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- Sodergren, S. C., et al.
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International Validation of the EORTC QLQ-ANL27, a Field Study to Test the Anal Cancer–Specific Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire
- 2023
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Ingår i: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. - : Elsevier BV. - 0360-3016. ; 115:5, s. 1155-1164
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) health-related quality of life questionnaire for anal cancer (QLQ-ANL27) supplements the EORTC cancer generic measure (QLQ-C30) to measure concerns specific to people with anal cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy. This study tested the psychometric properties and acceptability of the QLQ-ANL27. Methods and Materials: People with anal cancer were recruited from 15 countries to complete the QLQ-C30 and QLQ-ANL27 and provide feedback on the QLQ-ANL27. Item responses, scale structure (multitrait scaling, factor analysis), reliability (internal consistency and reproducibility) and sensitivity (known group comparisons and responsiveness to change) of the QLQ-ANL27 were evaluated. Results: Data from 382 people were included in the analyses. The EORTC QLQ-ANL27 was acceptable, comprehensive, and easy to complete, taking an average 8 minutes to complete. Psychometric analyses supported the EORTC QLQ-ANL27 items and reliability (Cronbach's α ranging from 0.71-0.93 and test-retest coefficients above 0.7) and validity of the scales (particularly nonstoma bowel symptoms and pain/discomfort). Most scales distinguished people according to treatment phase and performance status. Bowel (nonstoma), pain/discomfort, and vaginal symptoms were sensitive to deteriorations over time. The stoma-related scales remained untested because of low numbers of people with a stoma. Revisions to the scoring and question ordering of the sexual items were proposed. Conclusions: The QLQ-ANL27 has good psychometric properties and is available in 16 languages for people treated with chemoradiotherapy for anal cancer. It is used in clinical trials and has a potential role in clinical practice.
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- Joss, D. T., et al.
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Identification of excited states in Os-167 and Os-168 : shape coexistence at extreme neutron deficiency
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Ingår i: Nuclear Physics A. - : Elsevier. - 0375-9474 .- 1873-1554. ; 689:04-mar, s. 631-654
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Excited states in the very neutron-deficient isotopes Os-167 and Os-168 have been observed using the reaction Sn-112(Ni-58, 2pxn). The JUROSPHERE gamma -ray spectrometer array was used in conjunction with the RITU gas-filled recoil separator to collect prompt gamma radiation in coincidence with recoils implanted in a silicon strip detector located at the focal plane of RITU. Using a selective recoil decay tagging technique it has been possible to unambiguously assign gamma -ray transitions to Os-167 and Os-168 through the characteristic a radioactivity of these nuclides. The high-spin structure of the bands is discussed in terms of quasiparticle configurations within the framework of the cranked shell model. The role of shape coexistence in Os-168 is examined with phenomenological three-band mixing calculations.
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- Joss, D. T., et al.
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Yrast spectroscopy in the neutron-deficient nucleus Os-169
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Ingår i: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - : American Physical Society. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 66:5
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Excited states in the neutron-deficient isotope Os-169 have been identified for the first time in an experiment using the Jurosphere gamma-ray spectrometer in conjunction with the Ritu gas-filled recoil separator. The problems associated with identifying neutron-deficient isotopes produced with low fusion cross sections against a high background of competing channels, including fission, have been overcome by using the recoil-decay tagging technique. The band structures observed in Os-169 are interpreted in the context of the systematics of neighboring nuclei and the predictions of cranked Woods-Saxon calculations. The systematics of the second (i(13/2))(2) neutron alignment in this region are discussed.
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- Nieminen, P., et al.
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gamma-ray spectroscopy of Bi-191,Bi-193
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Ingår i: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 69:6, s. 064326-
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- Prompt and delayed gamma rays from Bi-191,Bi-193 have been identified using the recoil-decay tagging, isomer tagging, and recoil gating techniques, resulting in extensive level schemes for both nuclei. Excitation energies of the isomeric 13/2(+) states have been established and oblate strongly coupled bands built on them have been observed. The nearly spherical 9/2(-) ground-state bands appear to be crossed by more oblate-deformed low-lying structures. The properties of the bands feeding the 1/2(+) intruder states indicate some structural change between Bi-193 and Bi-191. The deformation associated with each of these states has been extracted from total Routhian surface calculations which also reveal the development of prolate minima with decreasing neutron number. B(M1)/B(E2) ratios have been measured for the observed strongly coupled bands in order to resolve the intrinsic excitations. The observed quasiparticle structures in Bi-193 and high-spin isomers both in Bi-193 and Bi-191 are interpreted based on the coupling of the odd proton to the even-even Pb core.
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- Gong, Yilun, et al.
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Assessment of corrosive attack of Fe9Cr1Mo alloys in pressurised CO2 for prediction of breakaway oxidation
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Ingår i: Corrosion Science. - : Elsevier BV. - 0010-938X .- 1879-0496. ; 222
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To provide clarity on the poorly-understood mechanism of breakaway oxidation, corrosion of Fe9Cr1Mo steel in pressurised CO2 is quantified and modelled. The temperature range 400-640 degrees C, relevant to nuclear power plants, is emphasised. Attack is in the form of combined oxide scale growth and internal carburisation of the metal. Carbon activity in the metal at its surface exhibits a strong time dependence consistent with the kinetically-limited transport of carbon due to the slow Boudouard reaction. Breakaway is associated with the approach to saturation of the steel with respect to carbon. Diffusion modelling agrees well with steel carbide precipitation observations.
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- Joss, D. T., et al.
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Strongly coupled bands in the neutron-deficient nucleus Re-167
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Ingår i: Physical Review C. Nuclear Physics. - : American Physical Society. - 0556-2813 .- 1089-490X. ; 68:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Excited states in the neutron-deficient nucleus Re-167 have been observed in a recoil-tagging experiment performed with the Jurosphere gamma-ray spectrometer in conjunction with the RITU gas-filled recoil separator. The low-spin yrast band, based on a proton h(11/2) orbital, comprises a strongly coupled band and exhibits significant signature splitting, indicative of a triaxial shape with gamma<0degrees. At higher spin the rotational alignment of a pair of i(13/2) neutrons induces a transition to an axial prolate shape resulting in a drastic reduction of the signature splitting. Two other strongly coupled bands have been established and their structures are discussed in terms of quasiparticle configurations.
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- King, S L, et al.
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First observation of excited states in the neutron deficient nuclei (PT)-P-168 and Pt-170
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Ingår i: Physics Letters B. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 443:1-4, s. 82-88
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Excited states have been observed for the first time in (XPt)-X-168 and Pt-170 using the alpha-decay recoil-tagging technique. The trend of decreasing deformation moving away from the N = 104 mid-shell continues far Pt-170 but the structure of Pt-168 is significantly different. The low spin level energy systematics in Pt168-184 are presented and discussed within the framework of the interacting boson model. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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