This paper investigates how the thermal diffusion of boron in silicon is influenced by a high energy fluorine implant with a dose in the range 531014–2.331015 cm−2. Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (SIMS) profiles of boron marker layers are presented for different fluorine doses and compared with fluorine profiles to establish the conditions under which thermal boron diffusion is suppressed. The...

Since 1963, evidence has accumulated that suggests boron is a safe and effective treatment for some forms of arthritis. The initial evidence was that boron supplementation alleviated arthritic pain and discomfort of the author. This was followed by findings from numerous other observations epidemiologic and controlled animal and human experiments. These findings included a) analytical evidence ...

As we examine the role of micronutrients in turfgrass nutrition, we enter murky waters when we consider the functions of boron. There is a scarcity of specific research on turfgrasses, so there remain questions about its roles. Since this subject has been reviewed recently (Blevins and Lukaszewski 1998), we interpret the current state of knowledge about boron's importance to turfgrass managemen...

The boron contents of 68 edible common macrofungi of Hungary were analysed. The average boron content of the examples was 11.74 mg/kg dry mass, this is higher than the average value of green plants of Hungary (7.4 mg/kg dry mass). Although the highest boron contents were found in the examples from woods near Budapest, the differences between the various sites are not significant. It seems that ...

Boron penetration through thin gate oxides in p-channel MOSFETs with heavily boron-doped gates causes undesirable positive threshold voltage shifts. P-channel MOSFETs with polycrystalline Si1 x yGexCy gate layers at the gate-oxide interface show substantially reduced boron penetration and increased threshold voltage stability compared to devices with all poly Si gates or with poly Si1 xGex gate...

Since the discovery of the superconductivity in boron-doped diamond [1], the carrier doping, especially boron doping in carbon materials attracts much attentions. For the carbon nanotube, however, the effect of boron doping as well as the possibility of the superconductivity [2] have not been well understood yet. Thus, we systematically study the boron-doped single-walled zigzag carbon nanotube...

Boron is a micronutrient in plants and animals, but its specific roles in cellular processes are not known. To understand boron transport and functions, we screened a yeast genomic DNA library for genes that confer resistance to the element in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Thirty boron-resistant transformants were isolated, and they all contained the ATR1 (YML116w) gene. Atr1 is a multidrug resista...

To date, the primordial function of boron is its structural role in the cell wall through stabilization of molecules containing cis-diol groups (borate esters with apiose residues of rhamnogalacturonan II). Nonetheless, boron is a micronutrient also involved in a great variety of physiological processes in vascular plants. However the mechanisms underlying the various metabolic disorders caused...

background: rafsanjan -noogh- anar's plain (54°, 52′- 56°, 34′ longitudinally & 29°, 51′- 31°, 31′ latitudinally) is one of the iran's plains located in sub- basin of daranjir desert. anar's plain is located at the lowest part of rafsanjan -noogh- anar's plain. according to the geological and field studies of the area, the presence of west and east mounts and deposits re­sulting from evaporatio...

To determine the influence of buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) on boron biodistribution after sulfhydryl borane (BSH) administration for boron neutron capture therapy, the effectiveness of the combination of BSO with sulfhydril- (BSH) and non-sulfhydril (B12H12 and BNH3) boron compounds, and the interval between BSO and BSH administration, the retention of boron in tissues have been evaluated using...