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A Scarlatinal «Nachkrankheit» of Schick: Rheumatic Fever, 50 Years Later

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Research Articles| July 03 2009 A Scarlatinal «Nachkrankheit» of Schick: Rheumatic Fever, 50 Years Later Subject Area: Immunology and Allergy Gene H. Stollerman Gene H. Stollerman Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar International Archives of Allergy and Applied Immunology (1958) 12 (5): 287–304. https://doi.org/10.1159/000228461 Article history Published Online: July 03 2009 Content Tools Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Gene H. Stollerman; A Scarlatinal «Nachkrankheit» of Schick: Rheumatic Fever, 50 Years Later. International Archives of Allergy and Applied Immunology 1 May 1958; 12 (5): 287–304. https://doi.org/10.1159/000228461 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsInternational Archives of Allergy and Applied Immunology Search Advanced Search Article PDF first page preview Close Modal This content is only available via PDF. 1958Copyright / Drug Dosage / DisclaimerCopyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, microcopying, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.Drug Dosage: The authors and the publisher have exerted every effort to ensure that drug selection and dosage set forth in this text are in accord with current recommendations and practice at the time of publication. However, in view of ongoing research, changes in government regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy and drug reactions, the reader is urged to check the package insert for each drug for any changes in indications and dosage and for added warnings and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new and/or infrequently employed drug.Disclaimer: The statements, opinions and data contained in this publication are solely those of the individual authors and contributors and not of the publishers and the editor(s). The appearance of advertisements or/and product references in the publication is not a warranty, endorsement, or approval of the products or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. You do not currently have access to this content.
Oligotrophic bacterium Hymenobacter latericoloratus CGMCC 16346 degrades the neonicotinoid imidacloprid in surface water

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

Abstract The intensive and extensive application of imidacloprid in agriculture has resulted in water pollution and risks to aquatic invertebrates. However, pure bacteria remediation of imidacloprid in surface water environments has not been studied. Here, we isolated an imidacloprid-degrading bacterium from a water environment, examined its imidacloprid degradation in pure culture and surface water, sequenced its genome, and compared its Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG) protein categorization with that for another imidacloprid-degrading bacterium. The isolate was an obligate oligotrophic bacterium, Hymenobacter latericoloratus CGMCC 16346, which degraded imidacloprid via hydroxylation by co-metabolism in pure culture. Resting cells degraded 64.4% of 100 mg/L imidacloprid in 6 d in the presence of co-substrate maltose, and growing culture degraded 40.8% of imidacloprid in 10 d. H. latericoloratus CGMCC 16346 degraded imidacloprid in surface water without co-substrate supplementation and retained imidacloprid-degrading activity after 30 d. The half-life of imidacloprid in surface water was decreased from 173.3 d in the control to 57.8 d by CGMCC 16346 inoculation. Genome sequencing and COG analysis indicated that carbohydrate metabolism and transport, cell wall/membrane biogenesis, and defense mechanisms are enriched in H. latericoloratus CGMCC 16346 compared with the copiotrophic imidacloprid-degrading Pseudoxanthomonas indica CGMCC 6648, indicating that H. latericoloratus CGMCC 16346 is adapted to live in oligotrophic water environments and biofilms. H. latericoloratus CGMCC 16346 is a promising bioremediation agent for elimination of imidacloprid contamination from surface water.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Eradication and Decolonization in Children Study (Part 1): Development of a Decolonization Toolkit With Patient and Parent Advisors (Preprint)

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

BACKGROUND

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) skin and soft tissue infections affect many healthy children. A significant number of these children are hospitalized and require surgical incision and drainage (I&amp;D). Once sent home, these children and families are asked to complete burdensome home decolonization and hygiene procedures in an effort to prevent the high rate of recurrent infections.

OBJECTIVE

This component of the Methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Eradication and Decolonization in Children (MEDiC) study aimed to develop a toolkit to assist MEDiC study participants in completing MRSA decolonization and hygiene procedures at home (the MEDiC kit).

METHODS

In all, 5 adolescents (aged 10-18 years) who had undergone an I&amp;D procedure for a skin infection and 11 parents of children who had undergone an I&amp;D procedure for a skin infection were engaged in a 4-hour group workshop using a human-centered design approach. The topics covered in this workshop and analyzed for this paper were (1) attitudes about MRSA decolonization procedures and (2) barriers to the implementation of MRSA decolonization and hygiene procedures. The team analyzed the audio and artifacts created during the workshop and synthesized their findings to inform the creation of the MEDiC kit.

RESULTS

The workshop activities uncovered barriers to successful completion of the decolonization and hygiene procedures: lack of step-by-step instruction, lack of proper tools in the home, concerns about adverse events, lack of control over some aspects of the hygiene procedures, and general difficulty coordinating all the procedures. Many of these could be addressed as part of the MEDiC kit. In addition, the workshop revealed that effective communication about decolonization would have to address concerns about the effects of bleach, provide detailed information, give reasons for the specific decolonization and hygiene protocol steps, and include step-by-step instructions (preferably through video).

CONCLUSIONS

Through direct engagement with patients and families, we were able to better understand how to support families in implementing MRSA decolonization and hygiene protocols. In addition, we were able to better understand how to communicate about MRSA decolonization and hygiene protocols. With this knowledge, we created a robust toolkit that uses patient-driven language and visuals to help support patients and families through the implementation of these protocols.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02127658; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02127658
Split sample analysis of serum folate levels after 18 days in frozen storage.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Reliable measurement of folate is becoming increasingly important as links between dietary folate intake, the use of vitamins containing folic acid, and health outcomes such as birth defects and cardiovascular disease are identified. This study was undertaken to formally assess whether the quantity of folate in serum declines after the serum is frozen and stored. Blood samples from 83 pregnant women were tested for serum folate shortly after collection and again after 18 days of storage at -20 degrees C. A shift from higher to lower serum folate categories was observed after 18 days of storage. For the first test, 40.9 % of the samples were > or = 20 microg/L compared with 19.3 % of the test results on second test. For the 75 samples in the quantifiable range (< 40 microg/L), a mean decrease of 5.0 microg/L (+/- 0.5) of serum folate was observed (p < 0.0001). When compared to serum samples stored in a non frost-free freezer at -20 degrees C or -70 degrees C, serum stored in a frost-free freezer at -20 degrees C for even a short period of time may be relatively unstable and sensitive to minor temperature fluctuations associated with the freeze-thaw cycles.
Flow and mass transfer characteristics for interacting side-by-side cylinders

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

This study investigates the local and global flow structures and mass transfer characteristics for a group of interacting side-by-side cylinders in unbounded flow. Configurations with 2, 3, 4, and 5 members are considered for a range of pitch-ratios (1.05≤S/D≤4) at the Reynolds number Re = 90. The focus is laid on the time-averaged and instantaneous local flow features including wake field, jet flow, vortical structures, λ2, pressure coefficient, and mass transfer coefficient as well as integral variables including hydrodynamic forces. Four flow regimes are identified based on the vortical structures and average stream-wise velocity field. At low pitch-ratio, the whole structure behaves like a single bluff body, while each member in the configuration behaves like an independent isolated bluff body when the pitch-ratio is large. Between these two regimes, asymmetrically and symmetrically deflected wake regimes are observed. Flow regimes dictate hydrodynamic and mass transfer characteristics such that a jump in the hydrodynamic forces and mass transfer coefficient is observed as the flow regime evolves from a single body to a deflected wake. The configuration's size and the position of member cylinders in the structure have more profound effects on hydrodynamic forces and mass transfer characteristics at small pitch-ratio. For all configurations, drag increases as one progresses deeper into the structure, while lift forces are always repulsive between any two neighboring cylinders. Member cylinders have comparable mass transfer coefficients at intermediate and high pitch-ratios, while exterior cylinders exhibit a higher mass transfer coefficient at low pitch-ratio. Overall, the structure's size has a more profound effect on the values of scalars at low pitch-ratios.
Antioxidant Activity of the Fruit and Stem Bark of Tetrapleura tetraptera Taub (Mimosaceae)

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International (ISSN: 2456-9119) is dedicated to publish high quality papers in all areas of pharmaceutical Science including pharmaceutical drugs, community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, clinical pharmacy, compounding pharmacy, consultant pharmacy, internet pharmacy, veterinary pharmacy, nuclear pharmacy, military pharmacy, pharmacy informatics, pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, pharmacognosy, pharmacotherapy, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, clinical pharmacology, neuropharmacology, psychopharmacology, pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, pharmacoepidemiology, toxicology, theoretical pharmacology, posology, pharmacognosy, behavioral pharmacology, environmental pharmacology, medicine development and safety testing, drug legislation and safety, pharmaceutical microbiology, pharmaceutical molecular biology, pharmaceutical biotechnology. The journal also encourages the submission of useful reports of negative results. This is a quality controlled, OPEN peer reviewed, open access INTERNATIONAL journal.
Hitchhiking bryozoans (Gymnolaemata) on sea turtles (Cheloniidae) from southeastern United States to Honduras

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

To understand the symbiosis between epizoic bryozoans and sea turtles, we examined 52 sea turtles whose range spanned from Georgia, United States to Honduras, from three host species: Caretta caretta (loggerhead), Chelonia mydas (green), and Eretmochelys imbricata (hawksbill). Of these, 13% were adults and 87% were juveniles. We found 18 bryozoan colonies belonging to seven different gymnolaemate bryozoan species. Five were cheilostomes ( Biflustra arborescens , Biflustra cf. conjunctiva , Bugula neritina , Schizoporella errata , and Aetea sp.) and two were ctenostomes ( Alcyonidium hauffi and Anguinella palmata ). Biflustra cf. conjunctiva and Aetea sp. are reported here for the first time on sea turtles. Biflustra cf. conjunctiva is an invasive species from the South China Sea and reported here for the first time in the southeastern United States. Of the 52 sea turtles examined, 15% were fouled by bryozoans: 88% of the loggerheads, 3% of the greens, and none of the hawksbills. Combining all host species, 86% of adult sea turtles were fouled by bryozoans compared to 4% of juveniles. Fouled hosts were significantly larger than unfouled hosts. We attribute this to the target area hypothesis, as the juvenile sea turtles were significantly smaller targets for bryozoan larval settlement than the adult hosts. The bryozoans were all found on the hosts’ dorsal carapace, and the number of bryozoan colonies increased significantly in a posterior direction across the carapace. Of the 18 bryozoan colonies, 89% were encrusting and 11% were erect, yet flexible. We describe this nonobligate/facultative commensal symbiotic relationship as phoretic (i.e., hitchhiking).
ISUZU New 9.8L Diesel Engine with Variable Geometry Turbocharger

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

<div class="htmlview paragraph">This paper describes a new turbocharged and intercooled diesel engine which has been developed to meet market requirements for higher performance, better fuel economy and lighter engine weight for GVW 20 ton cargo trucks in Japan. The basic structure of this new engine is the ladder frame design with an OHC valve mechanism to obtain a simple and stiff cylinder block structure. In addition, a variable geometry turbocharger, variable intake air swirl system and electronically controlled fuel injection system have been combined with a unique square combustion chamber to get high BMEP with favorable torque characteristics and low fuel consumption over a wide range of engine speed.</div>
Platelet-type von Willebrand's disease: characterization of a new bleeding disorder

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Abstract An autosomally transmitted bleeding diathesis sharing some, but not all, features previously described in von Willebrand's disease (vWd) was studied in five patients representing three generations of a single family. Bleeding times in the upper normal range in conjunction with low-normal platelet counts, normal factor VIII coagulant activity and VIII-related antigen, decreased VIII-ristocetin cofactor activity, selective decrease of the higher molecule weight factor VIII/von Willebrand factor (VIII/vWF) multimers, and increased ristocetin- induced platelet agglutination at low ristocetin concentrations were characteristic. Binding of patient VIII/vWF to washed normal platelets was within normal limits, whereas binding of normal VIII/vWF to patient platelets was significantly increased (p less than 0.001 at 0.6 mg/ml ristocetin). This disorder accordingly appears to involve an intrinsic platelet abnormality affecting platelet-VIII/vWF interactions. It is proposed that the concept of vWD be broadened to include patients with this abnormality, which may appropriately be called “Platelet-type von Willebrand's disease.”
Recent progress in Nb/sub 3/Sn development at Oxford Superconducting Technology

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

The demand for superconductors that have improved properties at high applied magnetic fields has led to developments in the design and processing of Nb/sub 3/Sn superconducting wire. Oxford Superconducting Technology has been producing Nb/sub 3/Sn products for a number of years and continues to develop Nb/sub 3/Sn wire that will meet the aggressive demands of today's technology. This paper will discuss some recent progress Oxford Superconducting Technology (OST) has made regarding the development of Nb/sub 3/Sn wire for 750 MHz NMR applications. Also discussed will be OST's progress in development of internal Sn conductors for very high field magnets that generate 20 tesla or more.< >
Social Services Involvement in Care Transitions and Admissions in Nursing Homes

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Care transitions (CT) are critical junctures in the healthcare delivery process. Effective transitions reduce the need for subsequent transfers between healthcare settings, including nursing homes. Understanding social services (SS) involvement in these processes in nursing homes is important from a quality and holistic care perspective. Using logistic regression, this study examines structural and relational factors identified with higher involvement of SS in care transitions and admissions. SS directors from 924 nursing homes were evaluated in relation to SS involvement in care transitions and admissions processes. Results suggest the level of SS involvement in care transitions and admissions are associated with structural factors such as size of facility, geographical location, ratio of FTE's to beds, ownership status, and standalone SS departments, as well as relational factors, including perceptions and utilization of SS staff by facility leadership, coworkers, and family. Additionally, SS staff with higher levels of expertise and with social work degrees are less involved in admissions tasks.
Meanings of workplace bullying: Labelling versus experiencing and the belief in a just world.

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Workplace bullying has been identified as a growing occupational stressor among health care professionals (Mayhew & Chappell, 2001; Quine, 1999, 2002). However, estimates of the prevalence rates of workplace bullying have been found to vary considerably. Studies relying on self-labelling consistently report lower prevalence rates than do those that present participants with lists of predefined negative acts (e.g., Mikkelsen & Einarsen, 2001; Salin, 2001). The purpose the present study was to explore the process of self-labelling among nurses experiencing workplace abuse. A total of 385 nurses registered as members of the College of Nurses of Ontario completed surveys containing scales that measured their frequency of exposure to negative behaviours in the workplace, job satisfaction, turnover, intentions, burnout, and psychological distress. A scale assessing fundamental beliefs about the world, others, and one's self was also included. Although 47.2% of the sample indicated having experienced at least one negative behaviour on a weekly basis for the past six months, only 18.6% of respondents labelled their experiences as bullying. Nurses who were bullied reported significantly lower levels of job satisfaction, higher levels of burnout, greater intentions to leave their current jobs, and more psychological distress than did their non-bullied colleagues. Bullied nurses also reported having more negative beliefs about the benevolence of world and people than did nurses who were not bullied. Bullied nurses who labelled their experiences as bullying reported significantly lower levels of job satisfaction, higher levels of burnout, and greater psychological distress than did nurses who were bullied but did not label their experiences as such. Bullied nurses who labelled their experiences as bullying also perceived other people as less benevolent than bullied nurses who did not label their experiences as bullying. Finally, verbal abuse (e.g., ridicule or insulting teasing, gossip or rumours) was found to be more strongly associated with self-labelling than behaviours that were physical and overt in nature. Results of the study are discussed with reference to Janoff Bulman's (1989, 1992) Cognitive Theory of Trauma and Lerner's (1980) Just World Theory. Implications for the treatment of bullied workers are presented and directions for further research are suggested.Dept. of Psychology. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis2005 .O98. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-11, Section: B, page: 6322. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 2005.
Investigation of mean platelet volume in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and in subjects with impaired fasting glucose: a cost-effective tool in primary health care?

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

The aim of this study was to compare mean platelet volume (MPV) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), in subjects with impaired fasting glucose (IFG), and in non-diabetic controls. A total of 201 adults with T2DM and 201 subjects with IFG from the Family Medicine out-patient clinic as well as 201 healthy controls were included in the study. We measured blood fasting glucose, complete blood count and LDL-cholesterol and compared the results between the groups enrolled. In the patients with diabetes and subjects with IFG, MPV was significantly higher (10.66 ± 0.94 fL and 10.49 ± 0.96 fL, respectively ) as compared to the non-diabetic group (10.04 ± 1.01 fL) (p = 0.000). Among the diabetic subjects, a positive statistical Pearson correlation was seen between MPV and HbA1c levels (r = 0.357; p = 0.000) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels (r = 0.306; p = 0.000). The mean MPV in patients having HbA1C < 7.5% was 10.17 ± 0.83 fL and significantly lower than that of patients with HbA1c ≥ 7.5% (10.80 ± 0.92 fL) (p = 0.001). MPV could be used as a simple and cost-effective tool to monitor the progression and control of T2DM and thereby in preventing vascular events in primary health care.
Essential role of the iron-sulfur cluster binding domain of the primase regulatory subunit Pri2 in DNA replication initiation

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

DNA primase 催化被 replicative DNA 聚合酶进一步在 DNA 复制的开始期间扩大的一份短 RNA 教材的 de novo 合成。真核细胞的 primase 是包括催化子单元 Pri1 和规章的子单元 Pri2 的 heterodimeric 酶。Pri2 负责从 RNA 合成为转变由在 Pri1 和 DNA 聚合酶之间的 Pri1 和调停的相互作用便于最佳的 RNA 教材合成到 DNA 延伸。所有真核细胞的 Pri2 蛋白质包含保存 C 终端铁硫(Fe-S ) 为 primase 是批评的簇绑定领域在 vitro 的催化活动。这里，我们证明在为 Pri2 Fe-S 簇的保存半胱氨酸 ligands 的变化显著地减少蛋白质稳定性，在限制温度的从而引起的 S 阶段拘捕。而且， Pri2 半胱氨酸异种在全部 DNA pol -primase 建筑群装载到导致有缺点的开始的早复制起源上是有缺点的。重要地，在 Pri2 的 Fe-S 簇的汇编被变化在缺乏 Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase 的 sod1 异种在保存半胱氨酸 ligands 而且由增加的氧化应力损害不仅。一起这些调查结果在 vivo 在复制开始加亮 Pri2s Fe-S 簇领域的关键角色并且建议 DNA 复制怎么能被变化处于细胞的氧化还原作用状态影响的一个分子的基础。
Re-examination of how Singaporean Chinese and Malays frame childbearing decisions.

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

This paper aims to better understand how Singaporean Chinese and Malays talk about fertility differently and similarly. It seeks to find out how they could have drawn on their ethnic culture in the exploration of fertility decisions. Earlier studies, grounded in quantitative methods, have established the relation between culture and reproductive behavior, highlighting ethnicity as an underlying factor for fertility differentials among the various ethnic groups and that differences observed behavioral fertility patterns can be attributed to inherent cultural orientation. However, this paper argues, while cultural differences in values, beliefs and attitudes between Chinese and Malays are accorded to Malay’s consistently higher fertility compared to Chinese; drawing on in depth interview data, I find tertiary educated Chinese and Malays in Singapore have more similar, rather than different ideals in framing childbearing decisions. More importantly, while they might have articulated similar notions, more often than not, how they view children are antagonistic to their practices.