A corollary of the nucleation theorem due to Kashchiev [Nucleation: Basic Theory with Applications (Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 2000)] allows the volume V(*) of a critical bubble to be determined from nucleation rate measurements. The original derivation was limited to one-component, ideal gas bubbles with a vapor density much smaller than that of the ambient liquid. Here, an exact result is...

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According to Wyke and Kirchner (Wyke B, Kirchner J. Neurology of the larynx. In: Hinchcliffe R, Harrison D, eds. Scientific foundation of otolaryngology. London: William Heinemann Medical Books, 1976:546-66) mechanoreceptors in the subglottal mucosa play a significant role in the control of laryngeal muscle activity in response to changes of subglottal pressure during phonation. In singers this...

Speakers include: Irit Akirav (Haifa); Antonio Armario (Spain); Eyal Asor (Haifa-Technion); (Edi Barkai (Haifa); Katharina Braun (Germany); Patrizia Campolongo (Italy); Alon Chen (Israel); Dori Derdikman (Haifa-Technion); Aline Desmedt (France); Guillaume Ferreira (France); Inna Gaisler-Salomon (Haifa); Uwe Heinemann (Germany); James Herman (USA); Andrew Holmes (USA); Megan Holmes (United Kingd...

The tourism industry is one of the largest industries in the world, and despite recent events that have made its operating environment more complex, the industry continues to grow [Theobald, 2005, Global Tourism, 3rd., Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier]. Commensurate to the size of the industry is a growth in the number of students pursuing degree courses in tourism around the world. Despite an in...

Utilising Rolfe's [Rolfe, G., 1998. Expanding Nursing Knowledge: Understanding and Researching Your Own Practice. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford] reflexive action research, one novice nurse educator explored current teaching practice. The data were collected from a reflective journal and colleague feedback. Through this data collection and applying Rolfe's (1998) understanding-action-evaluation ...

Dr. Cannon holds a Career Development Award No. HE-15031. Dr. Heinemann is a Career Scientist, Health Research Council of the City of New York (I-189). Address requests for reprints to Dr. Roberta M. Goldring, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York 10016. Received for publication 20 January 1967 and in revised form 7 September 1967. when renal hydrogen ion excretion ...

1. Rahma OE, Duffy A, Liewehr DJ et al. Second-line treatment in advanced pancreatic cancer: a comprehensive analysis of published clinical trials. Ann Oncol 2013. 2. Teo M, McDermott RS. Activity and survival benefit of second-line chemotherapy (2L-Ctx) in advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (APC): pooled analysis of the literature. J Clin Oncol 2013; (suppl: abstr e15019) 2013. 3. Collisson EA...

The effect of ethyl alcohol on the splanchnic or liver blood flow has been a matter of 'debate. According to earlier investigations [Starling (1)] ethanol has little effect on the cardiovascular system, its influence being mainly confined to a dilatation of the vessels of the skin and of the mucous membranes. The investigation of Smythe, Heinemann and Bradley on dogs (2) supported this concept....

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