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Open AccessVideo-assisted thoracoscopic layered insertion of fibrin glue and polyglycolic acid sheet directly into ruptured bulla associated refractory secondary pneumothorax
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Results of RRT On Bi(2223)/Ag Tape Samples and Thermal Properties of High Tc Superconductors
Succeeding to the report on the results of RRT on Ic of Bi(2223)/Ag multifilamentary tape samples by the FS committee in Japan Fine Ceramics Association(JFCA) in 1996 and 1997 JFY, some recommendations will be gi...
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Third-order Optical Susceptibility of Pd Particles Determined by Degenerate Four-wave Mixing
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The Formation Mechanism Of (Bi,Pb)-2223 Phase and a Pseudo-Binary Phase Diagram of (Bi,Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System
We propose a pseudo-binary phase diagram of the (Bi,Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system along the line of Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Can-1CunOy in the temperature range 820–1000°C by combining the observation of high-temperature optical mic...
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Thyroid-stimulating antibody and TSH-binding inhibitor immunoglobulin in 277 Graves’ patients and in 686 normal subjects
TSH receptor antibodies (TRAb) are believed to cause hyperthyroidism of Graves’ disease. Thyroid-stimulating antibody (TSAb) and TSH-binding inhibitor immunoglobulin (TBII) have been measured as TRAb to diagno...
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Formation of (Bi,Pb)-2223 Phase during Solidifying and Sintering
High-temperature microstructures and the formation of (Bi,Pb)-2223 phase were examined in Bi1.84Pb0.34Sr1.91Ca2.03Cu3.06Ox during solidifying and sintering by high temperature optical microscope, XRD, SEM, EDS an...
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Refractory thrombocytopenia with chromosome 11q23 abnormality
Although cytopenia is a common manifestation of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), isolated thrombocytopenia is rare. The term "refractory thrombocytopenia" (RTC) has been proposed as a counterpart of refractory...
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Effect ofAg substrate on the texture and formation of Bi-2223 phase in the partial-melting and sintering process
The influence ofAg substrate on the texture and formation of Bi-2223 phase upon sintering at 840°C for 240 hours, after partial-melting at 875°C for 1 hour, was studied using X-ray analysis. The 2223 phase withc-...
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Alignment of Grains in Bi1.84 Pb0.34 Sr1.91 Ca2.03 CU3.06 Ox by Partial Melting and Sintering
Bi-2223 phase with grain alignment of the c-axis in the region near the surfaces of bulk specimens of Bi1.84 Pb0.34 Sr1.91 Ca2.03 Cu3.06 Ox has been achieved by partial melting and sintering. The 2201 phase with ...
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High-temperature deformation behaviour of YBa2Cu3O7−x
High-temperature compression tests were performed in air for YBa2Cu3O7−x polycrystals with grain sizes of 3 and 7 Μm at various strain rates between 1.3×10−5 and 4×10−4s−1 and at temperatures between 1136 and 125...
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History Effect and Anisotropy of Critical Currents in Silver Sheathed (Bi,Pb)SrCaCuO Tapes
The dependence of the critical currents, I c , on the magnetic field was measured for silver sheathed (Bi,Pb)SrCaCuO tapes at various temperatures. A history eff...
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Effect of Fabrication Process on Jc of Ag-Sheathed (Bi, Pb)SrCaCuO Tapes
Transport critical currents of Ag-sheathed (Bi, Pb)SrCaCuO tapes produced by a so-called powder-in-tube method were measured in the temperature range from 5 to 77K and in magnetic fields up to 8T. Comparing J ...
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Anisotropy of Critical Current in (Bi,Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Silver-Sheathed Tapes
Transport critical currents in Ag-sheathed, Bi-based superconducting tapes were measured at various temperatures and in magnetic fields up to 8 T, with the field direction parallel and normal to the tape surfa...
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Critical Current Density and Flux Pinning in Silver Sheathed BiPbSrCaCuO Tapes
Transport critical current densities in silver sheathed BiPbSrCaCuO tapes were measured at various temperatures and magnetic fields. The critical current properties are discussed on the basis of a scaling law ...
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A marked molecular heterogeneity of growth hormone (GH) detected in the plasma but not pituitary of a patient with acromegaly: Comparison with other acromegalics and an implication for discrepant plasma levels of GH and insulin-like growth factor I
We experienced a 41-year-old acromegalic male (Case 1) in whom the basal plasma GH was extremely high (320–450 ng/mL) but plasma IGF-I was only slightly elevated (2.0–2.8 U/mL). His nutritional condition and a...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Critical Current Density and Microstructure of Hi-Tc Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconductors
We report measurements of applied magnetic field dependence of Jc and microstructure of Ag-sheathed Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconducting tapes which were prepared by a conventional solid state reaction, rolling an...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Angular Dependence of Critical Current Density of High-Tc BiPbSrCaCuO Superconductor
We report measurements on the magnetic field dependence of transport critical current density(Jc) and the angular dependence of Jc in bulk ceramic samples of high-Tc superconductors in the magnetic field(B) up to...
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Vamas Intercomparison of AC Loss Measurement: Japanese Results
The first worldwide round robin test on ac losses was carried out, where 10 Japanese labs participated. 4 test samples, D, E, F and G, were prepared, and ac losses were measured as a function of either applied...
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An Apparatus for Evaluating Strain Effect of Critical Current in Superconducting Wires in Magnetic Fields up to 16.5 T
An apparatus to evaluate the strain effect of critical current, Ic, in practical superconducting wires was fabricated. The apparatus was installed in the 16.5 T superconducting magnet of High Field Laboratory for...
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Strain Effect in an Internally Stabilized Multifilamentary (Nb,Ti)3Sn Superconducting Wire
Strain effect in a bronze processed multifilamentary (Nb,Ti)3Sn superconducting wire with Cu stabilizer at the center of the wire cross-section was studied at a magnetic field of 15 T. The heat treatment conditio...
