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Open AccessRestoration of forearm supination by combining pronator teres with allogeneic tendon
Many solutions have been proposed in treating of forearm supination. Comparing with other supination function reconstructions, pronator teres rerouting is believed to be less effective due to its insufficient ...
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Flexible, Low-loss Waveguide Designs for Efficient Coupling to Quantum Cascade Lasers in the Far-infrared
We coupled linearly polarized and azimuthally polarized Terahertz quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) to the low-loss optical modes of hollow core waveguides having a sequence of different metallic or dielectric inn...
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Open AccessC-reactive protein is an independent predictor for carotid artery intima-media thickness progression in asymptomatic younger adults (from the Bogalusa Heart Study)
Conflicting information exists regarding the association between hsCRP and the progression of early stages of atherosclerosis. The purpose of the study was to investigate the association of high sensitiviy c-r...
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Influence of childhood parental history of type 2 diabetes on the pre-diabetic and diabetic status in adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study
To assess the association of childhood parental history of type 2 diabetes and the risk of diabetes in adulthood. Observations were made on a community-based cohort of normoglycemic (n = 1619), pre-diabetic (n = ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Tailoring the Emission of Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers
For THz quantum cascade lasers to prove useful for applications, certain requirements for their spectral performance will have to be met. Here, we focus on the provision of single mode operation. Distributed f...
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Chapter
Two Simplified Models and Their Application to Performance Study of Mixing Gasdynamic Lasers
Two simplified models, Gradually Mixing Model (GMM) and Instantaneously Mixing Model (IMM), have been used to study the performance of CO2 mixing gasdynamic lasers (MGDL). The relaxation rates and, more important...
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Theoretical Design of Mixing Gasdynamic Lasers
Using theoretical simulation of nonequilibrium flow, the performance of CO2 mixing gasdynamic lasers (MGDL) has been thoroughly studied. A scheme to premix a nitrogen stream with small amounts of water which is i...
