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The synthesis, crystal structures, and photophysical properties of twenty-three 4f and d-4f clusters based on eight salen-type Schiff base ligands are described in this chapter. Most of these lanthanide-based ...
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Palatal shelf elevation is a crucial process in palate development, with the contribution of various factors. Disturbances in any factor during this process result in cleft palate. Prior to palatal shelf eleva...
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Nonlinear Full Invariant of Compact Banach-Space Maps
We characterize a nonlinear full invariant of compact Banach-space maps: Let (X, ‖.‖) and (Y, ‖.‖) be two Banach spaces and P C (X, Y) be all compact maps which map (X, ‖.‖) to (
