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Sinterability and electrical conductivity of calcium-doped lanthanum chromites
Calcium-doped lanthanum chromites, (La1−x Ca x ) (Cr1− y Cay O3, have been synthesized to investigate effects of calcium do** on sinterability and electrical conductivity. X-ra...
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Calcitonin gene-related peptide augments parasympathetic contraction of rabbit tracheal smooth musclein vitro
The effect of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) on parasympathetic contraction of rabbit airway smooth muscle was studied under isometric conditionsin vitro. CGRP (10−7 M) did not contract tracheal smooth mu...
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Immunohistochemical expression of glutathione S-transferase placental type (GST-π), a detoxifying enzyme, in normal arachnoid villi and meningiomas
Human normal dura mater containing arachnoid villi were examined for their expression of glutathione S-transferase placental type (GST-π), a detoxifying enzyme, using an immunohistochemical method. All of the ara...
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Nucleolar organizer region score and Ki-67 labelling index in high-grade gliomas and metastatic brain tumours
Sixteen cases of malignant brain tumours comprising 6 anaplastic astrocytomas, 3 glioblastoma multiforme, 1 medulloblastoma and 6 metastatic brain tumours were investigated independently by a silver colloid me...
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Surgical treatment of cavernous angioma involving the brainstem and review of the literature
Five cases of symptomatic cavernous angioma involving the brainstem are reported. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is of greatest value in the diagnosis and for surgical indication. All cases were treated by ra...
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Correlation between nucleolar organizer region score and bromodeoxyuridine labeling index in C6 glioma cell line
Correlation between the mean number of nucleolar organizer region-associated argyrophilic proteins (AgNORs) per cell and BrdU labeling index (LI), the percentage of S-phase cells, was investigatedin vitro using r...
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Effect of IgE-stimulated alveolar macrophages on tracheal epithelial bioelectric properties in dogs
To investigate a possible interaction between pulmonary alveolar macrophages (AMs) and airway epithelial cells in patients with allergic conditions, we studied the effect of AMs on bioelectric properties of ca...
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Dolichos biflorus agglutinin binding to intracranial germ-cell tumors: detection of embryonal components in germinomas
Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA) binding was examined in 32 cases of intracranial human germcell tumors. In embryonal carcinomas, intense DBA binding sites were found on the free surface and cytoplasm of embry...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Magnetic Levitation Using MPMG YBaCuO
It is known that the magnetic levitation force is influenced by the size of superconductors, as well as the size and strength of the magnet. Therefore, it is necessary to select a suitable combination of the s...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
YBaCuO with Large Magnetic Repulsive Force
Bulk YBaCuO superconductors fabricated by a melt process obtain high critical current density and a magnetic repulsive force against a magnet. In order to enhance magnetic repulsive force, control of grain gro...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Growth of MPMG Processed Y123 Superconductor with Controlled Crystal Orientation
Oriented growth of MPMG processed YBCO superconductor has been performed for the purpose of obtaining large oriented grains and improving the levitation force. It was found that providing temperature gradients...
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Myelodysplastic syndrome associated with relapsing polychondritis: Unusual transformation from refractory anemia to chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
The authors report an unusual case of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) associated with relapsing polychondritis (RP), which developed at almost the same time as MDS. The initial diagnosis was MDS, refractory ane...
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Tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis defects examined in cytokine-stimulated fibroblasts
Incubation of primary skin fibroblast cultures with the cytokines interferon-γ and tumour necrosis factor-α stimulates thede novo pathway of tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis. Fibroblasts from patients with the tw...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
High Precision Superconducting Magnetic Bearings Using Advanced MPMG-YBaCuO
The realization of high rotational accuracy is of prime concern when designers wish to design superconducting magnetic bearings. This paper describes excellent results obtained in rotational accuracy of superc...
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Chapter
Simultaneous Heat and Moisture Transfer with Hygrostrain-Stress Formation in Food Undergoing Drying
A method was developed for simulating heat and moisture transfer and hygrostrain-stress formation in food undergoing a drying process. For this, an improved Luikov’s model was coupled with the virtual work pri...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Improvement of Levitation Force of the Advanced MPMG YBaCuO for Superconducting Magnetic Bearings
In the superconducting magnetic bearings, it is important to reduce the vibration amplitude of the rotor. For the reduction of vibration amplitude, it is required to improve the levitation force between the su...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Joining of MPMG processed Y123 superconductors with controlled crystal orientation
The effect of sample roughness and thermal processing conditions on the joined interfaces of MPMG-processed Y123 superconductors, including large amounts of Y211 phase and Ag, have been investigated. The joine...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Stiffness and Dam** Coefficients for Superconducting Magnetic Bearings Using MPMG2-YBaCuO
Dynamic performance of bearings is mainly determined by stiffness and dam**. In applying superconducting magnetic bearings to high speed rotational machines, it is an essential matter to know quantitatively ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Influence of the growth rate on the domain orientation of large cross section MPMG YBCO samples processed in temperature gradient.
A bidirectional gradient furnace with sample displacement was used for the growth of large MPMG YBCO samples (20×25×45 mm3). The optimization of the macrogranular structure with consequent extension of the centra...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Preferential Formation of High T c Phase in Nd-Ba-Cu-O Superconductors Melt-Processed in Reduced Oxygen Atmospheres
To identify a preferential formation of high T c phase (x<0.1) during melt processing in a reduced oxygen atmosphere among the Nd1+xBa2+xCu3Oy solid solutions, T ...
