2014 A method is suggested for an accurate experimental measurement of the topography of the surface thermoelastic deformations in solids, induced by a point focused CW laser beam. An approximate theory for the surface deformation of anisotropic materials is obtained. Different cuts of quartz and glass samples have been examined. Revue Phys. Appl. 19 (1984) 631-634 AOÛT 1984, PAGE Classificatio...

1 Dr. Karl Remeis-Observatory & ECAP, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Sternwartstr. 7, 96049 Bamberg, Germany email: [email protected] 2 ISDC Data Center for Astrophysics, University of Geneva, 16 chemin d’Écogia, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland 3 Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany 4 School of Physics, Astronomy, and Comput...

Vascular malformations due to somatic mutation result in abnormal development of endothelial network. The disorder can associate with pain, ulceration, bleeding, recurrent infection, disfigurement, and organ dysfunction. Though surgical interventions including debulking, excision sclerotherapy have shown some success, recurrence disease progression are frequent. Complex cases often not amendabl...

The alterations to the expressions of metal transporter genes can induce ion uptake maintain cell homeostasis when concentrations are low. Metallothioneins (MTs) a class low molecular mass (4-8 kDa), cysteine (Cys)-rich proteins that bind metals via thiol groups their Cys residues. Studies on MT gene in higher plants, such as conifers, limited. White spruce (Picea glauca) is North American nati...

Medullary thyroid cancer accounts for 5-10% of thyroid carcinomas. RET proto-oncogene mutations occur in all of the hereditary MTCs and about 66% of the sporadic MTCs. So, the detection of the RET mutations is necessary for rapid and proper diagnosis and treatment. This systematic review seeks to find a comprehensive list of RET gene mutations in the diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer. The ...

We evaluated the accuracy of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring on a dual-source photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT). An anthropomorphic chest phantom underwent ECG-gated sequential scanning PCD-CT at 120 kV with four radiation dose levels (CTDIvol, 2.0–8.6 mGy). Polychromatic images (T3D) and virtual monoenergetic (VMI), from 60 to 75 keV without quantum iterative reconstruction (no QIR) Q...