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SYMPLECTIC DIRAC OPERATORS FOR LIE ALGEBRAS AND GRADED HECKE ALGEBRAS
The aim of this paper is to define a pair of symplectic Dirac operators (D+, D–) in an algebraic setting motivated by the analogy with the algebraic orthogonal Dirac operators in representation theory. We work in...
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Open AccessTest Methods for the Mechanical Characterization of Flexure Hinges
The design of compliant mechanisms requires detailed knowledge about the stiffness properties of their flexible segments. However, there are no standardized test methods for flexure hinges, and therefore the i...
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Open AccessChanges in the characteristics of patients treated for brain metastases with repeat stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT): a retrospective study of 184 patients
Brain metastases (BMs) are the leading cause of intracranial malignant neoplasms in adults. WHO, Karnofsky performance status (KPS), age, number of BMs, extracerebral progression (ECP), recursive partitioning ...
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Open AccessAcute toxicities and cumulative dose to the brain of repeated sessions of stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) for brain metastases: a retrospective study of 184 patients
Stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) is a focal treatment for brain metastases (BMs); thus, 20 to 40% of patients will require salvage treatment after an initial SRT session, either because of local or distant...
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Open AccessImaging of the medial collateral ligament of the knee: a systematic review
The primary aim of this investigation was to systematically review relevant literature of various imaging modalities (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), stress radiography and ultrasonography) in the assessment...
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Evaluation of the plantaris tendon: cadaver anatomy study with ultrasonographic and clinical correlation with tennis leg injury in 759 calves
The role of the plantaris muscle (PM) in the literature is not clear. The objectives of this study were as follows: (1) to study PM at the interface between the medial gastrocnemius and soleus muscle in a cada...
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Total Marrow Irradiation in Multiple Myeloma: The French Myeloma Group Experience
Despite advances in drug treatments, multiple myeloma almost always remains a fatal disease. Technical advances in radiotherapy enable total marrow irradiation (TMI) by intensity-modulated radiation therapy (I...
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Open AccessSuper-Resolution Scanning Transmission X-Ray Imaging Using Single Biconcave Parabolic Refractive Lens Array
A new super resolution imaging technique which potentially enables sub-µm spatial resolution, using a detector of pixels much larger than the spatial resolution, is proposed. The method utilizes sample scannin...
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Choc hémorragique chez l’enfant
Le choc hémorragique est une situation à haut risque de morbimortalité. Le pronostic du patient dépend de la rapidité de prise en charge du choc et de la vitesse de correction des troubles de l’hémostase. Il e...
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Persistierende herdförmige Bindehautläsion
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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Heat-Treated B319 Alloy Diesel Cylinder Heads
Microstructure and mechanical properties of B319 alloy diesel cylinder heads were investigated in this study. Cylinder heads were heat treated to T5, T6, and T7 tempers using fluidized bed technology. Three di...
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Measurement of In Situ-Full-Field Strain Maps on Ceramic Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperature Using Digital Image Correlation
An experimental method has been developed to address the challenges associated with the measurement of full field-strain maps at elevated temperatures using Digital Image Correlation (DIC). The experimental se...
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Microdamage in the alveolar process of rat maxillae after orthodontic tooth movement
Playing a decisive role in bone remodeling, microdamage was recently associated with orthodontic tooth movement in pigs. The present study was conducted to evaluate microdamage and its potential association wi...
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A Monte Carlo study of the primary absorbed energy redistribution in X-ray lithography
The minimum feature size producible by LIGA X-ray lithography is fundamentally limited by the redistribution of primary doses via photoelectrons and the influence of the resulting dose distribution on resist d...
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La pose de voie veineuse est l’un des actes de soins les plus couramment pratiqués. Le cathétérisme veineux périphérique sous échographie s’est développé ces dernières années dans la prise en charge de l’accès...
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Molecular chaperone complexes with antagonizing activities regulate stability and activity of the tumor suppressor LKB1
LKB1 is a tumor suppressor that is constitutionally mutated in a cancer-prone condition, called Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, as well as somatically inactivated in a sizeable fraction of lung and cervical neoplasms. Th...
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Prise en charge des thrombopénies en réanimation (pathologies gravidiques exclues). Recommandations formalisées d’experts sous l’égide de la Société de réanimation de langue française (SRLF), avec la participation du Groupe francophone de réanimation et urgences pédiatriques (GFRUP) et du Groupe d’étude hémostase thrombose (GEHT) de la Société française d’hématologie (SFH)
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Atypical presentation of acute myeloid leukemia: cardiac myeloid sarcoma
We present the case of a 52-year-old man with a 2-month history of dyspnea, bilateral pleural effusion and cardiomegaly of rapid onset. A cardiac ultrasound showed pericardial effusion with infiltration of the...
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Effect of bisacodyl on postoperative bowel motility in elective colorectal surgery: a prospective, randomized trial
Postoperative ileus is a common condition after abdominal surgery. Many prokinetic drugs have been evaluated including osmotic laxatives. The data on colon-stimulating laxatives are scarce. This prospective, r...
