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  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-072X
    Keywords: Key wordsRhizobium loti ; Rhizobium huakuii ; Lipopolysaccharide ; 4-Oxo-20:0 ; 6-Deoxy-l-talose ; 2 ; 3-Diamino-2 ; 3-dideoxy-d-glucose ; Lipid ADAG
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract Phenol-water extraction of Rhizobium loti NZP2213 cells allowed a simultaneous isolation of two structurally different lipopolysaccharides from the aqueous (LPS-W) and phenol (LPS-P) phase that differed in their sodium deoxycholate-PAGE pattern and composition. LPS-W showed a profile indicating an R-type LPS; LPS-P had a cluster of poorly resolved bands in the high-molecular-weight region. LPS-P contained large amounts of 6-deoxy-l-talose (6dTal), and a small amount of 2-O-methyl-6-deoxy-talose (molar ratio ∼30:1), both of which were completely absent in LPS-W. Methylation analysis gave only one major product, 2,4-di-O-methyl-6dTal, indicating that the O-chain is composed of a homopolymer of 1,3-linked 6dTal, having the methylated 6dTal (2-O-Me-6dTal) probably localized at the non-reducing end of the O-chain. This homopolymeric O-chain was additionally O-acetylated, as evidenced by GC-MS and by 13C NMR analysis. The lipid A moieties of both LPS-W and LPS-P showed almost identical composition, with six different 3-OH fatty acids and with two, so far not described, long-chain 4-oxo-fatty acids, all being amide-linked, and with 27-OH-28:0 as the main ester-linked fatty acid. Lipid A was of the lipid ADAG-type, i.e., having a (phosphorylated) 2,3-diamino-2,3-dideoxy-d-glucose-containing lipid A backbone. Lipid ADAG is widespread among species of the α-2 group of Proteobacteria, but has so far not been encountered in any other rhizobial or agrobacterial species.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-072X
    Keywords: Key wordsRhodospirillum salinarum ; Lipopolysaccharide ; Mixed lipid A ; 2 ; 3-Diamino-2 ; 3-dideoxy-d-glucose ; 4-O-Methyl- ; galacturonic acid ; Halophilic bacteria ; Lethal toxicity
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The structural elucidation of lipid A of the cell wall lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Rhodospirillum salinarum 40 by chemical methods and laser desorption mass spectrometry revealed the presence of a mixed lipid A composed of three different 1,4′bisphosphorylated β(1→6)-linked backbone hexosaminyl-hexosamine disaccharides, i.e. those composed of GlcN→GlcN, 2,3-diamino-2,3-dideoxy-d-Glc-(DAG)→DAG, and DAG→GlcN. Lipid A of R. salinarum contained preferentially 3-OH-18 : 0 and 3-OH-14 : 0 as amide-linked and cisΔ11–18 : 1 and c19 : 0 as ester-linked fatty acids. The mass spectra of the liberated acyl-oxyacyl residues proved the concomitant presence of 3-O-(cisΔ11–18 : 1)–18 : 0 and 3-O-(c19 : 0)-14 : 0 as the predominating diesters in this mixed lipid A. The glycosidically linked and the ester-linked phosphate groups of the backbone disaccharide were neither substituted by ethanolamine, phosphorylethanolamine, nor by 4-amino-4-deoxy-l-arabinose, in contrast to most of the enterobacterial lipid As. In the core oligosaccharide fraction, a HexA (1→4)HexA(1→5)Kdo-trisaccharide was identified by methylation analysis. The terminal HexA (hexuronic acid) is possibly 4-OMe-GalA, a component described here as an LPS constituent for the first time. LPS of R. salinarum showed a lethality in C57BL/10 ScSN (LPS-responder)-mice) of an order of 10–1–10–2 of that reported for Salmonella abortus equi LPS, and it was also capable of inducing TNFα and IL6 in macrophages of C57BL/10ScSN mice.
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  • 5
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    [S.l.] : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
    Journal of Applied Physics 83 (1998), S. 3876-3879 
    ISSN: 1089-7550
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Neutron incoherent scattering (NIS) is proposed as a method for the rapid detection of hydrogen and corrosion in industrial materials. As an example, we apply the NIS method to the detection of hydrogen in graphite and in titanium alloy, and compare the results with those obtained with the prompt gamma activation analysis (PGAA) method. The scattering cross section for hydrogen is much greater than the capture cross section, which enables the NIS method to have a detection limit and accuracy close to that for PGAA, and allows real time experiments on hydrogen detection to be performed. We report preliminary results on using the NIS method to determine hydrogen in urea [CO(NH2)2]/graphite and in titanium matrices. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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  • 6
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    Woodbury, NY : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
    Chaos 5 (1995), S. 155-161 
    ISSN: 1089-7682
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Interaction of the immune system with a target population of, e.g., bacteria, viruses, antigens, or tumor cells must be considered as a dynamic process. We describe this process by a system of two ordinary differential equations. Although the model is strongly idealized it demonstrates how the combination of a few proposed nonlinear interaction rules between the immune system and its targets are able to generate a considerable variety of different kinds of immune responses, many of which are observed both experimentally and clinically. In particular, solutions of the model equations correspond to states described by immunologists as "virgin state,'' "immune state'' and "state of tolerance.'' The model successfully replicates the so-called primary and secondary response. Moreover, it predicts the existence of a threshold level for the amount of pathogen germs or of transplanted tumor cells below which the host is able to eliminate the infectious organism or to reject the tumor graft. We also find a long time coexistence of targets and immune competent cells including damped and undamped oscillations of both. Plausibly the model explains that if the number of transformed cells or pathogens exeeds definable values (poor antigenicity, high reproduction rate) the immune system fails to keep the disease under control. On the other hand, the model predicts apparently paradoxical situations including an increased chance of target survival despite enhanced immune activity or therapeutically achieved target reduction. A further obviously paradoxical behavior consists of a positive effect for the patient up to a complete cure by adding an additional target challenge where the benefit of the additional targets depends strongly on the time point and on their amount. Under periodically pulsed stimulation the model may show a chaotic time behavior of both target growth and immune response. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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  • 7
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    [S.l.] : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
    Review of Scientific Instruments 67 (1996), S. 2770-2774 
    ISSN: 1089-7623
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics , Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
    Notes: A very small Fermi-type neutron chopper fashioned by cutting slots in a boron nitride cylinder was developed for use with a source of thermal and cold (subthermal velocity) neutrons. The original goal was to characterize spectra emerging from glass capillary fibers of less than 1 mm diameter, but other applications became apparent. For approximately 1 m flight paths, conventional nuclear electronics had to be adapted to the millisecond flight times. Both time-to-amplitude converter and multiscaling time-data storage methods were used. Data corrections for the particular geometry are reviewed and applied to the present geometry. Among examples of its potential use, the spectrum of a newly installed cold source was measured. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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  • 8
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    [S.l.] : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
    Review of Scientific Instruments 68 (1997), S. 3744-3750 
    ISSN: 1089-7623
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics , Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
    Notes: A glass polycapillary lens that both bends and focuses a cold neutron beam has been designed and constructed. The bender focuser guides part of the incident beam away from its line of sight and focuses it to a spot of width 0.65 mm at a distance 95 mm from the lens exit and 20 mm below the bottom edge of the beam path, with a gain of 20 in neutron current density. The neutron transmission characteristics of the lens have been determined with two types of position-sensitive detectors, a charge injection device, and an imaging plate. The lens has been tested with prompt gamma measurements on a gadolinium shard and titanium foil. © 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1365-2133
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Although cyclosporin is effective in immunosuppression following organ transplantation and in the treatment of psoriasis, its use is limited by its side-effects, notably impaired renal function and hypertension. As SDZ IMM 125, a new derivative of the cyclosporin family, showed considerable immunosuppressive activity in experimental studies, with less effect on renal function, it was considered a potential successor to cyclosporin for both indications. In this multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, the efficacy and tolerability of 40, 100, 200 and 400mg SDZ IMM 125 daily were studied in 59 patients with psoriasis. Patients were followed for a period of 5 weeks (4 weeks treatment, and 1 week post-treatment observation). A dose-dependent effect of SDZ IMM 125 was observed. A significant correlation was found between the dose of SDZ IMM 125 and changes in the sum of severity scores of three indicator plaques. There was a significant decrease in the body surface area affected by psoriasis in the 400-mg group (P 〈 0.01), whereas a decrease of the global psoriasis severity was observed in the 200-mg (P 〈 0.01) and the 400-mg groups (P 〈 0.001). No serious adverse events occurred during the 4 weeks of treatment. Three patients discontinued treatment because of adverse events (one sore throat, two influenza). Clinical adverse events were similar to those reported with cyclosporin, the most frequent being gastrointestinal disturbances. Estimation of renal function indices showed that increases from baseline values were dose dependent, and appeared to be similar to those seen with cyclosporin. Changes in liver function tests showed a clearcut dose-dependent increase of some liver enzymes, principally alanine aminotransferase (ALAT). SDZ IMM 125 is effective in clearing psoriasis. However, long-term studies comparing the efficacy and safety of SDZ IMM 125 and cyclosporin must be performed, to determine whether SDZ IMM 125 has a better risk-benefit ratio than cyclosporin.
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  • 10
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    Electronic Resource
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Fatigue & fracture of engineering materials & structures 18 (1995), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1460-2695
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
    Notes: Abstract Fatigue crack growth under constant and random loading conditions was investigated for a metastable austenitic-bainitic steel in comparison with a ferritic chromium steel at very low crack growth rates. Experimentally determined random crack growth was compared with linear Miner calculations on the basis of constant amplitude results. It was found that the measured crack growth rates in transforming material are a factor of 10 lower than the calculated values, whereas the difference is only a factor of 2 for the ferritic steel. The reason for the pronounced crack growth retardation in the metastable alloy is transformation of part of the austenitic phase into martensite in the stress field of the crack tip, accompanied by a volume increase and, consequently, residual compressive stresses. Rare high load cycles in the random sequence increase the closure level, which then leads to pronounced retardation of fatigue crack growth for the numerous successive low amplitude cycles.
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