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Showing 1 to 20 of 132 for “"MM3"”.
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Enhancement of Antitumor Activities of a Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor, Celecoxib on the Lewis Lung Carcinoma that Express Cyclooxygenase-2
… tumor volume of control group had reached 500 mm3. All mice were killed when the mean volume of animals of group 1 grew to 4000 mm3. The left lungs were extracted for measurement of metastatic lung nodules. COX-2 was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). The mean tumor volumes …
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Enhancing PEPT: high fidelity analysis techniques with augmented detection systems
… semiconductors (9680 pixels of 1.8 x 1.8 x 0.5 mm3) exhibited potential in micro-scale PEPT, but achievable location rates and field of view (FOV) were limiting. To address these issues, a modular bismuth germanate oxide (BGO) scintillator array, consisting of 1024 detector elements (512 pixels …
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Enhancing PEPT: high fidelity analysis techniques with augmented detection systems
… semiconductors (9680 pixels of 1.8 x 1.8 x 0.5 mm3) exhibited potential in micro-scale PEPT, but achievable location rates and field of view (FOV) were limiting. To address these issues, a modular bismuth germanate oxide (BGO) scintillator array, consisting of 1024 detector elements (512 pixels …
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Earth observation technologies for improved agricultural decision support systems in South Africa
… generally had higher annual CWP (>0.002 kg/mm3/yr), while rainfed croplands consistently showed low CWP in forestry (0.001 kg/mm3/yr) and sugar (0.0012 kg/mm3/yr) agricultural regions.
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XYLARIC ACID, D-ARABINARIC ACID (D-LYXARIC ACID), L-ARABINARIC ACID (L-LYXARIC ACID), AND RIBARIC ACID-1,4-LACTONE; SYNTHESIS AND ISOLATION - SYNTHESIS OF POLYHYDROXYPOLYAMIDES THEREFROM
… modeling. Limitations inherent to 1H NMR and MM3(96) computational modeling required the use of glutaramides and pentaramides as small molecule mimics of the PHPA's aldaryl monomer unit. A converging Monte Carlo Metropolis search coupled to MM3(96) was employed to search the conformational …
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XYLARIC ACID, D-ARABINARIC ACID (D-LYXARIC ACID), L-ARABINARIC ACID (L-LYXARIC ACID), AND RIBARIC ACID-1,4-LACTONE; SYNTHESIS AND ISOLATION - SYNTHESIS OF POLYHYDROXYPOLYAMIDES THEREFROM
… modeling. Limitations inherent to 1H NMR and MM3(96) computational modeling required the use of glutaramides and pentaramides as small molecule mimics of the PHPA's aldaryl monomer unit. A converging Monte Carlo Metropolis search coupled to MM3(96) was employed to search the conformational …
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High throughput 3-D tissue cytometry
… 3-D imaging of tissue up to a volume of several mm3 with subcellular resolution. This high throughput tissue cytometry achieves an imaging rate of 2 mm3/hour. I optimize the performance of this instrument by developing two new techniques. First, the image signal-to-noise-ratio and the microscope …
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In Vivo Wear Performance of Highly-crosslinked Polyethylene in Total Hip Arthroplasty
… times higher than Durasul liners (median of 15.7 mm3/y vs 3.7 mm3/y). Significant determinants of wear rate included time in situ, American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System and weight. A machine learning-based approach for wear pattern analysis was established and …
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Effect of Centric Interference on Canine Tooth Wear
… p=0.001). The mean CTW/year was 0.13±0.16 mm3. Males had 0.22±.21 mm3 and females had 0.07±0.16 mm3 of CTW/yr, which was a statistically significant difference (p=0.008). Sixty percent of the centric interferences were due to the maxillary second molar. Conclusions: No statistical …
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Are all wetland models the same? Comparing wetland models and streamflow regulation of catchment-scale hydrological modelling tools under a changing climate
… streamflow totals: for an observed total of 9.13 Mm3 ; WRSM-Pitman's comprehensive wetland simulated 10.64 Mm3 ; and from ACRU's riparian zone and wetland HRU's simulated 11.31 Mm3 and 8.89 Mm3 , respectively. Modelled actual evapotranspiration was underestimated by the riparian zone wetland …
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Bioinformatics pipeline development for analyses of data generated by target capture-based Next-Generation Sequencing, to characterise mutations and the utility of using off-target sequences to detect genomic imbalances in Multiple Myeloma patients.
… detecting sex chromosome differences (I.e., MM1/MM3-MM5=XY, MM2/MM6=XX) and autosomal CNAs in MM3/MM5 (I.e. MM3=+1q/positive-control, del(6q), del(13q; MM5=+1q, +6p, del(6q), del(8p), +9, del(14q)), +18 centromere, +19q)). Many of these are recurrent MM-associated CNAs conferring …
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High resolution 3D diffusion tensor imaging for delineating neuronal architectures
… technique for achieving 1.88 x 1.88 x 2 mm3 resolution with full brain coverage within 14.4 minutes and a 3D fast spin echo acquisition for achieving 0.8 x 0.8 x 1 mm3 resolution with reduced field of view coverage within 22 minutes. Acquisition techniques and post processing algorithms …
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Crevice volume effect on spark ignition engine efficiency
… degradation of 0.3-0.5%-points per 1000 mm3. This absolute decrease corresponds to a 1.2-1.5% relative decrease for a 100% increase in crevice volume; referenced to the control piston crevice modification. Decreasing crevice volume leads to a gain in indicated efficiency of …
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THROMBUS GENERATION UNDER FLOW CONDITIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS AND THROMBOCYTOPENIA: THE CIRTAS-STUDY
… patients stratified for the threshold of 50,000/mm3 platelet and finally evaluated the clinical and laboratory factors influencing thrombus formation. Methods: Thrombus formation was assessed by using the HD-CHIP of T-TAS®, which analyzes the progressive occlusion of a microchannel coated with …
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The prospects for stormwater harvesting in Cape Town, South Africa using the Zeekoe Catchment as a case study
… mean annual stormwater volume estimated at 18 Mm3 . The 61 stormwater ponds in the Zeekoe Catchment were assessed to determine the capacity to provide the required storage. Since the stormwater ponds were mainly for flood-control, the opportunity for multi-use was investigated using …
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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MICROSTRIP MONOPOLE AND DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNAS FOR ULTRA WIDEBAND APPLICATIONS
… (FCC). This antenna has a size of 50×40×1.5mm3. Miniaturized worldwide UWB antennas are also introduced. Miniaturized worldwide UWB antennas that have compact sizes of (30×20×1.5) mm3, and (15×15×1.5) mm3 are also investigated. The designed worldwide UWB antennas cover the UWB spectrums …
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Fabrication of drug delivery MEMS devices
… delivery device capable of delivering up to 100 mm3 of a vasopressin solution was developed. In vitro release of vasopressin was observed and the I-V response of the bubble generator was characterized. Results show that the voltage at the time of release is ~11V while the current is ~0.35A, …
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Sequence Development and Expansion of Zero J-Modulation Echo-Planar Chemical Shift Imaging in Three Dimensions (3D ZJ-EPSI)
… phantom with spatial resolution of 15×15×6 mm3 in 4:04 min, yielding spectra with comparable quality to the spectra obtained using conventional chemical shift imaging (CSI) technique taking 56:34 min. The sequence was also tested on human subjects with spatial resolution of 15×15×6 mm3 and …
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Public health nutrition intervention to delay the progression of HIV to AIDS among people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in Abuja, Nigeria
… (ART). Results: Mean CD4 cell count (cell/mm3) for ART-Test group at baseline and sixth months increased by 12.12%. Mean mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) (cm) also increased by 2.52% within the same period (n=400). On the contrary, there were decreases in control groups of 14.9% CD4 count …
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Evaluating individuals with extreme phenotypes of HIV-1 contributes towards better healthcare management of all HIV-1 positive individuals
… RPs – at least one CD4 cell count < 100 cells/mm3 within one year of HIV-1 seroconversion. Evidence shows that less than 1% of individuals are EC and the majority should start treatment to maximise quality and length of life. We supported the ‘when to start’ evidence by demonstrating a 62% …
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