Radiative lifetimes of the highly exited states 3p(3)8s S-3(1)0 and 3p(3)6d D-3(1,2,3)0 of neutral sulphur have been measured using time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence. The sulphur atoms were generated in a laser-produced plasma. The investigated states were populated through a two-step process involving a two-photon excitation to the lowest excited tripler state of even parity 3p(4) P-3(0,1,

Studies on the molecular mechanisms behind soft tissue sarcoma development have disclosed that these malignancies are as genetically heterogeneous as they are clinically and morphologically diverse. Much of the genetic information on soft tissue sarcomas is still limited to the genomic level, as detected by chromosome banding analysis or comparative genomic hybridization. Based on the results of s

Virtual Reality (VR) has shown great potential in various training applications. In the field of cognitive rehabilitation it has been shown that VR technology can become a useful complement to conventional rehabilitation techniques (e.g. Rizzo et al. (2002), Brown et al. (2002) and Kizony et al. (2002)). An important part of a brain injury patient’s rehabilitation process is practicing instrumenta

In this paper, we present a computationally efficient sliding window time updating of the Capon and amplitude and phase,estimation (APES) matched filterbank spectral estimators based on the time-variant displacement structure of the data covariance matrix. The presented algorithm forms a natural extension of the most computationally efficient algorithm to date, and offers a significant computation

Purpose: Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) account for less than 1% of all malignancies and constitute a heterogeneous tumor entity in which malignant fibrous histiocytomas (MFH) represent one-third and are characterized by a lack of type-specific differentiation. A defective mismatch repair (MMR) system cause the familial cancer syndrome hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), and since occa

This is a study of poetry reading in groups at nursing homes and hospices, offering opportunities for conversation. The purpose of the investigation is to understand whether and how poetry reading can help patients cope with their situation in life. The first part of the study is based on three projects, including a large number of documented poetry reading groups as well as interviews with patien

Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based biomarkers, which capture physiological and functional tumor processes, were evaluated as imaging surrogates of early tumor response following chemoradiotherapy in glioma patients. A multiparametric extension of a voxel-based analysis, referred as the parametric response map (PRM), was applied to quantitative MRI maps to test the predictive poten

Methyl 2-O-acetyl-3-benzotriazolo-4,6-O-benzylidene-3-deoxy- β -D-galactopyranoside was assembled by reacting benzyne, from 2-trimethylsilyl-trifluoromethansulfonylbenzene, and a secondary galactopyranoside azide in a copper-free Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. Following deprotection, the resulting benzotriazoles were evaluated as galectin inhibitors resulting in a 2-4 fold increase in affinity

The aim of this paper was to review the literature on temporary abdominal closure (TAC) after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair.

Objective: There are several neuropathological scales for staging of Alzheimer pathology. The system proposed by Braak and Braak is based on the topographic distribution of neurofibrillary tangles and neuropil threads, while that of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) is based on the quantity of neocortical neuritic plaques. A combination of the Braak and CERAD s

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This thesis makes a contribution to mechanism design: a field of economic theory concerned with constructing and analyzing economic mechanisms. Examples include design of auctions, voting systems, school choice, kidney exchange and many more. The thesis consists of four separate papers. Paper one and two proposes and analyzes two new iterative auction mechanisms for selling multiple heterogeneous