Intradialytic protein catabolism is attributed to loss of amino acids in the dialysate. We investigated the effect of amino acid infusion during hemodialysis (HD) on muscle protein turnover and amino acid transport kinetics by using stable isotopes of phenylalanine, leucine, and lysine in eight patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Subjects were studied at baseline (pre-HD), 2 h of HD w...

BACKGROUND Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is increasingly performed for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is problematic because the use of anti-arrhythmic agents is largely restricted in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) therapy. However, little is known about the long-term clinical outcomes of AF after RFCA in HD patients. METHODS Between 2002 and 2008, 16 HD pa...

ABSTRACT The addition of wedge-like fairings onto the side missiles and space launch vehicles, to shield devices such as cameras reaction jet nozzles, creates additional drag, particularly when in supersonic hypersonic freestream flow. An experimental computational study was performed obtain aerodynamic data on simple representative configurations test accuracy theories for drag increment due t...

Abundances of 18 elements are determined for the common proper-motion pair, HD134439 and HD 134440, which shows high [Mn/Fe] and low [α/Fe] ratios as compared to normal halo stars. Moreover, puzzling abundances are indicated from elements whose origins are normally considered to be from the same nucleosynthesis history. Particularly, we have found that [Mg/Fe] and [Si/Fe] are lower than [Ca/Fe]...

Let X be a compact metric space and assume that f : X ! X is a continuous map. Denote by the nonwandering set of f. An interesting and a nontrivial invariant of f is HD(()-the Hausdorr dimension of. It is usually a highly nontrivial problem to nd HD((). The seminal work of Bowen Bow2] gives HD(() as the solution to P(tt) = 0 for some special expanding maps. Here P(g) denotes the topological pre...

x0. Introduction Let X be a compact metric space and assume that f : X ! X is a continuous map. Denote by the nonwandering set of f. An interesting and a nontrivial invariant of f is HD(()-the Hausdorr dimension of. It is usually a highly nontrivial problem to nd HD((). The seminal work of Bowen Bow2] gives HD(() as the solution to P(tt) = 0 for some special expanding maps. Here P(g) denotes th...

An implementation of the Hirshfeld (HD) and Hirshfeld-Iterated (HD-I) atomic charge density partitioning schemes is described. Atomic charges and atomic multipoles are calculated from the HD and HD-I atomic charge densities for arbitrary atomic multipole rank l(max) on molecules of arbitrary shape and size. The HD and HD-I atomic charges/multipoles are tested by comparing molecular multipole mo...