Synergistic attraction of Western black-legged ticks, , to CO and odorant emissions from deer-associated microbes.

Foraging ticks reportedly exploit diverse cues to locate their hosts. Here, we tested the hypothesis that host-seeking Western black-legged ticks, , and black-legged ticks, , respond to microbes dwelling in sebaceous gland secretions of white-tailed deer, , the ticks' preferred host. Using sterile wet cotton swabs, microbes were collected from the pelage of a sedated deer near forehead, preorbital, tarsal, metatarsal and interdigital glands.

Determination of distribution coefficients of mercury and gold on selected extraction chromatographic resins - towards an improved separation method of mercury-197 from proton-irradiated gold targets.

Radioisotope mercury-197g (Hg, half-life: 64.14 h) along with its metastable isomer (Hg, half-life: 23.8 h) are potential candidates for targeted Meitner-Auger electron therapy due to their suitable decay properties.

Radiolabeling of a polypeptide polymer for intratumoral delivery of alpha-particle emitter, Ac, and beta-particle emitter, Lu.

Introduction: Radiotherapy of cancer requires both alpha- and beta-particle emitting radionuclides, as these radionuclide types are efficient at destroying different types of tumors. Both classes of radionuclides require a vehicle, such as an antibody or a polymer, to be delivered and retained within the tumor. Polyglutamic acid (pGlu) is a polymer that has proven itself effective as a basis of drug-polymer conjugates in the clinic, while its derivatives have been used for pretargeted tumor imaging in a research setup.