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Artificial Neural Network for Charge Prediction in Metabolite Identification by Mass Spectrometry
Collision-induced dissociation (CID) is widely used in mass spectrometry to identify biologically important molecules by gaining information about their internal structure. Interpretation of experimental CID s...
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Open AccessMiniaturized laser heterodyne radiometer for measurements of CO2 in the atmospheric column
We have developed a low-cost, miniaturized laser heterodyne radiometer for highly sensitive measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmospheric column. In this passive design, sunlight that has undergone abso...
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Simultaneous pulmonary embolism and cerebrovascular stroke
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A calibration method for broad-bandwidth cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy performed with supercontinuum radiation
An efficient calibration method has been developed for broad-bandwidth cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy. The calibration is performed using phase shift cavity ring-down spectroscopy, which is convenient...
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Detection of formaldehyde using off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopy with an interband cascade laser
A continuous-wave, mid-infrared, distributed feedback, interband cascade laser was used to detect and quantify formaldehyde (H2CO) using off-axis, integrated cavity output spectroscopy in gas mixtures containing ...
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Peloruside A enhances apoptosis in H-ras-transformed cells and is cytotoxic to proliferating T cells
Peloruside A (peloruside), a compound isolated from the marine sponge Mycale hentscheli, inhibits growth of human (HL-60) and mouse (32D-ras) myeloid leukemic cells, as well as non-transformed 32D cells. Using th...
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Development of a cw-laser-based cavity-ringdown sensor aboard a spacecraft for trace air constituents
The progress in the development of a sensor for the detection of trace air constituents to monitor spacecraft air quality is reported. A continuous-wave (cw), external-cavity tunable diode laser centered at 1....
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A case of upper airway obstruction in an infant due to congenital hypothyroidism
This report describes a newborn with congenital hypothyroidism who presented with thyroidomegaly and upper airway obstruction. Technetium scintigraphy and an esophagram were performed. A review of the disease...
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Induction of apoptosis by the marine sponge (Mycale) metabolites, mycalamide A and pateamine
The marine sponge metabolites mycalamide A (myca-lamide) and pateamine are extremely cytotoxic. While mycalamide has been shown to inhibit protein synthesis, the mechanism by which these compounds induce cell ...
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Monte Carlo simulation of single-cell irradiation by an electron microbeam
A model is presented for irradiation of a cellular monolayer by an electron microbeam. Results are presented for two possible window designs, cells plated on the vacuum-isolation window and cells plated on Myl...
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A Novel Rieske Iron-Sulfur Protein from the Hyperthermophilic Crenarchaeon Pyrobaculum aerophilum: Sequencing of the Gene, Expression in E. coli and Characterization of the Protein
The crenarchaeon Pyrobaculum aerophilum is with an optimalgrowth temperature of 100 °C one of the most thermophilic organisms knownto possess an aerobic respiratory chain. The analysis of DNA sequences fromthe Py...
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The scintigraphic appearance of childhood moyamoya disease on cerebral perfusion imaging
This study was performed to evaluate the role of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) perfusion imaging in the evaluation of patients with moyamoya disease.
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Pulmonary gallium-67 uptake in diffuse pulmonary calcinosis
Diffuse pulmonary uptake of both technetium-99m-labeled methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) and gallium (67Ga) citrate was noted in a patient with chronic renal failure and indicated the presence of pulmonary cal...
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Hyperlucent lung secondary to homocystinuria
At 23 months of age, one of a pair of monozygotic twins with radiographic unilateral hyperlucent lung was evaluated by radionuclide ventilation/perfusion pulmonary studies, which revealed a ventilation/perfusi...
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Malrotation discovered during routine radionuclide gastric emptying study
In infants with recurrent vomiting, and especially bilious vomiting, the algorithmic approach is to perform conventional barium upper gastrointestinal radiography to rule out malrotation and midgut volvulus, w...
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Effect of succinic acid on 2,3-butanediol production by Klebsiella oxytoca
The effect of succinic acid on the growth of Klebsiella oxytoca and its production of 2,3-butanediol was studied. Increasing succinic acid from 0 g/L to 30 g/L increased the final butanediol concentration. The ma...
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Amine oxide/alcohol ethoxylate blends: Zero-phosphate, high-performance, hard-surface cleaners
Several instances of synergistic interaction have been identified between amine oxides and alcohol ethoxylates in various surfactant formulations. The purpose of this study was to examine whether these benefit...
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Bilateral breast involvement in a teenage girl with Burkitt lymphoma
A 16-year-old girl presented with widespread multiorgan involvement by Burkitt lymphoma including nodular infiltration of the breasts bilaterally. Although non-endemic Burkitt lymphoma rarely involves the brea...
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Fiber Coatings and the Fracture Behavior of a Continuous Fiber Ceramic Composite
Fiber coatings have been used to modify fiber-matrix interfacial forces, and thus control mechanical properties of continuous fiber ceramic composites. It has been shown that the properties and thickness of th...
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Direct Ionization of DNA in Solution
Most of the energy absorbed in the cell nucleus from a radiation field goes into the aqueous medium that surrounds macromolecules, like DNA, which are critical to the normal function of cells. This part of the...
