Flow fractionation of cells using physical fields to achieve lateral displacement finds wide applications, but its extension to surface molecule-specific separation requires labeling. Here we demonstrate affinity flow fractionation (AFF) where weak, short-range interactions with asymmetric molecular patterns laterally displace cells in a continuous, label-free process. We show that AFF can dire...

Renal afferent (AFF) and efferent arteriolar (EFF) responsiveness to angiotensin II (ANG II) in superficial and juxtamedullary nephrons in vivo remains undetermined, nor has it been clarified what role intrarenal autocrines/paracrines play in modulating the renal microvascular response. The present study characterized the responsiveness to ANG II (1-30 ng/kg/min) of AFF and EFF of canine superf...

There are numerous studies presenting the beneficial effect of bisphosphonates (BPs) on bone disease of patients suffering from beta-thalassemia major (TM). Although BPs have been widely used, adverse events have been described including atypical femoral fractures (AFF). In the present case, a male adult patient suffering from TM sustained an AFF fulfilling all major and two minor criteria. Bef...

OBJECTIVES Clinical familiarity plays a role in health outcomes; the relationship between emergency department (ED) volume and outcomes for atrial fibrillation and flutter (AFF) are not clear. We compared ED presentation outcomes for AFF between high (HV) and low volume (LV) EDs in Alberta, Canada. METHODS 45,372 AFF presentations for patients aged ≥ 35 years from all 104 EDs in Alberta durin...

Dalam artikel ini, dipelajari tentang aljabar Lie affine berdimensi 6 yang sekaligus merupakan Frobenius. Terdapat fungsional linear atau 1-form mengakibatkan Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membuktikan bahwa tertentu dipilih dapat dihitung secara eksplisit dan berkorespondensi dengan struktur 2-form. Diberikan juga pemetaan antara ruang dualnya didefinisikan berkaitan 2-form-nya. Hasil dipe...

We introduce a novel semantic representation formalism, Almost Flat Functional semantics (AFF), which is designed as an intelligent compromise between linguistically motivated predicate/argument semantics and ad hoc engineering solutions based on flat feature/value lists; the central idea is to tag each semantic element with the functional marking which most closely surrounds it. We argue that ...

Bisphosphonate, a potent anti-resorptive agent, is generally accepted as a safe, effective, well tolerated treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Atypical femoral fracture (AFF) and bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of jaw (BRONJ) are the increasing morbidities in patients treated with long term bisphosphonate. Pathogenic mechanisms of AFF and BRONJ are not fully identified and not ident...

11. Assume that (ρ, V ) is an irreducible regular representation of the linear algebraic group G. Fix v∗ ∈ V ∗ with v∗ 6= 0. For v ∈ V let φv ∈ Aff(G) be the representative function φv(g) = 〈v∗, ρ(g)v〉. Let E = {φv : v ∈ V } and let T : V → E be the map Tv = φv. Prove that T is a bijective linear map and that Tρ(g) = R(g)T for all g ∈ G, where R(g)f(x) = f(xg) for f ∈ Aff(G). Thus every irreduc...

In surgical treatment for atypical femoral fractures (AFFs), reconstruction nail fixation is recommended for both complete and incomplete fractures. Although it has been reported that AFF is affected by many factors, The ASBMR Task Force 2013 Revised Case Definition of AFFs states that a curved femur is often seen in Asian patients. It is sometimes difficult to insert a nail into a femur in inc...