Methyl α-l-sorboside monohydrate.

Methyl l-sorboside monohydrate, CHO·HO, was prepared from the rare sugar l-sorbose, CHO, and crystallized. It was confirmed that methyl l-sorboside formed α-pyran-ose with a conformation and crystallized with one water molecule of crystallization. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network.

Ultra-high-molecular-weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Wing Method for Strong Cranioplasty.

We developed a new cranioplasty method that utilizes artificial bone made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, with a wedge-shaped edge (UHMWPE Wing). This study shows the methods and data of case series and finite element analyses with the UHMWPE Wing. A circumferential wing was preoperatively designed for a custom-made artificial bone made of UHMWPE to achieve high fixed power and to minimize the usage of cranial implants.

Ethyl α-l-sorboside.

Ethyl l-sorboside, CHO, was prepared from the rare sugar l-sorbose, CHO, and crystallized. It was confirmed that ethyl l-sorboside formed α-pyran-ose with a conformation. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network.

[A comparison of chest radiographs between patients with pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii infection and those with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in the initial stage of disease].

Objectives: To elucidate the differences in affected lung segments between patients with pulmonary M. kansasii infection and those with M. tuberculosis infection in the initial stage of disease, we examined chest radiography images and CT scans.

Doctor's delay in endobronchial tuberculosis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the current status of doctor's delay in diagnosing endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) and to elucidate the risk factors contributing to the delay.

Methods: Retrospective clinicopathological analysis.

Patients: Sixty-two patients with EBTB were admitted at our hospital between 1999 and 2010.