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Influence of Inoculation on the Mass Effect in Heavy Section Ferritic Spheroidal Graphite Cast Iron
The effect of inoculants was confirmed to improve the mass effect of ferritic spheroidal graphite iron castings with heavy sections. In the first series of tests, primary inoculation was performed simultaneous...
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Open AccessPANDORA Project for the study of photonuclear reactions below \(A=60\)
Photonuclear reactions of light nuclei below a mass of \(A=60\) A
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99mTc production via the (γ, n) reaction on natural Mo
The worldwide supply of 99Mo isotopes now encounters a serious crisis due to difficulties in sustainable production by research nuclear reactors. We report the experimental data for the 99mTc and impurity isotope...
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Low-dimensional nanostructures and fullerene films on semiconductor surface
The morphology and atomic structures of C60 fullerene films on a Bi(0001)/Si(111)-7 × 7 surface and adsorption of fluorofullerene C60F x molecules on a Si(111)-7 × 7 surface hav...
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Mechanism of Chiral Growth of 6, 13-Pentacenequinone Films on Si (111)
Thin film growth of 6, 13-pentacenequinone, (C24H12O2, PnQ), on Si (111)-7 × 7 at room temperature (RT) was studied by low-energy electron microscopy (LEEM) and ab initio density functional theory (DFT) calculati...
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Functional Probes for Scanning Probe Microscopy
Functional probes for scanning probe microscopy (SPM) were fabricated with focused ion beam (FIB) method. Metal-tip cantilevers were fabricated for Kelvin probe force microscopy (KFM) and glass-coated tungsten...
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GaN Integration on Si via Symmetry-Converted Silicon-on-Insulator
Integration of metals and semiconductors having three- or sixfold symmetry on device-oriented (i.e., (001)) silicon wafers, which have fourfold symmetry, has been a longstanding challenge. We demonstrate that,...
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Nucleation and Growth of Thin Pentacene Films Studied by LEEM and STM
The application of the low-energy electron microscopy (LEEM) to the in-situ, real-time investigations of the nucleation and growth of organic pentacene (Pn) thin films is discussed. The relation between the su...
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Formation of highly crystalline C60 molecular films on a Bi(0001)/Si(111) surface
The results of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) investigation of controllable growth of C60 adsorption on a Bi(0001)/Si(111) surface are reported. With the use of UHV STM, it has been shown that the most favor...
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Changes in Friction Properties of Monolayer Lubricant Films Induced by Development of Molecules’ Bonding
Functional perfluoropolyether (PFPE) films consisting of mobile and bonded molecules are widely used for lubrication of magnetic disks. In order to clarify the influence of film composition (mobile/bonded) on ...
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Evaluations of tribological characteristics of PFPE lubricants on DLC surfaces of magnetic disks
This article presents measurements of adhesion and friction of perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricant films dip-coated on magnetic disks covered with diamond-like carbon (DLC) film. We have developed a custom-bui...
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Menatetrenone (Vitamin K2) Acts Directly on Circulating Human Osteoclast Precursors
It is still not certain what the direct effect of menatetrenone is on osteoclast precursors. In the present study, we investigated whether menatetrenone has a direct effect on circulating osteoclast precursors...
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Two families with Wilson disease in which siblings showed different phenotypes
We investigated two families with Wilson disease in which siblings showed different clinical phenotypes and different ages at onset. In Family 1, the second and fourth male children demonstrated onset of the ...
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Analysis of trace actinide elements in soil organic matter: Optimization of sample processing to improve chemical separation of U and Pu
Chemical separation yield of actinide elements from soil samples containing high amounts of organic matters was often low as compared to that for samples containing low organic matters. We compared chemical yi...
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Osteoclast differentiation factor induces synovial macrophage–osteoclast differentiation in rheumatoid arthritis
The aim of this study was to clarify the role of osteoclast differentiation factor (ODF) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in synovial macrophage–osteoclast differentiation. Synovial macrophages were cultured in the ...
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Proliferation and rol gene expression in hairy root lines of Egyptian clover
Hairy roots were efficiently induced from seedlings of Egyptian clover (berseem clover, Trifolium alexandrinum L.) by infection with Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain DC-AR2 (harboring mikimopine-type pRi1724) and ...
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Open AccessCellular mechanisms of bone resorption in breast carcinoma
The cellular mechanisms that account for the increase in osteoclast numbers and bone resorption in skeletal breast cancer metastasis are unclear. Osteoclasts are marrow-derived cells which form by fusion of mo...
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Cloning and expression of group IB phospholipase A2 isoforms in the red sea bream, Pagrus major
Two cDNA encoding red sea bream DE-1 and DE-2 phospholipases A2 (PLA2) were cloned from the hepatopancreas of red sea bream, Pagrus (Chrysophrys) major. The cDNA of DE-1 PLA2 encoded a mature protein of 125 amino...
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Strong association of fallout plutonium with humic and fulvic acid as compared to uranium and137Cs in Nishiyama soils from Nagasaki, Japan
To investigate the formation of mobile organic plutonium, we analyzed the plutonium contents of the fulvic (FA) and humic (HA) acids from the soil samples obtained at Nishiyama, Nagasaki, Japan. The percentage...
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Pathological bone resorption in rheumatic diseases
Bone resorption in a common feature of rheumatoid and other inflammatory joint conditions. This osteolysis is effected by osteoclasts, highly specialised multinucleated cells which are formed by fusion of mono...
