Presents remarks from the MTTS Ombudsman.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSdWe performed a frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test (FSIGT) withminimal model analysis and ameal tolerance test (MTT) in 20 subjects with impaired fasting glucose (11 men, 9 women; mean age 60.76 1.9 years, BMI 29.4 6 0.9 kg/m) in a single-blind study after 2 weeks of placebo treatment and 8 weeks of colesevelam 3.75 g daily. From these tests, insuli...

PURPOSE To compare clinical and radiographic results of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using modified transtibial technique (mTT), anteromedial (AM) portal technique and outside-in (OI) technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS From March 2007 to December 2012, ACL reconstruction was performed using the mTT, AM portal technique and OI technique in 20 patients each. Anteroposterior and...

We describe a test which uses the ability of viable cells to reduce 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) to detect resistance to a bactericidal drug, rifampin, in in vitro-cultured Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The assay shows a linear relationship between the number of viable bacteria and the ability to reduce MTT. Dead mycobacteria were unable to reduce MTT. Rifam...

An in-depth investigation of a multi-mode reconfigurable aperture controlled by pin diode switches is presented. A method for reducing the coupling across the pin diode switches is explored, yielding a noticeable improvement in the isolation characteristics between ports. Strategic feeding of the patch antenna ports results in significantly improved radiation patterns, making the system suitabl...