Binary oxide semiconductors TiO2-ZrO2 and Cu-decorated TiO2-ZrO2 (TiO2-ZrO2-Cu) uniform films were sputtered on polyester (PES). These films were irradiated under low intensity solar simulated light… (More)
The bacterial inactivation of Escherichia coli on Cu/CuO-polyester surfaces prepared by direct current magnetron sputtering was investigated in the dark and under actinic light (360 nm≤ λ ≤ 720 nm;… (More)
A new management policy regarding road runoff was proposed in 2002 by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). This new concept is based on the diffuse infiltration of road runoff into… (More)
Thyroid nodules were assessed by ultrasound in 3 621 presumably healthy free-living French subjects participating in the SU.VI.MAX cohort (2 160 females aged 35-60 years and 1 461 males aged 45-60… (More)
Under physiological conditions, the endocrine heart contributes to the maintenance of cardiovascular homeostasis through the polypeptide hormones ANF and BNP, which are members of the natriuretic… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To study the relative importance of determinants of thyroid volume.
DESIGN
Cross-sectional study on a sample of subjects issued from the SU.VI.MAX cohort.
SUBJECTS
2987 French subjects… (More)
PURPOSE
This study was undertaken to determine if late starts of first cases in the Operating theatres at the SMBD-Jewish General Hospital remained a problem after identification of the causes of… (More)