Colloidal photonic crystals (CPCs) provide a convenient way to generate structural colour with high stability against degradation under environmental factors. For a number of applications including flexible electronic and energy devices, it is important to generate flexible structural colour that maintains its colour regardless of the angle of observation and the extent of mechanical deformatio...

Microbial adhesion at the oil-water interface is a subject of both basic interest (e.g., as a technique for the measurement of hydrophobicity) and applied interest (e.g., for use in two-phase oil-water mouthwashes for the desorption of oral microorganisms). In general, surfactants inhibit microbial adhesion to oils and other hydrophobic surfaces. In the present study, we demonstrated that the c...

Simulation study of a solar adsorption refrigeration system using a wing type compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) is presented. The system consists of the wing type collector set at optimum angles, adsorption bed, a condenser and a refrigerator. The wing type collector captures the solar energy efficiently in the morning and afternoon and provides the effective temperature for a longer period...

OBJECTIVES To better understand and predict clinical outcomes of paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). DESIGN A population-based, observational study. SETTING The National Japan Utstein Registry. PARTICIPANTS 2900 children aged 5-17 years who experienced OHCA and received resuscitation by emergency responders. Signal detection analysis using 17 variables was applied to identif...

Studies were carried out to elucidate the mechanism of action of chlorphenesin carbamate (CPC) and to compare the effect of the drug with that of mephenesin on the isolated bullfrog spinal cord. Ventral and dorsal root potentials were recorded by means of the sucrose-gap method. CPC caused marked hyperpolarizations and depressed spontaneous activities in both of the primary afferent terminals (...

Tumors of the choroid plexus (CPT) are rare. While choroid plexus papillomas (CPP) are regarded as benign, choroid plexus carcinomas (CPC) have a dismal prognosis, and there is limited information available regarding the best treatment. Maximal possible surgery is generally believed to be the major prognostic factor, but data to answer the question, of whether second surgery improves the progno...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the effects of silk fiber (SF)/calcium phosphate cement (CPC) biocomposite on repairing radial bone defects in rabbits. METHODS Four-month-old New Zealand rabbits were selected to create a bilateral radial bone defect model and divided into four groups according to implanted material: SF/CPC, SF/CPC/particulate bone (PB), PB, and control (C). The spe...