This chapter considers the methods by which the various types of fibers are produced. It is
noted that ex-polymer fibers are produced by methods which lie in the area of applied polymer …

The presence of preexisting (memory) or de novo donor‐specific HLA antibodies ( DSAs ) is
a known barrier to successful long‐term organ transplantation. Yet, despite the fact that …

Background: Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo) is a herbal remedy used by over 2% of the adult population
in the United States. Several review articles have suggested that ginkgo may increase …

A lower bound for the photino mass m γ ̃ as a function of the spin-0 fermion superpartner
mass mf ̃ is derived as an extension of the calculation of Lee and Weinberg. The Majorana …

Background Surgery for spinal stenosis is widely performed, but its effectiveness as compared
with nonsurgical treatment has not been shown in controlled trials. Methods Surgical …

Background Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a progressive, cystic lung disease in
women; it is associated with inappropriate activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) …

… μM CCCP, 100 μM TBAP, or 5 μM azaserine for 48 h, or they were infected with UCP-1
adenovirus, MnSOD adenovirus, or control adenovirus 48 h before addition of 30 mM glucose. …

Study Design. Randomized trial and concurrent observational cohort study. Objective. To
compare 4 year outcomes of surgery to nonoperative care for spinal stenosis. Summary of …

Twenty intracranial hematomas between 1 day and over 1 year old were imaged using
magnetic resonance at 1.5 T, with T1- and T2-weighted spin-echo pulse sequences. …

There are many individuals whose assistance in the birth of this book afforded me the luxury
of concentrating my energies on the more satisfying and creative aspects of writing. First, I …