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Assessment of dermal uptake of diphenylmethane-4,4’-diisocyanate using tape strip** and biological monitoring
Very little is known about the dermal uptake of isocyanates, and dermal exposure to isocyanates has been discussed as a factor involved in the induction of respiratory diseases.
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Open AccessFates of Hydrogen During Alumina Growth Below Yttria Nodules in FeCrAl(RE) at Low Partial Pressures of Water
Oxidation of FeCrAl(Re), when exposed to ∼35 ppm of water as sole supply of oxygen in predominantly nitrogen atmosphere, has two characteristic signatures. One is the internal nitridation owing to chromia nodu...
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Open AccessOxidation Comparison of Alumina-Forming and Chromia-Forming Commercial Alloys at 1100 and 1200 °C
21 Commercial alumina-forming and chromia-forming high-temperature alloys were tested at 1100 and 1200 °C for up to 1000 h. Exposure was performed in air using 100-h cycles on ~2-mm-thick test coupons placed i...
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Optimizing the Oxidation Properties of FeCrAl Alloys at Low Temperatures
FeCrAl alloys are proposed candidate materials for liquid lead applications. Chromium is needed to assist the formation of a protective alumina layer, albeit has to be limited to avoid α′ precipitation. Reactive ...
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Open AccessProperties of Alumina/Chromia Scales in N2-Containing Low Oxygen Activity Environment Investigated by Experiment and Theory
The FeCrAl alloy Kanthal APMT™ was exposed to N2–5%H2 at 900 °C. Trace oxygen in the gases supplied an oxygen activity which was sufficient to render alumina and chromia thermodynamically stable. The exposures re...
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Determinants of patient satisfaction after surgery for central spinal stenosis without concomitant spondylolisthesis: a register study of 5100 patients
Satisfaction with the outcome of treatment is a widely used outcome measure but information about the determinants of patient satisfaction after surgery for central spinal stenosis (CSS) are lacking. The aim o...
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Gender differences in the surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation in elderly
Outcome after lumbar disc herniation (LDH) surgery in middle-aged patient is usually reported to fulfill the criteria for successful outcome. It is also known that women in these years have an inferior outcome...
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Lumbar disc herniation surgery in children: outcome and gender differences
Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) in children is rare. Few studies have evaluated the outcome of surgery and none in a prospective study design.
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Gender differences in patients scheduled for lumbar disc herniation surgery: a National Register Study including 15,631 operations
Previous studies have shown gender differences in preoperative status and outcome of spine surgery. This study explores whether gender differences in preoperative demographics exist in patients scheduled for l...
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Open AccessSwespine: the Swedish spine register
Swespine, the Swedish National Spine Register, has existed for 20 years and is in general use within the country since over 10 years regarding degenerative lumbar spine disorders. Today there are protocols for...
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Oxidation and Creep Limited Lifetime of Kanthal APMT®, a Dispersion Strengthened FeCrAlMo Alloy Designed for Strength and Oxidation Resistance at High Temperatures
Kanthal APMT® is an FeCrAlMo alloy optimized for continuous service up to 1,250 °C (~2,300 °F). Rapid solidification powder metallurgy applied on this FeCrAlMo composition provided an oxide dispersion strengthene...
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Dural lesions in decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: incidence, risk factors and effect on outcome
Decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the most frequent operations on the spine today. The most common complication seems to be a peroperative dural lesion. There are few prospective studies on th...
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Dural lesions in lumbar disc herniation surgery: incidence, risk factors, and outcome
In lumbar disc herniation surgery, dural lesions seem to be the most common complication today. Studies on incidence of and outcome after a dural lesion are mainly based on retrospective studies. In a prospect...
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Open AccessThe Swedish Spine Register: development, design and utility
The Swedish Spine Register enables monitoring of surgical activities focusing on changes in trends over time, techniques utilized and outcome, when implemented in general clinical practice. Basic requirements ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A New Monte Carlo Method for the Titration of Molecules and Minerals
The charge state of molecules and solid/liquid interfaces is of paramount importance in the understanding of the reactivity and the physico-chemical properties of many systems. In this work, we porpose a new M...
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Airways symptoms, immunological response and exposure in powder painting
Objectives: Powder painting is an alternative to solvent-based spray painting. Powder paints may contain organic acid anhydrides (OAAs), which are irritants to the airways and may cause sensitisation. The aim of ...
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Nonlinear electric response of polyampholytes
The behavior of polyampholytes (PAs) in electric fields is investigated by Monte Carlo simulations. In bulk it is found that the response of the PA depends on the charge sequence. For small repeating units of ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
When Ion-Ion Correlations are Important in Charged Colloidal Systems
Colloidal particles, biopolymers and membranes all carry charges in an aqueous environment. The molecular source of these charges can be cova-lently bound ionic groups like phosphates, sulfates, carboxylates, ...
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Ionization Processes and Proton Binding in Polyprotic Systems: Small Molecules, Proteins, Interfaces, and Polyelectrolytes
Binding of ions to various materials, such as small molecules, proteins, polymers, colloid particles, and membranes, represents a central theme in basic and applied chemistry. Particularly, the case of proton ...
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GISMOS: Graphics and Interactive Steering of MOlecular Simulations
A modular software package for computational steering and visualization of molecular simulations is presented. The package, GISMOS, builds on instrumentation of existing Fortran programs to accomplish data ext...
