The electrical properties of MIS structures with silicon oxynitride films, deposited at 200 C in a RF-plasma CVD reactor using Si(OC2H5)4 (TEOS) as a precursor and nitrogen as the gas ambient have been studied. The analysis of the capacitance-voltage and current–voltage characteristics has shown that a larger DC bias yields larger densities of dielectric charge and interface traps in the growin...

OBJECTIVE Adiponectin, an adipocyte-derived peptide with antiinflammatory and antiatherogenic effects, is known to protect against the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. In this study, we investigate whether hypoadiponectinemia is present in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease (CVD). METHODS AND RESULTS In this case-control study, plasma adiponectin concentration was me...

OBJECTIVE To study mortality in relation to fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2-h plasma glucose levels within the normoglycemic range. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data from 19 European cohorts comprising 12,566 men and 10,874 women who had FPG <6.1 mmol/l and 2-h plasma glucose <7.8 mmol/l at baseline examination were analyzed. Multivariate-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs for deaths ...

Boron as thin film material is of relevance for use in modern micro- and nano-fabrication technology. In this research boron films are realized by a number physical chemical deposition methods, including magnetron sputtering, electron-beam evaporation, plasma enhanced vapor (CVD), thermal/non-plasma CVD, remote CVD atmospheric pressure CVD. Various physical, mechanical characteristics these inv...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether hypo-adiponectinemia is present in ischemic stroke patients. METHODS This comparative study was carried out in the Biochemistry Department, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan in 2008. In this study, plasma adiponectin concentration was measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in subjects with and without ischemic cerebrovascular disease (CVD). RE...

AIMS To examine the relations between genetic loci, plasma lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among diabetic patients and compare with the observations in the general population. METHODS AND RESULTS In two prospective cohorts of patients with type 2 diabetes (n= 2308) from the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professional Follow-Up Study, we performed (i) ...

We present a new process to get in-situ-growth carbon nanotubes (CNTs) array device with good FE properties by CO2-assisted thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Field Emission measurement shows that introducing CO2 into CNTs growth system leads to a significant enhancement in the emission properties, both the turn-on field and threshold field decrease. Raman, SEM and TEM investigation resul...