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Physical Functioning and Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue in Sarcoidosis Patients
Scientific reports underscore the importance of measuring the health-related quality of life in sarcoidosis patients. The present study seeks to define how sarcoidosis patients’ quality of life, daily physical...
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The Participation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Tumor Stroma Formation and Their Application as Targeted-Gene Delivery Vehicles
Recent evidence suggests that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) selectively proliferate to tumors and contribute to the formation of tumor-associated stroma. The biological rationale for tumor recruitment of MSC re...
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An Experimental Study of Two Potential Methylation Agents of Mercury in the Atmosphere: CH3I and DMS
Experimental results from a study of the gas and aqueous phase reactions of elemental mercury (Hg°) with methyl iodide (CH3I) and dimethyl sulfide (DMS) are presented. In aqueous phase experiments with CH3I we fo...
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The Gas Phase Oxidation of Elemental Mercury by Ozone
The gas phase reaction between elemental mercury (Hg°) and ozone (O3) has been studied in sunlight, in darkness, at different temperatures, and different surface-to-volume (s/v) ratios. At O3 concentrations ab...
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Biocompatibility Testing
All materials were tested as either untreated films or coated with a 1st generation Biocompatibles coating based on phosphorylcholine (1) which aims to increase the haemocompatibility of a wide range of biomat...
