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Bordetella petrii Clinical Isolate
We describe the first clinical isolate of Bordetella petrii from a patient with mandibular osteomyelitis. The only previously documented isolation of B. petrii occurred after the initial culture of a single strain from an environmental source
New targets for overactive bladder-ICI-RS 2109
Aim: To review evidence for novel drug targets that can manage overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. Methods: A think tank considered evidence from the literature and their own research experience to propose new drug targets in the urinary bladder to characterize their use to treat OAB. Results: Five classes of agents or cellular pathways were considered. (a) Cyclic nucleotide–dependent (cyclic adenosine monophosphate and cyclic guanosine monophosphate) pathways that modulate adenosine triphosphate release from motor nerves and urothelium. (b) Novel targets for β3 agonists, including the bladder wall vasculature and muscularis mucosa. (c) Several TRP channels (TRPV1, TRPV4, TRPA1, and TRPM4) and their modulators in affecting detrusor overactivity. (d) Small conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels and their influence on spontaneous contractions. (e) Antifibrosis agents that act to modulate directly or indirectly the TGF-β pathway—the canonical fibrosis pathway. Conclusions: The specificity of action remains a consideration if particular classes of agents can be considered for future development as receptors or pathways that mediate actions of the above mentioned potential agents are distributed among most organ systems. The tasks are to determine more detail of the pathological changes that occur in the OAB and how the specificity of potential drugs may be directed to bladder pathological changes. An important conclusion was that the storage, not the voiding, phase in the micturition cycle should be investigated and potential targets lie in the whole range of tissue in the bladder wall and not just detrusor
Dark matter and structure formation a review
This paper provides a review of the variants of dark matter which are thought
to be fundamental components of the universe and their role in origin and
evolution of structures and some new original results concerning improvements
to the spherical collapse model. In particular, I show how the spherical
collapse model is modified when we take into account dynamical friction and
tidal torques
Tests of the Equivalence Principle with Neutral Kaons
We test the Principle of Equivalence for particles and antiparticles, using
CPLEAR data on tagged K0 and K0bar decays into pi^+ pi^-. For the first time,
we search for possible annual, monthly and diurnal modulations of the
observables |eta_{+-}| and phi_{+-}, that could be correlated with variations
in astrophysical potentials. Within the accuracy of CPLEAR, the measured values
of |eta_{+-}| and phi_{+-} are found not to be correlated with changes of the
gravitational potential. We analyze data assuming effective scalar, vector and
tensor interactions, and we conclude that the Principle of Equivalence between
particles and antiparticles holds to a level of 6.5, 4.3 and 1.8 x 10^{-9},
respectively, for scalar, vector and tensor potentials originating from the Sun
with a range much greater than the distance Earth-Sun. We also study
energy-dependent effects that might arise from vector or tensor interactions.
Finally, we compile upper limits on the gravitational coupling difference
between K0 and K0bar as a function of the scalar, vector and tensor interaction
range.Comment: 15 pages latex 2e, five figures, one style file (cernart.csl)
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Test of CPT Symmetry and Quantum Mechanics with Experimental data from CPLEAR
We use fits to recent published CPLEAR data on neutral kaon decays to
and to constrain the CPT--violation parameters
appearing in a formulation of the neutral kaon system as an open
quantum-mechanical system. The obtained upper limits of the CPT--violation
parameters are approaching the range suggested by certain ideas concerning
quantum gravity.Comment: 9 pages of uuencoded postscript (includes 3 figures
Human Rhinovirus Infections in Rural Thailand: Epidemiological Evidence for Rhinovirus as Both Pathogen and Bystander
BACKGROUND: We describe human rhinovirus (HRV) detections in SaKaeo province, Thailand. METHODS: From September 1, 2003-August 31, 2005, we tested hospitalized patients with acute lower respiratory illness and outpatient controls without fever or respiratory symptoms for HRVs with polymerase chain reaction and molecularly-typed select HRVs. We compared HRV detection among hospitalized patients and controls and estimated enrollment adjusted incidence. RESULTS: HRVs were detected in 315 (16%) of 1919 hospitalized patients and 27 (9.6%) of 280 controls. Children had the highest frequency of HRV detections (hospitalized: <1 year: 29%, 1-4 year: 29%, ≥ 65 years: 9%; controls: <1 year: 24%, 1-4 year: 14%, ≥ 65 years: 2.8%). Enrollment adjusted hospitalized HRV detection rates were highest among persons aged <1 year (1038/100,000 persons/year), 1-4 years (457), and ≥ 65 years (71). All three HRV species were identified, HRV-A was the most common species in most age groups including children aged <1 year (61%) and all adult age groups. HRV-C was the most common species in the 1-4 year (51%) and 5-19 year age groups (54%). Compared to controls, hospitalized adults (≥ 19 years) and children were more likely to have HRV detections (odds ratio [OR]: 4.8, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.5, 15.8; OR: 2.0, CI: 1.2, 3.3, respectively) and hospitalized children were more likely to have HRV-A (OR 1.7, CI: 0.8, 3.5) or HVR-C (OR 2.7, CI: 1.2, 5.9) detection. CONCLUSIONS: HRV rates were high among hospitalized children and the elderly but asymptomatic children also had substantial HRV detection. HRV (all species), and HRV-A and HRV-C detections were epidemiologically-associated with hospitalized illness. Treatment or prevention modalities effective against HRV could reduce hospitalizations due to HRV in Thailand
The Vehicle, 1964, Vol. 6
Vol. 6
Table of Contents
Milepostspage 2
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Pagepage 4
Sadness No. 4 (Sorgen)Sherry S. Frypage 5
Christian BurialRoger J. Barrypage 7
The World of BeautyDavid Helmpage 9
The Song of the LarksDon Kapraunpage 10
ContrastKeith Haierpage 13
PanoramaDaun Alan Leggpage 13
A Child\u27s View of DeathCherie Brondellpage 14
RegretLiz Puckettpage 16
Brutal WarMary H. Soukuppage 17
aloneLiz Puckettpage 18
MadgeLinda Galeypage 19
Moon WatchingJoel E. Hendrickspage 20
AnalysisLiz Puckettpage 21
UniverseRick Talleypage 21
Anyone Can Be A LuniticRick Towsonpage 22
I, Too, Have A Rendezvous with DeathElaine Lancepage 23
The ReturnRobert D. Thomaspage 24
NamesLarry Gatespage 25
Eternal MomentsDavid Helmpage 25
The Last DaysPauline B. Smithpage 26
BeliefRichard J. Wiesepage 27
StormPauline B. Smithpage 28
ExplosionLiz Puckettpage 29
Autumn EveJoel E. Hendrickspage 29
The Girl On the White PonyLarry Gatespage 31
HoffnungTerry Michael Salempage 33
Stone WallsDaun Alan Leggpage 34
AdorationGail M. Barenfangerpage 37
MirageRoy L. Carlsonpage 38
Nature and NonsenseRick Talleypage 39
A Step Through A Looking GlassMarilyn Henrypage 40
Thoughts of a Summer PastPauline B Smithpage 42
Indiana GrassLarry Gatespage 43
RedondillaRoberta Matthewspage 44
Summer LoveDaun Alan Leggpage 45
To Youth Reaching For MaturityDavid Helmpage 45
Thanksgiving DayJoel E. Hendrickspage 46
Sadness No. 6 (Schatten)Sherry S. Frypage 48https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1012/thumbnail.jp
Global Discourses and national reconstruction: the impact of globalization on curriculum policy
Globalization has been widely discussed and much contested. It has been claimed that the process of globalization has impacted greatly on the capacity of the nation-state to formulate policy (e.g. Reich, 1992). Moreover, globalization has been accompanied by, or at least runs parallel to, a seemingly endless process of change within education. This process has assumed a worldwide character, as policies have migrated around the world; thus there have existed many similarities in terms of, for instance, curriculum provision, or school governance, between New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and the USA. This article examines the nature and extent of education change in general terms, and the concept of globalization, before analysing the links between globalization and the process of change in one area of education, that is, the development of national frameworks for curriculum and assessment within anglophone nations
The neutral kaon decays to : a detailed analysis of the CPLEAR data
A detailed analysis of neutral kaons decaying to \Pgpp \Pgpm \Pgpz\ is presented based on the complete data set containing half a million events. Time-dependent decay rate asymmetries are measured between initially tagged \PKz\ and \PaKz\ and for different regions of the phase space. These asymmetries, resulting from the interference between the CP-conserving decay amplitude of \PKzL\ and the decay amplitude of \PKzS\ -- either CP-violating or CP-conserving -- allow the determinationof the \PKzS\ parameters \etapmz\ (CP-violating) and \lampmz\ (CP-conserving), and also of the main i sospin components of the \PKzS\ decay amplitude. The branching ratio of \PKzS\ \Pgpp \Pgpm \Pgpz\ (CP-conserving) is deduced directly from \lampmz . In addition, we extract the slope parameters describing the energy dependence of the \PKzL \rightarrow \Pgpp \Pgpm \Pgpz Dalitz plot. The whole set of our results fits well within the current phenomenological picture of the neut ral-kaon system including CP violation and Chiral Perturbation Theory (ChPT)
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