Extracellular targeting of an active endoxylanase by a TolB negative mutant of Gluconobacter oxydans.

Gluconobacter (G.) oxydans strains have great industrial potential due to their ability to incompletely oxidize a wide range of carbohydrates. But there is one major limitation preventing their full production potential.

Transvaginal ultrasonographic measurement of cervical length as a predictor of preterm birth: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

The advent of effective interventions to prevent preterm delivery such as 17 hydroxyprogesterone and cerclage serve as an impetus to determine whether routine second trimester transvaginal cervical length screening can identify which women would benefit from these therapies. A systematic review was conducted, 957 abstracts were screened, 234 articles underwent full-text review, and 23 studies were included in the final analysis including 26,792 women. Data from relevant studies were pooled to produce summary estimates of sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios using a random effects model.

Molecular and phenotypic characterization of near isogenic lines at QTL for quantitative resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.).

The most common and effective way to control phoma stem canker (blackleg) caused by Leptosphaeria maculans in oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is by breeding resistant cultivars. Specific resistance genes have been identified in B. napus and related species but in some B.

Religious belief as a coping strategy: an explorative trial in patients irradiated for head-and-neck cancer.

Purpose: To explore the role of religious belief in coping with disease symptoms and treatment-related side effects in patients with head-and-neck cancer under radiotherapy.

Patients And Methods: Prospectively collected data were used with a cohort of head-and-neck cancer patients treated by radiotherapy and epoetin beta or placebo within a double-blind multicenter trial. All patients were divided into believers and nonbelievers.

Increased preoperative platelet count is associated with decreased survival after resection for adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

Background: Platelets are thought to participate in tumor metastasis. However, the relationship between platelet count and prognosis in pancreatic cancer remains unresolved.

Methods: A chart review of patients undergoing resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma was undertaken.