Diphenylantimony(III) and diorganotin(IV) derivatives of dithiophosphorus ligands, i.e. Ph(2)SbS(2)PR'(2) (R' = Ph, OPr-i) and R(2)Sn(S(2)PR'(2))(2) (R = n-Bu, Ph, R' = Ph; R = Ph, R' = OPr-i), have been screened against P388 leukemia in mice. All the compounds showed marginal activity towards this tumor system, some of them increasing the life span of the animals with more than 20%. The best r...

BACKGROUND The influence of embryo loading time (ELT) and the time interval between embryo loading and embryo transfer (TIEL-ET) on the success of IVF/ICSI is unknown. METHODS In a prospective cohort study, we aimed to ascertain the influence of ELT and TIEL-ET on ongoing pregnancy rate (OPR) and life birth rate (LBR). Data from 603 consecutive embryo transfers between January 2008 and Decemb...

We proposed a novel optical power measurement scheme, which significantly improved resolution (OPR) by implementing an amplified-spontaneous-emission feedback circuit (ASEFC) ahead of conventional meter. The scheme was named “ASEFC scheme.” ASEFC operates in regions near the lasing threshold. OPR characteristics were clarified experimentally. demonstrated OPRs loss component. less than 0.00014 ...

It has been suggested that traditional anonymous peer review lacks accountability, can lead to abuse by reviewers, and may be biased and inconsistent. In response to these criticisms, the new trend known as open-peer review process (OPR) is proposed. OPR argues that the Internet can provide a better way to judge article quality using the opinion of every reader rather than that of only a couple...

Asymmetric oxidation of heterocyclic sulfides, including imidazole, benzimidazole, indole and pyrimidine derivatives, were studied using a tartrate/Ti((i)OPr)4 catalyst system.

BACKGROUND Single embryo transfer (SET) provides the most certain means to reduce the risk of multiple gestation. Regrettably, prospective trials of SET have demonstrated reductions in per-cycle delivery rates. A validated method of comprehensive chromosome screening (CCS) has the potential to optimize SET by transferring only euploid embryos. This retrospective study evaluates the efficacy of ...

Dear Readers, As part of a continued effort to improve the quality of our papers and the transparency of the publication process, Cosmetics will introduce in the near future the possibility for the Authors to choose an Open Peer Review process (OPR). OPR is as a process in which the names of the authors and reviewers may be known to each other, and where review reports are published alongside t...

This study aimed at assessing the performance of three external risk-adjusted models - logistic EuroSCORE, Parsonnet score and Ontario Province Risk (OPR) score - in predicting in-hospital mortality in patients submitted to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and to develop a local risk-score model. Data on 4567 patients who underwent isolated CABG (1992-2001) were extracted from our clinical d...

Personnel recovery teams must operate under intense pressure, taking into account not only hard logistics, but ‘messy’ factors such as the social or political implications of a decision. The Collaborative Operations for Personnel Recovery (Co-OPR) project has developed decision-support for sensemaking in such scenarios, seeking to exploit the complementary strengths of human and machine reasoni...

AUTHOR EMAIL ADDRESS ([email protected]) RECEIVED DATE (to be automatically inserted after your manuscript is accepted if required according to the journal that you are submitting your paper to) TITLE RUNNING HEAD 'High temperature stable anatase TiO 2 ' CORRESPONDING AUTHOR FOOTNOTE *[email protected] 2 ABSTRACT: In the absence of a dopant or precursor modification, anatase to rutile tra...