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Copolymerization of 4-cyanophenyl methacrylate with methyl methacrylate: Synthesis, characterization and determination of monomer reactivity ratios
A novel methacrylic monomer, 4-cyanophenyl methacrylate (CPM) was synthesized by reacting 4-cyanophenol dissolved in methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) with methacryloyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine as a c...
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Copolymerization of 4-biphenyl methacrylate with glycidyl methacrylate: Synthesis, Characterization, thermal properties and determination of monomer reactivity ratios
The methacrylic monomer, 4-biphenylmethacrylate (BPM) was synthesized by reacting 4-biphenyl phenol dissolved in ethyl methyl ketone (EMK) with methacryloyl chloride in presence of triethylamine as a catalyst....
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Melting behavior of poly(oxytetramethylene)-alt-(aromatic oligoamide) block copolymers
Using temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimetry, the melting behaviour of poly(oxytetramethylene)-alt-(aromatic oligoamide) (POTM-alt-AOA) has been studied in comparison with that of polyoxytetramet...
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Ewing's sarcoma fusion protein, EWS/Fli-1 and Fli-1 protein induce PLD2 but not PLD1 gene expression by binding to an ETS domain of 5′ promoter
It was reported that short interfering RNA (siRNA) of EWS/Fli-1 downregulated phospholipase D (PLD)2 in Ewing's sarcoma (EWS) cell line, suggesting that PLD2 is the target of aberrant transcription factor, EWS...
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Quantitative RT-PCR analysis of sphingolipid metabolic enzymes in acute leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes
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Open AccessA phase II trial of gefitinib as first-line therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations
Retrospective analysis has shown that activating mutations in exons 18–21 of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene are a predictor of response to gefitinib. We conducted a phase II trial to evaluate...
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Development of a real-time stereo TEM
We have developed a real-time stereo transmission electron microscope (TEM) with tilting illumination. This system allows us to observe three-dimensional (3-D) images directly with a video-rate of 1/30 s. The ...
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Substance P stimulates release of RANKL via COX-2 expression in human dental pulp cells
Objective: Our previous study found that substance P (SP), a sensory neuropeptide, was expressed in the dental pulp of rats during experimental tooth movement. We examined the effects of ...
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Recycling process of WC-Co cermets by hydrothermal treatment
Hydrothermal extraction process of Co binder phase from WC-Co cermet was investigated in order to establish a novel recycling system of WC-Co cermet scraps. When the cermet chips were hydrothermal-treated in h...
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The double endothermic phenomenon of polytetrahydrofurans in the melting temperature region
A double endothermic peak appears in the DSC curve of a PTHF oligomer. In order to investigate this phenomenon, a two-component blend of PTHF was prepared with a number average molecular mass of M=1400, and the d...
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New explanations of irregular TG data on polymers
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Neuropeptides stimulate production of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α in human dental pulp cells
Objective:Orthodontic tooth movement causes inflammatory reactions in the periodontal membrane and dental pulp. It has been reported that substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related pept...
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Melting behavior of poly(tetrahydrofuran)-S and their blends
Melting behavior of poly(tetrahydrofuran)-s (PTHF) and their blend with different molecular masses has been studied by TM-DSC. PTHF and their blend show two endothermic peaks on their curve. The melting peak t...
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TG of polytetrahydrofuran/ isophoronediisocyanate reaction products
TG, swelling, and viscometric studies are presented for the residues, PTHF/IPDI polymer networks, and the extracts, the linear polymers and unreacted IPDI, after Soxhlet extraction of PTHF/IPDI reaction produc...
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Aberrant HS1 molecule in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the activation of autoreactive B lymphocytes, which are supposed to carry aberrant signal transduction after the stimulation of B-ce...
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Estimation of water requirement per unit carbon fixed byEucalyptus camaldulensis in semi-arid land of Western Australia
Afforestation in arid land is a promising method for carbon fixation, but the effective utilization of water is highly important and required. Thus, the evaluation of the amount of water per unit carbon fixed ...
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Thermogravimetric studies on poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(tetrahydrofuran) and their blends
TG studies are given for PMMA prepared by radical polymerization, PTHF prepared by cationic polymerization, and their blends. A procedure is proposed for determining the activation energy, frequency factor, an...
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Ideal-Gas Heat Capacity Values and Equations for Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Refrigerants Based on Speed-of-Sound Measurements
Final values of ideal-gas heat capacity c 0 p derived from speed-of-sound measurements using an acoustic spherical resonator and equations of c 0 p ...
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Structural features of a wheat plastome as revealed by complete sequencing of chloroplast DNA
Structural features of the wheat plastome were clarified by comparison of the complete sequence of wheat chloroplast DNA with those of rice and maize chloroplast genomes. The wheat plastome consists of a 134,...
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Humanoid Robots in Waseda University—Hadaly-2 and WABIAN
This paper describes two humanoid robots developed in the Humanoid Robotics Institute, Waseda University. Hadaly-2 is intended to realize information interaction with humans by integrating environmental recogn...
