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Radiation-induced fibrosis in breast cancer: A protocol for an observational cross-sectional pilot study for personalised risk estimation and objective assessment
(2019)Introduction: About 30% of patients request breast reconstruction following surgery for breast cancer, but radiation therapy negatively influences the outcome. Post-reconstruction radiotherapy is associated with more ...
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Rapid communication: Thermal and chemical stability of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanoplatelets
(2015)High-temperature properties of boron nitride platelets (200–800 nm in width and 30–50 nm in thickness) were systematically evaluated through thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in combination with differential scanning ...
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Rapid shear of initially anisotropic turbulence in a rotating frame?
(2007)In the present study, we investigate, using inviscid rapid distortion theory, the evolution of sheared turbulence in a rotating frame as a function of the rotation rate (including stable, transitional, and unstable regimes), ...
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Rapidly sheared homogeneous stratified turbulence in a rotating frame
(2007)Rapid distortion theory is applied to stratified homogeneous turbulence that is sheared in a rotating frame. Insight into the stabilizing and destabilizing effects of the combined stratification and frame rotation is gained ...
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Ras suppressor-1 (RSU-1) promotes cell invasion in aggressive glioma cells and inhibits it in non-aggressive cells through STAT6 phospho-regulation
(2019)Most gliomas are invasive tumors formed from glial cells and associated with high mortality rates. In this study, we characterized four glioma cell lines of varying degree of aggressiveness (H4, SW1088, A172 and U87-MG) ...
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Reactive bimetallic Al/Ni nanostructures for nanoscale heating applications fabricated using a porous alumina template
(2009)Porous alumina templates are attracting increasing attention for the growth of nanowires and nanodots. We demonstrate here the fabrication of reactive bimetallic nanoporous Al/Ni films and Al/Ni nanorods by electron gun ...
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Realization of La2MnVO6: Search for half-metallic antiferromagnetism?
(2002)Single-phase polycrystalline La2MnVO6 samples were synthesized by arc-melting and characterized by X-ray diffraction, magnetization and resistivity measurements. We find that the compound has cubic (space group Fm3̄m), ...
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Recent advances in spintronics. Half-metal ferromagnets: Their role in spintronics
(2004)A review of recent advances in spintronics is presented. We report the structural, magnetic, electrical and thermal properties of the ferromagnetic half-Heusler alloy NiMnSb grown by arcmelting. The bulk material is used ...
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Recent advances in vacuum sciences and applications
(2014)Recent advances in vacuum sciences and applications are reviewed. Novel optical interferometer cavity devices enable pressure measurements with ppm accuracy. The innovative dynamic vacuum standard allows for pressure ...
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Reconfigurable Modular Bar Structure
(2019)Structural modularity and reconfiguration allow for enhanced flexibility and adaptability to changing functional, environmental or loading conditions, contributing thus to a sustainable built up environment. The current ...
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Recycling Si-kerf from photovoltaics: A very promising route to thermoelectrics
(2019)Large scale photovoltaic technology require Si wafers and cutting process has the significant disadvantage of disposing typically more than 50% of high purity material as waste kerf. Recycling silicon kerf is of increasing ...
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Reengineering the Physical Microenvironment of Tumors to Improve Drug Delivery and Efficacy: From Mathematical Modeling to Bench to Bedside
(2018)Physical forces have a crucial role in tumor progression and cancer treatment. The application of principles of engineering and physical sciences to oncology has provided powerful insights into the mechanisms by which these ...
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Reengineering the Tumor Vasculature: Improving Drug Delivery and Efficacy
(2018)A solid tumor is like an aberrant organ - comprised of cancer cells and a variety of host cells embedded in an extracellular matrix - nourished by blood vessels and drained by lymphatic vessels. In its journey from the ...
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Reengineering the Tumor Vasculature: Improving Drug Delivery and Efficacy
(2018)[Figure presented] A solid tumor is like an aberrant organ – comprised of cancer cells and a variety of host cells embedded in an extracellular matrix – nourished by blood vessels and drained by lymphatic vessels. In its ...
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Regeneration mechanism for skin and peripheral nerves clarified at the organ and molecular scales
(2018)This article is a review of current research on the mechanism of regeneration of skin and peripheral nerves based on use of collagen scaffolds, particularly the dermis regeneration template (DRT), which is widely used ...
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Regional aerosol deposition in the human airways: The SimInhale benchmark case and a critical assessment of in silico methods
(2018)Regional deposition effects are important in the pulmonary delivery of drugs intended for the topical treatment of respiratory ailments. They also play a critical role in the systemic delivery of drugs with limited lung ...
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Regional aerosol deposition in the human airways: The SimInhale benchmark case and a critical assessment of in silico methods
(2018)Regional deposition effects are important in the pulmonary delivery of drugs intended for the topical treatment of respiratory ailments. They also play a critical role in the systemic delivery of drugs with limited lung ...