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Open AccessStudy protocol for The GOAL Trial: comprehensive geriatric assessment for frail older people with chronic kidney disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals—a cluster randomised controlled trial
An increasing number of older people are living with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Many have complex healthcare needs and are at risk of deteriorating health and functional status, which can adversely affect t...
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Open AccessEnhanced corrosion resistance of epoxy-films on ultra-thin SiOx PECVD film coated laser surface melted Al-alloys
The influence of ultra-thin SiOx plasma deposited films on the corrosion resistance of adhesive films on a laser surface melted 7075 aluminium alloy was investigated by means of complementary techniques in compar...
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Publicly and Widely Reported Pediatric Hospital Quality Data
In this chapter, we discuss metrics associated with the Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) of the Children’s Hospital Network, the US News pediatric specialty rankings, and the Vermont Oxford Network rating. E...
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Microwave Materials for Defense and Aerospace Applications
Microwave materials are fundamental building blocks for defense and aerospace applications, which have been used as dielectric resonators, radomes, multilayer packages, electromagnetic shield, and so on. These...
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Mechanical Properties of Laser Shock-Peened Regions of SS316LN and SS304 Studied by Nanoindentation
Nanoindentation has been used to evaluate various mechanical properties of affected regions of laser shock-peened (LSP) stainless steels, SS316LN and SS304 plates. Depending on the applied laser parameters (la...
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Negative Strain Rate Sensitivity in Two-Phase Nanocrystalline CoCrFeMnNi High-Entropy Alloy with Broader Grain Size Distribution Studied by Nanoindentation
Two-phase microstructure was realized in CoCrFeMnNi system using a combination of ball milling and spark plasma sintering at 1273 K. Microstructure consisted of finer average grain size with broader grain size...
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Microwave Materials for Defense and Aerospace Applications
Microwave materials are fundamental building blocks for defense and aerospace applications, which have been used as dielectric resonators, radomes, multilayer packages, electromagnetic shield, and so on. These...
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Approach to Fabricate Rigid Substrate for 2.4 GHz Inverted-F Antenna Using a Room Temperature Curable Dielectric Ink on Photo and Nanopaper
The effect of a room temperature curable dielectric ink (ZrSiO4) printed on commercial photo paper and prepared nanopaper on the dielectric properties at 2.4 GHz are studied. In both cases, the dielectric layer d...
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Metal Pollution of Groundwater in the Vicinity of Valiathura Sewage Farm in Kerala, South India
A comprehensive study was conducted to evaluate metal pollution of groundwater in the vicinity of Valiathura Sewage Farm in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala using the Heavy Metal Pollution Index (HPI). Fort...
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Caspase-3 activation is an early event and initiates apoptotic damage in a human leukemia cell line
Many apoptotic pathways culminate in the activation of caspase cascades usually triggered by the apical caspases-8 or -9. We describe a paradigm where apoptosis is initiated by the effector caspase-3. Diethylm...
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Abdominoscrotal hydrocoeles: little place for conservatism
Abdominoscrotal hydrocoeles (ASH) are infrequently reported in children. The presence of bilateral ASH is even rarer, with fewer than five cases reported to date. ASH are present at birth and tend to be progr...
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Antigen-induced T-cell changes: Modulation by pharmacologic agents
To determine the effect of pharmacologic modulation of alterations of peripheral blood T-cell subsets caused by antigen-induced bronchoconstriction, we administered albuterol immediately after antigen-induced ...
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Surface texture in electrodeposited films of cuprous oxide
The polycrystalline films of Cu2O, prepared by electrodeposition, consist of grains with well-defined geometrical shapes. The size and the orientation of grains which define the surface texture can be controlled ...