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Angular Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy with Synchrotron radiation has been used to study the MBE growth of α-Sn on CdTe(110). Sn grows epitaxially and the Fermi level pins at 0.72eV above the CdTe valence...
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A Photoemission Study of the Epitaxial Growth of Si on Gap(110)
We have used angular resolved ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy to study the epitaxial growth of Si on GaP(110). Surface state emission obscures the top of the valence band (TVB). The Fermi level for the ...
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Uptake of Metal Ions by Autoclaved Cement Pastes
This paper deals with the hydration products and pore structure of Portland cement (PC) and alkali-phosphorus slag cement (APSC) pastes, and the uptake of metal ions (Sr2+, Co2+, Cd2+, and Cu2+) in pastes which h...
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The effect of waxy mutations on the granule-bound starch synthases of barley and maize endosperms
The effects of waxy mutations on starch-granule-bound starch synthases (EC 2.4.1.18) in the develo** endosperm of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) have been investigated. Three granule-bound ...
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Quantum confinement effect in electroluminescent porous silicon
The voltage-tuned electroluminescence (EL) of n-type porous silicon (PS) in a persulphate solution under cathodic polarization was studied. A blue shift with the increase of cathodic polarization and a time-de...
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A simple, universal theory and method for computer plotting of stable equilibrium phase diagrams of a multisystem—SFM method
A new easy method has been presented to calculate the variable intervals corresponding to the stable univariant curves and to discriminate the stabilities of invariant points. This method and the one reported ...
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Chemoenzymatic synthesis of Ro 25-8210 and Ro 25-6630
Here we report the chemoenzymatic synthesis of Ro 25-8210 (1) and Ro 25-6630 (2) by using microbial reduction of α-chloromethyl ketone 4 mediated with baker’s yeast andGeotrichum sp. to afford the optically activ...
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Open AccessAndrogen and retinoic acid interaction in LNCaP cells, effects on cell proliferation and expression of retinoic acid receptors and epidermal growth factor receptor
Modulation of the expression of retinoic acid receptors (RAR) α and γ in adult rat prostate by testosterone (T) suggests that RAR signaling events might mediate some of the androgen effects on prostate cells.
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Developmental changes in functional expression and β-adrenergic regulation of If in the heart of mouse embryo
The hyperpolarization-activated current (If) plays an important role in determining the spontaneous rate of cardiac pacemaker cells. The automatic rhythmicity also exists in working cells of embryonic heart, ther...
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Allergenicity assay of allergen fromDermatophagoides farinae in transgenic tobacco
Derf 2 gene for one of mite allergens inDermatophagoides farinae has been cloned and expressed under regulation of 35S promoter...
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Combining Data Replication Algorithms and Job Scheduling Heuristics in the Data Grid
In the Data Grid environment, the primary goal of data replication is to shorten the data access time that is experienced by the job and reduce the job turnaround time as a consequence. After introducing a Dat...
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Central, but not peripheral application of motilin increases c-Fos expression in hypothalamic nuclei in the rat brain
Previous immunocytochemical studies have shown the presence of motilin-immunoreactive neurons in specific brain areas of rats and autoradiographic studies in rabbits demonstrated motilin-binding sites in the c...
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Action of aluminum on high voltage-dependent calcium current and its modulation by ginkgolide B
To investigate the effect of aluminum (Al) on high voltage-dependent calcium current (I HVA) and its modulation by ginkgolide B (Gin B).
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Artificial cell-cell communication in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae using signaling elements from Arabidopsis thaliana
The construction of synthetic cell-cell communication networks can improve our quantitative understanding of naturally occurring signaling pathways and enhance our capabilities to engineer coordinated cellular...
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Accelerated Convergence Using Dynamic Mean Shift
Mean shift is an iterative mode-seeking algorithm widely used in pattern recognition and computer vision. However, its convergence is sometimes too slow to be practical. In this paper, we improve the convergen...
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Central Mechanisms of Gastric Electrical Stimulation Involving Neurons in the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus in Rats
Background: Gastric electrical stimulation (GES) has been shown to be effective in inducing satiety in patients with obesity, as well as in treating nausea and vomiting in patients with gastroparesis. It is co...
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Implantable Gastric Stimulation Alters Expression of Oxytocin- and Orexin-Containing Neurons in the Hypothalamus of Rats
Background: Implantable gastric stimulation (IGS) has been proposed as a therapeutic option for treating obese patients. We studied the underlying central mechanism behind the reduction of food intake and body...
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Matrix and gene expression in the rat cranial base growth plate
Recent data have shown that the proliferation and differentiation of the cranial base growth plate (CBGP) chondrocytes are modulated by mechanical stresses. However, little is known about the expression of gen...
