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Model concrete beam-column joints subjected to cyclic loading at two rates
Small-scale models of reinforced concrete beam-column joint were subjected to large cyclic displacements at two rates: 2.5×10−3 and 1.0 Hz. To assess damage, free-vibration tests were conducted. The reliability o...
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Human papillomavirus type-related DNA and c-myc oncogene alterations in colon cancer cell lines
Although squamous-cell epithelium is the most frequent target site of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, a similar infection is demonstrated in columnar epithelial cells in this paper. The papillomavirus ex.....
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Left-right asymmetry and orbiting valence quarks in polarized protons and antiprotons
It is shown that the asymmetry observed in the recent single-spin large-x F inclusive pion production experiments at high-energies should be considered as a strong indication fo...
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Growth suppression of human colorectal carcinoma in nude mice by monoclonal antibody C27-abrin A chain conjugate
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess an immunotoxin, monoclonal antibody C27-abrin A chain conjugate (MAAC), that might be effective in the treatment of colorectal carcinoma. METHODS: The immunotoxin w...
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Effect of molecular weight on two smectic polyesters
The liquid crystalline transitions of two kinds of smectic polyesters with different molecular weights were investigated by DSC, polarized microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The molecular weight affects the tra...
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Diagnostic value of C-reactive protein in children with perforated appendicitis
The diagnostic value of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in children with perforated appendicitis was prospectively studied in 78 consecutive patients with histologically confirmed appendicitis. The patie...
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Characterization of a phage specific to hemorrhagicEscherichia coli O157:H7 and disclosure of variations in host outer membrane protein OmpC
Phage AR1, previously known to infectEscherichia coli O157:H7 with high specificity, was further characterized for its genetic properties. The phage DNA sequences including capsid genes and a putative α-glucosylt...
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Organization of HIV-1pol is critical for pol polyprotein processing
The HIVpol sequentially encodes protease (PR), reverse transcriptase (RT), and integrase (IN) from the 5′-3′ direction. We explored the significance of this gene arrangement. All six possible gene dispositions we...
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On Characteristic Polynomials of Geometric Frobenius Associated to Drinfeld Modules
Let K be a function field over finite field \(\mathbb{F}_q \) and let
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Duodenal duplication cyst: MRI features and the role of MR cholangiopancreatography in diagnosis
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Effect of temperature and dopant concentration on the conductivity of samaria-doped ceria electrolyte
The conductivity, σ, of a samaria-doped ceria electrolyte is studied as a function of temperature and dopant concentration, x, which was from 5 to 30 mol%. It is shown that a maximum in σ versus x corresponds to...
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Observation of Nano-Particles in Silica/poly(HEMA) Hybrid by Electron Microscopy
The sol–gel method was employed to prepare an inorganic–organic hybrid, silica/poly(HEMA). The chemical structure of this material was analyzed by means of FTIR and solid 29Si-NMR. Using TEM and low voltage FESEM...
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Establishment of fluorescent lung carcinoma metastasis model and its real-time microscopic detection in SCID mice
Lung cancer is the most prevalent malignant tumor in the world. Metastasis of the disease causes death in lung cancer patients. Recent study has shown that multiple cascades of gene defects occur in lung cance...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Scalable IP Routing Lookup in Next Generation Network
Ternary content-addressable memory has been widely used to perform fast routing lookups. It is able to accomplish the best matching prefix problem in O(1) time without considering the num...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Scalable Packet Classification for IPv6 by Using Limited TCAMs
It has been demonstrated that performing packet classification on a potentially large number of filters on key header fields is difficult and has poor worst-case performance. To achieve fast packet classificat...
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Prognostic Significance of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor, and Angiogenin in Patients With Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Surgery
Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a hypervascular malignancy. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and angiogenin (ANG) are important angiogenic factors of...
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Modulation of thalidomide pharmacokinetics by cyclophosphamide or 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid (DMXAA) in mice: the role of tumour necrosis factor
There is considerable current interest in the use of thalidomide as a single agent or in combination with drugs such as cyclophosphamide in the treatment of multiple myeloma and other cancers. Our previous wor...
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Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation for Breast Cancers After Sonographically Guided Core-Needle Biopsy: A Comparison Study
Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for preoperative assessment of palpable breast cancer after sonographic...
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Paclitaxel in a novel formulation containing less Cremophor EL as first-line therapy for advanced breast cancer: A phase II trial
Paclitaxel (Taxol) is formulated in 50% Cremophor EL (CrEL)/absolute ethanol for clinical use. In order to reduce vehicle-related side effects, Genetaxyl was developed to have paclitaxel formulated in a soluti...
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Open AccessPersistence of lung inflammation and lung cytokines with high-resolution CT abnormalities during recovery from SARS
During the acute phase of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), mononuclear cells infiltration, alveolar cell desquamation and hyaline membrane formation have been described, together with dysregulation of...
