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Study of polyvinylidene fluoride hollow fiber dialyzers (2011)

Objective Currently applied membrane materials for hemodialysis are mainly polysulfone and polyethers. However, defects still remain in the removal of β2-MG and biocompatibility. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) has not been put in use in hemodialysis. This study focused on the evaluation of mechanics performance and the dialysis performance of PVDF membrane material. Methods PVDF hollow fiber membranes were spun by changing the membrane forming conditions. The membranes were sealed to dialyzers by centrifugal moulding method. The simulation solution, instead of patient blood, was used to evaluate the dialysis performance of PVDF hollow fiber membrane dialyzers. Results The tensile failure strength of PVDF membrane was about 20 cN. The tensile elongation of PVDF membrane was about 200%. The clearance rates of the dialyzers prepared with the fiber whose wall thickness was 30μ m to urea and lysozyme were 90% and 75%, separately,while the rejection to BAS reached 90% above. With the mass content of (polyethylene glycol, PEG) was 19%,the rejection rate of bovine serum was 91%, which was higher than that with the PEG mass content of 22%. When the flow velocity of dialysis fluid was increased, the clearance rate of urea and lysozyme was improved, but the rejection of BAS was not much affected. Conclusion The results show that the mechanics performance can satisfy the demand of dialysis. The clearance rate of urea and lysozyme has greatly improved. The retention of bovine serum albumin by using PVDF dialyzers is ideal. The PVDF can be exploited as a new membrane material.

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β2-MG;  Dialyzer; , Hhollow fibermembrane;  Polyvinylidene fluoride
Extraction of Specific Signals with Temporal Structure (2001)

In this work we develop a very simple batch learning algorithm for semiblind extraction of a desired source signal with temporal structure from linear mixtures. Although we use the concept of sequential blind extraction of sources and independent component analysis, we do not carry out the extraction in a completely blind manner; neither do we assume that sources are statistically independent. In fact, we show that the a priori information about the autocorrelation function of primary sources can be used to extract the desired signals (sources of interest) from their linear mixtures. Extensive computer simulations and real data application experiments confirm the validity and high performance of the proposed algorithm.
Efficient catalytic asymmetric alkylations. 3. A kinetic and mechanistic study of the enantioselective phase-transfer methylation of 6,7-dichloro-5-methoxy-2-phenyl-1-indanone (1987)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTEfficient catalytic asymmetric alkylations. 3. A kinetic and mechanistic study of the enantioselective phase-transfer methylation of 6,7-dichloro-5-methoxy-2-phenyl-1-indanoneD. L. Hughes, U. H. Dolling, K. M. Ryan, E. F. Schoenewaldt, and E. J. J. GrabowskiCite this: J. Org. Chem. 1987, 52, 21, 4745–4752Publication Date (Print):October 1, 1987Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 October 1987https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jo00230a017https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00230a017research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views1678Altmetric-Citations178LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Beneficial immune modulatory effects of a specific nutritional combination in a murine model for cancer cachexia (2008)

The majority of patients with advanced cancer are recognised by impaired immune competence influenced by several factors, including the type and stage of the tumour and the presence of cachexia. Recently, a specific nutritional combination containing fish oil, specific oligosaccharide mixture, high protein content and leucine has been developed aimed to support the immune system of cancer patients in order to reduce the frequency and severity of (infectious) complications. In a recently modified animal model cachexia is induced by inoculation of C26 tumour cells in mice. In a pre-cachectic state, no effect was observed on contact hypersensitivity, a validated in vivo method to measure Th1-mediated immune function, after adding the individual nutritional ingredients to the diet of tumour-bearing mice. However, the complete mixture resulted in significantly improved Th1 immunity. Moreover, in a cachectic state, the complete mixture reduced plasma levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and beneficially affected ex vivo immune function. Accordingly, the combination of the nutritional ingredients is required to obtain a synergistic effect, leading to a reduced inflammatory state and improved immune competence. From this, it can be concluded that the specific nutritional combination has potential as immune-supporting nutritional intervention to reduce the risk of (infectious) complications in cancer patients.
Rapid, low-cost fluorescent assay of β-lactamase-derived antibiotic resistance and related antibiotic susceptibility (2014)

Antibiotic resistance (AR) is increasingly prevalent in low and middle income countries (LMICs), but the extent of the problem is poorly understood. This lack of knowledge is a critical deficiency, leaving local health authorities essentially blind to AR outbreaks and crippling their ability to provide effective treatment guidelines. The crux of the problem is the lack of microbiology laboratory capacity available in LMICs. To address this unmet need, we demonstrate a rapid and simple test of β -lactamase resistance (the most common form of AR) that uses a modified β -lactam structure decorated with two fluorophores quenched due to their close proximity. When the β -lactam core is cleaved by β -lactamase, the fluorophores dequench, allowing assay speeds of 20 min to be obtained with a simple, streamlined protocol. Furthermore, by testing in competition with antibiotics, the β -lactamase-associated antibiotic susceptibility can also be extracted. This assay can be easily implemented into standard lab work flows to provide near real-time information of β -lactamase resistance, both for epidemiological purposes as well as individualized patient care.
Fabrication and Antibacterial Activity of Antibacterial Glass Linings by Ion Exchange Method. (2001)

Silver ion, as an antibacterial component, was introduced on the surface of glass lining layers by an ion exchange treatment and the antibacterial activity was examined. Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were selected as microorganisms. The antibacterial activity was examined by two kinds of cover-coat glass (A and B). 100% of death rate was obtained except the case of Staphyliococcus aureus on glass A. Possibility of improvement on antibacterial activity was also shown by adding KCl or CeO2 with mill additives because of an increasing the content of silver ion.
Behavioral and Psychological Care in Weight Loss Surgery: Best Practice Update (2009)

The objective of this study is to update evidence-based best practice guidelines for psychological evaluation and treatment of weight loss surgery (WLS) patients. We performed a systematic search of English-language literature on WLS and mental health, quality of life, and behavior modification published between April 2004 and May 2007 in MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library. Key words were used to narrow the search for a selective review of abstracts, retrieval of full articles, and grading of evidence according to systems used in established evidence-based models. Our literature search identified 17 articles of interest; 13 of the most relevant were reviewed in detail. From these, we developed evidence-based best practice recommendations on the psychological assessment and treatment of WLS patients. Regular updates of evidence-based recommendations for best practices in psychological care are required to address the impact of mental health on short- and long-term outcomes after WLS. Key factors in patient safety include comprehensive preoperative evaluation, use of appropriate and reliable evaluation instruments, and the development of short- and long-term treatment plans.
Thomas Olsson, Idealism och klassicism. En studie kring litteraturhistoria som vetenskap under andra hälften av 1800-talet med utgångspunkt i C. R. Nybloms estetik. (Skrifter utgivna av Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen vid Göteborgs universitet 4.) 1981. (1981)

Thomas Olsson, Idealism och klassicism. En studie kring litteraturhistoria som vetenskap under andra halften av 1800-talet med utgangspunkt i C. R. Nybloms estetik. (Skrifter utgivna av Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen vid Goteborgs universitet 4.) 1981.
Hydrogen-1 nuclear magnetic resonance study of the complexes of two diastereoisomers of folinic acid with dihydrofolate reductase (1981)

The 1H chemical shifts for the formyl and benzoyl protons of the individual diastereoisomeres of folinic acid bound to dihydrofolate reductase have been measured. For the tightly bound biologically active 6S, alpha S isomer, the "bound" signals were assigned by using transfer of saturation methods. In this case, only one of the two rotameric states of the formyl group in folinic acid (form I) is bound to the enzyme. The H3' and H5' benzoyl protons have identical shifts in the bound state (as do the H2' and H6' protons). This equivalence is attributed to flipping of the benzoyl ring about the N10-C4' and C1'-CO bonds in the bound state. In the case of the biologically inactive 6R, alpha S isomer, both rotameric forms (I and II) bind to the enzyme. The "bound" shifts for the formyl and aromatic protons are different in the complexes with the 6S, alpha S and 6R, alpha S isomers, indicating that the pteridine ring and benzoyl moiety are binding in different environments in their enzyme complexes. The glutamic acid moiety is probably binding at the same site in the two complexes.
Evaluation of the genetic stability of the temperature-sensitive PB2 gene mutation of the influenza A/Ann Arbor/6/60 cold-adapted vaccine virus (1994)

A single-gene reassortant bearing the PB2 gene of the A/Ann Arbor/6/60 cold-adapted virus in the background of the A/Korea/82 (H3N2) wild-type virus is a temperature-sensitive (ts) virus with an in vitro shutoff temperature of 38 degrees C. A single mutation at amino acid (aa) at 265 (Asp-Ser) of the PB2 protein is responsible for the ts phenotype. This ts single-gene PB2 reassortant virus was serially passaged at elevated temperatures in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells to generate ts+ phenotypic revertant viruses. Four ts+ phenotypically revertant viruses were derived independently, and each possessed a shutoff temperature for replication in vitro of > 40 degrees C. Each of the four phenotypically revertant viruses replicated efficiently in the upper and lower respiratory tracts of mice and hamsters, unlike the PB2 single-gene reassortant virus, confirming that the ts phenotype was responsible for the attenuation of this virus in rodents. Mating the ts+ revertants with wild-type virus yielded ts progeny in high frequency, indicating that the loss of ts phenotype was due to a suppressor mutation which was mapped to the PA gene in each of the four independently derived ts phenotypic revertants. Nucleotide sequence analysis confirmed the absence of new mutations on the PB2 gene and the presence of predicted amino acid changes in the PA proteins of the revertant viruses. These studies suggest that single amino acid changes at aa 245 (Glu-Lys) or 347 (Asp-Asn) of the PA protein can completely suppress the ts and attenuation phenotypes specified by the Asp-Ser mutation at aa 265 of the PB2 protein of the A/Ann Arbor/6/60 cold-adapted virus.
MR Imaging–Compatible Electroencephalography Electrode System for an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (2008)

We studied the usefulness of an MR imaging-compatible electroencephalography (EEG) electrode system for continuous EEG recordings in our epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) by comparing 100 consecutive patients with MR imaging-compatible and MR imaging-incompatible EEG recording electrodes who underwent MR imaging between 3:00 pm and 7:00 am. The MR imaging-compatible system captured seizures in 21/50 (42%) patients and clinically valuable new electrographic data in 13/50 (26%) patients during the study interval, whereas possible seizures were lost to recording in 19/50 (38%) patients in the MR imaging-incompatible system. EEG recording was comparable by both systems, but the nurses could disconnect and reconnect the patients to their electrode cables only in the MR imaging-compatible system during the study interval while the EEG technologists were off duty. This study shows that the MR imaging-compatible system could be used routinely for long-term monitoring of the patients in EMUs.
Preparation and Characterization of Water-Soluble Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Hybridization with Hydroxypropyl Cellulose Derivatives (2010)

Single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) hybrids were prepared through noncovalent functionalization with pyrene-containing hydroxypropyl cellulose derivatives (HPC-Py) that were synthesized by simple condensation and substitution reactions. The obtained SWNT hybrids were structurally characterized with UV−vis, fluorescence, ATR FT-IR, and Raman spectroscopies. The prepared SWNT hybrids were soluble in water with good storage stability, and their statistical average size was approximately 260 nm. The hybridization extent of the SWNTs was dependent on the content of pyrene moieties in HPC-Py. The hydroxypropyl cellulose attached to the surface of the SWNTs was hydrolyzable or removable by cellulases, whereas the SWNTs underwent no structural changes during the enzymatic treatment.
Demonstration of a 33% Efficient Cassegrainian Solar Module (2006)

The Cassegrainian solar concentrator module concept we shall describe here uses a primary and a dichroic secondary mirror to split the solar spectrum into two parts and direct the infrared and near visible portions of the spectrum to two separate cell locations. An efficiency of 32.9% (STC) is reported measured outdoors for a solar concentrator PV module using InGaP/GaAs dual junction (DJ) cells located at the near-visible focus at the center of the primary and GaSb infrared solar cells located behind the secondary
A Bacterial Virulence Protein Suppresses Host Innate Immunity to Cause Plant Disease (2006)

Plants have evolved a powerful immune system to defend against infection by most microbial organisms. However, successful pathogens, such as Pseudomonas syringae, have developed countermeasures and inject virulence proteins into the host plant cell to suppress immunity and cause devastating diseases. Despite intensive research efforts, the molecular targets of bacterial virulence proteins that are important for plant disease development have remained obscure. Here, we show that a conserved P. syringae virulence protein, HopM1, targets an immunity-associated protein, AtMIN7, in Arabidopsis thaliana. HopM1 mediates the destruction of AtMIN7 via the host proteasome. Our results illustrate a strategy by which a bacterial pathogen exploits the host proteasome to subvert host immunity and causes infection in plants.
Transcatheter Occlusion of Patent Ductus Arteriosus Using a Newly Developed Self-Expanding Device (1995)

This self-expanding patent ductus arteriosus occlusion device is promising. The 6 F delivery system is advantageous over other devices currently available, making it more suited for use in the pediatric population. Accurate assessment of the ductus is imperative, however, to enable correct device sizing. The screw thread system allows the device to be repositioned if desired prior to deployment.
La exención por categorías en materia de Registros de morosos (2007)

This is one of the very few studies that provides empirical evidence of a deficit-strength linkage in the recovery from schizophrenia. Remediation of dysfunctional beliefs and the injection of hope and successful experiences should be undertaken concurrently in recovery as they are associated with differential effects on enhancing social functioning and personal recovery, which then converge and contribute to a better quality of life.
Molecular Immunobiology of Self- Reactivity (1991)

Seventeen contributions address various topics that encompass facets of the blurred area where physiologic and autoimmunopathologic processes lose distinction. These processes remain intact during health but go haywire for multifactorial reasons, leading to the development of systemic autoimmune d
Data-driven image color theme enhancement (2010)

It is often important for designers and photographers to convey or enhance desired color themes in their work. A color theme is typically defined as a template of colors and an associated verbal description. This paper presents a data-driven method for enhancing a desired color theme in an image. We formulate our goal as a unified optimization that simultaneously considers a desired color theme, texture-color relationships as well as automatic or user-specified color constraints. Quantifying the difference between an image and a color theme is made possible by color mood spaces and a generalization of an additivity relationship for two-color combinations. We incorporate prior knowledge, such as texture-color relationships, extracted from a database of photographs to maintain a natural look of the edited images. Experiments and a user study have confirmed the effectiveness of our method.
Antitransgene Rejection Responses Contribute to Attenuated Persistence of Adoptively Transferred CD20/CD19-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor Redirected T Cells in Humans (2010)

Immunotherapeutic ablation of lymphoma is a conceptually attractive treatment strategy that is the subject of intense translational research. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) that are genetically modified to express CD19- or CD20-specific, single-chain antibody-derived chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) display HLA-independent antigen-specific recognition/killing of lymphoma targets. Here, we describe our initial experience in applying CAR-redirected autologous CTL adoptive therapy to patients with recurrent lymphoma. Using plasmid vector electrotransfer/drug selection systems, cloned and polyclonal CAR(+) CTLs were generated from autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells and expanded in vitro to cell numbers sufficient for clinical use. In 2 FDA-authorized trials, patients with recurrent diffuse large cell lymphoma were treated with cloned CD8(+) CTLs expressing a CD20-specific CAR (along with NeoR) after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and patients with refractory follicular lymphoma were treated with polyclonal T cell preparations expressing a CD19-specific CAR (along with HyTK, a fusion of hygromycin resistance and HSV-1 thymidine kinase suicide genes) and low-dose s.c. recombinant human interleukin-2. A total of 15 infusions were administered (5 at 10(8)cells/m(2), 7 at 10(9)cells/m(2), and 3 at 2 x 10(9)cells/m(2)) to 4 patients. Overt toxicities attributable to CTL administration were not observed; however, detection of transferred CTLs in the circulation, as measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction, was short (24 hours to 7 days), and cellular antitransgene immune rejection responses were noted in 2 patients. These studies reveal the primary barrier to therapeutic efficacy is limited persistence, and provide the rationale to prospectively define T cell populations intrinsically programmed for survival after adoptive transfer and to modulate the immune status of recipients to prevent/delay antitransgene rejection responses.
<i>Dll4, </i>a novel Notch ligand expressed in arterial endothelium (2000)

We report the cloning and characterization of a new member of the Delta family of Notch ligands, which we have named Dll4. Like other Delta genes, Dll4 is predicted to encode a membrane-bound ligand, characterized by an extracellular region containing several EGF-like domains and a DSL domain required for receptor binding. In situ analysis reveals a highly selective expression pattern of Dll4 within the vascular endothelium. The activity and expression of Dll4 and the known actions of other members of this family suggest a role for Dll4 in the control of endothelial cell biology.
Distribution of Sodium Cations in Faujasite-Type Zeolite:  A Canonical Parallel Tempering Simulation Study (2003)

A Monte Carlo replica exchange (MCRE) algorithm was used to compute the sodium cation distribution in bare faujasite zeolite with a number of cations per unit cell ranging from zero (Si:Al → ∞) to 96 (Si:Al = 1). Eight independent realizations of the system were simulated simultaneously, in the temperature range 300−2325 K. The resulting distributions at room temperature were found to be in very good agreement with both available experiments and the analytical quasi-chemical model of Mortier and co-workers. A single canonical simulation at room temperature using site-to-site hopping yields identical results. The main advantage of the MCRE method is that no assumption is needed on the actual cation adsorption sites. One could thus, in principle, predict cation locations and distributions in a nanoporous solid for which the precise location of extraframework cations is not known.
Dynamic instrumentation of large-scale MPI and OpenMP applications (2004)

In recent years, software infrastructures for the run-time instrumentation of programs have begun to emerge. The paper presents and evaluates prototypes of dynamic instrumentation and dynamic control of instrumentation for parallel mixed MPI/OpenMP applications. An overview of the technology behind these approaches is presented. Prototypes of dynamic instrumentation and dynamic control of instrumentation for use with the Vampir/Guide View (VGV) toolset (GmbH. Pallas, 2002) are discussed. Instrumentation evaluations using the ASCI kernel benchmarks are used for proof of concept on a cluster of SMPs. The results demonstrate that a mix of dynamic instrumentation and dynamic control of instrumentation can be an effective performance analysis alternative to the traditional static instrumentation of applications.
Microstructured silicon photodetector (2006)

Photodetectors fabricated on microstructured silicon are reported. The photodetectors exhibited high photoresponse; at 3V bias, the responsivities were 92A∕W at 850nm and 119A∕W at 960nm. At wavelengths longer than 1.1μm, the photodetectors still showed strong photoresponse. A generation-recombination gain mechanism has been proposed to explain the photoresponse of these photodiodes. From measurements of the noise current density, the calculated gain was approximately 1200 at 3V bias.