PURPOSE We aimed to establish the propofol effect-site concentration (Ce) for appropriate sedation by pharmacodynamic analysis and to determine the propofol Ce during occurrence of sedation-related side effects in pediatric patients undergoing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS In 50 pediatric patients scheduled for brain MRI, sedation was induced with 2.0 mg/kg pro...

The nonproportional scintillation response of LaBr(3) doped with 5% Ce(3+) and of LaCl(3) doped with 10% Ce(3+) was measured using highly monochromatic synchrotron irradiation. To estimate the photon response, pulse height spectra at many finely spaced energy values between 9 and 100 keV were measured. The experiment was carried out at the X-1 beamline at the Hamburger Synhrotronstrahlungslabor...

LiYF4:Eu nanophosphors with a single tetragonal phase are synthesized, and various strategies to enhance the Eu(3+) emission from the nanophosphors are investigated. The optimized Eu(3+) concentration is 35 mol%, and the red emission peaks due to the (5)D0 →(7)FJ (J = 1 and 2) transitions of Eu(3+) ions are further enhanced by energy transfer from a sensitizer pair of Ce(3+) and Tb(3+). The tri...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the detection rate accuracy of Double-balloon Enteroscopy (DBE) after Capsule Endoscopy (CE) in patients with suspected small bowel diseases. METHODOLOGY From January 2009 to March 2012, sixty-two patients with obscure small bowel diseases who underwent CE followed by DBE were included in this study. Introduction of the endoscope by DBE was eith...

background: cystic echinococcosis (ce), caused by hydatid cysts, is a widespread and hazard­ous disease in humans and animals worldwide. the disease is very common in turkey, causing serious economic losses and public health problem. in this study, the seroprevalence of equine ce was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). methods: partially purified cyst fluid antigen from she...

The bright scintillators LaCl3:Ce and LaBr3:Ce were tested for a–g pulse-shape discrimination (PSD). PSD is demonstrated for LaCl3:Ce but not for LaBr3:Ce: r 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

cystic echinococcosis (ce) is one of the most important parasitic zoonosis worldwide. due to the high recurrence rate of the disease after surgery, follow up of the patient is necessary. the aim of current research was to assess the performance of western blotting (wb), using sheep hydatid fluid, for serological diagnosis and post-treatment monitoring of human ce.serum samples obtained from 50 ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Plant growth responses to the rare earth elements lanthanum (La) and cerium (Ce) have been reported, but little is known about the effects of these two elements on plant mineral nutrition. METHODS Corn (Zea mays 'Hycorn 82') and mungbean (Vigna radiata 'Berken') were grown in continuous flowing nutrient solutions containing 0, 0.2, 1.0 and 5.0 microm La or Ce. At harvest p...

Objective(s): Harmful effects of alcohol on brain function including cognitive phenomena are well known. Damage to gut microbiota is linked to neurological disorders. Evidence indicates that intestinal flora can be strengthened by probiotic bacteria. In this study, we evaluated the effect of probiotics administration on LTP induction in rats receiving ethanol.<em...