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    Spontaneous kidney rupture in polyarteritis nodosa presenting as an acute abdomen

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    CITATION: Edelstein, C. L. & Welke, H. 1991. Spontaneous kidney rupture in polyarteritis nodosa presenting as an acute abdome. South African Medical Journal, 79:52-53.The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.zaAn acute abdomen in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a perplexing and challenging problem for both the physician and the surgeon.Publisher’s versio

    Spontaneous kidney rupture in polyarteritis nodosa presenting as an acute abdomen

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    CITATION: Edelstein, C. L. & Welke, H. 1991. Spontaneous kidney rupture in polyarteritis nodosa presenting as an acute abdome. South African Medical Journal, 79:52-53.The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.zaAn acute abdomen in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a perplexing and challenging problem for both the physician and the surgeon.Publisher’s versio

    Nuclear Flow Excitation Function

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    We consider the dependence of collective flow on the nuclear surface thickness in a Boltzmann--Uehling--Uhlenbeck transport model of heavy ion collisions. Well defined surfaces are introduced by giving test particles a Gaussian density profile of constant width. Zeros of the flow excitation function are as much influenced by the surface thickness as the nuclear equation of state, and the dependence of this effect is understood in terms of a simple potential scattering model. Realistic calculations must also take into account medium effects for the nucleon--nucleon cross section, and impact parameter averaging. We find that balance energy scales with the mass number as AyA^{-y}, where yy has a numerical value between 0.35 and 0.5, depending on the assumptions about the in-medium nucleon-nucleon cross section.Comment: 11 pages (LaTeX), 7 figures (not included), MSUCL-884, WSU-NP-93-

    Quantitative analysis of headspace volatile compounds using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and their contribution to the aroma of Chardonnay wine.

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    The quantitative determination of volatile compounds of Chardonnay wines using HS-SPME-GC × GC/TOFMS along with the determination of odor activity value (OAV) and relative odor contribution (ROC) of volatiles are reported for the first time. The use of GC × GC/TOFMS for the analysis of Chardonnay wine of Serra Gaucha resulted in the tentative identification of 243 compounds, showing the superior performance of this analytical technique for this specific varietal wine, considering that the number of compounds usually separated by 1D-GC for this type of wine is lower. Furthermore, 42 compounds co-eluted in the first dimension and 34 of them were separated in the second dimension, while the others were resolved by spectral deconvolution (8), which indicates that the conventional 1D-GC/MS may result in misleading results. The calculation of OAV and ROC allowed the determination of the volatile compounds that presented the greater contribution to wine aroma. Ethyl octanoate, ethyl hexanoate, ethyl butanoate, and beta-damascenone showed the highest OAV and ROC values, although other 43 compounds showed also potential to contribute to wine aroma. Figures of merit of the developed method were: accuracies from 92.4 to 102.6%, repeatability from 1.2% to 13.4%, LOD from 0.001 ?g L?1 (ethyl isovalerate and hexanoic acid) to 2.554 ?g L?1 (ethyl 3-hydroxybutanoate), LOQ from 0.003 ?g L?1 (ethyl isovalerate and hexanoic acid) to 7.582 ?g L?1 (ethyl 3-hydroxybutanoate)

    Determination of the possible contribution to aroma using odor activity values of volatile compounds of wines analyzed by comprehensive two dimensional gas chromatography.

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    The aim of this study was to use the HS-SPME-GC × GC/TOFMS to quantify volatile compounds of wines produced with Chardonnay grapes in Serra Gaúcha region, Brazil and determine their possible contribution to aroma through the determination of OAV for each tentatively identified compound

    Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): Current Status, Issues, and Future Directions

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    The smart mobile device has emerged as an extension of the self, closely tied to the personal behaviors and preferences. This panel discussion covers the current status, real world cases, adoption, pros/cons, issues (security, privacy), and future direction of the use and adoption of Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD). The panel also covers BYOS (Bring-Your-Own-Service) and BYOA (Bring-Your-Own-Apps)

    Influence of vineyard managements on aroma of Merlot wines.

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    The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of vineyard managements on aroma of Campanha Gaúcha Merlot wines through quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA), gas chromatography ? olfactometry (GC - O) and comprehensive two - dimensional gas chromatography coupled to time-of -flight mass spectrometric detection (GC × GC/TOFMS)
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