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Formation of nano-columnar amorphous carbon films via electron beam irradiation
Electrical beam (EB) irradiation is used to chemically modify the amorphous carbon film, a-C:H, which is prepared by the DC magnetron sputtering. The starting a-C:H film has vague columnar structure with lower...
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Solvent diffusion in a gel when esca** the confining polymer cage
The diffusive motions of propylene carbonate contained in a deuterated poly(methyl methacrylate) gel is investigated using quasi-elastic neutron scattering. The solvent motion is probed at length-scales up to ...
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Overeruption without root exposure of third molars and periodontal health in the mandible
Bone formation is seen around the third molar even when the tooth is exposed to the oral environment due to overeruption. To determine if overeruption of the third molar with or without root exposure is relate...
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110 W ceramic Nd3+ : Y3Al5O12 laser
A high-power, continuous-wave 0.6% Nd3+-doped ceramic Y3Al5O12 (Nd:YAG) laser has been developed. 110 W laser output at 1064 nm was obtained, with a slope efficiency of about 41%. The M2 factor was found to be ar...
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Lasing and refractive indices of nanocrystalline ceramics of cubic Yttrium Oxide Y2O3 doped with Nd3+ and Yb3+ ions
A continuous-wave lasing at 1 μm was excited by the radiation of semiconductor laser diodes at room temperature in nanocrystalline ceramics Y2O3 doped with Nd3+ and Yb3+ ions. The refractive indices of the undope...
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Refractive indices of laser nanocrystalline ceramics based on Y3Al5O12
Refractive indices of the nanocrystalline Y3Al5O12 ceramic and a garnet single crystal of the same composition have been measured. In the visible and near IR range (0.4–1.064 μm), the prism method was used; in th...
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New data on the physical properties of Y3Al5O12-based nanocrystalline laser ceramics
Microhardness and fracture toughness of highly transparent Y3Al5O12-and Y3Al5O12: Nd3+-based nanocrystalline ceramics are measured for the first time. For the Y3Al5O12: Nd3+ laser ceramics, the use of a longitudi...
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Autoimmune thyroid disease accompanied by recurring episodes of painful thyroid ameliorated by thyroidectomy
A 71-yr-old female initially presented with clinical and biochemical hyperthyroidism with high TSH binding inhibitory immunoglobulin (TBII) and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) titers. Histological fin...
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Factorization scheme and parton distributions in the polarized virtual photon target
We investigate spin-dependent parton distributions in the polarized virtual photon target in perturbative QCD up to the next-to-leading order (NLO). In the case \(\Lambda^2 \ll P^2 \ll Q^2\) ...
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Laparoscopic repair of a paraduodenal hernia
Paraduodenal hernias have traditionally been treated by conventional laparotomy. We report the first case of a left paraduodenal hernia treated laparoscopically. A 44-year-old man was admitted with abdominal ...
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Measurement of 5-fluorouracil in scalp hair: a possible index of patient compliance with oral adjuvant chemotherapy
Objective: Little is known about patient compliance with oral adjuvant chemotherapy. It is estimated to be poor especially in Japan, where it is still unusual for patients to be directly informed of their diagno...
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Design of a suitable formulation of FK613, a novel antiallergic agent, based on its pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties in healthy subjects
The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of FK613, a novel indolyl piperidine derivative, were investigated after oral administrations of 5, 10 and 20 mg in hard gelatin capsules to healthy male volu...
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Mutagenic activity of the amido derivatives and their hydroxamic acids of nitrobiphenyl ethers
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Mössbauer spectroscopic study of Fe ion-exchanged lithium taeniolite
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Using ofloxacin as a time marker in hair analysis for monitoring the dosage history of haloperidol
Hair samples were obtained 1–5 months after ingestion of the antimicrobial ofloxacin, which had been given for 1 or 3 days at the commencement of haloperidol administration, or when its dosage was reduced. The...
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Changes in plasma and urinary 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 in healthy subjects produced by oral CS-518, a novel thromboxane synthase inhibitor
When 50 mg CS-518, a novel thromboxane (TX) A2 synthase inhibitor, was orally administered to healthy male volunteers, the plasma concentration of CS-518 peaked after 0.5 h and then decreased with a half-life of ...
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Role of thromboxane A2 in a microcirculation disorder of the rat inner ear
Since thromboxane (TX) A2 causes vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation, we evaluation the effect of a TXA2 receptor antagonist (vapiprost) and a TXAZ synthetase inhibitor (Y-20811) on a microcirculation disor...
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An animal model for hearing disturbance due to inner ear ischemia: photochemically induced thrombotic occlusion of the rat anterior inferior cerebellar artery
A photochemical reaction between intravenous rose bengal and xenon light was used to induce a selective thrombus in the rat anterior inferior cerebellar artery (RICA). Compound action potentials (CAPs) were re...
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Chlorpromazine in human scalp hair as an index of dosage history: comparison with simultaneously measured haloperidol
The concentration of chlorpromazine (CPZ) in hair was measured to demonstrate its value as an index of individual dosage history and compliance. An animal study using pigmented rats was conducted to confirm th...
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The pharmacokinetics of the β2-adrenoceptor agonist, tulobuterol, given transdermally and by inhalation
We have studied the pharmacokinetics of tulobuterol given transdermally or by aerosol inhalation in healthy male volunteers.
