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 …

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 …

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 …

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

The hexosamine pathway has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic
complications. We determined first that hyperglycemia induced a decrease in …

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 …

Bone sialoprotein (BSP) and osteopontin, the major phosphorylated proteins of mammalian
bone, have been proposed to function in the initiation of mineralization. To test this …