SA and TPA are both originated from the interband transition between the d band and s-p conduction band. The SA possess less occupied density of states in the ground state and less unoccupied density of states in the excited state than that of TPA, so the TPA dominates the nonlinear absorption when the pulse intensity is high, leading to as-observed transition from SA to TPA. The

refraction variation with increase in pulse intensity is attributed to the interband transition of electrons from d band to s-p conduction band in the Pd NPs. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3533738]“
“Purpose: AZD7762 ic50 To systematically examine whether abandoning daily routine chest radiography would adversely affect outcomes, such as mortality and length of stay (LOS), SB203580 in vitro and identify a subgroup in which daily routine chest radiography might be beneficial.

Materials and Methods: This was a meta-analysis of clinical trials that examined the effect of abandoning daily routine chest radiography in adults in intensive care units (ICUs). Studies were identified through searches of MEDLINE, Cochrane Database, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Biological Abstracts, and CINAHL. The results were expressed as odds

ratios (ORs) or weighted mean difference (WMD) along with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results: Eight studies with a total of 7078 patients were identified. A pooled analysis revealed that the elimination of daily routine chest radiography did Immunology & Inflammation inhibitor not affect either hospital or ICU mortality (OR, 1.02;[95% CI: 0.89, 1.17; P = .78 and OR, 0.92; 95% CI: 0.76, 1.11; P = .4, respectively). There was no significant difference in ICU LOS (WMD = 0.19 days; 95% CI: -0.13, 0.51; P = .25), hospital LOS (WMD = -0.29 days; 95% CI: -0.71, 0.13; P = .18), and ventilator days (WMD = 0.33 days; 95% CI: -0.12, 0.78; P = .15) between the on-demand and daily routine groups. Regression analyses failed to identify any subgroup in which performing daily routine chest radiography was beneficial.

Conclusion: Systematic but unselective daily routine chest radiography can likely be eliminated without increasing adverse

outcomes in adult patients in ICUs. Further studies are necessary to identify the specific patient population that would benefit from daily routine chest radiographs. (C) RSNA, 2010″
“Rectifying and photoelectronic properties of the La(0.67)Ba(0.33)MnO(3)/SrTiO(3):Nb junctions with the film thickness from d = 0.5 to 30 nm have been systematically studied. It is found that the electronic transport of the junction is dominated by quantum tunneling or thermoionic emission when film thickness is below or above 1 nm. The rectifying ratio and ideality factor, correspondingly, experience a sudden change as film thickness grows from 0.5 to 1 nm and a smooth variation with film thickness above 1 nm. The threshold film thickness for the establishment of a mature depletion layer is therefore 1 nm.