million residents, >400,000 (22%) are children, a proportion similar to that of the population of the State of Washington (24%) and of the United States (24%). The county's large area of 2,134 square miles (5,527 km2) is connected through major transportation routes that cross numero...

effect on statins of SkC is therefore unlikely or is masked by natural fluctuations in SkC. The similar changes in SkC concentrations in the control and treatment groups should be analyzed more precisely. Potential explanations include inappropriate drug intake as well as technical failures in test performance. The hypothesis of noncompliance with drug intake in the statin groups can be dismiss...

A 17-weeks study was conducted to observe the effect of feeding solvent extracted karanj (Pongamia glabra vent) seed cake (SKC) and alkali processed solvent extracted karanj seed cake (AKC) on various haematological parameters and overall body weight gains in goat kids. Twenty non-descript male kids were randomly divided into fi ve treatment groups viz., T 1 (control), T 2 , T 3 , T 4 and T 5 c...

Genomic DNA from Streptococcus equisimilis strain H46A was cloned in Escherichia coli by using the bacteriophage lambda replacement vector L47 and an in vitro packaging system. A casein/plasminogen overlay technique was used to screen the phage bank for recombinants carrying the streptokinase gene ( skc ). The gene was present with a frequency of 1 in 836 recombinants, and 10 independent clones...

The air we breathe contains microorganisms that can cause infectious respiratory diseases. After two occupants of an apartment were diagnosed with influenza in February of 2013, efforts were made to detect and isolate airborne influenza virus using two different types of active air samplers: a Sioutas Personal Cascade Impactor Sampler (PCIS) and an SKC BioSampler. The PCIS collects size-fractio...

A study was conducted to see the effect of dietary incorporation of alkali (1.5% NaOH, w/w) processed solvent extracted karanj cake (SKC) supplemented with methionine on growth performance, humoral immune response and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens from 0 to 8 weeks of age. One hundred and twenty, dayold broiler chicks were wing banded, vaccinated against Marek’s disease and distri...

Handoffs must be fast for wireless mobile nodes (MN) without sacrificing security between the MN and the wireless access points in the access networks. We describe and analyze our new secure Session Keys Context (SKC) scheme which has all the good features, like mobility and security optimization, of the currently existing key distribution proposals, namely key-request, preauthentication, and p...