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Natural convection in a cavity with partially active side walls with and without a horizontal baffle
The natural convection of a fluid in a cavity with partially thermally active sidewalls of height H/4 with side length of the cavity that varies from 0.02 to 0.05 m and the cavity of side length of 0.05 m with...
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Fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules: Conventional vs thin layer technique
Objective: Liquid-based cytology using the thin layer technique has recently been introduced in thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology together with or in substitution of direct smears, ...
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Silencing of endogenous IGFBP-5 by micro RNA interference affects proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation of neuroblastoma cells
Signal transduction through the IGF axis is implicated in proliferation, differentiation and survival during development and adult life. The IGF axis includes the IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) that bind IGFs w...
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Cyclin D1-dependent regulation of B-myb activity in early stages of neuroblastoma differentiation
Levels of the transcription factor B-myb must be down-regulated to allow terminal differentiation of neuroectodermal cells and yet its constitutive expression induces early markers of neural differentiation. T...
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Multi-fidelity design of stiffened composite panel with a crack
Crack propagation is an important concern in the design of aircraft composite fuselage and wing panels. However, numerical simulation of crack propagation is computationally expensive. This work proposes combi...
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Tobacco smoking, coffee, cocoa and tea consumption in relation to mortality from urinary bladder cancer in Italy
This paper examines changes in mortality from urinary bladder cancer in Italy during the years 1950-81 in relation to changes in smoking habits and in coffee, cocoa and tea consumption. The authors found that,...
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Population dynamics of Barbus barbus plebejus (Valenciennes) and Leuciscus cephalus cabeda (Risso) in the middle River Po (Italy)
Scales from 427 Barbus barbus plebejus and 406 Leuciscus cephalus cabeda from the middle River Po were examined. The last annulus was formed between April and May 1977, except the 0–1 age-group of L.c. cabeda whi...
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Synthesis and properties of benzo [d,e]estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol 17-acetate
A new pentacyclic analogue of estradiol, benzo[d, e]estradiol 17-acetate, has been prepared and investigated for its hormonal and antitumor activity. Unlike related testosterone derivatives, the new compound d...
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9α-fluoro-11β-hydroxybenzo [d, e] testosterone 17-acetate. A modified steroid highly active on DMBA-induced mammary tumors in rats
È stato preparato un nuovo analogo pentaciclico del testosterone e ne sono state saggiate le proprietà ormonali e l'attività nel test del tumore mammario indotto dal DMBA nel ratto. Il conposto ha dimostrato u...
