This study reports for the first time molecular detection of Anaplasma platys infection in 4 (13.3%) of 30 Malaysian dogs investigated. A low occurrence (3.3%) of Babesia gibsoni was also noted, being detected in one of the 30 dogs. Rickettsia, Bartonella, Orientia tsutsugamushi, and Ehrlichia DNA were not detected in the dog blood samples. The role of A. platys as an agent of canine anaplasmos...

The isolation of Mycoplasma hyosynoviae from a piglet with severe pneumonia is described. This is the first report of M. hyosynoviae isolation in the country. The lung sample where the isolation was made was severely consolidated, suppurative and pleurisy. The pathogenicity of the M. hyosynoviae isolated has yet to be determined.

342 NATURE | VOL 399 | 27 MAY 1999 | www.nature.com A micro-Raman spectrometer was used for the further characterization of the deposited diamond. A laser beam of 1-mm spot size was focused onto the crystallites. Figure 3 shows the resulting Raman spectrum: it exhibits a first-order diamond peak centred at 1,332.8 cm. The high intensity of the diamond peak, its small full-width at half-maximum ...

NATURE | VOL 410 | 15 MARCH 2001 | www.nature.com 345 The onsets of the transitions are all in the vicinity of 36 K, the transition temperature for x ˆ 0:10. There is no bulk superconducting transition for x ˆ 0:3 and x ˆ 0:4. The data are interpreted as indicating that bulk superconductivity in single-phase material is suppressed for x greater than 0.10. The superconducting transitions observe...

Proof. First, we’ll give an intuitive proof. Let b > 0 be given. Mark off multiples of b on the number line. The integer a will fall between two different multiples. qb is the smaller multiple, and r is the distance from qb to a. Clearly the choices of q and r are unique. Why we need the well-ordering principle: it’s not clear that a will fall between two different multiples of b if the numbers...

merican Journal of Audiology • Vol. 24 • 345–348 • September 2015 • Research Forum: Intervention and Outcom p://aja.pubs.asha.org/ by a Univ of Auckland User on 09/30/20 bs.asha.org/ss/rights_and_permissions.aspx Results: Early intervention, either in the form of amplification or cochlear implantation, was associated with higher language scores. Maternal education and communication mode used du...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the expression and biological function of miR-345 in HCC remain unknown. The present study demonstrated that miR-345 expression was reduced in HCC tissues and cell lines. Decreased miR-345 expression was associated with unfavorable clinical features and poor prognosis. In vitro functional assays showed that miR-3...

BACKGROUND MiRNAs might function as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes in the tumorigenesis process. Dysregulation of miR-345 is a frequent event in many types of human cancers. However, the tissue miR-345 expression level in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its potential clinical significance remains unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS Real-time PCR was conducted to evaluate the expression...