Analyses to help identify individuals from a historical mass grave in Kassel, Germany.

In 2008, the skeletal remains of more than 60 human individuals were found in a mass grave on the grounds of the University of Kassel, Germany. There was no evidence helping to identify them or throwing light on the cause of their death. Mainly due to 14C age determination and initial hints on age and sex distribution, historians hypothesized that they had been soldiers of Napoleon's army who died in an epidemic in the winter of 1813/14.

Brief communication: evidence of Bartonella quintana infections in skeletons of a historical mass grave in Kassel, Germany.

In 2008, a mass grave was found on the grounds of the University of Kassel, Germany. Historians hypothesized that the individuals died in a typhoid fever epidemic in winter 1813/14. To test this hypothesis, the bones were investigated on the presence of specific DNA of pathogens linked to the historical diagnosis oftyphoid fever.

Living arrangements and nutrient intakes of healthy women age 65 and older: a study in Manhattan, Kansas.

One hundred healthy women over age 65 were recruited for a study to determine differences in nutrient intakes by living arrangement and to examine the effect of demographic characteristics, health habits, and social contacts on nutrient intakes. There were significant differences (p < 0.05) in the mean intakes for calcium and riboflavin between women living alone and women living with a spouse.

Dry-reagent strips used for determination of theophylline in serum.

A reagent strip for quantifying theophylline in serum or plasma has been developed for use with the Apoenzyme Reactivation Immunoassay System (ARIS) with the Ames Seralyzer reflectance photometer. The test takes 80 s and involves comparison with a two-point calibration line, which can validly be stored in the instrument for two weeks. Results for theophylline in clinical serum samples correlate well (r greater than 0.

Solid-phase chemistry: Its principles and applications in clinical analysis.

A review is given of the development of solid-phase reaction systems (test papers, impregnated-fibre systems, multi-layer film systems) for rapid field and laboratory testing in clinical analysis.