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Open AccessICEMS Characterization of NixFe3-xO4 (0.7 ≤ x ≤ 1.7) thin films grown by ion beam sputtering on (0001) Al2O3 substrates
We report here on the ICEMS characterization of nickel ferrite (NixFe3−xO4) thin films having different nickel contents grown on alumina substrates by Ion Beam Sputtering. The spectra corresponding to the films w...
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Open AccessEffect of annealing in the formation of well-crystallized and textured SrFe12O19 films grown by RF magnetron sputtering
We have studied the influence of the annealing treatment on the crystalline growth of SrFe12O19 previously deposited on Si (100) substrates using radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering. For this goal, two gro...
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Characterization of Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) habitat and resources availability in the Alvarado Lagoon System, Veracruz
Historically, the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) was distributed along the coastline comprised by the five Mexican states that border the Gulf of Mexico. However, the few healthy populations that ...
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Impact of D-Limonene in the technical and economic feasibility of the anaerobic digestion applied in biorefineries
This study evaluates the impact of D-Limonene on the anaerobic digestion (AD) in terms of stability, methane yield and process kinetics, with a focus on the economic viability of a biorefinery based on D-Limon...
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Open AccessThe macrofauna associated to the bamboo coral Isidella elongata: to what extent the impact on isideidae affects diversification of deep-sea fauna
Macrofauna associated with the bamboo coral Isidella elongata was analysed in the Balearic Basin at depths of 697–1308 m. The diversity of associated macrofauna and the specific associations identified depended o...
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Open AccessFirst faunistic results on Valencia (Cresques) Seamount, with some ecological considerations
The living and dead fauna of Valencia Seamount, a deep promontory in the middle of the Balearic Basin which summit is at ca. 1100 m depth, is described by first time based in a rock dredge perfomed in a sedime...
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Open AccessMagnetosomes could be protective shields against metal stress in magnetotactic bacteria
Magnetotactic bacteria are aquatic microorganisms with the ability to biomineralise membrane-enclosed magnetic nanoparticles, called magnetosomes. These magnetosomes are arranged into a chain that behaves as a...
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Crossmodal perception in virtual reality
With the proliferation of low-cost, consumer level, head-mounted displays (HMDs) we are witnessing a reappearance of virtual reality. However, there are still important stumbling blocks that hinder the achieva...
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The use of cisplatin plus doxorubicin or paclitaxel in hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for stage IIIC or IV epithelial ovarian cancer: a comparative study
Our main aim is to analyze the survival results in women operated on for advanced ovarian cancer with two different HIPEC regimens (cisplatin plus doxorubicin versus paclitaxel).
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Barcoding reveals complex clonal behavior in patient-derived xenografts of metastatic triple negative breast cancer
The original version of this Article contained an error in Fig. 4. In the left histogram of the right panel of Fig. 4d, several data points were inadvertently deleted from the histogram during the production p...
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Preliminary Results on the Composition and Structure of Soft-Bottom Macrobenthic Communities of a Seamount: the Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean)
The Galicia Bank (Atlantic Ocean, NW Iberian Peninsula) is a flat-topped seamount located about 200 km from the northwest coast of Spain. This bank is included in the LIFE+ “INDEMARES” project, who aims to ide...
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Open AccessBarcoding reveals complex clonal behavior in patient-derived xenografts of metastatic triple negative breast cancer
Primary triple negative breast cancers (TNBC) are prone to dissemination but sub-clonal relationships between tumors and resulting metastases are poorly understood. Here we use cellular barcoding of two treatm...
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Using matrices of specifications, factors and concepts to assist design-engineering students
In this work a matrix-type tool is used to assist design-engineering students to develop product design projects. The ‘specifications-factors-concepts matrix’ or SFCM is proposed as a specific tool to organize...
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Failure modes and effects analysis of total skin electron irradiation technique
Total skin electron irradiation (TSEI) is a radiotherapy technique which consists of an homogeneous body surface irradiation by electrons. This treatment requires very strict technical and dosimetric condition...
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Umbilical paracentesis for incarcerated umbilical hernia in patients with end-stage liver disease
Patients with cirrhosis and ascites are prone to abdominal wall complications largely predominate by umbilical hernia. Elective surgery is indicated in select patients but a high morbidity and mortality rate o...
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Face recognition using a permutation coding neural classifier
Face recognition is an important security task. We propose a high-level method to solve this problem: a permutation coding neural classifier (PCNC). A PCNC with a special feature extractor for face image reco...
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Association of inflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms with inflammatory bowel disease in a Moroccan cohort
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether common variants in inflammatory and immune response genes influence inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) risk among Moroccan patients. Using a candidate gene ap...
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Change detection with texture segmentation and nonlinear filtering in optical remote sensing images
Change detection is an important problem in the analysis of optical remote sensing images. The usual way of approaching this problem is by thresholding a difference image in order to obtain a detection mask, b...
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Magnetic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles prepared by seeded-growth route
In this work we investigate the magnetic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles obtained by two-step synthesis (seeded-growth route) with sizes that range from 6 to 18 nm. The initial seeds result monocrystall...
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Plasma levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-18 after an acute physical exercise: relation with post-exercise energy intake in twins
Increased interleukin-6 (IL-6) plasma levels have been described to occur during physical exercise. A relative reduction in energy intake after physical activity has also been reported after exercise, indicati...
