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Electrodeposition of CeO2 and Co-Doped CeO2 Nanotubes by Cyclic Anodization in Porous Alumina Membranes

2013

An anodic electrodeposition process is proposed to prepare CeO2 and Co-doped CeO2 nanotubes. Anodic alumina membrane is used as template and linear sweep voltammetry is employed to allow the formation of nanotubes without alumina dissolution. SEM micrographs showed large arrays of well defined and aligned NTs, which resulted to be crystalline soon after deposition according to XRD diffraction patterns and Raman Spectroscopy.

A Trajectory-Driven 3D Non-Stationary mm-Wave MIMO Channel Model for a Single Moving Point Scatterer

2021

This paper proposes a new non-stationary three-dimensional (3D) channel model for a physical millimeter wave (mm-Wave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channel. This MIMO channel model is driven by the trajectory of a moving point scatterer, which allows us to investigate the impact of a single moving point scatterer on the propagation characteristics in an indoor environment. Starting from the time-variant (TV) channel transfer function, the temporal behavior of the proposed non-stationary channel model has been analyzed by studying the TV micro-Doppler characteristics and the TV mean Doppler shift. The proposed channel model has been validated by measurements performed in an indoor e…

A Machine Learning Approach for Fall Detection Based on the Instantaneous Doppler Frequency

2019

Modern societies are facing an ageing problem that is accompanied by increasing healthcare costs. A major share of this ever-increasing cost is due to fall-related injuries, which urges the development of fall detection systems. In this context, this paper paves the way for the development of radio-frequency-based fall detection systems, which do not require the user to wear any device and can detect falls without compromising the user's privacy. For the design of such systems, we present an activity simulator that generates the complex path gain of indoor channels in the presence of one person performing three different activities: slow fall, fast fall, and walking. We have developed a mac…

A quick one-tube nested PCR-protocol for EPO transgene detection

2012

The practice of doping threatens fair competition in sports. With the very recent reports on successful gene therapies for several diseases, the likelihood for abuse of gene transfer techniques in elite sports is rapidly increasing. It is therefore very important to develop valid detection techniques for transgenic DNA (tDNA) with ultimate sensitivity and specificity. To date, three slightly different procedures have been reported to reliably detect tDNA with sufficiently high sensitivity. Two utilize a real-time PCR-based approach and one uses a primer-internal, intron-spanning PCR approach (spiPCR). The specificity and sensitivity of these techniques, however, is still a matter of debate.…

P29.02: Assessment of placental vascularization by three-dimensional power Doppler to evaluate effect of mifepristone vs. placebo in early pregnancy

2007

Aktueller Stand der Hirntoddiagnostik in Deutschland

2000

□ Der Hirntod kann grundsatzlich nur dann diagnostiziert werden, wenn eine schwere akute Hirnschadigung vorliegt und andere Storungen sicher auszuschliesen sind. Primare Hirnschadigungen betreffen das Gehirn direkt (zum Beispiel intrakranielle Blutungen, Raumforderungen, schweres Schadel-Hirn-Trauma), sekundare Hirnschadigungen indirekt (zum Beispiel Hypoxie nach kardiopulmonaler Reanimation). Supratentorielle Hirnschadigungen betreffen das Groshirn, infratentorielle Hirnschadigungen den Hirnstamm und/oder das Kleinhirn. □ Koma, Hirnstammareflexie und Ausfall der Spontanatmung sind die obligaten klinischen Hirntodzeichen. Wenn diese Zeichen im Verlauf unverandert fortbestehen, ist der irrev…

THE NONCOMPACTION OF THE LEFT VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM: OUR PEDIATRIC EXPERIENCE

2007

OBJECTIVES: The noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium is a rare congenital heart disease, characterized by an excessive prominence of trabecular meshwork, spaced out by deep intertrabecular recesses, consequent to the arrest of the normal myocardium embryogenesis. Although there are numerous descriptions, the physiopathological effects of the structural alterations, just like the clinical spectrum and the evolution of the disease, are not totally clarified. In the present study, we have evaluated the natural history of the disease, the familial incidence and the alterations of the systolic and diastolic function. METHODS: We collected a series of 21 young patients who were affect…

Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity: role of the conventional echocardiography and the tissue Doppler.

2011

Aim. The cardiotoxicity of anticancer drugs is an emerging problem and only an identification of the early signs of cardiotoxicity by conventional echocardiography and not (tissue Doppler imaging, TDI), will limit and contain the long-term cardiotoxicity effects. The aim of this study was to identify, through conventional echocardiography and TDI, parameters to use as early "signs" of cardiotoxicity. Methods. A prospective study was performed using patients with breast cancer (72 women, median age 57+/-12) treated with anticancer drugs (adjuvant chemotherapy). All patients underwent a careful cardiological evaluation before starting treatment (T0) and during follow-up at 3 months (T1), 6 mo…

Colour-flow-mapping in patients with ventricular septal defect.

1991

Second trimester uterine arteries pulsatility index is a function of placental pathology and provides insights on stillbirth aetiology: A multicenter…

2022

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between maternal vascular malperfusions (MVM) and second trimester uterine arteries pulsatility index (UtA-PI) in cases of stillbirth (SB), compared to live-birth (LB) matched controls. Methods: This was a multicentre, observational, matched case-control study performed at five referral maternity centres over a 4-year period including SB and LB control pregnancies at high-risk for preeclampsia (PE) and/or fetal growth restriction (FGR), matched and stratified for UtA-PI MoM quartiles values of the SB cases. Logistic regression was used to assess the rates of each MVM finding, within each increasing MoM quartile subcate…