... function of TiCl4 dosing time (b) Growth rate of TiO2 as a function of H2O dosing time (c) Growth rate of TiOPDA as a function of TiCl4 dosing time (d) Growth rate of TiOPDA as a function of HDD ... was replaced by an OH group of HDD with the living HCl to form a diacetylene layer The OH group of the diacetylene layer provides an active site for exchange reaction of the next TiCl4 Third, the ... Preparation of Si substrates The Si (100) substrates used in this research were cut from p-type (100) wafers with a resistivity in the range of to 10 Ω cm The Si substrates were initially treated by a chemical...
... function of TiCl4 dosing time (b) Growth rate of TiO2 as a function of H2O dosing time (c) Growth rate of TiOPDA as a function of TiCl4 dosing time (d) Growth rate of TiOPDA as a function of HDD ... was replaced by an OH group of HDD with the living HCl to form a diacetylene layer The OH group of the diacetylene layer provides an active site for exchange reaction of the next TiCl4 Third, the ... Preparation of Si substrates The Si (100) substrates used in this research were cut from p-type (100) wafers with a resistivity in the range of to 10 Ω cm The Si substrates were initially treated by a chemical...
... formation of mineralised tissue within a scaffold [30-32] Furthermore, it is known that an increasing number of interconnective pores raises the internal surface area of a BSM, with promotion of the ... quantification of cellular proliferation The AB assay is based on the incorporation of a fluorogenic redox indicator of cell growth in culture The turnover of AB is a reflection of cell proliferation, ... [Determining the size of the specific surface of bone substitutes with gas adsorption] Mund Kiefer Gesichtschir 2000, 4(3):148-52 Kao ST, Scott DD: A review of bone substitutes Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin...
... are Page of 13 also associated with the riskof cancer We therefore consider the nested-case control analysis our central assessment of the riskof incident malignancies under treatment with anti-TNFα ... increased riskof malignancies associated with the treatment with one of the TNFα blocking agents: adalimumab, infliximab, or etanercept [3,4] The results of these meta-analyses are in contrast with ... patients with prior malignancies treated with anti-TNFα agents with a median follow-up of three years and found no increased risk for recurrent malignant diseases compared to 118 patients with prior...
... of ATP concentration on the refolding yield of MDH (in the presence of ATP regeneration system) with or without the assistance of PEG 74 xv Figure 4.4 (A) Effect of increasing concentration of ... refolding yield of MDH (B) Effect of increasing concentrations of DnaKJE in the presence of constant amounts of His-ClpB (5 µM) and MDH (0.8 µM) on the refolding yield of MDH (C) Effect of increasing ... µg/mL) in the presence of GSH to GSSG ratio of 1:1 as a function of time (C) The refolding yield of gloshedobin with or without ClpB/DnaKJE bichaperone system as a function of protein concentrations...
... number of drugs and types of death Results Type of death and contact with the Addiction Centre in Malmö Different types of death in the forensic sample were related to previous contact with the ... other types of death were analysed after exclusion of heroin overdoses The riskof undetermined suicide is presented in Figure There is a significant trend towards increased riskof undetermined ... Number of substances Figure unnatural death The relationship between number of substances used risk for The relationship between number of substances used risk for unnatural death Percent of all...
... combined exposure category (ie, BMI >30.0 with at least weekly symptoms of reflux) had significantly higher risks of oesophageal adenocarcinoma than people with only one of these conditions Risks ... subsequent analyses BMI and riskof adenocarcinoma of the gastro-oesophageal junction Significant trends of increasing riskof adenocarcinoma of the gastro-oesophageal junction with increasing BMI were ... the observed increase in riskof oesophageal adenocarcinoma associated with higher levels of body mass.16–20 However, obesity has been linked with markedly increased risks of other cancers,21 22...
... way of dealing with strong familial incentives to tread the path of least resistance in end -of- life care is twofold First, in end -of- life issue discussions, we must strive for ‘consensus without ... Perceptions by family members of the dying experience of older and seriously ill patients SUPPORT Investigators Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments Ann Intern ... There are far worse things than death, and many of them occur in ICUs when futility maxims are circumvented There is a 15 Silverman HJ: Withdrawal of feeding-tubes from incompetent patients: the...
... based on a first pass of signal-noise ratio of and a minimum peak threshold of 20% of all spectra This process was completed with a second pass of peak selection at 0.2% of the mass window, and ... examination of the colon remains to be the gold standard for diagnosis, which is however invasive, unpleasant and carries associated riskof morbidity and mortality Identification of high -risk patients ... trifluoroacetic acid Then, μl of the eluted sample was diluted 1:2 fold in μl of SPA (saturated solution of sinapinic acid in 50% acetonitrile with 0.5% trifluoroacetic acid) Two microliters of the resulting...
... DSTPLAN4.2 software with MAF in controls as the frequency ofrisk factor, OR was selected 1.5 and 2.0 as the relative risk and а=0.05 as the significance † Table Characteristics of published ... DSTPLAN4.2 software, in order to assess the probability of detecting an association between RANTES polymorphisms and asthma at the 0.05 level of significance, assuming a genotypic riskof 2.0 and ... heterozygotes Power was calculated by the DSTPLAN4.2 software with MAF in controls as the frequency ofrisk factor, OR was selected 1.5 and 2.0 as the relative risk and а=0.05 as the significance † http://www.medsci.org...
... relative risk from smoking was greater for urban males than rural males, both study groups revealed a consistent pattern of the effect of smoking on riskof cancer deaths TABLE Characteristics of cases ... prevalence of smoking between male living spouses of women who died of any cause and those spouses of women who died of some other causes other than smoking related causes The prevalence of smoking ... assessed the hazardsof tobacco use on smoking-related cancer deaths in Chinese adult men We also offer specific suggestions that we believe are useful in choosing controls within the framework of the...
... polymorphism was associated with the low riskof the infection independent on severe atrophy Although the Gab1 polymorphism prevented H pylori infection, it was associated with the riskof atrophy identified ... volume of 25 ul with 0.12 mM dNTPs, 25 pmol of each primer, 0.5 units of AmpliTaq Gold (Perkin-Elmer Corp., Foster City, CA), and 2.5 ul 10xPCR buffer including 15mM MgCl2 The PCR was performed with ... OR of G/A+A/A for gastric atrophy was significant (OR=1.95, 95% CI 1.12 -3.40) Seropositive individuals with the PTPN11 G/G and Gab1 G/A+A/A demonstrated the highest riskof gastric atrophy with...
... consumption was associated with a higher riskof type DM, independent of other type DM risk factors Higher consumption of total unprocessed meat was associated with a higher riskof type DM among obese ... the riskof type DM was investigated in the NHS II and frequent intake of processed meat appeared to be associated with a higher riskof type DM in women with a BMI ≥30 compared to women with ... part of a dietary pattern 155 associated with a higher riskof type DM [17] To our knowledge there are no other reports of a direct link between poultry consumption and riskof diabetes or of interactions...
... 27 cases with an expected number of 16.8, RR = 1.61, 95%CI 1.04-2.34) trimester with an upper confidence limit of 10.5 The authors calculate that in order to rule out a doubling of the risk, they ... the earlier observed association between maternal use of loratadine in early pregnancy and birth of infants with hypospadias was the result of multiple testing Acknowledgments The study was supported ... Conflict of interest The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists References Pedersen L, Vinther Skriver M, Nørgaard M, Sørensen HT Maternal use of Loratadine during pregnancy and risk...
... related to BMI Thus potential associations of PPARδ with HDL-C levels could be masked by the profound effect of overweight on HDL-C in the patients with high BMI To establish whether differences ... frequencies in patients with a BMI above the median were compared with those below the median Patient characteristics for each group are presented in table Within the group of leaner patients there ... a significantly higher incidence of coronary heart disease for carriers of at least one C allele (p=0.033) (table 4) Among those with a BMI below 24.6 carriers of the rare C allele had a significantly...
... not appear to be associated with an increased riskof hypospadias compared with other antihistamines In fact, the risk point estimates for hypospadias were higher with maternal exposure to other ... appear to be associated with an increased riskof hypospadias compared to other antihistamines However, the statistical precision of our risk estimates was limited Conflict of interest See Acknowledgements ... estimate the relative risk by virtue of the OR of hypospadias associated with exposure to loratadine adjusted for maternal age, birth order, smoking status, preeclampsia, use of clomifene (a proxy...
... as a measure of bone strength BMD measurements have been shown to correlate strongly with the load bearing capacity of the hip and spine and with the riskof fracture In patients with osteoporosis, ... osteoblats combinedwith stimulation of osteoclasts suggest a pathogenic role for these cytokines in bone disorders characterized by increased resorption combinedwith decreased formation of bone ... until the cessation of linear growth (till the third decade of life) Even after bone accumulation has ended, there is a constant state of remodeling with repeated cycles of resorption followed...
... objective of this study was to develop a sequential analysis of cells in FBAL with special references to the distribution of inflammatory cells in the airways and alveolar sacs combinedwith morphological ... finding of encapsulated exudates may suggest desquamation of early stage of Masson body which implies possible diagnosis in a limited number of diseases We believe that evaluation of FBAL together with ... records of a total of 2260 patients with various lung diseases between 1984 and 2006 at our Nippon Medical School affiliated hospitals (Table 1) Among them, 76 of sarcoidosis and 14 of HP patients...
... cylindrical reactor with an internal diameter of 0.2 m and a height of 0.8 m (effective volume of 20 L) The ozonation system received sludge withdrawn continuously from the end of the anoxic tank ... volume, L) was filled with 1.5 L of spherical zirconium-ferrite (ZrFe2(OH)8) adsorbent with an effective diameter of 0.7 mm (Japan Enviro Chemicals, Japan) The flow rate of the supernatant was ... into the system The characteristics of the influent wastewater were as follows: 160–200 mg/L of SS, 55–80 mg/L of TOC, 45–55 mg/L of T-N, and 4.0–5.5 mg/L of T-P In this study, four different...
... Director of the Department of Nuclear Energy Science and Engineering, the Director of the Department of Power Engineering and the Superintendent of the Postgraduate School Now, he is the Dean of the ... Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 3, Issue 4, 2012, pp.505-520 ratio is (π )Π max, ) Π max, increases with the increase of τ It can be seen from Figures 5-9 that with the increase of ... dimensionless profit rate ( Π max, ) and the corresponding exergy efficiency ( (ηex )Π max, ) Figure Effect of τ on the characteristic of Π max versus π Figure Effect of τ on the characteristic of (uh...