Primary intestinal follicular lymphoma:How to identify follicular lymphoma by routine endoscopy

A 69-year-old Japanese female was diagnosed with primary intestinal follicular lymphoma. Esophagogas-troduodenoscopy with high-definition imaging revealed not only the typical feature of whitish polyps of up to 2 mm in diameter in the duodenal second and third portions, but also more detailed morphology, such as enlarged whitish villi and tiny whitish depositions. These findings appeared to reflect the pathological structures; infiltration of lymphoma cells into the villi were probably seen as enlargement of the villi, and the formation of lymphoid follicles were shown as opaque white spots or tiny white depositions. Thus, the above features might contribute to the distinct diagnosis of intestinal follicular lymphoma. This case indicates that routine esophagogastroduodenoscopy can visualize microsurface structures, which can be pathognomonic and help to diagnose intestinal follicular lymphoma, even without magnifying endoscopy.

Novel Approach to Characterization of Rare Earth Complexation with 1, 5-Bis(2-Hydroxy-5-Chlorphenyl)-3-Cyanoformazan in Presence of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide

The ternary interaction of 1, 5 bis(2 hydroxy 5 chlorphenyl) 3 cyanoformazan (HCPCF) with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and rare earths (RE: Yb, Dy, Er and Eu) was investigated at pH 9.84 by the microsurface adsorption spectral correction technique (MSASC). The aggregation of HCPCF on CTAB obeys the Langmuir isothermal adsorption and the interaction of RE with the HCPCF CTAB aggregate was first found to accord with the monolayer binding. The effects of temperature and ionic strength of solution on the aggregations were made. The binary aggregate and the ternary complex were characterized.

Effect of steel slag aggregate and bitumen emulsion types on the performance of microsurfacing mixture

Microsurfacing has recently been accepted widely as an effective method for preventive maintenance of pavements.Microsurfacing is a mixture of cationic polymer-modified bitumen emulsion,100%manufactured well-graded fine aggregate,mineral filler,water,and chemical additives.In this research,in order to evaluate the performance of steel slag in microsurfacing mixture,two types of bitumen emulsions(cationic quick setting and cationic slow setting)were used together with three types of mixtures in which 100%siliceous aggregate was used as a control mixture and then steel slag was replaced by 61%and 100%aggregate of control mixture.The performance of the samples was evaluated by experiments included wet cohesion test,wet track abrasion test,and loaded wheel test,according to international slurry surfacing association(ISSA)A143 guideline and ASTM D6372 standard.The results of tests showed that steel slag aggregate has proper compatibility with both of bitumen emulsion types judged by its desirable physical,chemical,and mechanical properties.The alkali characteristic of the steel slag leads to a stronger adhesion of these materials to acidic bitumen and cause prevented the stripping in the vicinity of water in comparison to the control mixture.Also,steel slag-containing mixtures displayed a more appropriate behavior in terms of rutting and stripping distresses.