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Full simulation of the CDC cathode data is made with the image charge method and ion statistical model. The model well reproduces the actual cathode charge distribution and shows reasonable agreement of the spatial resolution with the measurement. The simulation code is implemented in GSIM and lls raw data table, hence this can be used in studying tracking trigger and developing reconstruction ...

The electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) technique has been used to study the charge mechanisms in two TiC-derived nanoporous carbons (CDC), synthesized at 800 ? and 1100 ?. These have a similar pore size porous volume, but CDC prepared °C shows more graphitic microstructure. EQCM revealed that storage mechanism CDC-800 is mainly controlled by counter-ion adsorption process, while...

CDC 25 is a dual phosphatase responsible for dephosphorylation and, thus, activation of CDC 2 kinase in G2. Abnormal activation of cyclin B-associated CDC 2 kinase has been implicated in apoptosis induced by cancer chemotherapeutic agents such as paclitaxel (Taxol) and etoposide (VP-16). In this study, we found that the CDC 2 kinase could be transiently activated when nasopharyngeal carcinoma N...

This guide describes ways to use and interpret the 2000 CDC Growth Charts 1 to assess physical growth in infants, children and adolescents. During routine screening, physical growth is assessed using a child’s weight, length/stature, and head circumference (infants & toddlers). One-time measurements, taken and plotted accurately on a growth chart, maybe used to screen children for nutritional r...

INTRODUCTION Quantifying years of potential life lost (YPLL) highlights childhood causes of mortality and provides a simple method to identify important causes of premature death. METHODS CDC analyzed data from the National Vital Statistics System multiple cause of death files for 2000-2009. RESULTS An average of 890YPLL were lost each year due to unintentional injuries for every 100,000 pe...

In March 1999, cholera appeared in Madagascar after a long hiatus and caused more than 37 000 cases and 2200 deaths. In October 1999, the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Initiative funded CARE Madagascar to implement a household-based safe water intervention. CARE contracted with Population Services Internat...

It is believed that over 40 different food-borne pathogens are responsible for human illnesses (Buzby and Roberts, 1996) and in the United Kingdom an average of 9.4 million food-borne illness cases are reported annually (Walker et al., 2003). It is estimated, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that food-borne diseases cause between six and 81 million illnesses, 325,000 hospi...