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Open AccessReview: Andesitic aquifers—hydrogeological conceptual models and insights relevant to applied hydrogeology
Research on the hydrogeology of andesitic volcanic aquifers in subduction areas is reviewed. Andesitic aquifers are of high interest in volcanic arc islands and subduction zones, where they constitute a strate...
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Open AccessThe nature of deep overturning and reconfigurations of the silicon cycle across the last deglaciation
Changes in ocean circulation and the biological carbon pump have been implicated as the drivers behind the rise in atmospheric CO2 across the last deglaciation; however, the processes involved remain uncertain. P...
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Influence of Heating Rate on Ferrite Recrystallization and Austenite Formation in Cold-Rolled Microalloyed Dual-Phase Steels
Compared with other dual-phase (DP) steels, initial microstructures of cold-rolled martensite-ferrite have scarcely been investigated, even though they represent a promising industrial alternative to conventio...
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DNA Sequences in Centromere Formation and Function
Faithful chromosome segregation during cell division depends on the centromere, a complex DNA/protein structure that links chromosomes to spindle microtubules. This chromosomal domain has to be marked througho...
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Open AccessLight-sensitive brain pathways and aging
Notwithstanding its effects on the classical visual system allowing image formation, light acts upon several non-image-forming (NIF) functions including body temperature, hormonal secretions, sleep-wake cycle,...
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Rotational Accelerometers and Their Usage in Investigating Shaker Head Rotations
In many applications such as structural testing or vehicle collision studies, rotational data are required. Modal analysis will mainly use it to identify rotational Degrees of Freedoms (DOFs) where crash testi...
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The albedo of the Greenland ice sheet has declined in recent years. Analyses of satellite data, combined with numerical simulations, suggest that Greenland’s darkening is tied to an increase in the impurity co...
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Open AccessFGF receptor genes and breast cancer susceptibility: results from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium
Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women. Genome-wide association studies have identified FGFR2 as a breast cancer susceptibility gene. Common variation in other fibroblast growth factor (FGF...
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Open AccessL’utilisation du MSOME: expérience de six ans
L’analyse fine de la morphologie des spermatozoïdes à un grossissement de 6600 x, appelée MSOME (motile sperm organellar morphology examination) et appliquée en ICSI, a donné naissance à l’IMSI (intracytoplasm...
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Intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection (IMSI)
Depuis quelques années, plusieurs publications ont mis en exergue l’avantage de l’examen du sperme au fort grossissement (× 6 600), permettant l’évaluation de la morphologie du noyau spermatique et la densité ...
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Culture embryonnaire prolongée et éclosion assistée
La culture prolongée correspondait au départ à une nécessité : les biotechnologies chez les animaux domestiques à intérêt zootechnique nécessitent, pour le transfert embryonnaire, un transfert au stade blastoc...
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Influence of pattern of exposure, parasite genetic diversity and sex on the degree of protection against reinfection with Schistosoma mansoni
This paper analyzed, experimentally, the influences of pattern of exposure, parasite genetic diversity, and parasite sex on the degree of protection against reinfection with Schistosoma mansoni in the mouse. The ...
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Regional acetylcholinesterase activity and its correlation with behavioral performances in 15-month old transgenic mice expressing the human C99 fragment of APP
In addition to Aβ plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by increased brain levels of APP C-terminal fragments. In the present investigation, the cholinergic innervation...
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10th Annual scientific session September 29–October 2, 2005 Seattle, Washington
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The purpose of this study was to assess the magnitude of the relationship between leisure physical activity and bone status as measured either by an AchillesTM ultrasound bone densitometer (QUS) or dual-energy X-...
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Skeletal muscle low attenuation area and maximal fat oxidation rate during submaximal exercise in male obese individuals
BACKGROUND: Muscle triacylglycerols (TG) are known to be a source of energy during submaximal exercise.
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Effect of a six month gemfibrozil treatment and dietary recommendations on the metabolic risk profile of visceral obese men
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Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist: evaluation of a new screening tool
Objective: Delirium in the intensive care unit is poorly defined. Clinical evaluation is difficult in the setting of unstable, often intubated patients. A screening tool may improve the detectio...
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From thermodynamic considerations, we derive a consistent set of equations coupling the steady-state photoinduced photorefractive space-charge field to mechanical deformations, dc permittivity, and refractive ...
