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A decline in CFU of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria on the surface of UV illuminated TiO2 films (wavelength of 380 nm) is shown. A 29, 45, and 47% decrease in bacterial viability of Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Escherichia coli, respectively, was seen following a 12...
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PMID: 21442917
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We have revealed that moist-heat treatment reduces the extract content and causes some changes in the ratio between high- and low-molecular components. If the treatment temperature exceeded 60 degrees C, then, in all cases, except the glutenin fraction, the content of high-molecular components decre...
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PMID: 21442927
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Thermal treatment has become an alternative modality for cancer treatment. Low temperature freezing and high temperature heating kill tumor cells effectively through direct and indirect injuries by biochemical and physical stresses. Hyperthermia at a mildly elevated temperature has also been reported...
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PMID: 21766157
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The methodology of quantitative estimation of information value in microvascular networks is proposed for the first time with the use of wavelet analysis of skin blood flow oscillations registrated by laser Doppler flowmetry at 30 healthy persons and 56 patients after hand injuries and diseases. It i...
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PMID: 21780679
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We measured changes in bacterial phage-resistance and potential virulence traits, and determined the pathogenicity of all bacterial selection lines in the Parasemia plantaginis insect model in vivo. Selection at 37°C increased bacterial motility and pathogenicity but only in the absence of phages....
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PMID: 21423610
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We revisited the topic of gene-dependent cell death in yeast to determine the prevalence of yeast genes with the capacity to contribute to cell-autonomous death. We developed a rigorous strategy by allowing sufficient time for gene-dependent events to occur, but insufficient time to evolve new popul...
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PMID: 21814286
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Immunohistochemical techniques detect antigens in tissue sections by means of immunological and chemical reactions. This technique is highly sensitive and specific and can detect a wide variety of antigens in multiple animal species. This chapter reviews common immunohistochemical methods used in th...
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PMID: 20972748
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We describe the methods for assaying photoinhibition and heat inhibition of photosystem II in higher plant materials....
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PMID: 20960132
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A patient developed a medial pterygoid trismus (myospasm) the day after receiving three inferior alveolar nerve blocks and a routine restoration. She had a significantly restricted mouth opening and significant medial pterygoid muscle pain when she opened beyond the restriction; howe...
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PMID: 21613042
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The Textile Services Association (TSA) (2011) has recently published a report stating that nurses who wash their uniforms at home are increasing the risk of cross infection not only among patients in UK hospitals, but also in their own homes. Britain is one of only a few European cou...
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PMID: 21841683
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Very strict limits constrain the current possibilities for compost utilization in agriculture and for land reclamation, thus creating a need for other compost utilization practices. A favourable alternative can be compost utilization as a renewable heat source - alternative fuel. The changes of the b...
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PMID: 21780708
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The effect of heating conditions on the crust color formation was investigated during the baking of white bread. The surface temperatures were monitored with thermocouples attached to the inside surface of the loaf pan cover. The trace of the surface color in the L(*)a(*)b(*) color c...
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PMID: 21307578
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The potent odorants in the crust and crumb of white bread were identified and quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography/olfactometry. The weight loss ratio of the samples baked at 220 °C was controlled in the range of 0-28%. The odorants were classifi...
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PMID: 21307600
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This study investigated the potential of laboratory- scale columns of immobilized micro-algae to disinfect effluents using thermo-tolerant coliforms (TTC) as a model system. Cells of a Chlorella species isolated from a waste stabilization pond complex in Northeast Brazil were immobilized in calcium a...
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PMID: 21436540
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It has been shown that the collagen content and denaturation temperature in scleral tissue increase during the development of glaucoma whereas the fluorescence intensity does not change. These effects may be related to the disturbance of collagen catabolism.
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PMID: 21786706
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The thermal stability of homopolynucleotides (poly(A), poly(G), poly(C), poly(U)) and natural DNA, as well as their structural components: nucleoside (uridine), nucleotides (uridine-5'-monaphosphate, uridine-5'-diphosphate, and uridine-5'-triphosphate) and sugar (D-ribose) have been studied by the me...
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PMID: 21786692
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The possibility of using thermocouples for the artifact-free measurements of skin temperature during millimeter wave exposure was studied. The distributions of the specific absorption rate (SAR) in the human skin were calculated for different orientations of the thermocouple relative to the E-field o...
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PMID: 21786711
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We report the cloning and characterization of a homologue of AtWNK1 gene from Oryza sativa indica cultivar Pusa Basmati-1 rice and designated as OsWNK1. The specific feature of this gene is lysine residue in kinase subdomain II, which is essential for the coordination of ATP in the active center and...
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PMID: 21178395
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We examined the conformational transitions in a multimeric and high molecular weight class II α-mannosidase from Canavalia ensiformis (Jack Bean) (Jbα-man) utilizing intrinsic fluorescence, solute quenching, hydrophobic dye binding, size exclusion chromatography and circular dichroism (CD) spectro...
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PMID: 21087596
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Oospores are the most persistent propagules of Phytophthora capsici. The viability of oospores is determined by staining methods such as the tetrazolium bromide (MTT) test.
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PMID: 21167295
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We have investigated the molecular basis for the action mode of xylanases 10B at high temperatures using biochemical, biophysical and crystallographic methods. The crystal structure of xylanase 10B from hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga petrophila RKU-1 (TpXyl10B) has been solved in the native...
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PMID: 21070746
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We report that a toxin neutralization assay (TNA) can detect a decrease in the immunogenicity of anthrax vaccines as a consequence of brief exposure to elevated temperature. This attribute of TNA may help to adopt immunogenicity as a replacement of the current potency test, which involves protection...
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PMID: 21147935
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We hypothesised that unheated phaseolin influences mucin flow and gene expression, and that phaseolin heat treatment reverses these effects. The hypothesis was tested using a control diet containing casein as the sole protein source and three other diets with casein being replaced by 33 and 67 % of...
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PMID: 20673379
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