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Defective levels of both circulating dendritic cells and T-regulatory cells correlate with risk of recurrence in cutaneous melanoma
Immune markers in the peripheral blood of melanoma patients provide useful information for clinical management although there is poor consensus on circulating cells which could putatively reflect the disease a...
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Transparent hole-collecting and buffer layers for heterojunction solar cells based on n-type-doped silicon
Hole-collecting and buffer layers more transparent than amorphous silicon layers are regarded as one of the possible improvements needed in amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunctions to help reach the limit...
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Optoelectronic System-on-Glass for On-Chip Detection of Fluorescence
In this paper, we present an optoelectronic system-on-glass (SoG), suitable for detection of fluorescent molecule. It integrates, on the same glass substrate, an array of amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) photosensor...
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Isolation and functional characterization of a novel gene coding for flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase from globe artichoke
Globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L. var. scolymus) is rich in flavonoids which contribute to its health-promoting properties. With the aim of understanding the genetic control of flavonoid accumulation in arti...
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Doped SiO x emitter layer in amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cell
In this work we propose to replace the emitter layer of the n-type doped a-Si:H/p-type doped crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cell, with an n-type doped SiO x amorphous ...
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Open AccessAssociation between red blood cell transfusions and clinical outcome in critically ill children
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Open AccessRed blood cell transfusion thresholds in pediatric septic patients
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An Integrated Environment to Design and Evaluate Web Interfaces
The advantage of many web publishing tools is the flexibility for the user to arrange the available widgets and modules. Nevertheless, the freedom to insert and arrange components in the creation of web pages ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The QUIJOTE CMB Experiment
We present the current status of the QUIJOTE (Q-U-I JOint TEnerife) CMB Experiment, a new instrument which will start operations early in 2009 at Teide Observatory with the aim of characterizing the polarizati...
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Checking the Consistency, Completeness and Usability of Interactive Visual Applications by Means of SR-Action Grammars
The development of interactive visual applications is a complex work, usually performed with the help of advanced visual programming environments. Starting from the GUI’s visual specifications, the programming...
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Effect of length of storage of red blood cell units on outcome in critically ill children
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Prognostic significance of disordered calcium metabolism in hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients with metastatic bone disease
Bone metabolic disruption that occurs in bone metastatic prostate cancer could lead to disturbances of calcium metabolism. The prognostic role of either hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia was assessed in a consecut...
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Open AccessChanges of bone turnover markers and serum PTH after night or morning administration of zoledronic acid in breast cancer patients with bone metastases
Persistent circadian rhythm of bone turnover in bone metastatic breast cancer suggests greater skeletal retention of bisphosphonates if administered in the night. We assessed differential effects of night vs morn...
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Variations along the 24-hour cycle of circulating osteoprotegerin and soluble RANKL: a rhythmometric analysis
The variability of serum osteoprotegerin (OPG) and soluble RANKL (sRANKL) along the 24-h cycle was assessed in 20 healthy women. No rhythmic variations of serum OPG, sRANKL or sRANKL/OPG ratio were detected as...
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Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Pediatric ICU
The decision process leading to red blood cell (RBC) transfusion should be based as much as possible on available evidence. Risks and benefits of transfusion as well as the risks attributable to anemia must be...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Pediatric ICU
The decision process leading to red blood cell (RBC) transfusion should be based as much as possible on available evidence. Risks and benefits of transfusion as well as the risks attributable to anemia must be...
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Open AccessPredictive factors for skeletal complications in hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients with metastatic bone disease
Factors predictive of skeletal-related events (SREs) in bone metastatic prostate cancer patients with hormone-refractory disease were investigated. We evaluated the frequency of SREs in 200 hormone-refractory ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
BaR-SPOrt: Balloon-Borne Radiometers for Sky Polarization Observations
BaR-SPOrt, funded by ASI (Italian Space Agency), is a 32 (90) GHz balloon-borne correlation polarimeter for direct measurements of the Q and U Stokes parameters, with an angular resolution of
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The Sky Polarization Observatory (SPOrt) Programme
SPOrt is an experiment aimed at making a polarization survey of the sky in the microwave range (22-90 GHz) on large angular scales (FWHM = $7^...
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Serum elevations of soluble Fas (CD95/Apo-I) concur in deregulating T cell apoptosis during active lupus disease
Apoptosis is deregulated in active systemic lupus erythematosus and Fas is overexpressed by T cells, although the role of its soluble form (sFas) is unclear. We have explored both the biological significance ...
