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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Statistical Analysis of Size, Shape and Tensile Properties of Fibres Extracted from Date Palm (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) Rachis
Algeria is the largest country in Africa by in terms of land area, which makes it contain large quantities of agricultural residues. The aim of this study is the valorisation of the huge amount of agricultural...
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Rock slide–debris avalanches: flow transformation and hummock formation, examples from British Columbia
Rock slides quite commonly transform into flow-like landslides along their runout paths. At three initial rock slides in northern British Columbia, which occurred between 2002 and 2005, around 50–70% of the en...
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The 2016 Lamplugh rock avalanche, Alaska: deposit structures and emplacement dynamics
Supraglacial landslides result from the catastrophic failure of periglacial rock slopes and deposit large volumes of rock and ice onto the glacier surface. The most remarkable features of these landslides are ...
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Correction: Chemotherapy with radiotherapy influences time-to-development of radiation-induced sarcomas: a multicenter study
Since the publication of this paper, the authors noticed an error in Fig. 1. The X-axis on all the figure panels should read ‘Time (years)’, not ‘Time (months)’. The corrected Fig. 1 is shown below.
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Process dependence of grain size distributions in rock avalanche deposits
Rock avalanches are a form of hazardous long-runout landslide and leave fragmented deposits of complex sedimentology that, if studied in detail, can provide insight into their emplacement processes. Complexity...
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Open AccessChemotherapy with radiotherapy influences time-to-development of radiation-induced sarcomas: a multicenter study
An increasing number and proportion of cancer patients with apparently localised disease are treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy in contemporary oncology practice. In a pilot study of radiation-ind...
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Molecular microbiology methods for environmental diagnosis
To reduce the environmental footprint of human activities, the quality of environmental media such as water, soil and the atmosphere should be first assessed. Microorganisms are well suited for a such assessme...
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Prognostic impact of abdominal adiposity, waist circumference and body mass index in patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy
We tested the potential role of abdominal visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous (SAT) adipose tissues, waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) as prognostic factors in patients with intermediate-risk pros...
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Open AccessIdentification of biological factors predictive of response to imatinib mesylate in aggressive fibromatosis
Imatinib induces responses and disease stabilisations in non-resectable patients with aggressive fibromatosis (AF). The precise target of imatinib in AF and predictive factors for response to treatment are unk...
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Open AccessHigh frequency of β-catenin heterozygous mutations in extra-abdominal fibromatosis: a potential molecular tool for disease management
Fibromatosis comprises distinct clinical entities, including sporadic extra-abdominal fibromatosis, which have a high tendency for recurrence, even after adequate resection. There are no known molecular biomar...
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Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites
This paper provides an overview of recent progress made in the area of cellulose nanofibre-based nanocomposites. An introduction into the methods used to isolate cellulose nanofibres (nanowhiskers, nanofibrils...
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Personal and Static Sample Measurements of Asbestos Fibres During Two Abatement Projects
Exposure assessment was performed during the abatement of amosite containing material (ACM) and chrysotile containing material (CCM). Mean fibre concentrations (MFC) in breathing zone (BZ) were 20.6 ± 7.9 f/cc...
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Thérapeutiques moléculaires ciblées des sarcomes des tissus mous: actualités et perspectives
Les sarcomes constituent un groupe hétérogène de tumeurs malignes développées aux dépens des cellules composant les tissus de soutien spécialisés et non spécialisés. Les progrès accomplis dans la compréhension...
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Traitement du cancer du sein métastatique
Le cancer du sein métastatique est reconnu comme étant une maladie incurable dont la prise en charge est palliative. Le but des traitements administrés est alors de contrôler la croissance tumorale pour réduir...
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Chimiothérapie des récidives loco-régionales ou métastatiques: nouvelles orientations
La chimiothérapie occupe une place de plus en plus importante dans les stratégies thérapeutiques curatives chez les patients présentant un carcinome épidermoïde des voies aéro-digestives supérieures (VADS). L’...
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The genome of a motile marine Synechococcus
Marine unicellular cyanobacteria are responsible for an estimated 20–40% of chlorophyll biomass and carbon fixation in the oceans1. Here we have sequenced and analysed the 2.4-megabase genome of Synechococcus sp....
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Processing and characterization of carbon nanotube/poly(styrene-co-butyl acrylate) nanocomposites
Nanocomposite materials were prepared from an amorphouspoly(styrene-co-butyl acrylate) latex as the matrix using an aqueous suspension of carbon nanotubes as the filler. After stirring, the preparations were c...
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Review: Current international research into cellulosic fibres and composites
The following paper summarises a number of international research projects being undertaken to understand the mechanical properties of natural cellulose fibres and composite materials. In particular the use of...
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Angular and fibrous particles in lung in relation to silica-induced diseases
Introduction: The lung concentration of angular and fibrous particles was measured in cases of lung fibrosis only, in cases of lung fibrosis and lung cancer, and in cases of lung cancer only. These patients work...
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The role of humic acid on sulfate retention and release in a podzol
Sequential leaching experiments were performed to evaluate the effects of humic acid (HA) and pH on SO4 retention and release in a Swedish podzolic B-horizon. Results showed that the presence of HA reduced SO4 re...
