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Forzieri G, Dutrieux LP, Elia A, Eckhardt B, Caudullo G, Taboada FÁ, Andriolo A, Bălăcenoiu F, Bastos A, Buzatu A, Dorado FC, Dobrovolný L, Duduman ML, Fernandez-Carrillo A, Hernández-Clemente R, Hornero A, Ionuț S, Lombardero MJ, Junttila S, Lukeš P, Marianelli L, Mas H, Mlčoušek M, Mugnai F, Nețoiu C, Nikolov C, Olenici N, Olsson PO, Paoli F, Paraschiv M, Patočka Z, Pérez-Laorga E, Quero JL, Rüetschi M, Stroheker S, Nardi D, Ferenčík J, Battisti A, Hartmann H, Nistor C, Cescatti A, Beck PSA. The Database of European Forest Insect and Disease Disturbances: DEFID2. Glob Chang Biol 2023; 29:6040-6065. [PMID: 37605971 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
Abstract
Insect and disease outbreaks in forests are biotic disturbances that can profoundly alter ecosystem dynamics. In many parts of the world, these disturbance regimes are intensifying as the climate changes and shifts the distribution of species and biomes. As a result, key forest ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration, regulation of water flows, wood production, protection of soils, and the conservation of biodiversity, could be increasingly compromised. Despite the relevance of these detrimental effects, there are currently no spatially detailed databases that record insect and disease disturbances on forests at the pan-European scale. Here, we present the new Database of European Forest Insect and Disease Disturbances (DEFID2). It comprises over 650,000 harmonized georeferenced records, mapped as polygons or points, of insects and disease disturbances that occurred between 1963 and 2021 in European forests. The records currently span eight different countries and were acquired through diverse methods (e.g., ground surveys, remote sensing techniques). The records in DEFID2 are described by a set of qualitative attributes, including severity and patterns of damage symptoms, agents, host tree species, climate-driven trigger factors, silvicultural practices, and eventual sanitary interventions. They are further complemented with a satellite-based quantitative characterization of the affected forest areas based on Landsat Normalized Burn Ratio time series, and damage metrics derived from them using the LandTrendr spectral-temporal segmentation algorithm (including onset, duration, magnitude, and rate of the disturbance), and possible interactions with windthrow and wildfire events. The DEFID2 database is a novel resource for many large-scale applications dealing with biotic disturbances. It offers a unique contribution to design networks of experiments, improve our understanding of ecological processes underlying biotic forest disturbances, monitor their dynamics, and enhance their representation in land-climate models. Further data sharing is encouraged to extend and improve the DEFID2 database continuously. The database is freely available at https://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/FOREST/DISTURBANCES/DEFID2/.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giovanni Forzieri
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- DRACONES Research Group, Universidad de León, León, Spain
- Sustainable Forestry and Environmental Management Unit, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Ufficio Pianificazione Forestale, Amministrazione Provincia Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry "Marin Drăcea" (INCDS), Voluntari, Romania
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- Department of Biogeochemical Processes, Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry "Marin Drăcea" (INCDS), Craiova, Romania
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- DRACONES Research Group, Universidad de León, León, Spain
- Sustainable Forestry and Environmental Management Unit, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- University Forest Enterprise Masaryk Forest Křtiny, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Applied Ecology Laboratory, Forestry Faculty, "Ștefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Suceava, Romania
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- Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Córdoba, Spain
- Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT), The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Geomorphology-Pedology-Geomatics, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Sustainable Forestry and Environmental Management Unit, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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- Czechglobe-Global Change Research Institute, CAS, Brno, Czech Republic
- Ústav pro hospodářskou úpravu lesů-Forest Management Institute (FMI), Brno-Žabovřesky, Czech Republic
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- CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Florence, Italy
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- Laboratori de Sanitat Forestal, Servei d'Ordenació i Gestió Forestal, Conselleria d'Agricultura, Desenvolupament Rural, Emergència Climàtica i Transició Ecològica, Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
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- Czechglobe-Global Change Research Institute, CAS, Brno, Czech Republic
- Ústav pro hospodářskou úpravu lesů-Forest Management Institute (FMI), Brno-Žabovřesky, Czech Republic
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry "Marin Drăcea" (INCDS), Craiova, Romania
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- National Forest Centre, Forest Research Institute, Zvolen, Slovakia
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry "Marin Drăcea" (INCDS), Voluntari, Romania
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- Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Florence, Italy
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry "Marin Drăcea" (INCDS), Brașov, Romania
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- Department of Forest Management and Applied Geoinformatics, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratori de Sanitat Forestal, Servei d'Ordenació i Gestió Forestal, Conselleria d'Agricultura, Desenvolupament Rural, Emergència Climàtica i Transició Ecològica, Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Forest Engineering, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Land Change Science, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Swiss Forest Protection, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- DAFNAE-Entomology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Research Station Tatra National Park, Tatranská Lomnica, Slovakia
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- Department of Biogeochemical Processes, Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
- Insitute for Forest Protection, Julius Kühn-Institute, Federal Research Federal Research Center for Cultivated Plants, Quedlinburg, Germany
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- Department of Geomorphology-Pedology-Geomatics, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Zenoaga-Barbăroșie C, Berca L, Vassu-Dimov T, Toma M, Nica MI, Alexiu-Toma OA, Ciornei C, Albu A, Nica S, Nistor C, Nica R. The Predisposition for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome. Balkan J Med Genet 2023; 26:21-26. [PMID: 37576792 PMCID: PMC10413885 DOI: 10.2478/bjmg-2023-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are diseases caused by the interaction of genetic and non-genetic factors. Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate the association between six common genetic polymorphisms and T2DM and MetS in males. A total of 120 T2DM, 75 MetS, and 120 healthy controls (HC) were included in the study. ACE ID, eNOS 4a/b, ATR1 A1166C, OXTR (A>G), SOD1 +35A/C, CAT-21A/T gene polymorphisms were genotyped by PCR or PCR-RFLP techniques. T2DM was diagnosed at an earlier age compared to MetS (54 vs 55 years old, p=0.0003) and the difference was greater in carriers of the OXTR G allele (54 vs 56 years old, p=0.0002) or both OXTR G and eNOS b alleles (54 vs 56, p=0.00016). The SOD1 AA genotype (O.R.=0.11, p=0.0006) and the presence of both ACE I and OXTR1 A (O.R.=0.39, p=0.0005) alleles revealed to be protective for T2DM. SOD1 AA and AC genotypes were protective factors for triglyceride (p=0.0002 and p=0.0005, respectively) and HDL cholesterol (p=0.0002 and p=0.0004, respectively) levels in T2DM patients. ACE DD was identified more frequently in hypertensive T2DM patients (O.R.=3.77, p=0.0005) and in those who reported drinking alcohol (p=0.0001) comparing to HC and T2DM patients who did not drink alcohol, respectively. We observed that T2DM patients who reported drinking alcohol had an increased frequency of ACE DD and eNOS bb (p<0.0001), or ACE DD and OXTR G (p<0.0001) compared to non-drinkers. No gene polymorphisms were associated with MetS.
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- Molecular Biology Department, National Research and Development Institute for Food Bioresources – IBA Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Genetics, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Emergency Department, Central Military Emergency Hospital Dr. Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Genetics, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Preclinical Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
- Emergency Department, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Emergency Department, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Emergency Department, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
- Clinic Department 4, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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- Preclinical Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
- Thoracic Surgery, Central Military Emergency Hospital Dr. Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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- Surgery 2, Central Military Emergency Hospital Dr. Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
- Special Disciplines, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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Stoica CE, Iotu A, Nicolau I, Nistor C, Grigore I, Rad F. Psychotic episode with onset in childhood and adolescence – Factors which may influence the outcome. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9568010 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction
A psychotic episode might stem from various psychiatric disorders, such as Major Depressive Disorder, Mania, Autism Spectrum Disorder, it might lead to Schizophrenia, or it might be a single event.
Objectives
The study aimed to assess the main comorbidities encountered in the onset of psychotic episodes in children and adolescents, who were hospitalized in a pediatric psychiatry department for at least one night. Furthermore, another objective was to establish whether a family history of mental illness or a poor socio-economic status have bigger impact on the evolution of these patients.
Methods
To analyze the objectives, it was used an observational study, based on patients with the onset of a psychotic episode and associated diagnosis according to ICD-10, evaluated in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Department of “Prof. Dr. Al. Obregia” Hospital, between 2015-2019. Patients with psychotic episodes with onset related to Major Depressive Disorder and Mania or a personal history of Schizophrenia were excluded.
Results
The most frequent associated comorbidity was Autism Spectrum Disorder. In terms of long-term evolution, patients with comorbidities have poorer outcomes, more relapses and hospitalizations. Family history of mental illness, low socio-economic status, the age of onset were found to be prognostic factors and have an important impact on the outcome.
Conclusions
This study compared patients with psychotic episodes with and without comorbid conditions associated, considering the length of hospitalization period, the evolution and the number of relapses. The presence and the type of comorbidities are important factors of evolution and prognostic for these patients.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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Donati F, Rusponi S, Stepanow S, Persichetti L, Singha A, Juraschek DM, Wäckerlin C, Baltic R, Pivetta M, Diller K, Nistor C, Dreiser J, Kummer K, Velez-Fort E, Spaldin NA, Brune H, Gambardella P. Unconventional Spin Relaxation Involving Localized Vibrational Modes in Ho Single-Atom Magnets. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:077204. [PMID: 32142323 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.077204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We investigate the spin relaxation of Ho single atom magnets on MgO/Ag(100) as a function of temperature and magnetic field. We find that the spin relaxation is thermally activated at low field, while it remains larger than 1000 s up to 30 K and 8 T. This behavior contrasts with that of single molecule magnets and bulk paramagnetic impurities, which relax faster at high field. Combining our results with density functional theory, we rationalize this unconventional behavior by showing that local vibrations activate a two-phonon Raman process with a relaxation rate that peaks near zero field and is suppressed at high field. Our work shows the importance of these excitations in the relaxation of axially coordinated magnetic atoms.
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- F Donati
- Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 03760 Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Hönggerbergring 64, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Hönggerbergring 64, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University, I-00146, Roma, Italy
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- Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 03760 Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Hönggerbergring 64, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnická 10, 16200 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Hönggerbergring 64, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Light Source (SLS), Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Hönggerbergring 64, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Hönggerbergring 64, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Cârlan I, Mihai BA, Nistor C, Große-Stoltenberg A. Identifying urban vegetation stress factors based on open access remote sensing imagery and field observations. ECOL INFORM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2019.101032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mihai B, Săvulescu I, Rujoiu-Mare M, Nistor C. Recent forest cover changes (2002-2015) in the Southern Carpathians: A case study of the Iezer Mountains, Romania. Sci Total Environ 2017; 599-600:2166-2174. [PMID: 28575931 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The paper explores the dynamics of the forest cover change in the Iezer Mountains, part of Southern Carpathians, in the context of the forest ownership recovery and deforestation processes, combined with the effects of biotic and abiotic disturbances. The aim of the study is to map and evaluate the typology and the spatial extension of changes in the montane forest cover between 700 and 2462m a.s.l., sampling all the representative Carpathian ecosystems, from the European beech zone up to the spruce-fir zone and the subalpine-alpine pastures. The methodology uses a change detection analysis of satellite imagery with Landsat ETM+/OLI and Sentinel-2 MSI data. The workflow started with a complete calibration of multispectral data from 2002, before the massive forest restitution to private owners, after the Law 247/2005 empowerment, and 2015, the intensification of deforestation process. For the data classification, a Maximum Likelihood supervised classification algorithm was utilized. The forest change map was developed after combining the classifications in a unitary formula using image difference. The principal outcome of the research identifies the type of forest cover change using a quantitative formula. This information can be integrated in the future decision-making strategies for forest stand management and sustainable development.
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- Bogdan Mihai
- University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, 1, Nicolae Bălcescu Blvd., 010041 Bucharest, Romania.
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- University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, 1, Nicolae Bălcescu Blvd., 010041 Bucharest, Romania.
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- University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, 1, Nicolae Bălcescu Blvd., 010041 Bucharest, Romania; Simion Mehedinți Doctoral School, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, 1, Nicolae Bălcescu Blvd., 010041 Bucharest, Romania.
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- University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, 1, Nicolae Bălcescu Blvd., 010041 Bucharest, Romania.
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Nistor C, Ciuche A, Constantinescu I. EMERGENCY SURGICAL TRACHEAL DECOMPRESSION IN A HUGE RETROSTERNAL GOITER. Acta Endocrinol (Buchar) 2017; 13:370-374. [PMID: 31149202 DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2017.370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Introduction Over the past decades, several definitions and classifications of cervico-mediastinal goiters have been proposed. We analyzed and discussed the clinical presentation, the diagnostic procedures and the surgical technique in relation to post-operative complications and long-term results in a case of a sixty-six years old obese, hypertensive female admitted in the Thoracic Surgery Department with respiratory distress (inspiratory dyspnea, stridor) progressively aggravating during the latest month. Methods Cervico-thoracic CT scan revealed the existence of a cervico-mediastinal huge goiter which developed mostly intrathoracic (2/ 3 of the goiter). It determined a tracheal compression, reducing its caliber by two thirds, and its displacement to the right side. The proposed surgical procedure was total thyroidectomy and it involved a bipolar approach (transcervical and transsternal) through a partial upper cervico-sternotomy. Results The complete removal of the goiter and the decompression of the trachea have been achieved. Postoperative results were very satisfactory, with the absence of the respiratory distress. The histological examination revealed a multinodular goiter with epithelium hyperplasia. Conclusion The presence of a complicated cervico-mediastinal goiter with severe respiratory distress required a surgical excision as the main and immediate treatment option. The surgical procedure represented a milestone for both the anesthesiologist (difficult intubation, with a thin tracheal tube in the absence of the jet ventilation technology) and for the surgeon. The goiter's excision from the visceral mediastinum was very difficult because of its huge dimensions and close relations with trachea and great vessels (anterior) and esophagus, erector spinal muscles and the spine (posterior).
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- C Nistor
- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,"Dr. Carol Davila" Central Military University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Dr. Carol Davila" Central Military University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania
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Donati F, Rusponi S, Stepanow S, Wäckerlin C, Singha A, Persichetti L, Baltic R, Diller K, Patthey F, Fernandes E, Dreiser J, Šljivančanin Ž, Kummer K, Nistor C, Gambardella P, Brune H. Magnetic remanence in single atoms. Science 2016; 352:318-21. [PMID: 27081065 DOI: 10.1126/science.aad9898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
A permanent magnet retains a substantial fraction of its saturation magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field. Realizing magnetic remanence in a single atom allows for storing and processing information in the smallest unit of matter. We show that individual holmium (Ho) atoms adsorbed on ultrathin MgO(100) layers on Ag(100) exhibit magnetic remanence up to a temperature of 30 kelvin and a relaxation time of 1500 seconds at 10 kelvin. This extraordinary stability is achieved by the realization of a symmetry-protected magnetic ground state and by decoupling the Ho spin from the underlying metal by a tunnel barrier.
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- F Donati
- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Hönggerbergring 64, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Hönggerbergring 64, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences (020), Post Office Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia. Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Hönggerbergring 64, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Hönggerbergring 64, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Perlea P, Nistor C, Suciu I. Post-treatment periapical periodontitis X-ray versus CBCT - a case report. J Med Life 2016; 9:84-87. [PMID: 27974921 PMCID: PMC5152605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Post treatment periapical periodontitis is usually caused by residual microbes, due to poorly treated root canals and microleakage. Our clinical case proved that orthograde, single-visit endodontic re-treatment is the first choice for the clinician. Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images detect the presence and the real extension of the periapical periodontitis and the outcome of the endodontic treatment, in terms of healing the bone defect. Compared with the limited 2-D data obtained by using the radiograph, the CBCT shows a 3-D image of the tooth, the root canal, and the surrounding tissue.
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- P Perlea
- Department of Endodontology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Endodontology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Endodontology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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Gârea S, Mihai A, Ghebaur A, Nistor C, Sârbu A. Porous clay heterostructures: A new inorganic host for 5-fluorouracil encapsulation. Int J Pharm 2015; 491:299-309. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mihai B, Nistor C, Simion G. Post-socialist urban growth of Bucharest, Romania – a change detection analysis on Landsat imagery (1984–2010). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.3986/ags.709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In this study, Bucharest, the capital city of Romania was selected as a case study. Based on time series of Landsat TM imagery and statistical data, an analysis on urban growth from 1984 to 2010 was performed, using an integrated approach of remote sensing and GIS techniques. The land cover data were validated by CORINE Land Cover maps. The results revealed that rapid urban growth of the Bucharest region led to accelerated land use conversion from cropland to built-up land. The processes of deindustrialization in the core city and industrialization to the ring road represent other driving factors for spatiotemporal pattern of built-up land. The paper will discuss these processes and their impact on economic growth and residential suburbanization of the studied region.
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Nistor C, Ciuche A, Motaş C, Motaş N, Bluoss C, Pantile D, Davidescu M, Horvat T. Cervico-mediastinal thyroid masses - our experience. Chirurgia (Bucur) 2014; 109:34-43. [PMID: 24524468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Over the last decades, several definitions and classifications of cervico-mediastinal goiters and thyroid masses have been proposed. We analyze and discuss the clinical presentation, the diagnostic procedures and the surgical technique in relation to post-operative complications and results in cervico-mediastinal thyroid masses admitted in our Clinic of Thoracic Surgery over a period of 22 years (1991-2012). METHODS We reviewed 130 patients who underwent surgery for retrosternal thyroid masses, 77 (59.23%) women and 53(40.77%) men. Mean age was of 53 years. Shortness of breath was observed in 71 (54.61%) patients as the most frequent preoperative symptom. Cervico-thoracic CT scan reveales the existence of a cervico-mediastinal mass and can appreciate the degree of intrathoracic progression, tracheal compression and dislocation, as well as the relations with other anatomical structures of the visceral mediastinum. All 130 patients were prepared for a thoracic approach, majority of the cases were operated by Prof. T. Horvat. The surgical procedure was performed by cervical approach only in most of the cases (106 cases) (Kocher type cervicotomy in 63 cases and Horvat type "en-Y" cervicotomy in 43 cases). We used a bipolar approach for large cervico-thoracic masses: cervicotomy and partial upper sternotomy in 20 cases, cervicotomy and full sternotomy in 3 cases, cervicotomy and right axillary thoracotomy in one case. RESULTS The removal of the thyroid mass and decompression of the trachea have been achieved in all cases. Post operative results were very satisfactory, with absence of respiratory distress and with normal function of the vocal cords. No post operative mortality was encountered. CONCLUSION The presence of a cervico-mediastinal thyroid mass with or without respiratory distress requires a surgical excision as the only treatment option. The surgical procedure represented a milestone for both anesthesiologist (difficult intubation in some cases of large goiters) and thoracic surgeon.Thyroid masses extending to the mediastinum can be excised successfully by cervical incision. Bipolar approach has an excellent outcome, achieving a safe resection, especially in large thyroid masses extending to the mediastinum with close relations to mediastinal structures.
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Lodi Rizzini A, Krull C, Balashov T, Mugarza A, Nistor C, Yakhou F, Sessi V, Klyatskaya S, Ruben M, Stepanow S, Gambardella P. Exchange biasing single molecule magnets: coupling of TbPc2 to antiferromagnetic layers. Nano Lett 2012; 12:5703-7. [PMID: 23046484 DOI: 10.1021/nl302918d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We investigate the possibility to induce exchange bias between single molecule magnets (SMM) and metallic or oxide antiferromagnetic substrates. Element-resolved X-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements reveal, respectively, the presence and absence of unidirectional exchange anisotropy for TbPc(2) SMM deposited on antiferromagnetic Mn and CoO layers. TbPc(2) deposited on Mn thin films present magnetic hysteresis and a negative horizontal shift of the Tb magnetization loop after field cooling, consistent with the observation of pinned spins in the Mn layer coupled parallel to the Tb magnetic moment. Conversely, molecules deposited on CoO substrates present paramagnetic magnetization loops with no indication of exchange bias. These experiments demonstrate the ability of SMM to polarize the pinned uncompensated spins of an antiferromagnet during field-cooling and realize metal-organic exchange-biased heterostructures using antiferromagnetic pinning layers.
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- A Lodi Rizzini
- Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (ICN), UAB Campus, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Ciuche A, Nistor C, Motaş C, Horvat T. [Minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of malignant pleuro-pericardial effusions]. Chirurgia (Bucur) 2012; 107:206-212. [PMID: 22712350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Malignant pleuro-pericardial effusions (MPPEs) are a common problem in the treatment of patients with cancer and may occur with any malignancy. METHODS Between 01.01.1998 -31.12.2008 we conducted a retrospective study. During this period of time 46 patients were diagnosed and treated for malignant pleuro-pericardial effusions in Clinic of Thoracic Surgery under Prof. Teodor Horvat coordination (from SUUMC). RESULTS In this study a total of 42 MPPEs have been approached through minimally invasive procedures (36 patients underwent thoracoscopic procedures and 6 patients were subjected to VATS). In our study, the pulmonary cancers were the most frequent primary cancers who caused MPPEs (22 cases). The thoracoscopic pleuro-pericardial window was the most frequent and efficient procedure used for pericardial drainage (34 cases). Effective control of the recurent malignant pleural and pericardial effusions was made most frequent through postoperative pleural bleomycin instillation (22 cases) and through thoracoscopic insufflation of talc in 14 cases. CONCLUSIONS The minimally invasive thoracic surgery is a safe and efficient method for diagnosis and treatment of pleuro-pericardial effusions.
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- A Ciuche
- Spitalul Universitar de Urgenţă Militar Central Dr. Carol Davila, Bucureşti, Romania.
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Nistor C, Ciuche A, Davidescu M, Horvat T, Tudose A. [A giant thoracoabdominal tumor--hereditary multiple exostoses]. Chirurgia (Bucur) 2009; 104:617-620. [PMID: 19943564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME), also known as osteochondromatosis, is an inherited, autosomal dominant disorder in which multiple osteochondromas develop throughout the skeleton. We present the case of a 17 years old boy diagnosticated with HME with multiple prior orthopedic interventions for upper and lower limbs deformant osteochondromas. He was admitted in our service for a giant osteochondroma localized at the left thoraco-abdominal border arising from C11, C12 ribs, involving the thoracic postero-bazal wall, the abdominal posterior wall and practically the entire left retroperitoneal space. We performed the total resection of this giant tumor (2.6 kg) with postero-inferior thoracic parietectomy (10 to 12 ribs) and abdominal postero-lateral parietectomy followed by the thoraco-abdominal parietal reconstruction with a dual-mesh soft tissue patch, after the high reinsertion of the left diaphragm. The postoperative results were very good from both points of view: esthetical and functional, with preservation of the diaphragm activity and the anatomical reposition of the abdominal viscera. The paper refers to the etiopathogenesis, clinical symptoms, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations of HME.
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- C Nistor
- Clinica de Chirurgie Toracică, Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă Militar Central Bucureşti, România
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Nistor C, Ciuche A, Davidescu M, Horvat T. [Pleurotomy--an operation by the general surgeon]. Chirurgia (Bucur) 2009; 104:323-328. [PMID: 19601465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The authors present the newest data of a minimal thoracic technique: the pleurotomy. In our times this technique requires the modem chest tubes, the complete pleurotomy sets for different emergent situations. The authors presents the indications, the possible complications, their own technique of pleurotomy and the actual management of pleural drainage.
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- C Nistor
- Clinica de Chirurgie Toracică, Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă Militar Central, Bucureşti
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Nistor C, Davidescu M, Rus O, Marinescu B, Ştefănescu I, Tudose A, Horvat T. Giant laterocervical fibrosarcom. J Med Life 2009; 2:262-5. [PMID: 20112469 PMCID: PMC5052497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Soft tissue sarcomas are rare tumors representing 1% of all malignancies and less than 10% concerning head and neck tumors. We are presenting the case of a 42-year-old patient that was admitted in our service for a giant laterocervical tumor (15/12/10 cm). We performed total excision of this tumor en bloc with the involved tegument; the resulting defect was covered with a split thick skin graft. The weight of the tumor was 500 g. Histopathological examination revealed an intermediate-grade fibrosarcoma. The postoperative evolution was good; radiotherapy was indicated.
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- C Nistor
- Central Clinical Military and Emergency Hospital Thoracic Surgery Clinic
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- Central Clinical Military and Emergency Hospital Thoracic Surgery Clinic
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- Central Clinical Military and Emergency Hospital Thoracic Surgery Clinic
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- Central Military Clinical and Emergency Hospital
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- Central Clinical Military and Emergency Hospital Pneumology Department
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- Central Clinical Military and Emergency Hospital Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department
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- Central Clinical Military and Emergency Hospital Thoracic Surgery Clinic
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Beach GSD, Knutson C, Nistor C, Tsoi M, Erskine JL. Nonlinear domain-wall velocity enhancement by spin-polarized electric current. Phys Rev Lett 2006; 97:057203. [PMID: 17026138 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.057203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The interaction between a dc spin-polarized electric current and a magnetic domain wall in a Permalloy nanowire was studied by high-bandwidth scanning Kerr polarimetry. The full functional dependence of wall velocity on electric current and magnetic field is presented. With the pinning potential nulled by a field, current-induced velocity enhancements exceeded 35 m/s at a current density of approximately 6 x 10(11) A/m(2). This large enhancement, more than 10 times that found in pinning-dominated experiments, results in part from an interaction that is nonlinear in current and independent of current direction.
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- G S D Beach
- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0264, USA.
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Rose A, Nistor C, Emnéus J, Pfeiffer D, Wollenberger U. GDH biosensor based off-line capillary immunoassay for alkylphenols and their ethoxylates. Biosens Bioelectron 2002; 17:1033-43. [PMID: 12392953 DOI: 10.1016/s0956-5663(02)00096-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The application of a quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase modified thick-film sensor as label detector in a capillary immunoassay (CIA) for xenoestrogens is presented. The detection of the alkylphenols and their ethoxylates is based on the competition between the analyte and tracer molecules for the binding sites of anti-alkylphenol ethoxylate antibodies. This assay is performed off-line in small disposable PVC capillaries coated with immobilized antibodies. This format allows the combination of the assay with a small portable device potentially useful for on-site environmental monitoring. Beside high amplification the utilization of beta-galactosidase as enzyme label allows the direct combination with a GDH biosensor at optimal pH conditions. The bioelectrocatalytic properties of this biosensor offer an additional amplification and thus allow a very sensitive quantification of 4-aminophenol, generated by the beta-galactosidase. Detection limits of the analytes in the microg/l range were obtained, while other phenolics and surfactants showed no or very little cross reactivity.
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- A Rose
- Analytical Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, 14476 Golm, Germany
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Nistor C, Osvik A, Davidsson R, Rose A, Wollenberger U, Pfeiffer D, Emnéus J, Fiksdal L. Detection of Escherichia coli in water by culture-based amperometric and luminometric methods. Water Sci Technol 2002; 45:191-199. [PMID: 11936634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The application of amperometric biosensor- and chemiluminiscence based methods for rapid detection of viable E. coli in water has been investigated. An amplification of the amperometric signal by a factor of 4 was obtained when the cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) biosensor was used instead of a plain graphite electrode for detection of b-galactosidase (b-GAL) activity at 22.5 degrees C. A linear correlation was demonstrated for detection time (DT) vs. initial concentrations (logarithmic units) of E. coli IT1 and E. coli in environmental samples, respectively, by use of the CDH biosensor or a chemiluminometric technique. The study has shown that an E. coli concentration > or = 10(4) cfu/100 mL in environmental samples was determined by the CDH biosensor within one working day. However, further reduction of the DT can be obtained, e.g. by increasing the signal amplification factor using other biosensors.
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- C Nistor
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Lund University, Sweden
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Fránek M, Zeravík J, Eremin SA, Yakovleva J, Badea M, Danet A, Nistor C, Ocio N, Emnéus J. Antibody-based methods for surfactant screening. Fresenius J Anal Chem 2001; 371:456-66. [PMID: 11760053 DOI: 10.1007/s002160101079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This brief overview summarises the immunoassay-based results obtained in the course of two years of the European INCO-Copernicus project BIOTOOLS. The project is aimed at simplifying the procedures for detection of surface active compounds (SAC) using, among others, antibody-based methods, i.e., microtiter plate-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), polarisation fluoro immunoassays (PFIA), and enzyme flow injection immunoassays (FIIA). Thirty-three rabbits were immunised with five different sulphophenyl moieties and three p-hydroxyphenyl moieties conjugated to protein immunogens to produce analytical antibodies against linear alkylbenzene sulphonates (LAS) and nonylphenol (NP). Although most of the antibodies exhibited binding reaction in indirect ELISA, only a few showed the required assay sensitivity. The best antibodies for LAS exhibited a 50% binding inhibition at IC50 19.8 microg L(-1) in indirect ELISA. Similar inhibition was observed for direct ELISA using peroxidase tracers. Antibodies against NP allowed the establishment of an indirect assay operating in the mg L(-1) range. A rapid and simple protocol for the screening of NP and LAS using homogeneous PFIA is described. The assay time for 10 samples was 7 minutes, thus allowing fast detection of the selected SAC at the mg L(-1) level. A generic competitive FIIA system, using a protein G column for separation of free and antibody-bound beta-galactosidase (beta-Gal) tracer, was developed for the screening of LAS, NP, and nonylphenol decaethoxylate (NPEO10). The FIIA had a sample throughput (STP) of 5-10 samples per hour, with limits of detection (LOD) for LAS, NP, and NPEO10 of 19.5, 52, and 2.4 microg L(-1), respectively. The developed FIIAs were applied to spiked rain and surface water.
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- M Fránek
- Department of Biotechnology, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Niculescu M, Nistor C, Ruzgas T, Frébort I, Sebela M, Pec P, Csöregi E. Detection of histamine and other biogenic amines using biosensors based on amine oxidase. Inflamm Res 2001; 50 Suppl 2:S146-8. [PMID: 11411596 DOI: 10.1007/pl00022400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- M Niculescu
- Department of Biotechnology, Lund University, Sweden.
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Niculescu M, Ruzgas T, Nistor C, Frébort I, Sebela M, Pec P, Csöregi E. Electrooxidation mechanism of biogenic amines at amine oxidase modified graphite electrode. Anal Chem 2000; 72:5988-93. [PMID: 11140767 DOI: 10.1021/ac0001380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Amine oxidase (AO, EC. 1.4.3.6) was previously shown to be a very efficient biological recognition element of amperometric biosensors for monitoring biogenic amines. The enzyme was effectively working in both mono- and bienzyme electrode designs, based on either a direct or a mediated electron-transfer pathway. This work focuses on the elucidation of the electron-transfer mechanism of the monoenzymatic unmediated AO-modified biosensor. The observed unmediated catalytic currents were assumed to be caused by (i) a direct electron-transfer process, (ii) the electrooxidation of the formed product, or (iii) their combination. Experiments supporting these assumptions are discussed in detail.
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- M Niculescu
- Department of Biotechnology, Lund University, Sweden
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Burestedt E, Nistor C, Schagerlöf U, Emnéus J. An enzyme flow immunoassay that uses beta-galactosidase as the label and a cellobiose dehydrogenase biosensor as the label detector. Anal Chem 2000; 72:4171-7. [PMID: 10994980 DOI: 10.1021/ac000128z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim was to develop a fast generic enzyme flow immunoassay (EFIA) using a beta-galactosidase (beta-GAL) label in combination with colorimetric detection as well as with a new amperometric biosensor as the label detector. The amperometric biosensor was previously developed within the group for the determination of diphenols in surface water samples. Antigen (Ag, analyte), tracer (Ag*, antigen labeled with beta-GAL), and antibody (Ab) were incubated off-line. After the equilibrium was reached, the sample was introduced into the flow system. The antibody complexes, AgAb and Ag*Ab, were trapped in a protein G column while the free unbound tracer was eluted and detected by an amperometric biosensor downstream after substrate reaction. The enzyme label beta-GAL converted the substrate 4-aminophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside (4-APG) into 4-aminophenol (4-AP), which subsequently was detected by a cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) modified solid graphite electrode. 4-AP was first oxidized at the electrode surface at +300 mV vs Ag/AgCl, and the formed 4-imino quinone (4-IQ) was reduced back to 4-AP by the CDH in the presence of cellobiose. By combining the EFIA with the CDH biosensor, the overall signal of one tracer molecule is amplified at two occasions, i.e., one enzyme label converts the substrate into many 4-AP molecules, and second these are further amplified by the CDH biosensor. The optimum conditions for the EFIA in terms of the molar ratio between tracer and beta-GAL, temperature, flow rate, etc., was investigated with colorimetric detection, using 2-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside (2-NPG) as the beta-GAL substrate. The performance of both the colorimetric and CDH biosensor detection was investigated and both methods were applied for determination of the model compound atrazine in spiked surface water samples. Detection limits of 0.056 +/- 0.008 and 0.038 +/- 0.007 microg L(-1) and IC50 values of 2.04 +/- 0.294 and 0.42 +/- 0.08 microg L(-1) were obtained for colorimetric and CDH detection, respectively. Matrix effects were less pronounced with the CDH biosensor than with colorimetric detection.
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- E Burestedt
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Lund, Sweden
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Castillo M, Riu J, Ventura F, Boleda R, Scheding R, Schröder HF, Nistor C, Emneus J, Eichhorn P, Knepper TP, Jonkers CC, de Voogt P, González-Mazo E, León VM, Barceló D. Inter-laboratory comparison of liquid chromatographic techniques and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the determination of surfactants in wastewaters. J Chromatogr A 2000; 889:195-209. [PMID: 10985551 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(00)00398-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Seven laboratories participated in an inter-laboratory comparison exercise within the framework of the PRISTINE, SANDRINE and INEXsPORT European Union Projects. Solid-phase extraction (SPE) methodologies were used for the extraction of target analytes from wastewaters. The analytical strategies were based on liquid chromatography (LC) coupled to mass spectrometric (MS) or to fluorescent (FL) detection in all cases with the exception of one laboratory using a test-tube enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. Samples were spiked with the surfactants nonylphenolpolyglycol ether, coconut diethanolamide, linear alkylbenzene sulfonate, nonylphenolpolyglycol ether sulfate, alkylpolyglycol ether and secondary alkane sulfonate. After enrichment on previously conditioned SPE cartridges, the SPE cartridges were distributed among the participating laboratories without the information about the amount of spiked surfactants. In addition, SPE cartridges loaded with a real-world environmental sample containing a tannery wastewater were also analyzed. The results of the programme showed that SPE followed by LC-MS techniques are reliable for the surfactants determination at submicrogram to microgram per liter levels in wastewaters. Inter-laboratory precision values were calculated as the reproducibility relative standard deviation (RSD(R)) which was determined from the reproducibility standard deviation (sR) and the average concentration at a particular concentration level. When data from all laboratories were pooled, the RSD(R) values ranged from 5.1 to 28.3% for the determination of target analytes. The most accurate result corresponded to that given for linear alkylbenzene sulfonates. Taking into account that different methodologies were used (including non-chromatographic techniques) and the complexity of the samples analyzed, it can be considered that acceptable reproducibility values were obtained in this inter-laboratory study.
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- M Castillo
- IIQAB, Department of Environmental Chemistry, Barcelona, Spain
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Sabău I, Drugărin D, Lesovici M, Radovan M, Nistor C, Ene D. Dispensary care in the prevention of chronicity in the primary glomerulopathies of the child. Sante Publique (Bucur) 1989; 32:271-7. [PMID: 2799610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Budeanu CH, Rusu G, Nistor C. [Synthesis of several new benzimidazolyl-2'-mercapto-methyl)-5-aryl-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles and tests of their cytostatic action]. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 1987; 91:145-7. [PMID: 3659640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Fluture V, Onisei O, Lupşa I, Nistor C, Bilegan C, Roştaru M, Mihalaş G. [Metabolic changes produced by surgical stress and postoperative liver failure in liver disease patients]. Rev Chir Oncol Radiol O R L Oftalmol Stomatol Chir 1986; 35:221-32. [PMID: 2944175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Budiu T, Micle I, Nistor C, Stemper G, Quint O. [Hyperlipoproteinemia secondary to severe acute bronchopulmonary diseases in infants with protein-calorie malnutrition]. Rev Pediatr Obstet Ginecol Pediatr 1982; 31:283-8. [PMID: 6820556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mera A, Nistor C, Onisor M, Marozis I, Bertalan G. [The study of some enzymatic changes in cancer patients with the aid of modern technics]. Viata Med Rev Inf Prof Stiint Cadrelor Medii Sanit 1982; 30:17-9. [PMID: 6812278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Nistor C, Onişor M, Marczis I, Mera A, Bertalan G. [The sets of reagents: a modern, efficient method for laboratories of clinical biochemistry]. Viata Med Rev Inf Prof Stiint Cadrelor Medii Sanit 1981; 29:251-3. [PMID: 6800114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Nechita L, Aizicovici H, Cocişiu M, Nistor C, Pacular T, Hulubiuc A, Proca M, Cotrău M. [Effects of the concomitant administration of several enzyme inductors to laboratory animals. I. Acute experiment]. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 1979; 83:281-6. [PMID: 545604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Sauciuc T, Cojocaru Z, Zvorişteanu V, Rusan M, Nistor C, Pŭnescu E. [Serial studies of some heterocyclics with nitrogen. Preparation and testing of some 1-(2'-carboxy-quinoxaline-3'-yl-carbonyl)-4-R-thiosemicarbazides]. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 1978; 82:341-5. [PMID: 81507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Budeanu CH, Rusu G, Cojocaru Z, Nistor C. [Investigations on a series of pentagonal heterocycles with nitrogen. Synthesis of some new benzimidazolyl-2-mercapto-acethydrazide hydrazones and testing of their cytostatic action on experimental tumours]. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 1976; 80:605-9. [PMID: 16296550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Cojocaru Z, Ghiran D, Safta L, Nistor C. [N-(morpholyl-acetyl)- and N-(piperidylacetyl)-N'-acylhydrazines, subtances with C.N.S. activity]. Ann Pharm Fr 1975; 33:599-610. [PMID: 1231606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Aizicovici H, Cocişiu M, Unterman HW, Nistor C, Bărbuţă R, Gugleş E. [Study of the correlation between food contamination with pesticides and the level of impregnation of the body with such substances]. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 1974; 78:377-82. [PMID: 4849810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cojocaru Z, Nistor C, Chindris E, Ghiran D. Investigations on nitrogen five membered heterocycles. VII. N-(5-R-4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole-3)-mercaptoacetyl-N'-R'-acetylhydrazine with potential antitumor activity. Farmaco Sci 1973; 28:691-700. [PMID: 4749855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Gagiu F, Nistor C, Danciu F, Cacoveanu A, Luputiu G, Ban C, Hintz G. [Mitodepressive substances. A new biotest and its application to several alpha-alkyl-phenyl acetic derivatives]. Ann Pharm Fr 1973; 31:363-7. [PMID: 4794072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Gagiu F, Cacoveanu A, Nistor C, Todor G. [Mitodepressive substances. 6. N 4 -halogen-acetylamino-N 1 -R-benzolsulfonamide]. Pharmazie 1972; 27:166. [PMID: 5049566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Gagiu F, Cacoveanu A, Nistor C, Todor G. [Mitodepressive substances. 3. 2-Halogen-acetylamino-4-R1-5-R2-thiazole derivatives]. Pharmazie 1972; 27:164-5. [PMID: 5049565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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