coinfection with nontuberculous mycobacteria: A case report and literature review.

Six years ago, a 60-year-old man presented to our hospital with a cough and sputum. Upon suspicion of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection, he was followed up at our hospital. Because the abnormal shadows in the bilateral lung fields deteriorated slightly over 6 years, bronchoscopy was performed.

Changes in excitation relaxation of diatoms in response to fluctuating light, probed by fluorescence spectroscopies.

A marine pennate diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum (Pt) and a marine centric diatom Chaetoceros gracilis (Cg) possess unique light-harvesting complexes, fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c-binding proteins (FCPs). FCPs have dual functions: light harvesting in the blue to green regions and quenching of excess energy. So far, excitation dynamics including FCPs have been studied by altering continuous light conditions.

[Anesthetic management of organ donation after brain death using continuous total hemoglobin measurement].

A 60-year-old woman declared brain dead was scheduled for organ donation. We continuously measured total hemoglobin values (SpHb) using a Radical-7 monitor (Masimo Co, Irvine, CA, USA) to maintain the functions of organs and oxygen delivery. At the start of surgery, the SpHb value was 9.