Project description:Interest in platinum-chain complexes arose from their unusual oxidation states and physical properties. Despite their compositional diversity, isolation of crystalline chains has remained challenging. Here we report a simple crystallization technique that yields a series of dimer-based 1D platinum chains. The colour of the Pt(2+) compounds can be switched between yellow, orange and blue. Spontaneous oxidation in air is used to form black Pt(2.33+) needles. The loss of one electron per double salt results in a metallic state, as supported by quantum chemical calculations, and displays conductivity of 11?S?cm(-1) at room temperature. This behaviour may open up a new avenue for controllable platinum chemistry.
Project description:Bacteriophage Magnus infects Klebsiella pneumoniae, a Gram-negative pathogen whose multidrug-resistant strains are a public health issue. Here, we describe the annotation of the 157,741-bp Magnus genome and its similarity to other myophages.
Project description:Hip adduction is accomplished through coordinated effort of the adductor magnus, brevis, and longus and the obturator externus and pectineus muscles. Each of these muscles may be injured at its proximal or distal insertion or in its midsubstance. The incidence of injuries to the adductor complex is difficult to determine in sport because of players' underreporting and playing through minor strains. The most commonly injured adductor muscle is the adductor longus muscle. The injury most frequently occurs at the proximal or distal musculotendinous junction, but several case reports of origin and insertional ruptures of the adductor longus exist in the literature. Successful outcomes have been obtained with both operative and nonoperative approaches in these cases. Reports of isolated proximal avulsion of the adductor magnus are less common. This article describes our surgical technique for management of a rare acute proximal adductor magnus avulsion.
Project description:Background and Purpose:Cryptococcus. magnus is a non-Cryptococcus neoformans species isolated from certain plants, soil, air, and arctic glaciers. Case report:This report describes a case of a 23-year-old Iranian female with pruritus and vaginal irritation. Conventional tests and molecular analysis of the samples of vaginal discharge were performed. The mentioned analyses revealed Cryptococcus magnus as the causative agent of vaginal infection. The minimum inhibitory concentration analysis revealed that this species is susceptible to itraconazole, fluconazole, ketoconazole, and amphotericin B. The patient received 200 mg of oral ketoconazole once daily for 10 days. The patient did not show any clinical signs of vaginal infection after six months. Conclusion:C. magnus was found to have the ability to cause vulvovaginitis. This is the first report of successful detection and treatment of vulvovaginal infection with C. magnus.