OBJECTIVE To assess the long-term safety of hydrofluoroalkane 134a (HFA)-beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) extrafine aerosol administered by the Autohaler compared with chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-BDP administered by a press-and-breathe metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) and spacer (+S) in the treatment of children with asthma. METHODS This 12-month, open-label, randomized, multicenter study enrolled 3...

Voltage clamp responses of a single excitable fiber were simulated using a core conductor model including a high external resistance (Rs) in series to the fiber membrane to allow for intercellular clefts in a multifiber preparation. In terms of specific resistance, Rs was between 68 and 264 omega cm2. Internal resistivity (Ri) was taken to be zero or 200 omega cm. The aim of the study was to qu...

Results characterising the performance of thin (2 μm i-layer) Al0.52In0.48P p -i-n mesa photodiodes for X-ray photon counting spectroscopy are reported at room temperature. Two 200 μm diameter and two 400 μm diameter Al0.52In0.48P p -i-n mesa photodiodes were studied. Dark current results as a function of applied reverse bias are shown; dark current densities < 3 nA/cm were observed at 30 V (15...

Mini-channel (D = 2.54 mm) and micro-channel (D = 510 pm) heat sinks with a 1-cm heated surface were tested for their high heat flux performance with flow boiling ofR-113. Experimental results yielded CHF values in excess of 200 W cm~ for flow rates less than 95 ml min~ (0.025 gpm) over a range of inlet subcooling from 10 to 32° C. Heat diffusion within the heat sink was analyzed to ascertain t...

N type as well P type top gate microcrystalline silicon thin film transistors (TFTs) are fabricated on glass substrates at a maximum temperature of 200°C. The active layer is an undoped μc-Si film, 200 nm thick, deposited by Hot-Wire Chemical Vapor. The drain and source regions are highly phosphorus (N-type TFTs) or boron (P-type TFTs) doped μc-films deposited by HW-CVD. The gate insulator is a...

A particle tracking technique at high particle concentration for the evaluation of flow fields beneath water waves is described. A 14 cm thick light sheet parallel to the main wave propagation direction was used to illuminate small polystyrol seeding particles. The depth of the light sheet was chosen such that the particles stay long enough in the illuminated area to enable tracking. An area of...

Correlated responses in reproductive and carcass traits from a line of Duroc pigs selected for increased 200-d weight along with a randomly selected control line were studied in 189 litters (116 select, 73 control) and 191 pigs (106 select, 85 control), respectively. Reproductive and maternal traits studied included litter sizes born, born alive, and alive at 21 d and litter weight at birth and...

Results characterizing GaAs pþ-i-nþ mesa photodiodes with a 10 mm i layer for their spectral response under illumination of X-rays and beta particles are presented. A total of 22 devices, having diameters of 200 mm and 400 mm, were electrically characterized at room temperature. All devices showed comparable characteristics with a measured leakage current ranging from 4 nA/cm to 67 nA/cm at an ...

PURPOSE We report complications of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in a contemporary cohort of 200 patients using a standardized complication reporting system. MATERIALS AND METHODS The records of 200 consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic partial nephrectomy between September 2003 and November 2005 were reviewed. Mean tumor size was 3 cm and mean parenchymal invasion depth was 1.8 cm....

We report the induction of tolerance in four patients with severe IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy, with an oral rush desensitization by introducing increasing daily doses of cow's milk (CM) for 5 days under clinical conditions in order to enable the patients to tolerate 200 ml of CM daily. Our results indicate that we can induce clinical tolerance in CM allergy by oral administration of progres...