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On the J-integral for cracked structure with inclusions
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Conotruncal Septal Defect: A Congenital Disease of Western Pacific Countries
It has been noted that supracristal ventricular septal defect (VSD) with or without prolapse of aortic cusp and ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva (RASV) are more frequently encountered in oriental cou...
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Brain abscesses in children — a cooperative study of 83 cases
This study reviews our experience in 83 cases of brain abscesses in children diagnosed at seven teaching hospitals during the 10-year period from June 1978 to July 1987. The average age of the patients was 7 y...
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Ophthalmic Ultrasound as Used in Taiwan Republic of China
Modern development of ocular sonographic techniques has contributedgreatly to the clinical management of ocular disease and to the researchinto pathogenetic mechanisms as well. In Taiwan, our main interest con...
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Speaker Recognition Over Telephone Channels
Being able to verify or determine the identity of a person by voice is very useful in many applications. For example, in telephone banking or calling card charging, user identity must be verified before the tr...
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Effects of Be and Fe additions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of A357.0 alloys
A357 hypoeutectic alloy is a heat-treatable Al-Si-Mg system with a nominal composition of Al-7 pct Si and about 0.6 pct Mg have widespreaded applications, especially in the aerospace and automotive industries....
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Effects of be and fe content on plane strain fracture toughness in A357 alloys
The effect of Be and Fe content on the plane strain fracture toughnessK IC of aluminum-based A357 alloys is investigated. The fracture behavior of A357 alloys has been evaluated as a function of b...
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Electrophoretic Separation of Antisense DNA using Polymer-Solution Filled Capillary by Cross-Injection
Different lengths of antisense DNA are normally separated by Polyacrylamide gelfilled column using capillary electrophoresis. The rigid gel bed, however, has a limited lifetime due to the forming of air bubble...
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Acoustic Inspection of Bond Strength Between Mortar and Reinforcement
Bond degradation has become a common, and sometimes critical problem for aging concrete bridges. Corrosion due to sea water, water pollution, acid rain as well as high salt content in concrete and its composit...
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Allelopathic Potential of Acacia confusa and Related Species in Taiwan
Acacia confusa (an endemic species) and other introduced species, namely A. aulacocarpa, A. auricumiformis, A. cincinnata, A. crassicarpa, A. leptocarpa, A. margium, A. polystachya, and A. torfilis were evaluate...
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Changes in cerebral cortex size are governed by fibroblast growth factor during embryogenesis
We show that fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) and FGF receptors are transiently expressed by cells of the pseudostratified ventricular epithelium (PVE) during early neurogenesis. A single microinjection of FG...
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Erratum: Changes in cerebral cortex size are governed by fibroblast growth factor during embryogenesis
Nat. Neurosci. 2, 246– 253 (1999) Because of an editorial error, the correspondence address for this paper was omitted. Correspondence should be addressed to F.M.V. (flora.vaccarino@yale.edu)
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Erratum: Changes in cerebral cortex size are governed by fibroblast growth factor during embryogenesis
Nat. Neurosci. 2, 246–253 (1999) On page 251, Table 5 incorrectly listed the number of FGF2–/– cells as 2.5 ± 0.62 million. The correct number is 12.5 ± 0.62 million. We regret the error.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Plastic Microchip Electrophoresis for Clinical Applications of DNA Analysis
Microfluidic devices were fabricated on poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) substrate using heat embossing method. Results indicated that all of the 11 DNA fragments of the size marker (HaeIII digest of φX174) could...
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In Vitro Maturation and Fertilization of Immature Oocytes: A Comparative Study of Fertilization Techniques
Purpose: Our purpose was to investigate the factorsinfluencing maturation and fertilization of immature oocytes.
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Arrhythmias during spinal anesthesia for Cesarean section
Purpose: Spinal block has long been considered a safe anesthesia technique for surgery. However, severe brady-cardia, cardiac arrest, and other arrhythmias during spinal anesthesia have been reported and the inci...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Validity of Auditory Event-Related Potentials in Diagnosis of Dementia: Prospective Study
When predicting the probability of a patient’s being demented, we found age and N200 and P300 latency to be the most important contributing factors. The probability equation is 1/1 + e -z ...
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Identifications, Classification, and Evolution of the Vertebrate α-Amino-3-Hydroxy-5-Methyl-4-Isoxazole Propionic Acid (AMPA) Receptor Subunit Genes
The AMPA receptor (AMPAR), a pharmacologically defined ionotropic glutamate receptor, mediates fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the vertebrate central nervous system. Mammalian and avian AMPARs are ass...
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Develo** an Active Data Warehouse System
Although many data warehouse systems have been developed in recent years, the practice of data warehouse is still immature. Most current systems are limited in terms of flexibility, efficiency and scalability....
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Genetic variations in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene and high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in Taiwanese Chinese
This study analyzed the association of the I14A mutation, the D442G mutation, and the TaqIB polymorphism of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene in 718 Chinese individuals with high-density lipopro...