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Tea consumption and health-related quality of life in older adults
Although tea consumption has been reported to have various health benefits in humans, its association with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has not been investigated directly. We aimed to examine the rel...
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Preoperative diagnosis and successful laparoscopic treatment of incarcerated obturator hernia
Obturator hernia is rare and frequently delayed in surgical treatment and, thus, is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It is often found in thin, elderly, multiparous women. We reported a case of ea...
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Growth of nanoscale BaTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices by molecular-beam epitaxy
Commensurate BaTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices were grown by reactive molecular-beam epitaxy on four different substrates: TiO2-terminated (001) SrTiO3, (101) DyScO3, (101) GdScO3, and (101) SmScO3. With the aid of ref...
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Eriocalyxin B induces apoptosis of t(8;21) leukemia cells through NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways and triggers degradation of AML1-ETO oncoprotein in a caspase-3-dependent manner
Diterpenoids isolated from Labiatae family herbs have strong antitumor activities with low toxicity. In this study, Eriocalyxin B (EriB), a diterpenoid extracted from Isodon eriocalyx, was tested on human leukemi...
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Nano-α-Al2O3 by liquid-feed flame spray pyrolysis
Nanometre-sized particles of transition (t)-aluminas are important for the fabrication of high-quality alumina ceramics. Multiple tons are produced each year using a variety of gas-phase processes1,2,3,4. The nan...
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Combination of temporal gravity variations resulting from superconducting gravimeter (SG) recordings, GRACE satellite observations and global hydrology models
Gravity recovery and climate experiment (GRACE)-derived temporal gravity variations can be resolved within the μgal (10−8 m/s 2) range, if we restrict the spatial resolution to a half-wave...
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ALGORITHM OF MEASUREMENT-BASED ADMISSION CONTROL FOR GPRS
The General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) provides the predictive services for the users by applying the similar algorithm in the QoS management mechanisms used by the ATM. Research shows that a connective Measu...
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Wavelet filter analysis of local atmospheric pressure effects on gravity variations
An efficient method is proposed for the analysis of atmospheric pressure effects on gravity variations. It processes gravity and pressure signals using an orthogonal filter bank derived from high-degree Daubec...
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A study of gravity variations caused by polar motion using superconducting gravimeter data from the GGP network
Long-term continuous gravity observations, recorded at five superconducting gravimeter (SG) stations in the Global Geodynamic Project (GGP) network, as well as data on orientation variations in the Earth’s rot...
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Coarsening of Pt Particles in a Model NO x Trap
The effects of temperature and atmosphere on the coarsening of Pt particles in a model NO x trap (Pt/BaO/Al2O3) were examined by XRD, TEM, and CO chemisorption. The main finding...
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Effect of Ge-rich Si1−zGez Segregation on the Morphological Stability of NiSi1−uGeu Film Formed on Strained (001) Si0.8Ge0.2 Epilayer
The germanosilicidation of Ni on strained (001) Si0.8Ge0.2, particularly Ge segregation, grain boundary grooving, and surface morphology, during rapid thermal annealing (RTA) was studied. High-resolution cross-se...
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Formation and Morphology Evolution of Nickel Germanides on Ge (100) under Rapid Thermal Annealing
Phase formation and interfacial microstructure evolution of nickel germanides formed by rapid thermal annealing in a 15-nm Ni/Ge (100) system have been studied. Coexistence of a NiGe layer and Ni-rich germanid...
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Deposition and Properties of Superconducting MgB2 Thin Films
The recently discovered superconductor MgB2 with T c at 39 K has great potential in superconducting electronics. In this paper, we review the deposition techniques used for MgB2 thin films in the light of a therm...
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In vacuo Pulsed Laser Ablation of YBa2Cu3O7–x Target for the Formation of Y2O3 Nanostructures
The formation of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7–x (Y123) by in situ pulsed laser deposition from a stoichiometric Y123 target typically requires an oxygen-ambient environment (P ˜ 100–300-mtorr O2) and appropriate sub...
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Precise tidal gravity recorded with superconducting gravimeters at stations Wuhan (China) and Kyoto (Japan)
Three long series of tidal gravity observations, totalizing approximately 24 years and recorded with three superconducting gravimeters, T004, T008, and T009, at stations Wuhan (China) and Kyoto (Japan), are s...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Treatment of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with Arsenic Trioxide
Fifty three cases of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients, including 43 relapsed and 10 primary cases, were evaluated as to the effectiveness of As203 treatment. Clinical complete remission (CR) was obt...
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Interpretation of the tidal residuals during the 11 July 1991 total solar eclipse
Observations of gravity and atmospheric pressure variations during the total solar eclipse of 11 July 1991 in Mexico City are presented. An LCR-G402 gravimeter equipped with a feedback system and a digital da...
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Effect of the atmospheric pressure on surface displacements
Atmospheric pressure variations with periods of some days and months can be considered as loading functions on the Earth's surface and can induce quasi-periodic surface deformations. The influence of such surf...