Objective. Indicators of work role functioning (being at work, and being productive while at
work) are important outcomes for persons with arthritis. As the worker productivity working …

The objective of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Worker Productivity
working group is to identify worker productivity outcome measures that meet the …

In order to establish the frequency of urinary bladder disturbances in diabetics and to attempt
to obtain support for the view that these bladder disturbances are neurogenic, 30 male …

A low molecular weight β 2 -globulin (β 2 -microglobulin), albumin, and total protein were
measured in concentrated 24-hr urine specimens from 20 healthy subjects and 30 patients with …

Analysis of the primary structure of β 2 -microglobulin indicates that this human protein is
homologous in sequence to the constant portion of immunoglobulin light chains (C L ), and to …

… prevalence figure of 3.3% for radiographic knee osteoarthritis (joint space narrowing,
Ahlback grade I or more, corresponding to Kellgren and Lawrence grade 3 or more (Peterson F, …

Light polypeptide chains from both normal human γG immunoglobulin and Bence-Jones
proteins can be cleaved into halves by limited proteolysis with trypsin, pepsin, or papain. The …

… globulin was isolated as described by Bergga.rd and Peterson (26]. Non-ultrafilterable
material (5700 mg protein) from 57 litres of pooled normal urine was sub· jected to zone …

… hand, did not result in F-actin breakdown in the cells (Fig. 5c); the F-actin structure was
very much similar to the F-actin of the control cells (Fig. 5a). The F-actin structure in the control …

We present the development of a cell clinic. This is a micromachined cavity, or microvial, that
can be closed with a lid. The lid is activated by two polypyrrole/Au microactuators. Inside …