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An investigation of solubility and diffusion of oxygen in refractory metals Quarterly report, Jan. - Mar. 1966
Solubility and diffusion of oxygen in refractory metals measured by electrical resistivit
Coherent Description for Hitherto Unexplained Radioactivities by Super- and Hyperdeformed Isomeric States
Recently long-lived high spin super- and hyperdeformed isomeric states with
unusual radioactive decay properties have been discovered. Based on these newly
observed modes of radioactive decay, consistent interpretations are suggested
for previously unexplained phenomena seen in nature. These are the Po halos,
the low-energy enhanced 4.5 MeV alpha-particle group proposed to be due to an
isotope of a superheavy element with Z = 108, and the giant halos.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, 1 table, to be published in Int. J. Mod. Phys.
Super- and Hyperdeformed Isomeric States and Long-Lived Superheavy Elements
The recent discoveries of the long-lived high spin super- and hyperdeformed
isomeric states and their unusual radioactive decay properties are described.
Based on their existence a consistent interpretation is given to the production
of the long-lived superheavy element with Z = 112, via secondary reactions in
CERN W targets, and to the low energy and very enhanced alpha-particle groups
seen in various actinide fractions separated from the same W target. In
addition, consistent interpretations are suggested for previously unexplained
phenomena seen in nature. These are the Po halos, the low-energy enhanced 4.5
MeV alpha-particle group proposed to be due to an isotope of a superheavy
element with Z = 108, and the giant halos.Comment: 4 pages. Contribution to the 2nd Int. Conf. on the Chemistry and
Physics of the Transactinide Elements (TAN 03) Napa California, November 200
Solubility and diffusion of oxygen in tantalum
Solubility of oxygen in tantalum determined by resistivity techniqu
Multilayered printed circuit boards inspected by X-ray laminography
Technique produces high resolution cross-sectional radiographs with close interplane spacing for inspecting multilayer boards to be used in providing circuitry routing and module structural support
Investigation of solubility and diffusion of oxygen in refractory metals Second quarterly report, 1 Oct. - 31 Dec. 1965
Electric resistivity measurements to determine solubility and diffusion of oxygen in tantalum, columbium, and alloy
An investigation of solubility and diffusion of oxygen in refractory metals First quarterly report, 1 Jul. - 30 Sep. 1965
Determination of solubility limits and diffusion constants of oxygen in pure tantalum and niobium and in alloys by electrical resistivity measurement
Evidence for a long-lived superheavy nucleus with atomic mass number A=292 and atomic number Z=~122 in natural Th
Evidence for the existence of a superheavy nucleus with atomic mass number
A=292 and abundance (1-10)x10^(-12) relative to 232Th has been found in a study
of natural Th using inductively coupled plasma-sector field mass spectrometry.
The measured mass matches the predictions [1,2] for the mass of an isotope with
atomic number Z=122 or a nearby element. Its estimated half-life of t1/2 >=
10^8 y suggests that a long-lived isomeric state exists in this isotope. The
possibility that it might belong to a new class of long-lived high spin super-
and hyperdeformed isomeric states is discussed.[3-6]Comment: 14 pages, 5 figure
Retreatment with interferon-alpha and ribavirin in primary interferon-alpha non-responders with chronic hepatitis C
Background/Aims: Combination therapy with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) plus ribavirin is more efficacious than IFN-alpha monotherapy in previously untreated patients with chronic hepatitis C and patients with IFN-alpha relapse. Only limited data are available in IFN-alpha non-responders. In a multicenter trial we therefore evaluated the efficacy of combination therapy in IFN-alpha-resistant chronic hepatitis C. Methods: Eighty-two patients (mean age 46.8 years, 54 males, 28 females) with chronic hepatitis C were treated with IFN-alpha-2a (3 x 6 MIU/week) and ribavirin (14 mg/kg daily) for 12 weeks. Thereafter, treatment was continued only in virological responders (undetectable serum HCV RNA at week 12) with an IFN-alpha dose of 3 x 3 MIU/week and without ribavirin for a further 9 months. The primary study endpoint was an undetectable HCV RNA by RT-PCR at the end of the 24-week follow-up period. Results: After 12 weeks of combination therapy, an initial virological response was observed in 29 of 82 (35.4%) patients. Due to a high breakthrough rate after IFN-a dose reduction and ribavirin discontinuation, an end-of-treatment response was only achieved in 12 of 82 (14.6%) patients. After the follow-up period, a sustained virological response was observed in 8 of 82 (9.8%) patients. Infection with HCV genotype 3 was the only pretreatment parameter, which could predict a sustained response (HCV-1, 5%; HCV-3, 57.1%; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Despite a high initial response rate of 35.4%, sustained viral clearance was achieved only in 9.8% of the retreated primary IFN-alpha non-responders. Higher IFN-alpha induction and maintenance dose, as well as prolonged ribavirin treatment may possibly increase the virological response rates in non-responders, particularly in those infected by HCV-1
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