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Charge density functional plus calculation of lacunar spinel GaMSe (M = Nb, Mo, Ta, and W)
Charge density functional plus calculations are carried out to examine
the validity of molecular =1/2 and 3/2 state in lacunar spinel
GaMX (M = Nb, Mo, Ta, and W). With LDA (spin-unpolarized local density
approximation), which has recently been suggested as the more desirable
choice than LSDA (local spin density approximation), we examine the band
structure in comparison with the previous prediction based on the
spin-polarized version of functional and with the prototypical
=1/2 material SrIrO. It is found that the previously
suggested =1/2 and 3/2 band characters remain valid still in
LDA calculations while the use of charge-only density causes some minor
differences. Our result provides the further support for the novel molecular
state in this series of materials, which can hopefully motivate
the future exploration toward its verification and the further search for new
functionalities
Editorial: clock/frequency generation circuits and systems
1 Institute of Microelectronics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China 2Department of Electronics, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy 3Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Kyungbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea 4Department of Physical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan 5Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, US
Clock/Frequency Generation Circuits and Systems
1 Institute of Microelectronics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China 2Department of Electronics, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy 3Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Kyungbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea 4Department of Physical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan 5Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, US
Ion trap with gold-plated alumina: substrate and surface characterization
We describe a complete development process of a segmented-blade linear ion
trap. Alumina substrate is characterized with an X-ray diffraction and
loss-tangent measurement. The blade is laser-micromachined and polished,
followed by the sputtering and gold electroplating. Surface roughness is
examined at each step of the fabrication via both electron and optical
microscopies. On the gold-plated facet, we obtain a height deviation of tens of
nanometers in the vicinity of the ion position. Trapping of laser-cooled
Yb ions is demonstrated.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure
Contrast enhancement behavior of hydrogen silsesquioxane in a salty developer
The authors investigated a contrast enhancement behavior of hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ) in a salty development system (NaOH/NaCl). Time-resolved analysis of contrast curves and line-grating patterns were carried out to investigate the unique properties of a salty development process. In NaOH developer without salt, the development process was saturated beyond a certain development time. On the other hand, the addition of salt enabled a continuous development, which was not observed in the pure NaOH development. The continuous thinning process enhances the contrast of HSQ in the salty developer, which allows a fast collapsing behavior in HSQ line-grating patterns. During development process, salt seems to have the role of modifying HSQ by breaking network bonds preferentially, leading to a continuous development rate
Prognostic value of quality of life score in disease-free survivors of surgically-treated lung cancer
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the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.Abstract
Background
We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of quality of life (QOL) for predicting survival among disease-free survivors of surgically-treated lung cancer after the completion of cancer treatment.
Methods
We administered the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30), the Quality of Life Questionnaire Lung Cancer Module (QLQ-LC13), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) to 809 survivors who were surgically-treated for lung cancer at two hospitals from 2001 through 2006. We gathered mortality data by linkage to the National Statistical Office through December 2011. We used Cox proportional hazard models to compute adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) to estimate the relationship between QOL and survival.
Results
Analyses of QOL items adjusted for age, sex, stage, body mass index, and physical activity showed that scores for poor physical functioning, dyspnea, anorexia, diarrhea, cough, personal strength, anxiety, and depression were associated with poor survival. With adjustment for the independent indicators of survival, final multiple proportional hazard regression analyses of QOL show that physical functioning (aHR, 2.39; 95 % CI, 1.13–5.07), dyspnea (aHR, 1.56; 95 % CI, 1.01–2.40), personal strength (aHR, 2.36; 95 % CI, 1.31–4.27), and anxiety (aHR, 2.13; 95 % CI, 1.38–3.30) retained their independent prognostic power of survival.
Conclusion
This study suggests that patient-reported QOL outcomes in disease-free survivors of surgically-treated lung cancer after the completion of active treatment has independent prognostic value for long-term survival
Comparative expression patterns and diagnostic efficacies of SR splicing factors and HNRNPA1 in gastric and colorectal cancer
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