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Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with chronic kidney disease on conservative therapy
2011
Structural analysis of Cu(II) ligation to the 5'-GMP nucleotide by pulse EPR spectroscopy.
2007
JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 12 (6)
Kinetic analysis of insulin resistance and serum adipocytokines levels during peginterferon alpha-2A plus ribavirin therapy in non-diabetic HCV patie…
2006
Dosimetry for electron Intra-Operative RadioTherapy: Comparison of output factors obtained through alanine/EPR pellets, ionization chamber and Monte …
2015
Abstract In this work a comparison between the response of alanine and Markus ionization chamber was carried out for measurements of the output factors (OF) of electron beams produced by a linear accelerator used for Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy (IORT). Output factors (OF) for conventional high-energy electron beams are normally measured using ionization chamber according to international dosimetry protocols. However, the electron beams used in IORT have characteristics of dose per pulse, energy spectrum and angular distribution quite different from beams usually used in external radiotherapy, so the direct application of international dosimetry protocols may introduce additional uncer…
The Italian Plum Rootstock Trial: Results for Sicilian Environmental Conditions
2010
Sea Urchin sns chromatin insulator prevents silencing and position effect variagation of oncoretroviral vectors transgene expression in murine cell l…
2006
SIMPLE MODEL OF GERMANIUM-PEPTIDE INTERACTIONS: BIS-GLYCYLGLYCINE-GERMANIUM-CHLORIDE
2005
A semi-automatic approach for epicardial adipose tissue segmentation and quantification on cardiac CT scans
2019
Abstract Many studies have shown that epicardial fat is associated with a higher risk of heart diseases. Accurate epicardial adipose tissue quantification is still an open research issue. Considering that manual approaches are generally user-dependent and time-consuming, computer-assisted tools can considerably improve the result repeatability as well as reduce the time required for performing an accurate segmentation. Unfortunately, fully automatic strategies might not always identify the Region of Interest (ROI) correctly. Moreover, they could require user interaction for handling unexpected events. This paper proposes a semi-automatic method for Epicardial Fat Volume (EFV) segmentation a…
Combination of CDF and D0 measurements of the W boson helicity in top quark decays
2012
Aaltonen, T. et al.
Tower of London test: a comparison between conventional statistic approach and modelling based on artificial neural network in differentiating fronto…
2011
The early differentiation of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) may be difficult. The Tower of London (ToL), thought to assess executive functions such as planning and visuo-spatial working memory, could help in this purpose. Twentytwo Dementia Centers consecutively recruited patients with early FTD or AD. ToL performances of these groups were analyzed using both the conventional statistical approaches and the Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) modelling. Ninety-four non aphasic FTD and 160 AD patients were recruited. ToL Accuracy Score (AS) significantly (p < 0.05) The use of hidden information contained in the different items of ToL and the non linear processing of…
Spectroscopic characterization of red perylimide/surfactant nanocomposites
2011
Novel photoluminescent materials formed by some selected surfactants, metal derivatives of bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (M(AOT)n; M = Na+, Co2+, Er3+ and Yb3+), bis(2-ethylhexyl) amine (BEEA), bis(2-ethylhexy1) phosphoric acid (HDEHP) and a 1:1 BEEA/HDEHP mixture, doped with the red perylimide (ROT-300) have been prepared, and their optical properties have been tested by absorption spectroscopy and steady state and timeresolved fluorescence. Experimental results show spectral shifts of the typical ROT-300 absorption and fluorescence bands with respect to that in apolar solvent medium. Data analysis leads consistently to attribute this feature mainly to the freezing of the diffusive move…
Synthesis and spectroscopic investigations (IR, NMR and Mössbauer) of tin(IV) and organotin(IV) derivatives of bis(pyrazol-1-yl) alkanes: X-ray cryst…
1995
A series of 1:1 adducts of the type [(L)R(n)SnX(4-n)] . zH(2)O (L = bis(4-methylpyrazol-1-yl)methane (L(4)), bis(3,4,5-trimethylpyrazol-1-yl)methane (L(T)), 1,2-bis(pyrazol-1-yl)ethane (L(A)) or 1,2-bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)ethane (L(B)); R = Me, Et, Bu or Ph; X = I, Br or Cl; n = 0, 1 or 2; z = 1, 1.5 or 2), and the likely polynuclear [(L(A))(5)(SnCl4)(4)] . (H2O)(5) and [(L(B))(2)(SnCl4)(3)] . 1/2[Et(2)O] have been characterized in the solid state and in solution by analyses, spectral (IR, Mossbauer, and H-1, C-13 and Sn-119 NMR) data and conductivity measurements. When L(T) reacts with SnCl4, cleavage of a carbon (sp(3))-nitrogen bond was observed and the adduct [(3,4,5-trimethylpyra…
Characterization of the complete fiber network topology of planar fibrous tissues and scaffolds
2010
Understanding how engineered tissue scaffold architecture affects cell morphology, metabolism, phenotypic expression, as well as predicting material mechanical behavior has recently received increased attention. In the present study, an image-based analysis approach that provides an automated tool to characterize engineered tissue fiber network topology is presented. Micro-architectural features that fully defined fiber network topology were detected and quantified, which include fiber orientation, connectivity, intersection spatial density, and diameter. Algorithm performance was tested using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of electrospun poly(ester urethane)urea (ES-PEUU) scaffo…
Relaxation phenomena in mixed isomeric alcohols by Mandelstam-Brillouin scattering
1991
Mandelstam-Brillouin scattering data in mixed isomeric alcohols n-pentanol (nPe-OH) and 2-methyl-2-butanol (2Me-2BuOH) are presented. The hypersonic velocity and normalized absorption are measured as a function of the scattering angle, in the temperature range from - 15-degrees-C to + 45-degrees-C, and as a function of n-PeOH molar fraction going from the pure n-PeOH to the pure 2Me-2BuOH. The experimental results confirm the existence of a shear relaxation phenomenon in the GHz region, that has been previously detected in pure liquids. The temperature dependence of the relaxation time tau-s and of the shear modulus G-infinity evaluated within viscoelastic liquid models, support the existen…
Construct validity of the Moral Development Scale for Professionals (MDSP)
2011
Olle S&ouml;derhamn1,2, John Olav Bj&oslash;rnestad1, Anne Skisland1, Christina Cliffordson21Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Grimstad and Kristiansand, Norway; 2Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, University West, Trollh&auml;ttan, SwedenAbstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the construct validity of the Moral Development Scale for Professionals (MDSP) using structural equation modeling. The instrument is a 12-item self-report instrument, developed in the Scandinavian cultural context and based on Kohlberg&rsquo;s theory. A hypothesized simplex structure model underlying the MDSP was tested through structural equation modeling. …
Fast, high-efficiency Germanium quantum dot photodetectors
2012
We present on high efficiency metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) photodetectors based on amorphous germanium quantum dots (QDs) embedded in a SiO2 matrix. High internal quantum efficiencies (IQE) were achieved across a broad wavelength range, with peak value reaching 700% at-10 V applied bias due to high internal photoconductive gain. The transient photoresponse behavior is also studied and it was found that the response time of the photodetector depends on the thickness of the QD layer. We also discuss the conduction mechanism which leads to the high photoconductive gain. © 2012 IEEE.
Self-care and anticipated transition into retirement and later life in a Nordic welfare context
2011
Olle S&ouml;derhamn1&ndash;3, Anne Skisland1,2, Margaretha Herrman31Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Grimstad and Kristiansand, Norway; 2Centre for Caring Research &ndash; Southern Norway, Grimstad, Norway; 3Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, University West, Trollh&auml;ttan, SwedenAbstract: Few studies have appeared in the health care literature on the meaning of transition into retirement and later life. However, this predictable-involuntary transition may influence personal health and well-being, and studying it from a self-care perspective could be useful. The aim of this study was to illuminat…
Electroweak measurements in electron-positron collisions at W-boson-pair energies at LEP
2013
The ALEPH, DELPHI, L3, OPAL collaborations and LEP Electroweak Working Group.-- arXiv:1302.3415