In brazing, the choice of base metal, brazing filler metal (BFM), and braze process conditions involves complex tradeoffs among cost, mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, others. this work, tradeoff between strength resistance 316L stainless steel joints brazed with a newer “very corrosion-resistant” Ni-Cr-P-Mo-Si BFM more established “corrosion-resistant” Ni-Cr-Si-B is quantitatively ana...

the present study was initiated to derive an indirect method for estimating body fat mass (bfm) and to evaluate the correlation between indirect anthropometric techniques for this estimation and to examine the relation of these parameters and of iq to age of menarche. a total of 578 adolescent girls of ten junior high schools in five educational districts of mashhad, participated in a cross sec...

Abstract The use of lead-based rifle bullets in hunting poses a risk to human and animal health when bullet fragments remain the game meat. objective this study was assess, for first time, number, size spatial distribution animals collectively three dimensions. Four roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) hunted with lead were radiographed using computed tomography (CT) at each step meat processing from...

Alterations in hemostasis leading to symptomatic thromboembolism have been observed in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) receiving Escherichia coli asparaginase (CASP) combined with steroids. Moreover, hereditary prothrombotic risk factors are associated with an increased risk for venous thromboembolism in pediatric ALL patients treated according to the BFM 90/95 protocols (inclu...

Despite improvements in treatment results for pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, approximately 20% of patients relapse with dismal prognosis. PTEN inactivation and NOTCH1 activation are known frequent leukemogenic events but their effect on outcome is still controversial. We analyzed the effect of PTEN inactivation and its interaction with NOTCH1 activation on treatment response and...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Treatment of recurrent childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been controversial in the last decade. Conventional intensive chemotherapy (CHEMO) can cure up to 30% of children who have relapsed after ALL: similar results have been obtained with autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT), but allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (AlloBMT) seems to be the ...

Abstract Background Obesity is a globally increasing health epidemic requiring early lifestyle intervention. Our main objective was to examine the effectiveness of companion-intensive multi-aspect weight management (CIMWM) in Chinese adults with obesity. Methods In this 6-month, prospective, open-label, multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial, we recruited 272 obese aged 18–50 years b...