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- Wang, HC, et al.
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HMG-1 as a late mediator of endotoxin lethality in mice
- 1999
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In: Science (New York, N.Y.). - : American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). - 0036-8075 .- 1095-9203. ; 285:5425, s. 248-251
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Endotoxin, a constituent of Gram-negative bacteria, stimulates macrophages to release large quantities of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-1 (IL-1), which can precipitate tissue injury and lethal shock (endotoxemia). Antagonists of TNF and IL-1 have shown limited efficacy in clinical trials, possibly because these cytokines are early mediators in pathogenesis. Here a potential late mediator of lethality is identified and characterized in a mouse model. High mobility group–1 (HMG-1) protein was found to be released by cultured macrophages more than 8 hours after stimulation with endotoxin, TNF, or IL-1. Mice showed increased serum levels of HMG-1 from 8 to 32 hours after endotoxin exposure. Delayed administration of antibodies to HMG-1 attenuated endotoxin lethality in mice, and administration of HMG-1 itself was lethal. Septic patients who succumbed to infection had increased serum HMG-1 levels, suggesting that this protein warrants investigation as a therapeutic target.
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- Abel, I, et al.
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Overview of the JET results with the ITER-like wall
- 2013
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In: Nuclear Fusion. - : IOP Publishing. - 1741-4326 .- 0029-5515. ; 53:10, s. 104002-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Following the completion in May 2011 of the shutdown for the installation of the beryllium wall and the tungsten divertor, the first set of JET campaigns have addressed the investigation of the retention properties and the development of operational scenarios with the new plasma-facing materials. The large reduction in the carbon content (more than a factor ten) led to a much lower Z(eff) (1.2-1.4) during L- and H-mode plasmas, and radiation during the burn-through phase of the plasma initiation with the consequence that breakdown failures are almost absent. Gas balance experiments have shown that the fuel retention rate with the new wall is substantially reduced with respect to the C wall. The re-establishment of the baseline H-mode and hybrid scenarios compatible with the new wall has required an optimization of the control of metallic impurity sources and heat loads. Stable type-I ELMy H-mode regimes with H-98,H-y2 close to 1 and beta(N) similar to 1.6 have been achieved using gas injection. ELM frequency is a key factor for the control of the metallic impurity accumulation. Pedestal temperatures tend to be lower with the new wall, leading to reduced confinement, but nitrogen seeding restores high pedestal temperatures and confinement. Compared with the carbon wall, major disruptions with the new wall show a lower radiated power and a slower current quench. The higher heat loads on Be wall plasma-facing components due to lower radiation made the routine use of massive gas injection for disruption mitigation essential.
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- Andersson, M, et al.
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Isospin resolved double pion production at Celsius
- 1998
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In: ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B. - : ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B, JAGELLONIAN UNIV, INST PHYSICS. - 0587-4254. ; 29:11, s. 2963-2968
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Two-pion production close to threshold has been measured in dfd and p+d reactions at CELSIUS. The results are compared to results at higher energies.
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- Andersson, M, et al.
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Isospin resolved double pion production in the reaction p+d -> He-3+2 pi
- 2000
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In: PHYSICS LETTERS B. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. - 0370-2693. ; 485:4, s. 327-333
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Neutral and charged two-pion production in p + d --> He-3 + 2 pi reactions has been studied at CELSIUS at a proton beam energy of 477 MeV. The total cross section for double pion production is 0.22 +/- 0.03 mu b. The ratio of the cross sections for the pr
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- Andersson, M, et al.
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Pionic fusion close to threshold: d+alpha -> Li-6*+pi(0) at CELSIUS
- 2000
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In: ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B. - : ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B, JAGELLONIAN UNIV, INST PHYSICS. - 0587-4254. ; 31:10-11, s. 2343-2347
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The isobaric analogue state of the ground state of the halo nucleus He-6 in Li-6 has been studied in a pionic fusion experiment at the CELSIUS storage ring facility in Uppsala, Sweden. The Li-6 ions were detected in a zero-degree spectrometer situated in
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- Andersson, M, et al.
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Pionic fusion to a halo state, the d(alpha, Li-6*)pi(0) reaction studied close to threshold
- 2000
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In: PHYSICS LETTERS B. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. - 0370-2693. ; 481:2-4, s. 165-170
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The d(alpha,Li-6(3.56)*)pi(0) reaction has been studied at E-c.m. = 1.2 and 1.9 MeV above threshold with an alpha-particle beam incident on a deuterium cluster-jet target in CELSIUS. Complete differential cross sections were measured at both energies, int
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- Andersson, M, et al.
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Study of the p+d -> He-3+2 pi reaction at Celsius
- 1998
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In: ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B. - : ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B, JAGELLONIAN UNIV, INST PHYSICS. - 0587-4254. ; 29:11, s. 2969-2971
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The exclusive p + d -->(3) He + 2 pi reaction has been studied at CELSIUS at a beam energy of 477 MeV. Preliminary results indicate that the two pions are created mainly in an isospin T = 1 state.
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- Andersson, M, et al.
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The exclusive p plus d -> He-3+2 pi reaction at CELSIUS
- 2000
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In: ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B. - : ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B, JAGELLONIAN UNIV, INST PHYSICS. ; , s. 2123-2126
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Neutral and charged two-pion production in p + d --> He-3 --> 2 pi reactions has been studied at a proton beam energy of 477 MeV. The total cross section for double pion production is 0.22 +/- 0.03 mub. The ratio of the cross sections for the production o
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- Cohn-Cedermark, G, et al.
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Long term results of a randomized study by the Swedish Melanoma Study Group on 2-cm versus 5-cm resection margins for patients with cutaneous melanoma with a tumor thickness of 0.8-2.0 mm
- 2000
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In: Cancer. - 0008-543X .- 1097-0142. ; 89:7, s. 1495-1501
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- BACKGROUND. Large, prospective, randomized trials with long term follow-up are required to obtain an unbiased evaluation of the significance of resection margins in patients with cutaneous melanoma. METHODS, The Swedish Melanoma Study Group performed a prospective, randomized, multicenter study of patients with primary melanoma located on trunk or extremities and with a tumor thickness > 0.8 mm and less than or equal to 2 mm. Patients were allocated randomly to a 2-cm excision margin or a 5-cm excision margin. In total, 989 patients were recruited during the period 1982-1991. The median follow-up, was 11 years (range, 7-17 years) for estimation of survival and 8 years (range, 0-17 years) for evaluation of recurrent disease. RESULTS. The crude rate of local recurrence, defined as a recurrence in the scar or transplant, was < 1% (8 of 989 patients). Twenty percent of the patients (194 of 989 patients) experienced any disease recurrence, and 15% (146 of 989 patients) died of melanoma. There were no statistically significant differences between the two treatment arms. In a multivariate Cox analysis with patients allocated to wide excision as the reference group, the estimated relative hazards for overall survival and recurrence free survival among those allocated to a 2-cm resection margin were 0.96 (95% confidence interval, 0.75-1.24), and 1.02 (95% confidence interval, 0.80-1.30), respectively. CONCLUSIONS. In this long term follow-up study, local recurrences were found to be rare among patients with tumors > 0.8 mm thick and less than or equal to 2.0 mm thick. Mo difference in recurrence rate or survival between the two treatment groups was found. Patients in this category can be treated with a resection margin of 2 cm as safely as with a resection margin of 5 cm. Cancer 2000,89:1495-501. (C) 2000 American Cancer Society.
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- Ekman, A, et al.
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Swedish Clean Air and Climate Research Programme – SCAC Final report second phase
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- The SCAC-2 program was initiated to provide an extended scientific knowledge base in national and international discussions and negotiations on the development of new air pollution policies and measures. Specifically, the program was focused on four main areas where additional knowledge was needed to support further actions: air pollution and climate interactions and hemispheric transport; air pollution and human health with focus on particles from transport and domestic wood burning; ecosystem effects (and air pollution – climate interactions) of ozone and nitrogen, the latter with emphasis on national nitrogen budgets and biodiversity. Finally, integrated assessment modelling and identification of the most efficient abatement strategies was included.
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- Holm, Jesper, et al.
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Novel low-loss 3-element ring resonator for second-harmonic generation of 808nm into 404nm using periodically poled KTP
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In: Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications VI. - : SPIE. - 1996-756X .- 0277-786X. - 9780819465689 ; 6455
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a novel ring resonator for second harmonic generation consisting of only two spherical mirrors and a refractive element. In our work we use periodically poled KTP as a nonlinear material for generating the second harmonic using an 808nm tapered grating stabilized external cavity laser as pump source. With 286mW of fundamental 808nm radiation coupled into the resonator, we generate 130mW blue light at 404nm, resulting in a power conversion efficiency of 45\%.
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- Jensen, LK, et al.
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Optical coherence tomography in clinical examination of non-pigmented skin malignancies
- 2003
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In: OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND COHERENCE TECHNIQUES. - : SPIE. - 0277-786X .- 1996-756X. - 0819450103 ; 5140, s. 160-160
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- Optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) have been acquired using a compact handheld probe with an integrated video camera allowing the OCT images to be correlated to a skin surface image. In general the healthy tissue of the skin has an obvious stratified structure, whereas the cancerous tissue shows a more homogenous structure. Thus it was demonstrated that it is possible to distinguish BCCs from healthy tissue by means of OCT. Furthermore different histological types of BCC were identified. Comparison of OCT images taken prior to and immediately after photodynamic therapy clearly shows the tissue response to the treatment, and indicates local oedema in the treated area.
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- Jensen, PS, et al.
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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of aqueous solutions using optical subtraction
- 2002
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In: OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS AND SENSING OF BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS AND GLUCOSE AND CHOLESTEROL MONITORING II. - : SPIE. - 1996-756X .- 0277-786X. - 0819443638 ; 4624, s. 150-159
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- For the analysis of small concentrations of organics in aqueous solutions, a novel add-on accessory for dual-beam / optical subtraction spectroscopy has been built for a commercial Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. A standard FT-IR instrument requires a sample measurement and a separate reference measurement, whereas the optical subtraction instrument directly measures the difference between sample and reference. This has a number of advantages. The time delay between the two measurements is eliminated, and the effective measurement time is improved by a factor of two. Moreover, the optical subtraction provides a large reduction in dynamic range of the measured signal, which prevents detector saturation, and enables effective use of dynamic range of the analog to digital converter in the FT-IR spectrometer. This results in an increased signal to noise ratio, compared to the standard FT-IR instrument. By changing detector and light source the instrument may be used for both near- and mid.-infrared spectroscopy. The increased sensitivity and stability of the optical subtraction instrument compared to the standard instrument is demonstrated by transmission measurements of aqueous urea solutions in the combination band region 4000 to 5000cm(-1) (2000 to 2500nm).
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- Levitz, D, et al.
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Determination of optical scattering properties of highly-scattering media in optical coherence tomography images
- 2004
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In: Optics Express. - 1094-4087. ; 12:2, s. 249-259
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- We developed a new algorithm that fits optical coherence tomography (OCT) signals as a function of depth to a general theoretical OCT model which takes into account multiple scattering effects. With use of this algorithm, it was possible to extract both the scattering coefficient and anisotropy factor from a particular region of interest in an OCT image. The extraction algorithm was evaluated against measurements from an integrating sphere on a set of tissue phantoms and yielded valid results. Finally, a preliminary ex vivo OCT investigation on human aortic specimen indicated that the algorithm may contribute importantly to differentiation between normal and atherosclerotic arteries. We conclude that this algorithm may facilitate tissue characterization by OCT. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.
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