(97)(37)Rb(60): The Cornerstone of the Region of Deformation around A ∼ 100 [corrected].

Excited states of the neutron-rich nuclei (97,99)Rb were populated for the first time using the multistep Coulomb excitation of radioactive beams. Comparisons of the results with particle-rotor model calculations provide clear identification for the ground-state rotational band of (97)Rb as being built on the πg(9/2) [431] 3/2(+) Nilsson-model configuration. The ground-state excitation spectra of the Rb isotopes show a marked distinction between single-particle-like structures below N=60 and rotational bands above.

Shape coexistence in the neutron-deficient even-even (182-188)Hg isotopes studied via coulomb excitation.

Coulomb-excitation experiments to study electromagnetic properties of radioactive even-even Hg isotopes were performed with 2.85  MeV/nucleon mercury beams from REX-ISOLDE. Magnitudes and relative signs of the reduced E2 matrix elements that couple the ground state and low-lying excited states in Hg182-188 were extracted.

16+ spin-gap isomer in 96Cd.

A β-decaying high-spin isomer in (96)Cd, with a half-life T(1/2)=0.29(-0.10)(+0.

[Serum beta-carotene: a simple static laboratory parameter for the diagnosis of steatorrhea].

The value of serum beta-carotene concentration as an indicator of steatorrhoea was investigated in 50 patients with steatorrhoea (fecal fat greater than 7 g/day), 53 controls, and 22 patients with gastrointestinal disease without steatorrhoea. In the control group, beta-carotene concentrations were normally distributed when plotted logarithmically. The mean value was 131 micrograms/dl.