We review an ongoing program of interdisciplinary research aimed at developing hardware and protocols for quantum communication networks. Our primary experimental goals are to demonstrate quantum state mapping from storage/processing media (internal states of trapped atoms) to transmission media (optical photons), and to investigate a nanotechnology paradigm for cavity QED that would involve th...

introduction: in electroplating processes, hexavalent chromium mist is emitted in air. hexavalent chromium mist can cause lung cancer and nasal septum in workers. as permissible exposure limit (pel) of hexavalent chromium is low (0.5 µg/m 3 ) and it is used in various industries, evaluation of workers exposure to hexavalent chromium is very important. however, hexavalent chromium is relatively ...

PURPOSE Avulsed tooth can be completely recovered, if sound periodontal ligament (PDL) of tooth is maintained. Although a lot of storage solutions have been explored for the better storage of avulsed tooth, there is a shortcoming that the preservation time is much short. On the other hand, there has been studies that (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the most abundant polyphenol in green t...

The corneas of New Zealand albino rabbits were isolated with a sclero-corneal rim for storage in a modified tissue culture medium (M-K medium) at 4° C. The corneas were either mounted in the specular microscope for daily observation of the endothelial layer and comeal thickness while being bathed in the storage medium at 4° C, or sealed in vials with the storage media. The vials were stored at ...

INTRODUCTION For a high quality level diagnosis, mycobacterium culture must comply with the pre-analytical and analytical conditions recommended by the WHO and the country National Tuberculosis Program (NTP). In this study, we determined whether temperature and duration of sputum storage were associated with culture contamination in Burkina Faso. METHODS Sputa were collected in 5 districts la...

Haemophilia A is a rare inherited bleeding disorder characterized by an inability of the blood to clot normally. Patients can experience spontaneous or trauma-induced joint and soft tissue bleeding and must keep coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) accessible at all times; thus, FVIII product storage and stability are critical. Our primary objective was to assess haemophilia A patients' and caregive...

PURPOSE This study was performed to study the pattern of fluoride release from glass ionomer cement, a resin modified glass ionomer cement, a compomer and a composite resin when stored in different storage media. METHODS A total of 60 samples (Tablets of diameter 8.6 ± 0.1 mm and thickness 1.65 ± 0.1 mm) were prepared (15 samples for each material) pertaining to 4 different materials used. Fi...

The development and evolution of new applications with high storage needs resulted in strengthening the role and importance of Tertiary Storage Systems. Information arrangement on tertiary media is a crucial factor aaecting the overall system's performance. In the present paper an overview of Tertiary Storage Systems is presented and diierent data placement policies (adopted in secondary storag...

During the past decade, the information technology has evolved to store and retrieve continuous media data types, e.g., audio and video objects. Unlike the traditional data types (e.g., text), this new data type requires its objects to be retrieved at a pre-speciied bandwidth. If its objects are retrieved at a rate lower than its pre-speciied bandwidth then a display will suuer from frequent di...