High-Density Patterning of InGaZnO by CH: a Comparative Study of RIE and Pulsed Plasma ALE.

InGaZnO (IGZO)-based thin-film transistors and selector diodes are increasingly investigated for a broad range of applications such as high-resolution displays, high-density memories, and high-speed computing. However, its potential to be a key material for next-generation devices is strongly contingent on developing patterning processes with minimal damage at nanoscale dimensions. IGZO can be etched using CH-based plasma.

Endoscopic treatment of fistula after sleeve gastrectomy: results of a multicenter retrospective study.

Background And Study Aims: Fistula is the main complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), for which healing is difficult to achieve. The aims of the study were to evaluate the efficacy of interventional endoscopy for post-LSG fistula treatment, to evaluate various endoscopic techniques used and identify their complications, and to identify predictive factors of healing following endoscopic treatment.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective multicenter study included patients with post-LSG fistula.

Lift-off protocols for thin films for use in EXAFS experiments.

Lift-off protocols for thin films for improved extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements are presented. Using wet chemical etching of the substrate or the interlayer between the thin film and the substrate, stand-alone high-quality micrometer-thin films are obtained. Protocols for the single-crystalline semiconductors GeSi, InGaAs, InGaP, InP and GaAs, the amorphous semiconductors GaAs, GeSi and InP and the dielectric materials SiO2 and Si3N4 are presented.

A dopamine/noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor improves performance in the heat, but only at the maximum therapeutic dose.

A maximal dose of bupropion has enabled subjects to maintain a higher power output than reported during the placebo session in the heat. Because this drug is taken in different doses it is important to know if there is a dose-response relationship with regard to exercise at high ambient temperature. Ten well-trained male cyclists ingested placebo (pla; 200 mg) or bupropion (50%, 75%, 100% of maximal dose: bup50: 150 mg; bup75: 225 mg; bup100: 300 mg) the evening before and morning of the experimental trial.