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Arthroscopy surgery versus shock wave therapy for chronic calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder
Authors: Rebuzzi Enrico , Coletti Nicolò , Schiavetti Stefano , Giusto Fernando
Published: August 2008

Background

There are several treatment modalities for calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder. If the pain becomes chronic after several months of conservative treatment, open or arthroscopic removal is usually recommended. Recently, extracorporeal shock wave therapy has shown encouraging results in treating calcific deposits.

Materials and methods

We report a retrospective study to compare the outcome after arthroscopic extirpation (group I, 22 cases) with the effect of low extracorporeal shock wave therapy (group II, 24 cases) in patients with a chronic homogeneous calcific deposit in the supraspinatus tendon. Patients included in the study had undergone unsuccessful conservative therapy in the previous six months with no evidence of subacromial impingement of the rotator cuff independent of the calcium deposit or rupture of the rotator cuff detected by sonography or magnetic resonance imaging. AP and LL radiographies were performed for all of the patients at least one week before the treatment and 24 months after the treatment. To keep the possibility of spontaneous resorption low, the deposit had to be sharply outlined and densely structured on the radiograph (types I and II in the Gärtner classification). In group II, the patients underwent an average of three treatment sessions of extracorporeal shock waves therapy with 1,500 impulses/session of 0.10-0.13 mJ/mm2.

Results

Preoperative symptoms (P = 0.09), sex (P = 0.17), operated (P = 0.11) and dominant (P = 0.33) limbs, and age (P = 0.99) of the two groups did not show a significative difference between groups. According to the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) rating system, the mean score in group I improved from 9.36 (±5.2) to 30.3 (±7.62) points after 24 months, with 81.81% reporting good or excellent results (P < 0.001). In group II the mean score after 24 months rose from 12.38 (±6.5) to 28.13 (±9.34) points, with 70.83% reporting good or excellent results (P < 0.001). Radiologically, after two years of follow up, there was no calcific deposit in 86.35% (P < 0.001) of the patients of group I and in 58.33 % (P < 0.001) of the patients of group II. According to the UCLA scores, there was no significant difference between the groups at two years of follow-up (P = 0.38).

Conclusions

We conclude that shock wave therapy is equivalent to arthroscopy, and so shock wave therapy should be preferred because of its noninvasiveness.
The Impact of Social Roles on the Experience of Men in BRCA1/2 Families: Implications for Counseling
Authors: Daly Mary B.
Published: August 2008

Recent advances in genetics have identified several genes associated with inherited susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer and have led to the commercial availability of mutation analyses. Although the majority of cancers associated with BRCA1/2 mutations are seen in women, men with BRCA1/2 mutations are at increased risk for male breast cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer and melanoma. Limited data available on the response of men in BRCA1/2 families suggest that the majority do not pursue genetic counseling, thus they may forgo the opportunity to improve health practices and to pass on valuable cancer risk information to offspring. The patterns of relationships of men within the family and society can pose challenges to their recognition of genetic health threats and the need for preventive interventions. Genetic counselors are in a position to inform at‐risk males of their genetic risk, and to help them explore their personal health options.
Adsorption Isotherms for Bleaching Soybean Oil with Activated Attapulgite
Authors: Liu Yuanfa , Huang Jianhua , Wang Xingguo
Published: August 2008

Activated attapulgite was characterized and used as bleaching clay (adsorbent) for soybean oil. Adsorption isotherms for bleaching soybean oil were determined to investigate the applicability of the Langmuir and Freundlich equations and to elucidate the adsorption characteristics of oil on activated attapulgite. The Freundlich model was found to provide a better fit with the experimental data than the Langmuir model. The larger Freundlich constant, KF at higher temperature indicated more effective adsorption. The heat evolved for oil bleaching increased as the levels of activated attapulgite increased from 0.5 to 3%, due to the increase in adsorptive sites with increasing attapulgite levels as well as multilayer adsorption driven by van der Waals’ forces at smaller amounts of adsorbents. There are enough adsorptive sites with 3% attapulgite to adsorb the pigments associated with soybean oil bleaching. The amount of attapulgite has no effect on ΔHa when it is >3%, and ΔHa is about 32 kJ/mol.
Centrosome overduplication and mitotic instability in PKD2 transgenic lines
Authors: Burtey Stéphane , Riera Marta , Ribe Émilie , Pennenkamp Petra , Rance Roselyne , Luciani Judith , Dworniczak Bernd , Mattei Marie Geneviève , Fontés Michel
Published: August 2008

Polycystin‐2 (PC‐2), a protein encoded by PKD2 and involved in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), is a non‐selective cationic channel recently implicated in the function of primary cilia. We recently constructed a new animal model in the form of a transgenic mouse with a BAC‐containing human PKD2 inserted in its genome. Two transgenic mouse lines overexpressing human PKD2 showed mitotic instability. Fibroblasts from these transgenic mouse lines have abnormal chromosomal numbers. These lines also have supernumerary centrosomes. PC‐2 overexpression is associated with mitotic instability and centrosome overduplication. PC‐2 therefore seems to play a role in centrosome duplication, and this hypothesis is being evaluated in other models.
Adenoviral‐mediated interleukin‐18 expression in mesenchymal stem cells effectively suppresses the growth of glioma in rats
Authors: Xu Gang , Jiang Xiao‐Dan , Xu Ying , Zhang Jing , Huang Fan‐Heng , Chen Zhen‐Zhou , Zhou De‐Xiang , Shang Jiang‐Hua , Zou Yu‐Xi , Cai Ying‐Qian , Kou Sheng‐Bin , Chen Yi‐Zhao , Xu Ru‐Xiang , Zeng Yan‐Jun
Published: August 2008

Glioma is the most common primary intracranial malignant tumor. Despite advances in surgical techniques and adjuvant radio‐ and chemotherapies, the prognosis for patients with glioma remains poor. We have explored the effects of using genetically modified mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to treat malignant glioma in rats. Mesenchymal stem cells isolated from Sprague–Dawley rats can directly suppress the growth of C6 cells in vitro. MSCs transplanted intratumorally can also significantly inhibit the growth of glioma and prolong survival in C6 glioma‐bearing models. MSCs producing Interleukin‐18 infected by adenoviral vector inhibited glioma growth and prolonged the survival of glioma‐bearing rats. Transplantation of IL‐18 secreting MSCs was associated with enhanced T cell infiltration and long‐term anti‐tumor immunity. Thus, IL‐18 may be an effective adoptive immunotherapy for malignant glioma. When used in conjunction with MSCs as targeting vehicles in vivo, IL‐18 may offer a promising new treatment option for malignant glioma.
Global perceived health and ten‐year cardiovascular mortality in elderly primary care patients with possible heart failure
Authors: Johansson Peter , Broström Anders , Dahlström Ulf , Alehagen Urban
Published: August 2008

Introduction:

Although multi‐item health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments provide prognostic information, they are rarely used in routine clinical practice.

Aim:

To examine whether a single question about global perceived health (GPH) was a prognostic indicator of cardiovascular (CV) mortality over 10 years of follow‐up in elderly patients with possible heart failure (HF) in primary care.

Method:

GPH was measured using the first question on the Short‐Form‐36 concerning current health status. Of the 510 patients who underwent baseline evaluation, 448 patients were included.

Results:

Cox proportional regression hazard analysis controlled for age, sex, NYHA class, diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, left ventricular ejection fraction and B‐type natriuretic peptide plasma concentrations, showed that patients with GPH rated as “poor” or “good” were at four (HR 4.1 CI 95% 1.8–9.4) and three times (HR 3.4 CI 95% 1.4–7.8) the risk of CV mortality, respectively.

Conclusion:

GPH is an independent predictor of CV mortality in elderly patients with possible HF. As a complement to clinical factors when evaluating severity of HF, GPH could be an important tool for identifying patients at risk of adverse CV events and in need of improved treatment.
The transglutaminase activating metalloprotease inhibitor from Streptomyces mobaraensis is a glutamine and lysine donor substrate of the intrinsic transglutaminase
Authors: Schmidt Susan , Adolf Frank , Fuchsbauer Hans-Lothar
Published: August 2008

Transglutaminase (TGase) from Streptomyces mobaraensis is an extra‐cellular enzyme that cross‐links proteins to high molecular weight aggregates. Screening for intrinsic substrates now revealed the dual Streptomyces subtilisin inhibitor‐like inhibitor Streptomyces subtilisin and transglutaminase activating metalloprotease (TAMEP) inhibitor (SSTI), equally directed against subtilisin and the TGase activating metalloprotease TAMEP, is both a glutamine and a lysine donor protein. Reactivity of glutamines is lost during culture, most likely by TGase mediated deamidation, and, accordingly, cross‐linking only occurred if SSTI from early cultures was used. Interestingly, release of buried endo‐glutamines by the lipoamino acid N‐lauroylsarcosine could restore SSTI reactivity. Formation of lipoamino acids by Streptomycetes suggests such compounds could also modulate in vivo TGase mediated SSTI cross‐linking.
Design of LNA‐modified siRNAs against the highly structured 5′ UTR of coxsackievirus B3
Authors: Dutkiewicz Mariola , Grunert Hans-Peter , Zeichhardt Heinz , Lena Suzy W. , Wengel Jesper , Kurreck Jens
Published: August 2008

This study describes a strategy to develop LNA‐modified small interfering RNA (siRNAs) against the highly structured 5′ UTR of coxsackievirus B3 (CVB‐3), which is an attractive target site due to its high degree of conservation. Accessible sites were identified based on structural models and RNase H assays with DNA oligonucleotides. Subsequently, LNA gapmers, siRNAs, siLNAs and small internally segmented interfering RNA (sisiLNAs) were designed against sites, which were found to be accessible in the in vitro assays, and tested in reporter assays and experiments with the infectious virus. The best siLNA improved viability of infected cells by 92% and exerted good antiviral activity in plaque reduction assays.
Milk fermented byLactobacillus gasseriSBT2055 influences adipocyte size via inhibition of dietary fat absorption in Zucker rats
Authors: Hamad Essam M. , Sato Masao , Uzu Kazunori , Yoshida Takeshi , Higashi Seiichiro , Kawakami Hiroshi , Kadooka Yukio , Matsuyama Hiroaki , El-Gawad Ibrahim A. Abd , Imaizumi Katsumi
Published: August 2008

We have demonstrated previously that a diet containing skimmed milk (SM) fermented byLactobacillus gasseriSBT2055 (LGSP) reduces adipocyte size in Sprague–Dawley rats. Two experiments were conducted to extend these observations in order to elucidate the mechanism involved. In experiment 1, lean and obese Zucker rats were fed a diet containing SM or LGSP for 4 weeks. The LGSP diet, compared with the SM diet, resulted in lowering of the mesenteric adipose tissue weight (23 %;P < 0·05), adipocyte sizes (28 %;P < 0·001) and serum leptin concentration (36 %;P < 0·05) in lean rats. Obese Zucker rats did not display such dietary effects. Only the number of smaller adipocytes was increased (P < 0·05) by the LGSP diet in the subcutaneous adipose tissue of obese rats. The LGSP diet significantly reduced the serum and hepatic cholesterol in rats. In addition, the LGSP diet led to an increased excretion of faecal fatty acids and total neutral faecal sterols in both rat strains. In experiment 2, Sprague–Dawley rats with permanent cannulation of the thoracic duct were fed either the SM or LGSP diets and their lymph was collected. The LGSP diet lowered the maximum transport rate of TAG and phospholipids. These results indicate that fermented milk regulates adipose tissue growth through inhibition at the stage of dietary fat absorption in lean Zucker rats.
Use of theoretical efficiencies of protein and fat synthesis to calculate energy requirements for growth in pigs
Authors: Roux Carl Z.
Published: August 2008

From the observation that fasting heat production includes the cost of body protein resynthesis and the evidence that protein resynthesis is included in the regression estimate of protein retention efficiency it is conjectured that the estimate of maintenance from fasting heat production must be conceptually equal to the regression intercept estimate of maintenance plus the cost of body protein resynthesis. Experimental evidence for comparable situations shows an approximate observational equality in agreement with the conjectured conceptual equality. This approximate equality implies that the theoretical (stiochiometric) efficiency of protein synthesis should be used in conjunction with the estimate of maintenance from fasting heat production for the prediction of growth energy requirements. The approximate maintenance equalities suggest furthermore approximate equality of theoretical fat synthesis efficiency and regression fat retention efficiency. This conjecture is also supported by experimental evidence. Some practical nutrition and pig breeding implications of the foregoing conclusions are indicated.
Pulsating wave for mean curvature flow in inhomogeneous medium
Authors: DIRR N. , KARALI G. , YIP N. K.
Published: August 2008

We prove the existence and uniqueness of pulsating waves for the motion by mean curvature of ann-dimensional hypersurface in an inhomogeneous medium, represented by a periodic forcing. The main difficulty is caused by the degeneracy of the equation and the fact the forcing is allowed to change sign. Under the assumption of weak inhomogeneity, we obtain uniform oscillation and gradient bounds so that the evolving surface can be written as a graph over a reference hyperplane. The existence of an effective speed of propagation is established for any normal direction. We further prove the Lipschitz continuity of the speed with respect to the normal and various stability properties of the pulsating wave. The results are related to the homogenisation of mean curvature flow with forcing.
The race to prevent the extinction of South Asian vultures
Authors: Pain Deborah J. , Bowden Christopher G. R. , Cunningham Andrew A. , Cuthbert Richard , Das Devojit , Gilbert Martin , Jakati Ram D. , Jhala Yadvendradev , Khan Aleem A. , Naidoo Vinny , Lindsay Oaks J. , Parry-Jones Jemima , Prakash Vibhu , Rahmani Asad , Ranade Sachin P. , Sagar Baral Hem , Ram Senacha Kalu , Saravanan S. , Shah Nita , Swan Gerry , Swarup Devendra , Taggart Mark A. , Watson Richard T. , Virani Munir Z. , Wolter Kerri , Green Rhys E.
Published: August 2008

Gyps vulture populations across the Indian subcontinent collapsed in the 1990s and continue to decline. Repeated population surveys showed that the rate of decline was so rapid that elevated mortality of adult birds must be a key demographic mechanism. Post mortem examination showed that the majority of dead vultures had visceral gout, due to kidney damage. The realisation that diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug potentially nephrotoxic to birds, had become a widely used veterinary medicine led to the identification of diclofenac poisoning as the cause of the decline. Surveys of diclofenac contamination of domestic ungulate carcasses, combined with vulture population modelling, show that the level of contamination is sufficient for it to be the sole cause of the decline. Testing on vultures of meloxicam, an alternative NSAID for livestock treatment, showed that it did not harm them at concentrations likely to be encountered by wild birds and would be a safe replacement for diclofenac. The manufacture of diclofenac for veterinary use has been banned, but its sale has not. Consequently, it may be some years before diclofenac is removed from the vultures' food supply. In the meantime, captive populations of three vulture species have been established to provide sources of birds for future reintroduction programmes.
Fluctuating asymmetry as a putative marker of human-induced stress in avian conservation
Authors: Lens Luc , Eggermont Hilde
Published: August 2008

As anthropogenic stress increasingly affects the viability of natural populations of animals and plants, conservation ecologists are challenged to identify vulnerable populations before their demographic and/or genetic properties become irreversibly affected. Since traditional biomarkers of anthropogenic stress are often cumbersome to measure, and populations may thus go extinct before appropriate data can be obtained, there is a growing interest in individual-based markers that do not require repeated captures, are relatively easy to measure, and allow mitigating action one step ahead. One such marker, left-right asymmetry in bilateral symmetrical traits (“fluctuating asymmetry”, FA) has become an established bioassay of the quality and health of individuals and populations in evolutionary-ecological studies. However, the lack of a theoretical framework that predicts under which ecological conditions relationships between FA, stress and fitness can be expected, continues to hamper the use of FA in applied conservation. Here, we briefly review the concept, measurement and analysis of FA, and appraise its expediency in a selection of 21 avian studies covering environmental or genetic stress commonly encountered in conservation biology. The majority of studies met the basic statistical requirements of FA analysis, and two-thirds reported significant, positive relationships with environmental or genetic stress, although with substantial variation among traits, stresses, ages and sexes. In most cases, the observed heterogeneity in relationships with FA could be explained by taking into account both methodological and conceptual issues. Effect sizes ranged from very small (0.02) to very large (0.76), with a weighted average of 0.30, indicating that on average 9% of variance in the variable of interest was explained by FA. Given the intrinsic difficulties associated with FA analysis, conservation ecologists are advised to combine information from FA with that of other individual-based biomarkers, such as the study of growth-bar dimensions on developing feathers.
A picture is worth a thousand words: the application of camera trapping to the study of birds
Authors: O'Brien Timothy G. , Kinnaird Margaret F.
Published: August 2008

This study reviews the use of remotely triggered still cameras, known as camera traps, in bird research and suggests new methods useful for analyzing camera trap data. Camera trapping may be most appropriate for large, ground-dwelling birds, such as cracids and pheasants. Recent applications include documentation of occurrence of rare species and new species records, nest predation studies and behavioural studies including nest defence, frugivory, seed dispersal, and activity budgets. If bird postures are analyzed, it may be possible to develop behavioural time budgets. If birds are marked or individually identifiable, abundance may be estimated through capture-recapture methods typically used for mammals. We discourage use of relative abundance indices based on trapping effort because of the difficulty of standardizing surveys over time and space. Using the Great Argus Pheasant Argus argusianus, a cryptic, terrestrial, forest bird as an example, we illustrate applications of occupancy analysis to estimate proportion of occupied habitat and finite mixture models to estimate abundance when individual identification is not possible. These analyses are useful because they incorporate detection probabilities < 1 and covariates that affect the sample site or the observation process. Results are from camera trap surveys in the 3,568 km2 Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Indonesia. We confirmed that Great Argus Pheasants prefer primary forest below 500 m. We also find a decline in occupancy (6–8% yr−1). Point estimates of abundance peak in 2000, followed by a sharp decline. We discuss the effects of rarity, detection probability and sampling effort on accuracy and precision of estimates.
Increasing the value of bird-habitat studies in tropical forests: choice of approach and habitat measures
Authors: Lee David C. , Marsden Stuart J.
Published: August 2008

An important component of many conservation studies is the assessment of bird-habitat relationships, but limited resources often lead to constraints on study design, quality and quantity of bird data, and restrict the number and types of habitat variables gathered. The aim of this study was to identify habitat features that were both relatively easy and quick to collect and powerful in identifying bird-habitat relationships. We also discuss some issues with our study and alternative approaches that may help in future bird-habitat studies in tropical forests. Twenty-four habitat measures representing geographical (e.g. altitude, topography, X and Y coordinates), vegetation structure (e.g. tree sizes), and tree floristics (abundance of 28 indicator tree species) features were collected in association with bird presence/absence data from point transects within a 1,500 ha Philippine lowland forest. We used hierarchical partitioning of regression analyses to assess which of these geographical and structural variables along with four floristics axes derived from DECORANA were the most important variables for explaining the occurrence of individual bird species and guilds. The ten most powerful variables for a range of bird species included seven geographical and three floristic variables, while the ten least important were all structural variables. There were differences in importance of individual variables across guilds, with, for example, floristics very important in canopy frugivores, and geographical variables more important for upperstorey gleaning insectivores. We stress the importance of geographical variables in linking birds to habitat at this local scale, but also suggest that efforts are made to collect some floristics data, perhaps a subset of species that represent resources for birds (e.g. Ficus spp.), people's use of the forest (e.g. dipterocarps), and indicators of forest type. While the habitat variables and approach in this study adequately identified bird-habitat relationships for most species, we suggest improvements and alternative methods that may improve results in other studies.
Contribution of research to conservation action for the Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita in Morocco
Authors: Bowden Christopher G. R. , Smith Ken W. , El Bekkay Mohammed , Oubrou Widade , Aghnaj Ali , Jimenez-Armesto Maria
Published: August 2008

The Northern Bald Ibis or Waldrapp Geronticus eremita is a species of arid semi-deserts and steppes, which was formerly widely distributed as a breeding bird across North Africa, the Middle East and the European Alps. Just over 100 breeding pairs now remain in the wild at two sites in Morocco whilst two further wild pairs remain in Syria. There is also a population in Turkey, which is maintained for part of the year in captivity, and a large captive population in zoos. The species is classified by IUCN as ‘Critically Endangered’, the highest threat category. The wild population has grown during the past decade, which represents the first evidence of population growth in the species' recorded history. Conservation action in Morocco has contributed to this recovery. A large part of the contribution of research to conservation action has been to establish and document the value of simple site and species protection. Quantitative assessments of the importance of sites for breeding, roosting and foraging have helped to prevent disturbance and the loss of sites to mass-tourism development. Wardening by members of the local community have reduced disturbance by local people and others and increased the perceived value of the birds. Monitoring has suggested additional ways to improve the breeding status of the species, including the provision of drinking water and removal and deterrence of predators and competitors. These actions have been evaluated by subsequent testing. Steppe and two-year fallows were shown to be the key feeding habitats, and maintaining such non-intensive land uses in future may present major management challenges. The recovery in the Souss-Massa region remains precarious because the population is concentrated in a few places where adverse changes are possible. However, it could provide opportunities for natural extension of the range to formerly occupied sites further north in Morocco.
The science of bird conservation
Authors: Brooks T. M. , Collar N. J. , Green R. E. , Marsden S. J. , Pain D. J.
Published: August 2008

Colin Bibby (1948–2004) was the quintessential bird conservation biologist. Over his career, he served as lead scientist at two of the world's largest bird conservation organizations, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and BirdLife International. His contributions encompassed detailed autecological studies of rare bird species such as the Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata (e.g. Bibby 1978) and Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae (e.g. Bibby and Hill 1987), a sweeping synthesis of the techniques of bird conservation science (Bibby et al. 1992, 2000), and pioneering contributions in conservation planning such as the Endemic Bird Areas concept (ICBP 1992).
Key conservation issues for migratory land- and waterbird species on the world's major flyways
Authors: Kirby Jeff S. , Stattersfield Alison J. , Butchart Stuart H. M. , Evans Michael I. , Grimmett Richard F. A. , Jones Victoria R. , O'Sullivan John , Tucker Graham M. , Newton Ian
Published: August 2008

An estimated 19% of the world's 9,856 extant bird species are migratory, including some 1,600 species of land- and waterbirds. In 2008, 11% of migratory land- and waterbirds were classed by BirdLife International as threatened or near-threatened on the IUCN Red List. Red List indices show that these migrants have become more threatened since 1988, with 33 species deteriorating and just six improving in status. There is also increasing evidence of regional declines. Population trend data show that more Nearctic–Neotropical migrants have declined than increased in North America since the 1980s, and more Palearctic–Afrotropical migrants breeding in Europe declined than increased during 1970–2000. Reviews of the status of migratory raptors show unfavourable conservation status for 51% of species in the African–Eurasian region (in 2005), and 33% of species in Central, South and East Asia (in 2007). Land-use change owing to agriculture is the most frequently cited threat affecting nearly 80% of all threatened and near-threatened species. However, while agricultural intensification on the breeding grounds is often proposed as the major driver of declines in Palearctic–Afrotropical migrants, some species appear to be limited by the quantity and quality of available habitat in non-breeding areas, notably the drylands of tropical Africa. Forest fragmentation in breeding areas has contributed to the declines of Nearctic–Neotropical migrants with deforestation in non-breeding areas another possible factor. Infrastructure development including wind turbines, cables, towers and masts can also be a threat. Over-harvesting and persecution remain serious threats, particularly at key migration locations. Climate change is affecting birds already, is expected to exacerbate all these pressures, and may also increase competition between migratory and non-migratory species. The conservation of migratory birds thus requires a multitude of approaches. Many migratory birds require effective management of their critical sites, and Important Bird Areas (IBAs) provide an important foundation for such action; however to function effectively in conserving migratory species, IBAs need to be protected and the coherence of the network requires regular review. Since many migratory species (c. 55%) are widely dispersed across their breeding or non-breeding ranges, it is essential to address the human-induced changes at the wider landscape scale, a very considerable challenge. Efforts to conserve migratory birds in one part of the range are less effective if unaddressed threats are reducing these species' populations and habitats elsewhere. International collaboration and coordinated action along migration flyways as a whole are thus key elements in any strategy for the conservation of migratory birds.
Proteomic Survey of Large Macromolecular Complexes in D. vulgaris
Authors: Han BG , Typke D , Glaeser RM
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Liquid-Phase Bonding of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia to Iron-Nickel Alloy 52 for Application in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Authors: Hendricks K , Hyers R , Hendricks G
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Imaging Systems and Materials Characterization
Authors: Murr LE
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Extracting Rich, Quantitative Information from Images Using Open-Source Software
Authors: Carpenter AE , Jones TR
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
An Ex-Situ TEM Investigation into the Effect of Successive Reduction-Oxidation-Reduction Treatments on Closely Spaced Copper Metal Particles
Authors: Kliewer CE
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Keilite (Fe>0.5, Mg<0.5)S as an indicator of extensive impact melting on enstatite chondrite parent asteroids
Authors: Keil K
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Fine Structure of Starch-Clay Composites as Biopolymers
Authors: Wood DF , Chiou B-S , Glenn GM , Hoffmann DF , Williams TG , Yee E , Imam SH , Orts WJ
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Celebrating 40 years of energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry in electron probe microanalysis (EPMA)
Authors: Keil K , Fitzgerald R , Heinrich KFJ
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
35 Years of EDS Software: the more things change, the more they stay the same
Authors: Schamber F
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Methodologies for Teaching Undergraduate Level Electron Microscopy
Authors: McIntyre BL
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
TEM/QED Study of FePt Ultrathin Films and Co/CoO Core-Shell Particles
Authors: Li XZ , George T , Wei XH , Sellmyer DJ
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Geometrical Interpretation and Simulation of HOLZ Patterns
Authors: Li XZ
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Low Energy Ga+ and Ar+ Ion Milling for Improved EBSD Sample Preparation
Authors: Michael JR , Kotula PG
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
3D Elemental Mapping Using a Dedicated STEM Equipped with a Real-Time EELS Imaging System
Authors: Yaguchi T , Kaji K , Kikuchi H , Miyakawa M , Okushima H , Konno M , Kamino T
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Electron Microscopy in Identification of Novel Environmental Microorganisms Potentially Dangerous for Humans and Animals
Authors: Popov VL , Han VC , Wen JW , Walker DH
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
X-ray Spectrum Imaging of Sintering Additives in Thick-Film (Pb, La)(Zr, Ti)O3
Authors: Parish CM , McKenzie BB , Winter MR , Tuttle BA
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
High-Resolution Characterization of Oxygen Incorporation in Erbium Dihydride Thin Films
Authors: Parish CM , Snow CS , Brewer LN
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Characterization of Closed-Cell Foam Skin Thickness by Backscatter Electron Imaging in an SEM
Authors: Todd CS
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
A Method to Correct Elliptical Distortion of Diffraction Patterns in TEM
Authors: Hou VDH , Li D
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Nanoscale Disorder in MgB2 Thin Films Grown by Hybrid Physical-Chemical Vapor Deposition
Authors: Zhu Y , Larbalestier D , Gurevich A , Xi XX , Voyles PM
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Manufacturer Training of Electron Microscopists: X-ray Microanalysis
Authors: Rowlands N , Drake A
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Multi-Technique Approach to Understanding Phase Transformations in a Precious Metal Alloy
Authors: Susan DF , Michael JR , Bond JT , Stone RG , Rodelas JM
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
The Use of Color in Quantitative Image Analysis
Authors: Susan DF , Kilgo AC
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Electron Microscopy Characterization of High Yield Growth of Thin TiO2 Nanowires
Authors: Li H , Jiao J
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Image Analysis in A Visual Programming Environment
Authors: Liang L
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Combined EPMA and SHRIMP Analyses of Xenotime to Interpret the Geochronological Record
Authors: Lowers HA , Aleinikoff JN , Mazdab FK
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Asymmetric Helical Reconstruction and Its Implementation in Ruby
Authors: Kikkawa M
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Ciliary dysfunction in adult mice results in slowly progressing cystic kidney disease and disrupts energy homeostasis
Authors: Davenport JR , Kale A , Sharma N , Yoder BK
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Characterization of CNTs-Al dispersions using FE-TEM and FE-SEM
Authors: Poirier D , Gauvin R , Drew RAL
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Imaging in the SEM with X-Rays?
Authors: Gauvin R
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
In-Situ Sample Preparation and Modeling of SEM-STEM Imaging
Authors: Young RJ , Buxbaum A , Peterson B , Schampers R
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Microfabricated Field Emitter Arrays for Electron and Ion Emission
Authors: Spindt CA
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Methodology for the Quantification of Hyperspectral Cathodoluminescence
Authors: MacRae CM , Wilson NC , Torpy A
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Lorentz Microscopy: A Versatile Technique for Studying Magnetic Multilayers, Elements and Nanowires
Authors: Chapman JN
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Compositional Mapping by X-ray Spectrum Imaging at 1 MHz Output Count Rate with the Silicon Drift Detector
Authors: Newbury D , Davis J , Bright D , Ritchie N , Michael J , Kotula P
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Rheumatic Heart Disease Revisited: II Acute Parietal Endocarditis - Another Piece in the Unsolved Puzzle
Authors: Siew S
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Characterizing Nanomaterials by Combining Electron Microscopy and Surface Analysis
Authors: Gaspar DJ , Baer DR , Zhu Z , Arey BW , Wang C , Warner MG , Miracle AL
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
In-situ probing the electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties of individual carbon nanotubes and nanowires by using a TEM-SPM platform
Authors: Huang J-Y
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Use of X-ray Micro Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Bread Crumb Structure
Authors: Lape AD , Jensen S , Jeor VL St. , Lendon CA
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Analysis of Combined Multi-signal Hyperspectral Datasets Using a Clustering Algorithm and Visualisation Tools
Authors: Wilson N , MacRae C , Torpy A
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Fabricating Atom Probe Tomography Specimens from TEM foils
Authors: Miller MK , Russell KF , Hoelzer DT
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Advances in the technology of silicon drift detectors (SDD) and multiple element SDD
Authors: Terborg R , Rohde M
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Raman Microscopic Applications in Biopharmaceuticals: Unique In Situ Identification of Particulates in Drug Products
Authors: Cao X , Wen ZQ , Vance A , Torraca G , Li G , Jing W , Masatani P , Yee C
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy of Individual Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Linear Dichroism and Functionalization Chemistry
Authors: Hitchcock AP , Najafi E , Obst M , Pireaux J-J , Douhard B , Felten A
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Intermolecular Contacts Required to Form Planar Lattices of Poliovirus RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase
Authors: Tellez AB , Wang J , Spagnolo J , Kirkegaard K , Bullitt E
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Hollow ZnO Structures Formed by Evaporating Zn and InI3 Mixture
Authors: Li C , Meng Q
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
TEM Correlation between the Structural and Optical Properties Of Rotationally Twinned InP Nanowires
Authors: Bell DC , Bao J , Capasso F , Wagner J , Martensson T , Trägårdh J , Samuelson L
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Structure of Coated Ge-nanowires
Authors: Klementová M , Rieder M , Drínek V , Fajgar R , Subrt J
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Three-dimensional imaging and analysis by optical sectioning in the aberration-corrected scanning transmission and scanning confocal electron microscopes
Authors: Nellist PD , Cosgriff EC , Behan G , Kirkland AI , D'Alfonso AJ , Findlay SD , Allen LJ
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Switchgrass for Biofuels: Insights through Microscopy
Authors: Sarath G , Baird LM , Hou G , Mitchell RB , Vogel KP
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
TEM Study of the Formation of GaSb Core-Shell Nanofibers
Authors: Perez-Bergquist A , Sun K , Wang L
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Dynamic Tensile Extrusion Response of Tantalum
Authors: Cao F , Cerreta E , Trujillo CP , Gray GT
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Local Strain Measurement by Geometrical Phase Analysis in the Transmission Electron Microscope Applied to Strain-Engineered CMOS Devices
Authors: Chung J , Lian G , Vartuli C , Rajagopalan S , Rabenberg L
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Misfit Dislocations in Ferroelectric Thin films
Authors: Arredondo M , Chi M , Saunders M , Petraru A , Nagarajan V , Kohlstedt H , Browning ND
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Quantitative STEM and EFTEM Characterization of Dendrimer-Based Nanoparticles Used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Drug Delivery
Authors: Sousa A , Aronova MA , Wu H , Sarin H , Griffiths GL , Leapman RD
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Using Light Microscopy in the Analysis of Textile Materials
Authors: Sullivan ML
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Quantitative HAADF-STEM and EELS
Authors: LeBeau JM , Findlay SD , Allen LJ , Stemmer S
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Micro- and Nano-patterning of Solution-Derived Functional Electronic Ceramics
Authors: Brennecka GL , Parish CM , Scrymgeour DA , Tuttle BA , Brewer LN , Ekerdt JG
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Coloring Pictures for Electron Microscopists, or Elements of Digital Image Manipulation for Students
Authors: Dusevich VM , Eick JD
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
In Vitro Assembly of the Arabidopsis thaliana Plastid Division Proteins FtsZ1 and FtsZ2
Authors: Smith AG , Johnson CB , Vitha S , Holzenburg A
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Two Methods of Conductive Coating for Scanning Electron Microscopy of Maize Weevils (Sitophilus zeamais) Compared by Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
Authors: Pendleton MW , Ellis EA , Pendleton BB , Holzenburg A
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
A New Approach for the Mass Analysis of Biomolecules at Atomic Level Utilizing the Scanning Atom Probe
Authors: Nishikawa O , Taniguchi M
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
In-Situ Characterization of 2D Potential Distributions in Biased Si n+-p Junctions Using Off-Axis Electron Holography
Authors: Han M , Hirayama T , Smith DJ , McCartney MR
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Nanoscale Elemental Analysis by EELS in the Life Sciences
Authors: Leapman RD
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
The Role of Microscopy in the NIST World Trade Center Investigation
Authors: Banovic S
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Modeling Electron Diffraction and Imaging in Microscopes with Aberration Correctors for Quantitative Materials Structural Analysis
Authors: Zuo JM , Huang WJ , Shah A , Kröeger R
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Challenges and Results of Real Comet Dust Analyses: The Stardust Mission
Authors: Rietmeijer FJM
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008
Sum Peaks in Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
Authors: Eades A
Published: August 2008

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008