Uniform Alignment of Non-π-Conjugated Species Enhances Deep Ultraviolet Optical Nonlinearity.

The precision of array of laser applications and manipulation on smaller scales are limited by the so-called 200 nm wall, and breakthroughs rely on the discovery of new materials with transparency and phase matchability in the ultraviolet and deep ultraviolet region. Herein, we discover an unprecedented alignment of the asymmetric non-π-conjugated species [POF] in NaNHPOF·HO, which allows the best uniform P-F bond orientation that generates a remarkable enhancement of the (010) in-plane anisotropy that yields the largest birefringence (obv.: 0.

Evaluation of acute kidney injury as defined by the risk, injury, failure, loss, and end-stage criteria in critically ill patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is considered as a common and significant complication following abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. This study aimed to assess the associated risk factors of AKI in the critically ill patients undergoing AAA repair and to evaluate the appropriate AKI management in the specific population.

Methods: We retrospectively examined data from all critically ill patients undergoing AAA repairs at our institution from April 2007 to March 2012.

[Mechanism research in somatostatin reverting the chemosensitivity of GBC-SD cell line].

Objective: To investigate the mechanism of increasing chemosensitivity of gallbladder carcinoma stimulated by somatostatin.

Methods: GBC-SD cells were divided into four groups: SST-alone-treated group, Doxorubicin (DOX)-alone-treated group and co-treated group (co-treatment of SST and DOX). In the control group, the cells were cultivated by medium only.