Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) is a non-surgical, efficacious therapy for Dupuytren's contracture (DC). This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of CCH in patients with previous DC surgery. Data from 12 CCH clinical trials were pooled. At screening, patients provided details about the type/date of previous DC surgery. Reviewers coded descriptions to the Operated Hand, finger, an...

BACKGROUND Green tea (GT) extract may play a role in body weight regulation. Suggested mechanisms are decreased fat absorption and increased energy expenditure. OBJECTIVE We examined whether GT supplementation for 12 wk has beneficial effects on weight control via a reduction in dietary lipid absorption as well as an increase in resting energy expenditure (REE). METHODS Sixty Caucasian men ...

This paper evaluates the performance of a grid connected hybrid system. The hybrid system consists of a Photovoltaic (PV) array and a Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Two operation modes, the unit-power control (UPC) mode and the feeder-flow control (FFC) mode, can be applied to the hybrid system. The objective of the paper is to coordinate the two control modes and determine the ref...

The discussion whether temporally coordinated spiking activity really exists and whether it is relevant has been heated over the past few years. To investigate this issue, several approaches have been taken to determine whether synchronized events occur significantly above chance, that is, whether they occur more often than expected if the neurons fire independently. Most investigations ignore ...

In recent years the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made reduction of runway incursions a priority for surface operations throughout the national airspace system. In a series of experiments conducted in April 2001, NASA studied alternatives designed to improve the efficient movement of surface traffic and reduce runway incursions at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The experim...

Fossil Free Culture NL (FFC-NL) es un colectivo de artistas y activistas radicado en los Países Bajos, cuyo principal objetivo romper patrocinios vínculos entre las corporaciones combustibles fósiles instituciones culturales.
 A través sus propuestas artísticas, FFC-NL evidencia la disonancia cognitiva misión una institución cultural que promueve preserva cultura, aceptación fondos corpora...

ABSTRACT Fast neutrino (ν)-flavour conversion (FFC) is a possible game-changing ingredient in core-collapse supernova (CCSN) theory. In this paper, we examine the impact of FFC on explosive nucleosynthesis by including effects conjunction with asymmetric ν emission into nucleosynthetic computations parametric way. We find that ejecta compositions are not appreciably affected for elements lighte...

The filiform corrosion (FFC) of organic coated magnesium alloys is investigated using in-situ scanning Kelvin probe and time-lapse photography. FFC initiated by injecting MgCl2, HCl FeCl2 into a coating defect ensuing propagation rates are shown to increase as logarithmic function the chloride ion concentration strongly dependent on relative humidity. Post-corrosion surface analysis shows abund...

The effect of coating thickness and composition on the kinetics acetic acid-induced filiform corrosion (FFC) Zinc-Aluminium-Magnesium (ZAM) coated steel is investigated. Scribe defects are created in organic coatings applied to ∼10 μm varying (1−6 wt.%. Al, 1−3 wt. % Mg), fixed (Zn-1.5 Al- 1.5 wt.% Mg) but (5−27 μm). FCC decreases with increasing Al (at thickness. A linear trend exists between ...