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Surgical biopsy of the pancreas
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Studies on the status of tyrosyl residues in phospholipases A2 fromNaja naja atra andNaja nigricollis snake venoms
Two phospholipases A2 (PLA2) fromNaja naja atra andNaja nigricollis snake venoms were subjected to tyrosine modification withp-nitrobenzenesulfonyl fluoride (NBSF) atpH 8.0. Three major NBS derivatives from each ...
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Alkylation of ethylbenzene with methanol over X type zeolites
The methylation of ethylbenzene over X type zeolites was studied at atmospheric pressure and temperature of 400–500 °C. Ring and side-chain alkylation take place, respectively, on the acid and base zeolite, vi...
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Pharmacokinetics of human-mouse chimeric anti-GD2 mAb ch14.18 in a phase I trial in neuroblastoma patients
A comprehensive analysis of the pharmacokinetics of human-mouse chimeric anti-ganglioside GD2 antibody mAb ch 14.18 was performed during a phase I clinical trial of ten children with neuroblastoma and one adul...
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An accelerated domain decomposition procedure based on robin transmission conditions
A domain decomposition procedure based on Robin transmission conditions applicable to elliptic boundary problems was first introduced by P. L. Lions and later discussed by a number of authors. In all of these ...
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Bilateral testicular tumors in an infant
A 7-month-old infant showed bilateral enlarged, nontender scrotal masses. The level of α-fetoprotein was greater than 10,000 ng/ml preoperatively; a high left inguinal orchiectomy was performed for a suspected...
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Accelerated domain decomposition iterative procedures for mixed methods based on Robin transmission conditions
A nonoverlap** domain decomposition iterative procedure based on Robin transmission conditions applicable to elliptic boundary problems was first introduced by P.~L.~Lions and later discussed by a number of ...
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Nebulized spray deposition of PLT thin film
Films of lead lanthanum titanate (PLT) are deposited on n-type (100) Si and Pt/TiO2/Ti/ SiO2/(100)Si substrates by using ultrasonic nebulized spray deposition. In this work, Pb(CH3COO)2 ċ 3H2O, La(NO3)3 ċ 6H2O...
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Open AccessCytochrome P4501A1 polymorphism as a susceptibility factor for breast cancer in postmenopausal Chinese women in Taiwan
The incidence of breast cancer has been greatly increasing in Taiwan over the past two decades. Since cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) is involved in the metabolism of environmental carcinogens or oestrogen, we hyp...
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Travelling ionospheric disturbance properties deduced from Super Dual Auroral Radar measurements
Based on modeling of the perturbations in power and elevation angle produced by travelling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs), and observed by the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network, procedures for determining the ...
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Matrix elements of four-quark operators relevant to life time difference \(\Delta \Gamma _{B_s}\) from QCD sum rules
We extract the matrix elements of four-quark operators \(O_{L,S}\) relevant to the \(B_s\) and \({\bar B}_s\)
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CP violation and extra dimensions
It is shown that new sources of CP violation can be generated in models with more than one extra dimension. In the supersymmetric models on the space-time \(M^4\times T^2/Z_2\) ,...
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Rare decay \(B\rightarrow X_sl^+l^-\) in a CP spontaneously broken two-Higgs doublet model
The Higgs boson mass spectrum and couplings of the neutral Higgs bosons to the fermions are worked out in a CP spontaneously broken two-Higgs doublet model in the large \(\tan\beta\) ...
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Long-term results of major bile duct injury associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Background: Major bile duct injury (MBDI) is the most serious complication associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). This study reports on long-term outcomes and clinical factors...
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The Characteristics of Carbon Nanotubes with Electroless Plating Deposited Ni Catalysts
We have synthesized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) on nickel-deposited n-type silicon substrates by thermal chemical vapor deposition (Thermal CVD). The electroless plating method was adopted in the dep...
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Prolene hernia system compared with mesh plug technique: a prospective study of short- to mid-term outcomes in primary groin hernia repair
Two types of anterior tension-free hernioplasty, prolene hernia system (PHS) repair and mesh plug technique (MPT), were introduced to Taiwan in 2001. This study compared the short- to mid-term outcomes followi...
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N2 Detection by the Carbon nanotubes Mat and Bundle
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized by thermal chemical vapor deposition (thermal CVD) on n-type Si (100) at 700 ° under C2H2 gas flow ratio of 30 sccm. Fe catalysts were pre-deposited by RF sputtering syste...
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A Fitted Finite Volume Method for the Valuation of Options on Assets with Stochastic Volatilities
In this paper, we present a finite volume method for a two-dimensional Black-Scholes equation with stochastic volatility governing European option pricing. In this work, we first formulate the Black-Scholes eq...
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Infrared brazing of Ti-6Al-4V and 17-4 PH stainless steel with a nickel barrier layer
Infrared brazing of Ti-6Al-4V and 17-4 PH stainless steel using the BAg-8 filler metal was performed in this study. A nickel barrier layer 10 µm thick was introduced on the 17-4 PH stainless steel before infra...
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Non-traumatic colon perforation in children: a 10-year review
Colon perforation is an abdominal surgical emergency in the pediatric population, but is seldom reported when occurring from non-traumatic causes in children beyond the neonate. The goal of this study was to i...