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The influence of the iron content from 0.1 to 1.0 mass% on the mechanical properties of AA6016-T4 sheets was investigated. The amount of the Al-Fe-Si second phase particles increased with the iron content, thus the solute silicon atoms decreased. Increasing of the Al-Fe-Si particles lowers the bendability, while decrea... |
Pfeiffer syndrome is a pleiotropic disorder characterized by multiple suture craniosynostosis, broad and medially deviated thumbs and great toes, and variable cutaneous syndactyly. We present the case of a 16-month-old boy with Pfeiffer syndrome type 2 who presented with intestinal malrotation for which the diagnosis w... |
Ultrasonic (UT) is currently the most accurate and reliable In-Line Inspection (ILI) technology available in the market. These UT ILI Tools will record data while travelling through the pipeline from Launcher to Receiver. In most cases, the Pipeline Operator does not need to make major adjustments to their pipeline's n... |
Since the advent of hand held devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets, smart watches) with Ubiquitous computing and the wide popularity of location-based mobile applications, the amount of captured user location data is dramatically increasing. However, the gathering and exploitation of this data by mobile application prov... |
Gamma-topography of the abdominal region and radiometry of duodenal aspirates were used for examination of 707 patients with different gastroenterological pathology using various modes of the administration of 75Se-methionine (intravenously, per os, into the duodenal and cecal lumens, intra-arterially in the celiac tru... |
To meet the charging requirements of constant current output (CCO) and constant voltage output (CVO), and maintain constant output when the couplers are misaligned in inductive power transfer (IPT) system, a hybrid three-coil IPT topology with high misalignment tolerance is presented. Two mode conversion switches, one ... |
In this commentary, we create speculative fictions of the good life in academia. We take note of the ways that academic platforms and counting practices orient us, and perhaps other academics, toward a good life that is achieved through maximum production of citations, mentions, and connections. Through a close reading ... |
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist troglitazone (TRO) was used for treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes until its removal from the market because of its severe hepatotoxicity. However, the mechanism for its hepatotoxicity is still poorly understood. In this study, we investigated whether TRO ... |
Encapsulation of proteins in poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) microspheres by the water-in-oil-in-water (w/o/w) technique is very challenging because of the inherent physical instability of proteins. In particular, exposure of proteins to the first water-in-oil emulsion causes unwanted interface-induced protein ina... |
AIM |
The aim of this investigation was to assess canal cleaning following shaping with hand files of greater taper. |
METHODOLOGY |
Thirty mesial canals and 30 distal canals in mandibular molars were prepared with .08 and .10 hand files of greater taper, respectively. Following initial preparation, 0.02 instruments were used incrementally shorter in a stepback manner. In half the canals instrumentation was performed to size 35 1 mm short of the can... |
RESULTS |
Canals stepped back through to a size 60 were significantly cleaner than those instrumented to a size 35 only (Mann-Whitney P < 0.05). |
CONCLUSION |
Refining the apical region of canal preparation by stepping back through to a size 60 reduced remaining debris following shaping with files of greater taper.Denosumab for Bone Giant Cell Tumor of the Distal Radius. |
There are conflicting reports regarding the outcome and effect of denosumab for distal radius giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB). The authors performed this study to evaluate the behavior of distal radius GCTB in relation to the type of treatment and the administration of denosumab. The files of 72 patients with distal ra... |
The marketplace in India has undergone a metamorphic change especially after liberalization of economic policies in 1991.The once sedate and predictable market has become more chaotic and turbulent. For the first time the customer has moved to the centre of the business universe. It has necessitated a change in the str... |
In the paper design and experimental study on manufacturing 8 - core double- clad optical fiber doped with Nd3+ were presented. Basing on ray tracing model the analysis of pumping efficiency in the 8 - core double - clad optical fiber was performed. The influence of constructional parameters of optical fiber on the las... |
DNA extracted from tissues of 109 patients with lymphoproliferative disorders, including 40 T-cell lymphomas, 40 B-cell lymphomas, 8 Hodgkin's disease, 13 hyperplasia, 5 infectious mononucleosis, 2 histiocytic medullary reticulosis and 1 Kikuchi's disease, and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from 17 healthy donors w... |
This study is to evaluate beta cell function and investigate the mechanism of impaired pancreatic islet beta cell function in monosodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat with insulin resistance, an animal model of metabolic syndrome. Insulin tolerance test was used to screen MSG obese rats with insulin resistance. Blood conce... |
Thioamides, single atom oxygen‐to‐sulfur substitutions of canonical amide bonds, can be valuable probes for protein folding and protease studies. Here, we investigate the fluorescence quenching properties of thioamides incorporated into the side‐chains of amino acids. We synthesize and incorporate Fmoc‐protected, solid... |
Genetical genomics has been established to study genetic variation of gene expression. It treats transcript expression as a quantitative trait and identifies putative regulatory loci for the expression of each gene. It is, however, well known that biological functions are often carried out through concerted activity of... |
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) mediates the hepatic clearance of plasma lipoproteins, facilitates cholesterol efflux from macrophages and aids neuronal lipid transport. ApoE is expressed at high levels in hepatocytes, macrophages and astrocytes. In the present study, we identify nuclear and cytosolic pools of apoE in human fi... |
The mechanism of small heat shock protein/alphaB-crystallin gene expression by proteasome inhibition was investigated. Expression of alphaB-crystallin was induced efficiently only by proteasome inhibition and not by heat shock while expression of HSP27 was induced efficiently by both proteasome inhibition and heat shoc... |
Abstract The sustained boom of contemporary China has empowered the country's people in various fields. One field worth our special attention is the Chinese people's enthusiasm for matters of public interest. In fact, there have been many instances in which hypercorrect public opinions in the media have profoundly inte... |
Mechanisms of regulation of mouse metallothionein (MT)-I gene expression in response to bacterial endotoxin-lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were examined. Northern blot analysis of hepatic MT-I mRNA in interleukin (IL)-6 or tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-receptor type I knock-out mice demonstrated that IL-6, not TNF-alpha, is o... |
BACKGROUND |
There is a growing interest in HR-analytics because of its ability to analyze employee behavior based on HR data. Predicting voluntary turnover of employees is an important topic of study, both in academia and industry. |
OBJECTIVE |
The current study analyzes determinants for turnover, distinguishing between blue and white collar workers. The turnover analyses are based on a dataset from a payroll company, in contrary to previous turnover studies that used survey and interview data. |
METHODS |
The studied dataset contains demographic and work specific factors for more than 380000 employees in 15692 Belgian corporations. Logistic regression is used to estimate individual turnover probabilities, the goodness of the model is tested with the AUC method. |
RESULTS |
The study confirms turnover determinants and differences between blue and white collar workers that were described in previous work based on survey and interview data. Additionally, the study exposes so far unstudied turnover determinants and differences between blue and white collar workers. Confirmed determinants are... |
CONCLUSIONS |
The presented dataset-based approach has its merit in analyzing turnover: it enables to study actual turnover instead of turnover intentions, and reveals new turnover determinants and differences between blue and white collar workers.Discrete Distribution of binding sites for Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA) and for ... |
The distribution of binding sites for two lectins with different specificities was studied in adult mice by staining paraffin sections with lectins labeled either with fluorescein isothiocyanate or horseradish peroxidase. Binding sites for Dolichos biflorus agglutinin, a lectin specific to terminal alpha-N-acetylgalact... |
The Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina, has a well-defined annual reproductive cycle in Florida. We collected adult specimens over 12 months and evaluated reproductive parameters and serum levels of five steroid hormones, 17beta-estradiol (E2), progesterone (P4), testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and cortico... |
The first Christian churches were built in the Andes soon after Spaniards arrived. Initially simple structures, they were later remodeled into large stone monuments. Aside from their architectural construction, the furnishing and decoration of these churches was an ongoing project that involved many participants, often... |
31 female patients suffering from androgentic alopecia were examined by means of the TRH test with regard to hypothyroidism and hyperprolactinemia. Before, as well as 20 and 40 minutes after, application of thyroxine releasing hormone (TRH), the serum concentrations of the hypohyseal thyroxine stimulating hormone (TSH)... |
Theta burst stimulation (TBS) produces an extremely stable form of long-term potentiation (LTP). In contrast, a brief episode of single-pulse stimulation at theta frequency [theta pulse stimulation (TPS)] has been demonstrated to reverse LTP in area CA1 of slices and freely moving animals without causing depression whe... |
HYPOTHESIS |
We wanted to evaluate the pulmonary effects of discontinuous oxygen breathing (15 min O2, 2 min air breaks, 15:2), at 0.25 MPa once a day for 90 min O2 (6 sequences) over 10 d. This sequence, which has never been evaluated, is currently used in our hyperbaric therapy center. |
METHODS |
Clinical and functional pulmonary status (questionnaire, spirometry, flow/volume loop, pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide) was assessed in 10 non-smoking healthy volunteers after one exposure at 0.25 MPa consisting of 90 min of discontinuous oxygen breathing (15:2) and in 10 non-smoking patients who recei... |
RESULTS |
There were no respiratory symptoms in either group. As expected, for a single exposure of that duration, lung function did not change in volunteers; however, a significant decrease in maximal expiratory flows (MEF) at 50 (-15%) and 25% (-33%) of forced vital capacity (p < 0.05) without change in forced vital capacity (... |
CONCLUSION |
Repetition of the 15:2 oxygen breathing sequence for 90 min once a day over 10 d led to greater flow limitation in peripheral airways than reported after continuous oxygen breathing of 210 min at 0.3 MPa which showed a 7% decrement in MEF50 and a 12% decrement in MEF25. No studies reporting these indexes were found in ... |
Anti-Müllerian hormone induces the regression of fetal Müllerian ducts and inhibits the transcription of gonadal steroidogenic enzymes. It belongs to the transforming growth factor-beta family whose members signal through a pair of serine/threonine kinase receptors and Smad effectors. Only the anti-Müllerian hormone ty... |
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