We present the mid-rapidity (D +D)/2 yield measured in √ sNN = 200 GeV Cu+Cu collisions at RHIC via direct reconstruction through the Kπ decay channel. A charm cross-section is reported and compared to theoretical predictions and to previous RHIC experimental results.

In the present work, both seawater and limpets (Patella vulgata L.) were collected from different sampling points in the Vigo estuary area (Galicia, NW Spain) and their heavy metal concentrations (Zn, Cd, Pb, Cu) were determined by means of a voltammetric technique. The results showed a direct relationship between the heavy metal levels in seawater and the content in biological samples, especia...

The increasing significance of non-standard positron emission tomography (PET) nuclides in medicine is briefly outlined. The decay data of those radionuclides are generally well known, except for the positron emission intensity (Ibeta+) in a few cases. The recent precise measurements on the Ibeta+ values for (64)Cu, (76)Br, (120)I and (124)I are described. Some general aspects of cyclotron prod...

The impact of colonic fermentation on postileal absorption of Ca, Mg, P, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn was investigated in 8 ileally cannulated grower pigs (initial BW = 29.1 ± 1.6 kg) according to a double 4 × 4 Latin square. A semi-purified diet was supplemented with 5.20% low viscous, low fermentable cellulose (CEL), 6.25% high viscous, low fermentable carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), 8.95% low viscous, h...

Febrile neutropenia is common in children with leukemia. Mucous membrane and skin are most common portals of entry for microorganisms in these patients. The aim of the present study was to find the prevalence of mucocutaneous findings infebrile neutropenic leukemic children. The authors prospectively examined children with fever with neutropenia in acute leukemia, aged 1-15 years, who were admi...