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Open AccessIncreased ghrelin signaling prolongs survival in mouse models of human aging through activation of sirtuin1
Caloric restriction (CR) is known to retard aging and delay functional decline as well as the onset of diseases in most organisms. Ghrelin is secreted from the stomach in response to CR and regulates energy me...
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Open AccessFerroelectricity by Bose–Einstein condensation in a quantum magnet
The Bose–Einstein condensation is a fascinating phenomenon, which results from quantum statistics for identical particles with an integer spin. Surprising properties, such as superfluidity, vortex quantization...
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Topic: Inguinal Hernia — Unsolved problem in the daily practice
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High-Field Optical Spectroscopy of the Spin-Crossover Complex [MnIII(taa)]
In this study, we have observed the optical absorption spectra of the manganese(III) complex [MnIII(taa)] (H3taa = tris(1-(2-azolyl)-2-azabuten-4-yl)amine), in high magnetic fields. From the measurements at zero ...
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Development of visual cells in the Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis
The development of rod and cone photoreceptor cells was investigated in the retinas of Pacific bluefin tuna larvae and juveniles, using RET-P1 monoclonal antibody labeling to identify photoreceptors. At 60 h a...
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Thermodynamic properties and thermal stability of the synthetic zinc formate dihydrate
Zinc formate dihydrate has been synthesized and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, FTIR spectra and thermal analysis. The molar heat capacity of the coordination compound was measur...
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Thermally induced changes in amorphous indium-tin-oxide thin films
Amorphous indium-tin-oxide (ITO) transparent conducting film (15 at% Sn; thickness, 150–190 nm) was deposited on silicon wafer at room temperature by RF magnetron sputtering for temperature programmed desorpti...
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Thermal decomposition kinetics of the synthetic complex Pb(1,4-BDC)·(DMF)(H2O)
Pb(1,4-BDC)·(DMF)(H2O) (1,4-BDC=1,4-benzenedicarboxylate; DMF=dimethylformamide) has been synthesized and investigated by elemental analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, thermogravimetry (TG), derivative thermogravimetry ...
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Low-temperature heat capacity and thermodynamic properties of crystalline lead formate
As one 3-D coordination polymer, lead formate was synthesized; calorimetric study and thermal analysis for this compound were performed. The low-temperature heat capacity of lead formate was measured by a prec...
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Thermal change of Alq3, tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminum(III) studied by TG and XRD-DSC
The thermal change of the tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato)aluminum (Alq3) is currently investigated by XRD-DSC and TG. The phase transition of Alq3 from α-phase to γ-phase takes place at 643–669 K. A very sharp peak wi...
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Thermodynamic investigation of room temperature ionic liquid
The molar heat capacities of the room temperature ionic liquid 1-butylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate (BPBF4) were measured by an adiabatic calorimeter in temperature range from 80 to 390 K. The dependence of the mo...
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A Basic Study on Cardiovascular Hemodynamic Analysis under Condition of Simulated Monotonous Automobile Driving
Monotonous automobile driving for a long stretch of time and/or over a familiar route may cause the lowering of what we term a Driver’s Activation State (DAS), or in other words the awareness level, resulting in ...
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Temperature programmed desorption of F-doped SnO2 films deposited by inverted pyrosol technique
Fluorine-doped tin dioxide (FTO) films were deposited on silicon wafers by inverted pyrosol technique using solutions with different do** concentration (F/Sn=0.00, 0.12, 0.75 and 2.50). The physical and elec...
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Formation process of indium oxide transparent conducting films via thermal decomposition
Indium 2-ethylhexanoate monohydroxide, In(OH)(O2CCH(CH2CH3)(CH2)3CH3)2, is a precursory material to fabricate In2O3-based transparent conducting films by dip-coating process. Formation process of indium oxide tra...
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A new camera trocar for gasless endoscopic thyroid surgery
A commercially available camera trocar diminishes the working space because of its high profile and is not proof against blood stain. The authors designed a new camera trocar for gasless endoscopic thyroid sur...
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Atmospheric effect for thermal process of indium hydroxoformate
The influence of thermal process for indium hydroxoformate, In(OH)(HCO2)2, used as one of the precursor material of ITO transparent conducting films, has been successfully investigated in some controlled atmosphe...
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Evolution of water vapor from indium-tin-oxide transparent conducting films fabricated by dip coating process
Tin-doped indium oxide In2O3 (indium-tin-oxide) transparent conducting films were fabricated on silicon substrates by a dip coating process. The thermal analysis of the ITO films was executed by temperature-progr...
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Sequential Linear-Quadratic Method for Differential Games with Air Combat Applications
We present a numerical method for computing a local Nash (saddle-point) solution to a zero-sum differential game for a nonlinear system. Given a solution estimate to the game, we define a subproblem, which is ...
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Evolution of water vapor from indium-tin-oxide thin films fabricated by various deposition processes
Tin-doped In2O3 (indium-tin-oxide) transparent conducting films are widely used as electrodes of liquid crystal displays and low-E windows. In the present study, a systematic TDS study was undertaken for ITO film...
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Hydrodynamics and cell motion during the rounding of two dimensional hydra cell aggregates
Using a two dimensional experimental geometry, we study hydrodynamics and cell motion during the rounding-up of three kinds of hydra aggregates (ectodermal, endodermal and mixed). The relaxation of initially elon...