Low-pressure cold spraying is a newly developed technology with high application potential. The aim of this study was to investigate potential application of this technique for producing a new type of transparent conductive oxide films target. Cold spraying technique allows the manufacture of target directly on the backing plate; therefore the proposed sputtering target has a form of Sn+In2O3 c...

It is shown that the fusion of strings is a source of particle production in nucleus–nucleus collisions outside the kinematical limits of nucleon–nucleon collisions. The spectrum of different particles is compared with the high energy data on p–A collisions obtaining a reasonable agreement. Results for A–B collisions at √ s = 19.4 AGeV and √ s = 200 AGeV are given. It is shown that the fusion o...

T he explosive growth of the college athletics " business " has dramatically altered these amateur games over the past decade. The multimillion dollar university sports enterprises often dwarf academic departments in terms of resources. Athletic departments are commanding more and more attention of college presidents and governing boards, and rightfully so! While many of the perennial top compe...

Five endopectate lyases from the phytopathogenic bacterium Erwinia chrysanthemi, PelA, PelB, PelD, PelI, and PelL, were analyzed with respect to their modes of action on polymeric and oligomeric substrates (degree of polymerization, 2 to 8). On polygalacturonate, PelB showed higher reaction rates than PelD, PelI, and PelA, whereas the reaction rates for PelL were extremely low. The product prog...

OBJECTIVE Narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) and narcolepsy without cataplexy (NwoC) are lifelong neurological disorders characterized primarily by excessive daytime sleepiness. Emotional events such as laughter are a trigger of cataplexy in NC. METHODS We compared the volumes of key limbic structures, the amygdala and hippocampus, in 53 NC, 23 NwoC and 37 control subjects. MRI volumetry was perf...

Subjects, methods, and results In 1988-9 we interviewed a random sample of 1751 men serving a prison sentence (5% of the population) about drug use in the six months before arrest. Dependence on a drug was defined as in the previous study. Drug users were asked about previous contact with treatment agencies and their current attitude towards treatment. A question about drug use within prison wa...

Two-step anodization of transparent TiO2 nanotube arrays has been demonstrated with aid of a Nb-doped TiO2 buffer layer deposited between the Ti layer and TCO substrate. Enhanced physical adhesion and electrochemical stability provided by the buffer layer has been found to be important for successful implementation of the two-step anodization process. With the proposed approach, the morphology ...

The purpose of this cross-sectional observational study was to identify characteristics of caregivers of elderly people with dementia, types of care demands and to relate demands to the stage of dementia. The study was carried out in 2004 with 104 older adults and 90 caregivers in Ribeirão Preto, state of São Paulo. The OARS instrument was utilized and a questionnaire answered by caregivers. Am...

In an e¤ort to stimulate more attractive football, the international football association FIFA, has introduced several new rules over the past decades. One of the most recent rule change is the introduction of the ”sudden death” or ”golden goal” rule for games going into overtime. This paper analyses under which conditions, if any, the introduction of the sudden death rule improves the attracti...

OBJECTIVES To describe the incidence and extent of lying on the floor for a long time after being unable to get up from a fall among people aged over 90; to explore their use of call alarm systems in these circumstances. DESIGN 1 year follow-up of participants in a prospective cohort study of ageing, using fall calendars, phone calls, and visits. SETTING Participants' usual place of residen...