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Open AccessIdentifying the genetic causes for prenatally diagnosed structural congenital anomalies (SCAs) by whole-exome sequencing (WES)
Whole-exome sequencing (WES) has become an invaluable tool for genetic diagnosis in paediatrics. However, it has not been widely adopted in the prenatal setting. This study evaluated the use of WES in prenatal...
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Open AccessTransparent Memory For Harsh Electronics
As a new class of non-volatile memory, resistive random access memory (RRAM) offers not only superior electronic characteristics, but also advanced functionalities, such as transparency and radiation hardness....
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Open AccessErratum to: 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
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Open Access36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
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Open AccessSurvey on examining prevalence of paternal anxiety and its risk factors in perinatal period in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study
There is emerging evidence of the significance of paternal mental health problems among the expectant fathers during the antenatal and postnatal period. The present study aims at determining the prevalence of ...
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Size Control and Characterization of Sn-Ag-Cu Lead-Free Nanosolders by a Chemical Reduction Process
Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu nanosolders were synthesized via a chemical reduction method. Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4) were employed as surfactant and reducing agent, respectively. Ultraviolet–vi...
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ITPKC Gene Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (RS28493229) Associated with Coronary Artery Aneurysm Formation but Not Susceptibility in Patients with Kawasaki Disease in a Taiwanese Population
Background: Kawasaki disease is characterized by systemic vasculitis with unknown etiology. Previous studies from Japan indicated that gene ITPKC is responsible for susceptibility to KD; however, the replication ...
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Allo-SCT in a rare t(8;21) evolution of CML
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Open AccessA phase I study of the nitroimidazole hypoxia marker SR4554 using 19F magnetic resonance spectroscopy
SR4554 is a fluorine-containing 2-nitroimidazole, designed as a hypoxia marker detectable with 19F magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). In an initial phase I study of SR4554, nausea/vomiting was found to be dos...
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A clinicopathological report: white retinal detachment with a pseudohypopyon in a subconjunctival inclusion cyst
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The Strain Status of the Buried Self-assembled InAs quantum dots using MeV technique
The strain status of the buried self-assembled InAs quantum dots was comprehended by measurement first time. Results show the in-plane strain is compressive and the lattice in the growth direction is lager tha...
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Spin–Orbit Interaction and All-Semiconductor Spintronics
The purpose of this paper is to give a brief review and trace the present-day perspectives to exploit the spin–orbit interaction in conventional nonmagnetic semiconductor nanostructures. We demonstrate theoret...
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Comparison of 1300 nm quantum well lasers using different material systems
The band structure and material gain are calculated for 1300-nm band quantum well lasers of GaInNAs, AlGaInAs and GaInAsP material systems. The material compositions for each system are carefully chosen for co...
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Electron energy state spin-splitting in 3D cylindrical semiconductor quantum dots
In this article we study the impact of the spin-orbit interaction on the electron quantum confinement for narrow gap semiconductor quantum dots. The model formulation includes: (1) the effective one-band Hamil...
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A Computational Technique for Electron Energy States Calculation in Nano-Scopic Three-Dimensional InAs/GaAs Semiconductor Quantum Rings Simulation
We study theoretically the electron energy states for three-dimensional (3D) nano-scopic semiconductor quantum rings. In this study, the model formulation includes: (i) the effective one-band Hamiltonian appro...
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A Nonlinear Iterative Method for InAs/GaAs Semiconductor Quantum Dots Simulation
A computational efficient nonlinear iterative method for computing the ground and excited state energies of an electron confined by an InAs quantum dot embedded in GaAs matrix is proposed. We treat the problem...
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A Computational Efficient Method For Hbt Intermodulation Distortions And Two-Tone Characteristics Simulation
In this paper, a new simulation method for two-tone characteristics calculations and the third-order intercept point (0IP3) of heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) in large-scale time domain is proposed. Ba...
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Low-resistance vertical conduction across epitaxially lifted-off n-GaAs film and Pd/Ge/Pd coated Si substrate
Low-resistance ohmic conduction across an epitaxially lifted-off (ELO) thin n-GaAs film and a Si substrate was obtained by attaching the ELO film on the Si substrate coated with a Pd/Ge/Pd multilayer. Good bon...
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Reflection-type two-wavelength quantum well modulators
A systematic way has been developed for cavity design of reflection-type two-wavelength modulators based on coupled cavity structures. By inserting a properly designed additional reflector between the two quan...
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An electrical method to characterize thermal reactions of Pd/GaAs and Ni/GaAs contacts
Capacitance-voltage (C-V) and current-voltage (I-V) measurements were used to study the thermal reaction of Pd/GaAs contacts and Ni/GaAs contacts. The thickness of GaAs consumed by the metal/GaAs reaction duri...
