AIMS To analyse the forward scatter/side scatter (FSC/SSC) distribution of acute myeloblastic leukaemia (AML) blast cells in order to assess whether it correlates with their morphology, immunophenotype, and clinical and biological disease characteristics. METHODS FSC/SSC patterns were established upon taking into account the localisation of the residual T lymphocytes in the FSC/SSC dot plot a...

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is one of the leading forest certification schemes. While many studies concern political aspects and social outcomes of FSC, little is known about the contribution of certification to biodiversity conservation. In Europe, the Russian Federation and Sweden have the largest areas of FSC certified forest. We assessed the potential of FSC certification for boreal bi...

Fusarinine C (FSC), a siderophore-based chelator coupled with the model peptide c(RGDfK) (FSC(succ-RGD)3), revealed excellent targeting properties in vivo using positron emission tomography (PET). Here, we report the details of radiolabeling conditions and specific activity as well as selectivity for (68)Ga. (68)Ga labeling of FSC(succ-RGD)3 was optimized regarding peptide concentration, pH, te...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of fluticasone propionate, 250 microg/salmeterol, 50 microg combination (FSC 250/50) twice daily on lung hyperinflation and associated measures of exercise performance in patients with COPD. DESIGN This was a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study. PATIENTS Eligible patients were > or = 40 years old with a diagnosis of COPD, prealbuterol FEV(1) ...

With the high resolution of optical data and the lack of weather effects of passive microwave data, we developed an algorithm to map daily cloud-free fractional snow cover (FSC) based on the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) standard daily FSC product, the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR2) snow water equivalent (SWE) product and digital elevation data. We then u...

We report the results of our CO J \ 4 ] 3 line and rest-frame 650 km continuum observations of the z\ 0.93 hyperluminous infrared galaxy FSC 15307]3252 using the Owens Valley Millimeter Array. No line or continuum emission was detected, but the derived limits provide a useful constraint on the temperature, emissivity, and mass of the cold dust associated with FSC 15307]3252 and its molecular ga...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the cost-effectiveness of fluticasone propionate-salmeterol combination (FSC) compared to salmeterol for maintenance therapy in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). STUDY DESIGN Pooled economic analysis. METHODS We performed an economic analysis of pooled data from two randomized clinical trials (combined N = 1554) that evaluated the effect of maintenan...

In orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems, a co-channel interference (CCI) canceller has been proposed to reduce the CCI from other cells. When the received interference signals have nearly the same power level with the desired signal, the probability of detection error becomes high. Therefore, even though a convolutional code is employed, performance is not improved much. In...

The purpose of this exploratory physiological study was to evaluate the effects of inhaled fluticasone/salmeterol combination (FSC) on sensory and physiological responses to exercise in subjects with mild-to-moderate COPD. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study, subjects underwent 6-week treatments with FSC or placebo (PLA). Detailed pulmonary function and constant-w...