We further wanted to apply the technology on biological fluids from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) where samples are often scarce in volume and may be compromised by the presence of heterophilic antibodies.
And because trust remains scarce despite the volume of information now available, the core strengths of the grey lady newspapers are more relevant than ever.
In Baja California, where about 75% of Mexico's 3,600 hectares (8,900 acres) of vines are planted, water is scarce, which keeps volumes low and prices high.
They also need vast volumes of scarce irrigation water and fertilizer.
Although some studies have investigated the impact of having simultaneous ACPA reactivity to different citrullinated peptides (see, for example, [ 6- 10]), such studies have hitherto been performed with multiple parallel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests, an approach that is laborious and can demand sizeable volumes of scarce serum samples (for example, from historical cohorts).
Although Japan opened its market last year for the first time to U.S. fresh nectarines, it did so late in the season; domestic supplies were already scarce and only a small volume was shipped.
Interest-rate worries continued to weigh heavily on the market, keeping volume low and buyers scarce.
Worries about rising interest rates hung over the market, keeping volume low and buyers scarce.
However, an understanding of foreign home ownership is scarce in spite of its growing volume and influence.
Now Mehmet Toner, a bioengineer at MGH and Harvard Medical School, and his colleagues have designed a microfluidics device that can analyze whole blood in large enough volumes to detect these scarce cells.
However, data concerning canine cartilage volume and surface area is scarce.
