Carbon dots (CDs) were prepared from p -phenylenediamine, modified with trifluoroacetic acid, and dispersed in a fluoropolymer (FP) film. Unmodified CDs did not disperse well the FP film, resulting concentration quenching; whereas surface modification improved affinity between FP, homogeneous dispersion an photoluminescence quantum yield.

Study sample No method of subject selection was stated other than that those included were registered asthmatics at the authors' practice, and that they were first prescribed FP in 1993 (FP group) or 1994 (control group). No power calculations were stated in the determination of the study sample size. Group sizes were: 21 (FP first prescribed in 1993) and 24 (FP first prescribed in 1994). The s...

Let A be a subset of Fp , the n-dimensional linear space over the prime field Fp of size at least δN (N = p), and let Sv = P −1(v) be the level set of a homogeneous polynomial map P : Fp → Fp of degree d, for v ∈ Fp . We show, that under appropriate conditions, the set A contains at least cN |S| arithmetic progressions of length l ≤ d with common difference in Sv, where c is a positive constant...

Let Fp be the algebraic closure of the prime field of characteristic p. After observing that the principal block B of FpPSU(3, p) is stably equivalent of Morita type to its Brauer correspondent b, we show however that the centre of B is not isomorphic as an algebra to the centre of b in the cases p ∈ {3, 4, 5, 8}. As a consequence, the algebra B ⊗Fp Fp[X]/X p is not stably equivalent of Morita ...

OBJECTIVES To determine if children attend the family physician (FP) or the FP/paediatrician for their surveillance medical appointments, as well as analyse the variables associated with the parents' choice between the two physicians. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Public, semiprivate and private kindergartens in the city of Vila Nova de Famalicão (Portugal). PARTICIPANTS Parents o...

BACKGROUND To analyse the efficacy of fluticasone propionate (FP) alone and combined with salmeterol (SAL) in achieving guideline-defined asthma control in Asian patients. METHODS A post hoc analysis of the GOAL study in which patients were stratified by prior-medication use into inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)-naïve (Stratum [S] 1), low-dose ICS (S2), and medium-dose ICS (S3), and randomised to...

Determination of the number of fungiform papillae (FP) on the human tongue is an important measure that has frequently been associated with individual differences in oral perception, including taste sensitivity. At present, there is no standardised method consistently used to identify the number of FP, and primarily scientists manually count papillae over a small region(s) of the anterior tip o...

R es u lt s Floor-holding account and clitization – FP are used to hold the turn during speaking (Maclay and Osgood 1959; Malandro et al. 1989). – Turn-holding needs to prevent silences. ⇒Hyp. 1: Isolated FP might be more prominent than cliticized FP. Visual account – FP occur more frequently in audio-only situations (Kasl and Mahl 1965). – Speakers in audio-visual dialogues mark turn-holding b...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and safety of using a combination of fluticasone propionate (FP) and UV-A with that of either drug used alone in the long-term treatment of vitiligo. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, controlled, left-right comparison study. Repigmentation was judged by a single dermatologist (L.N.-K.) and skin thickness was scored by a pathologist (using biopsy samples), a der...

OBJECTIVE To provide a picture of the unique role and competencies of family practice registered nurses (FP-RNs). DESIGN Case-study approach using interviews and focus groups. SETTING Ontario. PARTICIPANTS Seven FP-RNs identified as exemplary by family medicine and nursing peers. METHODS An e-mail was sent to 9200 health care providers from nursing and family medicine, asking them to id...