BACKGROUND Lung volume reduction coil (LVRC) treatment is established in daily endoscopic lung volume reduction routine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of LVRC treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of 86 patients (male/female: 40/46, mean age: 64±7 years) with severe COPD and bilateral incomplete fissures. A total of 10 coils were uni...

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Some microbes appear to be able to metabolize in glacial ice or permafrost. The rate depends on temperature, nutrient level and bioelement availability, among other factors. I have developed a plausible argument that they do this while confined in veins filled with acidic or saline solution that provides nutrients and elements necessary for growth (78). Here I develop this scenario further and ...

background and aims: pelvic organ prolapse (pop) is a common condition which affects on a large proportion of women. the objective of this study was to determine the risk factors of pop in iranian women. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out to examine the role of demographic, anthropometric and clinical characteristics in pop disease in a sample of 365 females in ilam, iran. exam...

We demonstrate red-emitting silicon quantum dot (SiQD) phosphors as a low-cost and environment-friendly alternative to rare-earth element phosphors or CdSe quantum dots. After surface passivation, the SiQD-phosphors achieve high photoluminescence quantum yield = 51% with 365-nm excitation. The phosphors also have a peak photoluminescence wavelength at 630 nm and a full-width-at-half-maximum of ...

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964, USA e-mail: [email protected], Phone: (845) 365 8644, Fax: (845) 365 8154. Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, New York 11367, USA Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83404, USA Barnard College, New York, New York 10027, USA Department of Earth and...

Background The Danish hospital reform requires that in future all acute patients be admitted to one common emergency ward (FAM) at hospitals specially designated for receiving them. At these hospitals they will undergo instant treatment irrespective of time of admittance 24/7/365. The challenges the designated acute hospitals face is how to plan the FAM in respect to both medical and physical r...

The conserved epitopes of influenza nucleoprotein (NP) recognized by class I MHC-restricted CTL from CBA (H-2k) and C57BL/10 (H-2b) mice have been defined in vitro with synthetic peptides 50-63 and 365-379, respectively. Two Db-restricted clones were described that recognize different epitopes on peptide 365-379. Finally, the recognition of complete NP was shown to be approximately 200-fold les...

1Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan 2Library Information Center, Nagoya Bunri University, 365 Maeda, Inazawa-cho, Inazawa 492-8520, Japan 3Department of Information and Media Studies, Nagoya Bunri University, 365 Maeda, Inazawa-cho, Inazawa 492-8520, Japan 4Faculty of Home Economics, Kobe Women’s University, Suma-ku, Kobe 654-...

In modern high-yielding dairy herds fertility is of major economic importance. In order to gain maximum profit, calving intervals should not exceed 365 days. The achievement of a 365-day calving interval requires an early resumption of ovarian activity, an excellent oestrus detection, and a high first-service conception rate. Especially the inability to detect oestrus and to mate the cows by 60...