These data support the concept of a dose-response effect for cytarabine in patients with AML who are 60 years of age or younger. The results with the high-dose schedule in this age group are comparable to those reported in similar patients who have undergone allogeneic bone marrow transplantation during a first remission.

A virus suspected of causing high death rates in fledgling budgerigars in Georgia and Texas aviaries was isolated in budgerigar embryo fibroblasts inoculated with tissue homogenates from affected birds. Virus was most easily recovered from tissues containing many intranuclear inclusion bodies. Cytopathic effect on fibroblasts of all four isolates was characterized by a swollen nucleus followed by rounding and detachment of the affected cell from the monolayer. Properties suggesting the B-931 isolate belongs to the papovaviridae family are (1) presence of DNA; (2) insensitivity to treatment with CHCl3; and (3) presence of cubic viral particles 42 to 49 nm in diameter in the nucleus of infected chicken embryo fibroblasts. The isolate did not hemagglutinate erythrocytes of chickens, turkeys, budgerigars, guinea pigs, or type O humans and was basically stable against heating and freeze-thawing. An examination of fledgling budgerigars from infected aviaries demonstrated that sick birds carried more virus than healthy birds.

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Although the most important component of an effective scientific exhibit is content, the way in which an exhibit is constructed can greatly influence its overall effectiveness. Choice of format should be determined by carefully analyzing the purpose of one's exhibit, expected audience, and data at hand, as well as type of meeting and funding. Depending on the type of data to be presented and available equipment and budget, the most appropriate style for a scientific exhibit may be a traditional mat board, computer-generated tiles or large-print backboard panel, traditional mat board with viewbox exhibit, matted transparency tiles with viewbox exhibit, or computer-generated large-film display. The authors analyzed 993 of 1, 041 (95.4%) scientific exhibits on display at the 84th RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting and categorized each exhibit according to the following characteristics: display type and size, color scheme, display font size, and graphic styles. These characteristics were then correlated with scientific exhibit and design awards as well as invitations for submission to RadioGraphics. Chance of winning an award or being asked to publish the presentation in RadioGraphics was significantly increased for viewbox exhibits (compared with backboard panel exhibits) and for larger exhibits (compared with smaller exhibits).