Overhead Lines galloping and turbulent wind

in Bulletin Scientifique de l'Association des Ingénieurs Electriciens sortis de l'Institut Electrotechnique Montefiore (1997), 1

Galloping is modelled considering actual turbulent wind using frequency spectrum of the wind and spatial coherence.

Information transfer between angiographic films and CT images: a tool to delineate the target volume

in Radiotherapy & Oncology (1997), 45

Abstract Background and purpose: This work was undertaken to improve the definition of target volumes for radiosurgery using the angiographic and CT data. Materials and methods: The basis of this new ... [more ▼]

Abstract Background and purpose: This work was undertaken to improve the definition of target volumes for radiosurgery using the angiographic and CT data. Materials and methods: The basis of this new method is to combine both imaging modalities and to compare them in each representation, i.e. to plot the volume obtained by angiography on CT images and also the contours defined by the CT on angiographic films. To obtain the angiographic volume, the radiographs are taken at several incidence angles. The X-ray sources position and the position of the films are determined using rectangular markers, then the intersection of all the loci of the target volume are calculated. Results: Verifications with a phantom show the accuracy of the procedure and the benefit obtained by increasing the number of angles of incidence in the angiographic imaging. The centre of gravity of the experimental target could be localized to an accuracy of better than 0.4 mm. The method was used in 11 clinical cases with excellent clinical results. Conclusions: The method can be easily applied and improves the delineation of target volumes in radiosurgery. CT data counterbalances the relative weakness of angiography concerning the three-dimensional geometry. Angiography adds useful information on the blood flow that is not shown in CT. Almost all the presented clinical cases benefit from the technique described here. [less ▲]

Etude de faisabilité d’un projet GB sur le site des anciennes Casernes Léopold à Namur

Report (1997)

Le syndrome POLIP: observation d'une cytopathie mitochondriale multisystémique

Conference (1997)

Molecular cloning and chromosomal mapping of olfactory receptor genes expressed in the male germ line: evidence for their wide distribution in the human genome

in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (1997), 237

Olfactory receptor genes constitute the largest family of G protein-coupled receptors. We have previously shown that members of this family are expressed during spermatogenesis, and that the corresponding ... [more ▼]

Olfactory receptor genes constitute the largest family of G protein-coupled receptors. We have previously shown that members of this family are expressed during spermatogenesis, and that the corresponding proteins are displayed on mature sperm cells. In each mammalian species, a restricted subset of olfactory receptors is expressed in male germ cells and displays a pattern of expression suggestive of their potential implication in the control of sperm physiology. In addition to the cDNA fragments available previously, we now report the molecular cloning of two olfactory receptor cDNAs from a human testis library. Five olfactory receptor genes expressed in germ cells were localized in the human genome by radiation hybrid mapping. Three of the genes map to the short arm of chromosome 19 (19p13.1-19p31.3), one to chromosome 11 (11q22.1-22.3), and one to chromosome 17 (17q21-22). The former two localizations fall within clusters previously identified for members of the putative olfactory receptor gene family expressed in olfactory mucosa. Similarly, sequence analysis has revealed that these testicular genes share no distinctive structural features from the other, non-testicular, members of the family. The expression of a subset of olfactory receptor genes in the male germ line is therefore not correlated to their belonging to a specific structural subgroup, or to a specific gene cluster or chromosomal segment [less ▲]

Radiation therapy duration influences overall survival in patients with cervix carcinoma.

in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (1997), 57

of the cervix treated by radical radiation therapy. Method; Three hundred and sixty patients with FIG0 stage IB-IIIB carcinoma of the cervix were treated in Lausanne (Switzerland) with external radiation ... [more ▼]

of the cervix treated by radical radiation therapy. Method; Three hundred and sixty patients with FIG0 stage IB-IIIB carcinoma of the cervix were treated in Lausanne (Switzerland) with external radiation and brachytherapy as first line therapy. Median therapy duration was 45 days. Patients were classified according to the duration of the therapies, taking 60 days (the 75th percentile) as an arbitrary cut-off. Results: The 5-year survival was 61% (SE. = 3%) for the therapy duration group of less than 60 days and 53% (SE. = 7%) for the group of more than 60 days. In terms of univariate hazard ratio (HR), the relative difference between the hvo groups corresponds to a 50% increase of deaths (HR = 1.53, 95% CI = 1.03-2.28) for the longer therapy duration group (P = 0.044). In a multivariate analysis, the magnitude of estimated relative hazards for the longer therapies are confirmed though significance was reduced (HR = 1.52, 95% CI = 0.94-2.45, P = 0.084). Conclusion: These findings suggesthat short treatment duration is a factor associated with longer survival in carcinoma of the cervix. 0 1997 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics [less ▲]

Evaluation of the IOS as a non-invasive method for pulmonary function testing in horses

in Proceedings of the 36th British Equine Veterinary Association Congress (1997)

Timing effect of combined radioimmunotherapy and radiotherapy on a human solid tumor in nude mice.

in Cancer Research (1997), 57

Timing effects of radioimmunotherapy (HIT) combined with external beam radiotherapy (RT) were assessed In human colon carcinoma xe nografts. Initially, dose effects offractlonated RT and RIT were ... [more ▼]

Timing effects of radioimmunotherapy (HIT) combined with external beam radiotherapy (RT) were assessed In human colon carcinoma xe nografts. Initially, dose effects offractlonated RT and RIT were evaluated separately. Then, 30 Gy RT (10 fractions over 12 days) were combined with three weekly Lv. injections of 200 g@Ci of 131I-labeled anti-carcino embryonic antigen monoclonal antibodies in four different treatment schedules. RIT was given either prior to, concurrently, Immediately after, or 2 weeks after RT administration. The longest regrowth delay (RD) of 105 days was observed in mice treated by concurrent administration of RT and lilT, whereas the RDs of RT and RIT alone were 34 and 20 days, respectively. The three sequential combination treatments produced sig nificantly shorter RDs ranging from 62 to 70 days. The tumor response represented by the minimal volume (MV) also showed that concurrent administration of RT and RIT gave the best result, with a mean MV of 4.5% as compared to MVs from 26 to 53% for the three sequential treatments. The results were confirmed In a second experiment, In which a RT of 40 Gy was combined with an identical lilT as above (three injections of 200 g&Ci of ‘31I-labeled monoclonal antibodies). At compa rable toxicity levels, the maximum tolerated RT or BIT alone gave shorter RDs and less tumor shrinkage compared to slinultaneous RT+RIT. These results may be useful for designing clinical protocols ofcombined RIT and RT. [less ▲]

Aspects of the Upper Palaeolithic in Central Europe

in Préhistoire Européenne (1997), 11

Ziemniak w Belgii

in Rolnicze abc (1997), 6(83), 20