We studied ten subjects who had an asthmatic response after the inhalation of ultrasonically nebulized distilled water and did not show any refractory period to repeated challenge with such water. The change in responsiveness to methacholine after inhalation of distilled water and the occurrence of any water-induced late asthmatic response were investigated on separate days. All of the tested s...

Abstract Titanite U–Pb geochronology is a promising tool to date high-temperature tectonic processes, but the extent and mechanisms by which recrystallization resets titanite dates are poorly understood. This study combines dates, trace elements, zoning, microstructures directly deformation fluid-driven along Coast shear zone (BC, Canada). Twenty grains from deformed calc-silicate gneiss yield ...

The skeletonized internal thoracic artery (ITA) has several advantages over a pedicled one in coronary artery bypass grafting. A skeletonized ITA, which lacks surrounding tissue, thus seems more susceptible to the mechanical force exerted by a vessel clamp than the pedicled ITA. The purpose of this study was to assess the detrimental effect of vessel clamps on the intimal integrity of the ultra...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Mobilization of the colon and dissection of the mesentery are difficult laparoscopic techniques. Traditional methods have been used for this dissection, but often with great difficulty. The ultrasonically activated shears, when introduced in 1993, had the possibility to make this dissection less technically difficult. This is a retrospective review of the use of these ...

This review discusses briefly the preparation, electrochemistry, and electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) as well as spectroscopic properties of organic nanoparticles. Organic nanoparticles, ranging from several tens of nanometers to hundreds of nanometers in diameter, were successfully prepared by various methods. Using a simple reprecipitation method, organic nanoparticles of a very small...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether intracoronal delivery of an apical barrier of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) placed ultrasonically, non-ultrasonically, or ultrasonically with the addition of an intracanal composite resin provided a better seal against bacterial leakage. A second purpose was to determine whether intracanal composite resin or gutta-percha and sealer placed aga...

BACKGROUND A noninvasive technique to monitor thermal lesion formation is necessary to ensure the accuracy and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment. The purpose of this study is to ultrasonically detect the tissue change due to thermal coagulation in the HIFU treatment enhanced by cavitation microbubbles. METHODS An ultrasound imaging probe transmitted plane waves at a...

In this work, erythrocytes from carp were used as a nucleated cell model to test the hypothesis that the phthalocyanines (zinc--ZnPc and chloroaluminium -AlClPc) enhance ultrasonically induced damage in vitro. In order to confirm and complete our earlier investigation, the influence of ultrasound (US) and phthalocyanines (Pcs) on unresearched cellular components, was studied. Red blood cells we...