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Open AccessLong-term satisfaction of patients after laparoscopic and robotic-assisted hysterectomy
Da-Vinci-** is the most recent device used in gynecologic robotic surgery. The aim of the present study was to compare the long-term satisfaction of patients who had undergone conventional laparoscopic hystere...
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Open AccessUnemployed individuals contact GPs more frequently but report lower satisfaction: results of the population-based DEGS1 and the GPCare-1 patient survey
Unemployment is associated with a variety of adverse health-related outcomes, yet little data on primary care services for this risk group exist. Using data from two surveys, we analyzed the frequency of GP co...
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Open AccessInfluence of the second stage of labor on maternal and neonatal outcomes in vaginal births after caesarean section: a multicenter study in Germany
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) introduced a new standard of care in 2014, extending the duration of the second stage of labor in order to reduce caesarean delivery (CD) rates an...
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Open AccessTHz Properties of Typical Woods Important for European Forestry
Terahertz (THz) properties of seventeen types of wood typically growing within the European area are investigated. The samples include both coniferous and deciduous timbers. The determined properties can be us...
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Monitoring the Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of PET-A Using THz-TDS
Using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS), we monitor the isothermal crystallization kinetics of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (PET-A). PET-A was tempered at different temperatures and for a va...
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Immunological MHC supertypes and allelic expression: how low is the functional MHC diversity in free-ranging Namibian cheetahs?
Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are a textbook example of how habitat loss, human-wildlife conflicts and historic bottlenecks depleted genetic variability, both genome-wide and at the major histocompatibility complex...
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THz Properties of Adhesives
We determined the THz properties of 12 different adhesives which are mainly used for industrial purposes. The adhesives applied can be classified according to their chemical structure: epoxy resins, acrylic re...
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Monitoring the Polymerization of Two-Component Epoxy Adhesives Using a Terahertz Time Domain Reflection System
We report nondestructive measurements of the properties of two-component epoxy adhesives at THz wavelengths using a reflective time-domain spectroscopy system. We describe a simple method to determine the refr...
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Web-based scoring of the dicentric assay, a collaborative biodosimetric scoring strategy for population triage in large scale radiation accidents
In the case of a large scale radiation accident high throughput methods of biological dosimetry for population triage are needed to identify individuals requiring clinical treatment. The dicentric assay perfo...
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Optimization over geodesics for exact principal geodesic analysis
In fields ranging from computer vision to signal processing and statistics, increasing computational power allows a move from classical linear models to models that incorporate non-linear phenomena. This shift...
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MHC class II DRB diversity, selection pattern and population structure in a neotropical bat species, Noctilio albiventris
Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) have a crucial role in the immune response of vertebrates, alter the individual odour and are involved in sha** mating preferences. Pathogen-mediated selec...
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Neutral versus adaptive genetic variation in parasite resistance: importance of major histocompatibility complex supertypes in a free-ranging primate
Current discussions in evolutionary ecology and conservation genetics focus on the relative importance of using selective neutral markers or markers of coding genes to identify adaptive and evolutionary releva...
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Processing of metals by double pulses with short laser pulses
Experimental results related to the influence of time delayed pulses for ablation efficiency with short multi pulses (pulse duration of 5 ps) are reported. A significant improvement of the micro structuring qu...
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Laser drilling in thin materials with bursts of ns-pulses generated by stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS)
A passively Q-switched laser with a nonlinear mirror on the basis of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS), generates bursts of pulses with a few 10 ns pulse duration and a separation between 20–90 μs. Percuss...
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Major histocompatibility complex and mate choice in a monogamous rodent
A growing number of studies indicate that females can increase the viability of their offspring by gaining direct benefits such as parental care or genetic advantages through selective mating with certain male...
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Ablation comparison with low and high energy densities for Cu and Al with ultra-short laser pulses
The effect of varying fluence for laser microprocessing of Al and Cu is studied at a pulse duration of 120 fs at atmospheric pressure. For low fluences (<2 J/cm2) quality is relatively good for both metals but co...
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Mismatch repair ensures fidelity of replication and recombination in the radioresistant organism Deinococcus radiodurans
We have characterized the mismatch repair system (MMR) of the highly radiation-resistant type strain of Deinococcus radiodurans, ATCC 13939. We show that the MMR system is functional in this organism, where it pa...
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MHC Variability of a Small Lemur in the Littoral Forest Fragments of Southeastern Madagascar
Habitat fragmentation inhibits gene flow between populations often resulting in a loss of genetic diversity with possible negative effects on fitness parameters. In vertebrates, growing evidence suggests that ...
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The ant’s estimation of distance travelled: experiments with desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis
Foraging desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis, monitor their position relative to the nest by path integration. They continually update the direction and distance to the nest by employing a celestial compass and an od...
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Improvement of emission factors
In the following Sections, measurements conducted to improve and validate emission factors as well as modelling work are described. The aim of this work was to lead to an improvement of emission factors and th...
