Damage of the normal tissue is a serious concenrn in cancer treatment. Hyperthermia by laserhas been considered as a safe cancer treatments methods with lower harmful effects on normaltissues. Using nanoparticles in cancer treatment has improved laser therapy, which is based ona selective cell targeting method to localize cell damages. Metallic nanoparticles such as gold,silver, and copper have...

Optical waveguiding LiNbO3 film was grown on ~001!-oriented crystalline SiO2 substrate by pulsed laser deposition. The film is highly ~012! textured and has smooth surface. Its photoluminescence ~PL! spectra were obtained by using the 514.4 nm line excitation of Ar laser, displaying a broad band peaked at 2.2 eV at room temperature and three well-resolved luminescent bands peaked at 2.3, 2.2, a...

In contrast to the traditional chemical vapor deposition technique under high vacuum, we introduce a deposition method in liquid to prepare Pt patterns on substrate near 100 °C by seed growth.

Objective: Late-life depression (LLD) is associated with development of different types of dementia. Identification of LLD patients, who will develop cognitive decline, i.e., the early stage of dementia would help to implement interventions earlier. The purpose of this study was to assess whether structural brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in LLD patients can predict mild cognitive impair...

Abstract We present a simple liquid-assisted processing (LAP) method, to be used in situ during pulsed laser deposition growth give both rapid rates (50 Hz leading >250 nm min −1 with single plume) and strong pinning (improved ×5–10 at 30 K below, over plain standard YBCO films grown similar rates). Achieving these two important features simultaneously has been serious bottleneck date yet fo...

Introduction. In recent years, audiology and phoniatrics centres treat ever more school children with Language-based Learning Disability (LLD) which can be related to central auditory processing disorders. Binaural Masking Level Difference (BMLD) test is one of the central auditory tests which is independent of language and speech maturity. Aim. The aim of the study was to assess BMLD in groups...

OBJECTIVE A consistent body of research has confirmed that patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) have increased concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β, the soluble IL-2 receptor, and C-reactive protein, compared to controls; however, there is limited information on IL-17A in MDD. Moreover, information about IL-17A in older populations, i.e., patients ...

The eddy covariance method is considered the only direct flux measurement method. Its application for fog deposition measurements is relatively new and has a high potential to allow the accurate determination of nutrient and trace element deposition due to fog droplet interception by vegetation canopies. Based on experiences gained at an agricultural site on the Swiss Plateau and a mountainous ...

Micro size craters were created by interaction of nanosecond laser beam with titanium target in liquid media. The dimension of crater i.e. depth and width is important in some applications such as micromachining. When the interaction occurs in liquid environment, the ablated materials from the target expand into the liquid. The ablated material can affect the interaction process if the ablated ...