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... heterostructures, because of the inherent discontinuities at the interfaces Understanding the driving mechanism behind these emerging properties will allow us to control and use them in novel multifunctional ... and Intermixing The actual mechanism behind the conducting interface is more complicated, because oxygen vacancies and intermixing also could occur during the fabrication process The LAO/STO interface ... electric field of the LAO layer induced by the charged sublayer injects 0.5 electrons per LAO uc into the interface and the injected electrons form an n-type conducting interface On the contrary,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:07

... chain length and (D) the trend line fitted by using the least-absolute-errors algorithm using method The red lines and symbols in panel c and d represent the reference values as explained in the ... bearing volume (BV) to determine the quality of the bottom-electrodes, which contains all the relevant information regarding the topography of the surfaces (roughness, grain size, and grain boundary ... measuring the value of the current density J (in A/cm2) at a predefined applied bias, as a function of the length of the molecules, d (in nC) (the width of tunneling barrier), followed by fitting the...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 08:18

... under the skin in the back of nude mice Precultivated epithelial cells were suspended in a hydrogel and injected into the cartilage cylinders After removal of the stabilizing silicon tubes, the ... and bearing in mind the contraindications, more than 90% of the children can nowadays be extubated without problems In spite of the progress, in children undergoing single-step surgical therapy ... and invading connective tissue There are still very few studies applying the methods of tissue engineering to produce tracheal replacements and to examine these in vitro and in vivo Studies introduced...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 08:20

... increasing Be-doping for the samples grown on (100) plane On the other hand, the number of hole traps decreases with increasing Be-doping concentrations for (311)A samples These results are in agreement ... wrote the first draft MS, MA, AK and MH participated in the analysis of the data and the preparation of the manuscript MH grew the MBE samples and DT processed the devices Competing interests The ... of these negative defects These electron traps are considered to be due to some Si residual dopant in the MBE system For (311)A samples the number of hole traps decreases with increasing doping...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 05:20

... improvement in 6MWT distance, which is useful in the serial evaluation of patient status The most clinically relevant finding was the increase in exercise capacity as indicated by the increase in 6MWT ... continuous TTE guidance, the sheath was advanced through the ASD into the left atrium [Figure 3] The left disc was deployed first by pushing the rod Adjusting the left disc to be parallel to the ... were therefore added [9] During the process of the occluder deployment, the occluder was moved to the rim of superior vena cava by moving the sheald as close as possible, then the “left Figure The...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... VFD-patients according to the extent of intact central visual field The stroke sample was divided in four groups corresponding to the remaining intact central visual field size measured as the number ... VFD-patients according to the extent of intact central visual field The stroke sample was divided in four groups corresponding to the remaining intact central visual field size measured as the number ... both the NEI-VFQ and the SF-36 An issue for further research is that the extent of the visual field defect as investigated in the presented study does not constitute the only factor influencing...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:21

... methotrexate in (3.3%) The other 12 patients did not use any immunosuppressive drugs in the past 12 months of observation Other treatments included angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in (6.7%) ... example of atherosclerosis progression in a patient from the placebo group is shown in Figure In the atorvastatin group, there was no increase of plaque volume (> 10 mm ) in any of the six patients ... observed in two patients from the atorvastatin group and in one from the placebo group In two atorvastatin group patients, the SLEDAI increase (from to 12 and from to points) resulted solely from the...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 17:22

... tube results in spina bifida in common areas such as the lumbar and sacral regions of the spinal cord The Chapter 1: Introduction incidence of NTDs varies in the world depending on the geographic ... neural plate bending with the hinge point model Blue represents dorsolateral hinge points and red represents median hinge point Asterisks indicate furrowing associated with the hinge points ee: epidermal ... for the 28 Chapter 1: Introduction development and survival of sensory neurons in the trigeminal ganglion and DRG is the POU domain-containing Brn3a Migrating sensory neurons undergoing their final...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 09:04

... determine if including DDGS in the diet of young growing pigs reduces the incidence or severity of clinical signs, fecal shedding, intestinal lesions and/or cellular infection indicating porcine ... adding up to 25% DDGS in Phase diets for pigs weighing at least kg in body weight Including these high levels immediately post-weaning, however, may negatively influence feed intake, resulting in ... gain In the second trial, both feeding diets containing DDGS and the addition of 5% choice white grease improved the gain:feed ratio, which was attributed to lower feed intake Use of DDGS in...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2012, 10:03

... with the outline The colour could be ultramarine but a fairly watery mix Then define all the blocks of architecture and the line of the base of the buildings where they meet the water Indicate their ... objects (blocks on the ground or in the air, and cylinders placed vertically or lying on the ground) with all the vertical poles diminishing in size as they proceed along the limiting lines of perspective ... lip, the lower lip and the top of the chin The eyes are both in shadow, the right one more so, as are the right side of the nose, underneath the nose, the upper lip and under the chin and down the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/09/2012, 14:19

... becoming good members of the Empire that they should not remain in the anomalous position they are in, but since they absolutely refuse to become the one thing, that they become the other; ... and located them not in essentializing concepts of race or religion, but in the damages done to the many in the interests of the few: the penal laws ‘‘divided the nation into two distinct bodies, ... as central to the maintenance of order For part of what Burke fears in the Jacobin revolt is the unfixing of the proper bounds of feminine and masculine sexual restraint just at the moment when...

Ngày tải lên: 21/09/2012, 10:39

... In other words, I am interested in the ways that these poets mobilized existing cultural assumptions in order to highlight the importance of the poet rather than in exploring their changing relation ... advances in the print industry.22 In Letters on Education (1790), Catherine Macaulay argued that the ‘advantages of printing, by rendering easy the communication of ideas, giving an universality to their ... observation gathers together fears about the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and 10 The Crisis of Literature in the 1790s the information revolution ( the rapid communication of intelligence’),...

Ngày tải lên: 21/09/2012, 11:00

... wake at a.m., but nap for two hours or so in the early afternoon Thus the influence on one's sleep pattern is worthy of consideration when choosing an occupation ...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2012, 10:02

... of information are used for the engine ECU to determine the operating conditions of the engine and the driving conditions Then, the engine ECU calculates the fuel injection volume and the injection ... of the engine with the ECD-V4 has been improved (by atomizing the fuel into finer particles and optimizing the rise rate of the injection pressure), and providing the injection volume and injection ... moving parts in the injection pump After the fuel is pressurized, it is injected into the engine cylinder by the injection nozzle The excess fuel travels from the overflow valve to the return pipe...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2012, 09:09

... placing money with investment financial institutions in the capital market, and hold the remaining share in noninterest bearing, short-term bank deposits (eq 7) The share of savings going to the ... profitability is declining The internalization of information within the same institution may thus enhance intra-circuit and inter-circuit stability by reducing the incentive to overfinancing The demand ... Creating a stronger investor base amounts to strengthening the circuit by completing the financial market structure of the economy, thus eliminating discontinuities in the transmission of information...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2012, 09:33

... sacroiliac joint and other joints of the spine, however most commonly occurs in the lower extremity In this case, although the patient had suffered two previous gouty attacks in the first metatarsophalangeal ... commonly occur in the lower limbs and are usually monoarticular with up to 50–60% occurring at the first metatarsophalangeal joint [2,4,14] Gout may occur in any joint including the ankle, knee, ... deposits in the wrist due to gout [6,8,9] The prevalence of gout in the USA ranges between 0.5–2.8% in men and 0.1–0.6% in women [2] The prevalence rises to 4.4% of men and 1.8% of women over the...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06

... T, Deutsch U, Martiny-Baron G, Marme D, Augustin HG: Angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 share the same binding domains in the Tie-2 receptor involving the first Ig-like loop and the epidermal growth ... Ang-1/Tie-2 signalling by reducing Ang-1 and inducing Ang-2 expression [39] In line with these results, admission levels of Ang-1 were markedly decreased in our patients This finding is in apparent ... Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests 13 Authors' contributions PK had the initial idea, designed and supervised the research, analyzed the results, drew the...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:31

... was only four days After the 1-year follow-up visit, the patient was in good clinical condition 341 and systolic murmur over the thoracic spine Other manifestations can include bicuspid aortic ... diminished lower extremity pulses and/or congestive heart failure Diagnosis is usually based on clinical suspicion and physical findings3 The latter include blood pressure difference between the ... Int J Med Sci 2010, dered an interposition graft The cross clamp time was 23 minutes and because the collaterals were left intact, any malperfusion syndrome...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:40

... played a role in the MACE events observed in the PES and SES cohort Of those continuing dual antiplatelet therapy, 96% were in the SES cohort, and 93% were in the PES cohort And the difference ... glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (Tirofiban) was at the operator’s discretion All patients maintained antiplatelet therapy after the procedure (aspirin 300 mg/d for months, then 100 mg/d infinitely; ... 193 The mean stent length was 26 (SD, 7) mm in the SES cohort and 28 (SD, 8) mm (P:0.3) in the PES cohort In- Hospital Outcomes In- hospital outcomes were similar between the cohorts In- hospital incidence...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 08:57

... Zn Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin C Folic acid Nicotinamide Biotin Panthenol Vitamin A Vitamin D3 Vitamin E Vitamin K pH Osmotic pressure ratio to physiological saline NP1 ... not increase in acidic (pH5.6 or lower) TPN solutions In fact, the standard strains of these bacterial species did not increase in the other TPN solutions (AT1V; the pH value is 5.5 and the OPR ... not increase for 48 hours at pH5.5 and pH6.0; furthermore, these strains did not increase even at pH6.5 for 24 hours However, these strains increased at pH7.0 as S aureus On the other hand, the...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39