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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"COC"”.
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3D cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) microfluidic chip fabrication using hot embossing method for cell culture platform
… PDMS to a platform in cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) which has advantages in terms of hydrophobicity, production by the more commercially-viable hot embossing technique, and amenability to surface treatments. Here the fabrication process is described and the new systems are characterized. Surface …
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The significance of Continuity of Care in the context of chronic ARV care in the Public Health Care system
Continuity of care (COC) is a fundamental concept in Family Medicine. The rollout of antiretrovirals in the primary care setting of the public health care system in South Africa was 'vertically' isolated from the other clinics. This isolation provides a rich environment to research COC. The present …
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Technology-based Intervention in L2 Reading Comprehension: Toward Digital Scaffolding
… were examined including contextual conversation (COC) and adjunct questions (AJQ). A total of 172 EFL students read two reading passages in three different conditions: COC, AJQ, and control. In COC, a conversation focused on the primary concepts of the text was included prior to reading the …
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LC-ESI-MS/MS quantification of hair cortisol, cortisone and DHEA in combined oral contraceptive users
Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are used chronically by many women worldwide and in South Africa. Because many COC adverse effects coincide with symptoms of stress-related illnesses, including insulin resistance and hypertension, it is believed that these adverse effects are a result of chronic …
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Transcriptional profiles of cumulus-oocyte complexes related to developmental competence in bovine oocytes
… CC. Using cow ovaries from an abattoir, COC were collected from follicles ranging from 3 to 8 mm in diameter. Cumulus-oocyte complexes were incubated in the supravital stain brilliant cresyl blue (BCB) as a means of separating oocytes based on the growth phase. Fully developed oocytes …
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Appearance Over Function - The Impact of Long-Term Oral Contraceptive Use on Brain Development, Breast Tissue Composition, and Future Lactation Outcomes
… effects of combined oral contraceptive (COC) use beginning in puberty on brain development, breast tissue composition, and future breastfeeding outcomes. Puberty is a critical developmental stage during which hormonal changes significantly impact the neurological and reproductive systems. …
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Inclusion of Olive or Coconut Oil in a High-Fructose High-Fat Diet Increases Liver Injury in a Pig Model of Pediatric NAFLD
… dietary lard by an isocaloric amount of olive or coconut oil on endpoints of NAFLD. Thirty-eight 15-d-old Iberian pigs housed in pens balanced for weight and sex were randomly assigned to receive 1 of 3 hypercaloric high-fructose high-fat (HFF) diets for 10 weeks: 1) lard (LAR; n=5 pens), 2) lard …
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Evaluating the influence of lifter face angle on the trajectory of particles in a tumbling mill using PEPT
… descriptors such as the Centre of Circulation (CoC), shoulder angle, toe angle, the free surface and also kinematic information such as the velocity profile along a carefully chosen radial line from the centre of the mill that passes through the CoC were obtained. The time averaged velocity data …
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IN VITRO EMBRYO PRODUCTION IN WOOD BISON (Bison bison athabascae)
… characteristics of cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC) collected from live wood bison during the anovulatory and ovulatory seasons were compared. The stages of nuclear maturation: germinal vesicle (GV), germinal vesicle break down (GVBD), metaphase I (MI) and metaphase II (MII) were determined in …
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Art with Heart's Chill & Spill Journal: A Cognitive-Behavioral and Narrative Approach to Art Therapy to Reduce Anxiety in Adolescent Siblings of Children with Cancer
… agency for this grant is Circle of Care (CoC) located in Oakland, CA. CoC assists children and families coping with life-threatening illness, loss, bereavement, or trauma through support groups, crisis intervention services, and counseling and support services.</p>
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Integrated Disposable Microfluidic Tissue Chips
… are made entirely of Cyclic Olefin Copolymers (COC) and utilize on-chip pumps, pressure regulators, microfluidic accumulators, a novel hydrogel tissue compartment, and a standardized pneumatic interconnect. Channel flowrates are adjustable between 0-3 μL/s and pressures can be controlled up to 2 …
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Fate and Transport of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds during Wastewater Treatment: The Role of Colloidal and Particulate Material
… The MLSS-derived colloidal organic carbon (COC) sorption coefficient (Kcoc) for pyrene ranged from (< 1 to 80) L/kgcoc, indicating a similar affinity for pyrene compared to natural organic matter. Kcoc coefficients for E2 ranged between (< 1 to 158) L/kgcoc for E2 and (< 1 to 228) L/kgcoc …
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Factors influencing in vitro maturation of pig oocytes
… of pig oocytes. Cumulus oocyte complexes (COC) were obtained by aspiration of 2-5 mm follicles. The oocytes were cultured for 42 hours at 38.5$\sp\circ$C in mTCM-199 supplemented with LH, FSH, follicular fluid, fetal calf serum and estrous gilt serum, alone or in combination. After culture …
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Factors influencing the International Church of Christ's decision not to require formal theological training for its Ministers from 1979-2002
… why the International Church of Christ (ICoC) schism adopted a very different ministerial training approach to the one long supported by its parent church, the mainline Church of Christ (CoC). I explore how the ICoC (Formerly called the 'Boston Movement') became an independent Christian …
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Factors associated with health information systems that influence continuity of TB care between a District hospital and Primary Healthcare facilities
… that influence LTFU and continuity of care (COC), no studies have examined how the design and use of Health Information Systems (HIS) may influence these outcomes. This study aims to describe the current use of HIS in the discharge process of a TB patient at a district hospital in Western …
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Microfluidic platforms for protein crystallization and in situ X-ray analysis
… with thin layers of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC). This hybrid COC-PDMS device architecture takes advantage of the low X-ray scattering cross-section of organic polymers such as COC while minimizing the path-length of the more strongly scattering silicon-based PDMS. The device also addresses …
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Microwave Overlay Capacitor Fabrication on Printed Circuit Boards
… existing recipe using cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) was adapted for spray coating, while a new recipe based on poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) was designed for spray coating. To complete the capacitors, a metal layer was deposited using a Voltera V-One printer with the Elegant Eel conductive ink …
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Worker rights protection in Mexico's Silicon Valley : confronting low-road labor practices in high-tech manufacturing through antagonistic collaboration
… and the monitoring of private codes of conduct (COC). While notably CEREAL-GDL was an indirect, yet central, actor in the birth of transnational advocacy related to the global electronics industry, which consequently led to global electronics industry firms establishing the first industry-wide …
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Development of multifunctional polymer composites with self-healing capability
… (PCL) and Cyclic olefinic copolymer (COC) and it is subdivided into four different parts. The first investigated system was PA6/PCL and the latter was melt compounded with PA6 in different amounts. PCL caused a decrease in the mechanical properties of PA6, due to its immiscibility and …
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