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We report and compare highly resolved, simultaneously recorded absorption and CD spectra of active Photosystem II (PSII) samples in the range 440-750 nm. From an appropriately scaled comparison of spinach membrane fragment (BBY) and PSII core spectra, we show that key features of the core spectrum are quantitatively represented in the BBY data. PSII from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis 6803 displ

Max Weber’s model of charismatic authority, which was influenced by Rudolph Sohm’s interpretation of the earliest church as a ”charismatic organization”, has been more used by exegetes since 1968 as a help in interpreting Jesus. They have emphasized different aspects of his charisma — radical life-style and revolutionary message, or miraculous powers of healing, or conflict and self-stigmatization

This lecture focuses on the properties of synchrotron radiation. This subject is extensively treated in many excellent articles and textbooks. (See for instance [1, 2]). We have also excellent and user-friendly computer codes, as SPECTRA (Spring-8) and SRW (ESRF) which you can get on the net, so few of us are now actually using the analytic formulas to calculate radiation spectra. This lecture is

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Background. In a search for immunosuppressive drugs having novel mechanisms, monocarboxylate transporter (MCT-1) inhibitors were identified that markedly inhibited immune responses. Here, we report the effects of AR-C117977, a potent MCT-1 inhibitor, on alloimmune responses in the rat. Methods. In vitro activity was determined in a rat mixed lymphocyte response (MLR). In vivo activity was tested i

Nationellt kompetenscentrum för rörelseorganens sjukdomar (NKO) är ett resurscentrum för kvalitetsregister inom rörelseorganens sjukdomar. En förutsättning för en mer rättvis vård är att indikationerna för behandling betraktas likartat över hela landet. Evidensbaserade indikationer för behandling av rörelseorganens sjukdomar har utarbetats. Klargörande av aktuell indikationssättning för höft- och Well-functioning data registration systems require high competence both in the technical systems used for handling data and in the statistical methodology used for analysis. Consequently, The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions and The National Board of Health and Welfare started the Swedish National Competence Centre for Musculoskeletal disorders, with the purpose for this instit

Objective. To compare the efficacy and safety of intra-articular injections of two different hyaluronan preparations and placebo in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods. In a randomized, patient- and observer-blind, placebo-controlled and multicentre trial with parallel groups, 210 patients, aged 60 yr or above, with knee osteoarthritis were included in a per protocol analysis. The patients

An extensive sampling programme has been conducted in six test cells since 1989. The test cells are located at the Spillepeng landfill in the City of Malmo in southern Sweden. Each test cell received a specific waste composition. The main objective of the project was to evaluate the dependence of biogas production on landfill waste composition. Methane production rates in test cells with high amou

Lumenal entry of plasma (mucosal exudation) is a key feature of airway inflammation. In airways challenged with histamine-type mediators and allergen the mucosal exudation response occurs without causing epithelial derangement and without increased airway absorption. In contrast, reactive oxygen metabolites may cause mucosal damage. In this study, involving guinea-pig airways, we have examined eff

Caloplaca sqtthfca Khodosovtsev & Sschting is described from Ukrainian Artemisia - Festuca steppes near the Black Sea. It grows on twigs of small shrubs of Halocnemum strobilaceum and Limonium sp.on salty soils, and is characterued by greenish grey areoles or squamules with punctiform to confluent soralia and zeorine apothecia with a conspicuous white pruina.

Immunoglobulins (Ig), particularly IgE, are believed to be crucially involved in the pathogenesis of asthma and, equally, in allergic models of the disease. To validate this paradigm we examined homozygous mutant C57BL/6 mice, which are B cell deficient, lacking all Ig. Mice were immunized intraperitoneally with 10 micrograms ovalbumin (OVA) plus alum, followed by daily (day 14-20) 30 min exposure

Objective. To examine the strategies that general dental practitioners (GDPs) use to administer antibiotic prophylaxis and to study the agreement between the administration strategies of GDPs and local recommendations. Methods. Postal questionnaires in combination with telephone interviews were used. Two hundred GDPs in two Swedish counties, Skane and Orebro, were asked to participate. The respons