435 results on '"Cruz, J. L."'
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402. Developing non-technical skills in a technical course.
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Lopez, D., Sanchez, F., Cruz, J.-L., and Fernandez, A.
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- 2007
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403. Simultaneous gain and phase profile determination on an interferometric BOTDA
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Kalinowski, Hypolito J., Fabris, José Luís, Bock, Wojtek J., Angulo-Vinuesa, X., Lopez-Gil, A., Dominguez-López, A., Cruz, J. L., Andres, M. V., Martin-Lopez, S., and Gonzalez-Herraez, M.
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- 2015
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404. Effect of Adding α-tocopherol on Fertility Parameters in Bovine Semen Cryopreservation.
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Espinosa-García, L. N., Véliz-Deras, F. G., Delgado-González, R. A., Gaytán-Alemán, L. R., Morales-Cruz, J. L., Carrillo-Moreno, D. I., and Moran-Martínez, J.
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SEMEN , *SEMEN analysis , *FROZEN semen , *FERTILITY , *BOS , *SPERMATOZOA - Abstract
Background: Cryopreservation of bovine semen affects survival of spermatozoa. It is necessary to improve semen quality to increase fertility. The aim was to determine the effect of α-tocopherol added to the bovine semen diluent at different time of freezing, upon sperm quality post thawing. Methods: Semen was collected from Charolais breed bulls. The semen was divided into two portions and one portion was added with α-tocopherol and the other was used as control. These portions were further divided into three parts and frozen for 8, 11 and 15 minutes, respectively. After 60 days of cryopreservation, the progressive motility, non-progressive motility, absence of motility, vitality and DNA fragmentation were evaluated. Result: The lower percentages of DNA fragmentation were treated with antioxidants (15.52, 14.83 and 14.71%). The highest vitality and progressive motility were found in the sample with α-tocopherol and frozen for 11 min with 72.91 and 58.61%, respectively. The addition of α-tocopherol to the semen diluent decreased damages to spermatozoa and enhanced the semen quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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405. ERRATA: INDUCED SECOND CLASS CURRENTS IN τ DECAYS.
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DÍAZ-CRUZ, J. L. and LÓPEZ CASTRO, G.
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- 1991
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406. Highway design by constraint specification
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Cruz, J. L. Perez De La, oz, R. Conejo-Mu, Morales-Bueno, R., and Puy-Huarte, J.
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- 1995
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407. Effects of compositeness in leptonic tau decays
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Cruz, J. L. Diaz and Sampayo, O. A.
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- 1993
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408. CP violation and FCNC with the top quark
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Diaz-Cruz, J. L. and Castro, G. Lopez
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- 1993
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409. Using F~L as a test of compositeness
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Jaramillo, A., Parente, G., Cruz, J. L. Diaz, and Sampayo, O. A.
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- 1994
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410. An elementary fuzzy programming language
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Morales-Bueno, R., Conejo, R., Cruz, J. L. Perez de la, and Clares, B.
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- 1993
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411. An expert system for identifying steels and cast irons
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Cruz, J. L. Perez de la, Marti, M. J., Conejo, R., and Morales-Bueno, R.
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- 1994
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412. Acute and chronic malnutrition and their predictors in children aged 0 - 5 years in São Tomé: a cross-sectional, population-based study.
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Valente, A., Silva, D., Neves, E., Almeida, F., Cruz, J. L., Dias, C. C., da Costa-Pereira, A., Caldas-Afonso, A., and Guerra, A.
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BIRTH size , *BIRTH weight , *LOW birth weight , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *FISHER exact test , *GESTATIONAL age , *INTERVIEWING , *LONGITUDINAL method , *SCIENTIFIC observation , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *REGRESSION analysis , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SURVEYS , *WEIGHT gain , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *BODY mass index , *CONTENT mining , *MEDICAL records , *CROSS-sectional method , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *NUTRITIONAL status , *ODDS ratio - Abstract
Objective: Undernutrition is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in infants and children worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status and their predictors in children from 0 to 5 years of age in São Tomé. Study design: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Sa~o Tomée Island. Methods: A total of 1285 individuals were enrolled between January and May 2011. Children were measured, and height for age (HAZ), weight for height (WHZ) and body mass index (BAZ) Z-score were computed. Global acute undernutrition is defined as weight for height <--1 Zscore (wasting < --2 Z-scores) and global chronic undernutrition as length/height for age <--1 Z-score (stunting < --2 Z-scores). Relevant information was collected from individual health bulletins, namely gestational age and birth weight, as well as weight at 6,12,18 and 24 months for all individual above these ages. Mothers were invited to answer a specific questionnaire. Results: A high percentage of global acute undernutrition (30.9% in <24 months and 21.9% in ≥24 months) and global chronic undernutrition (32.5% in <24 months and 41.1% in ≥24 months) was observed. Appropriate birth weight for gestational age (AGA) is significantly associated with lower odds for both acute (OR 0.485 [95% CI 0.299-0.785]) and chronic undernutrition (OR 0.427 [95% CI 0.270-0.675]) in children >12 months. Weight gain above 0.67 Z-score in the first semester of life was strongly related to lower odds for both acute (OR 0.109 [95% CI 0.040-0.291]) and chronic undernutrition (OR 0.379 [95% CI 0.187-0.770]) in children >12 months of age. Similarly, mother's education seems to protect against acute (>12 months: OR 0.448 [95% CI 0.244-0.825]; >24 months: OR 0.186 [95% CI 0.064-0.540]) and chronic undernutrition (>12 months: OR 0.389 [95% CI 0.232-0.653]; >24 months: OR 0.324 [95% CI 0.171-0.625]). All logistic regressions were adjusted for all children (gender, age, gestational age, birth weight, breastfeeding, begin consumption alcohol), mothers (age, height, body mass index, educational level, number of previous pregnancies, smoking during pregnancy, alcohol consumption during pregnancy) and household (number of siblings and persons at home) variables included in the protocol. Conclusions: Birth weight, nutritional status, and the mother's education and weight gain particularly in the first year of life were important factors protecting against undernutrition during infancy and childhood. These results emphasize the importance of women's nutrition and of adequate birth weight and particularly weight gain during the first year of life in order to prevent wasting and stunting in childhood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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413. Sex differences in musculoskeletal injury epidemiology and subsequent loss of tactical readiness during Marine Corps Officer Candidates School.
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Lovalekar M, Bird MB, Koltun KJ, Steele E, Forse J, Vera Cruz JL, Bannister AF, Burns I, Mi Q, Martin BJ, and Nindl BC
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Introduction: The US Marine Corps (USMC) Officer Candidates School (OCS) is a 10-week training course for Marine Officer Candidates (MOCs). OCS training is rigorous and demanding, which results in a high risk of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs). The objective of this analysis was to describe MSIs among women and men during the USMC OCS at Quantico, Virginia, from September 2020 to November 2021., Methods: This prospective cohort study assessed MSIs that occurred among 736 MOCs (women: 17.8% of sample, men: 82.2%). Data for the study were derived from routinely collected injury data by athletic trainers and physical therapists embedded within the training units. Injury incidence, event at the time of injury occurrence, anatomic location, injury type and disposition following injury were described. Fisher's exact tests were used to compare proportions of injured women and men., Results: The cumulative injury incidence was higher among women (39.7%) compared with men (23.1%, p<0.001). When specific events associated with injuries were reported, most frequent events were the obstacle course (women: 20.9% of injuries, men: 12.9%) and the conditioning hike (women: 11.6%, men: 6.9%). Most injures affected the lower body (women: 67.4%, men: 70.8%). The most frequent body part injured was the lower leg (18.6%) in women and the knee (23.3%) in men. The most frequent injury type was strain (women: 39.5%, men: 24.3%), followed by sprain (women: 16.3%, men: 14.9%). A greater percentage of female (92.3%) compared with male MOCs (69.3%; p<0.001) were assigned light duty status following MSIs., Conclusions: Mitigation of injuries during OCS events such as the obstacle course and the conditioning hike needs further investigation. The high risk of overuse lower leg injuries among women and the higher incidence of injuries among women compared with men underscore the need for further investigation of modifiable sex-specific injury risk factors., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2023
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414. Strain and temperature measurement discrimination with forward Brillouin scattering in optical fibers.
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Sánchez LA, Díez A, Cruz JL, and Andrés MV
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A novel method that enables simultaneous and discriminative measurement of strain and temperature using one single optical fiber is presented. The method is based on the properties of transverse acoustic mode resonances (TAMRs) of the optical fiber. In particular, it is based on the different sensitivity to temperature and strain that exhibit the radial modes R0,m and a family of torsional-radial modes denoted as T R 2, m (1). We show that the resonance frequencies of both types of resonances shift linearly with temperature and strain, but at different rates. By the combined use of the different sensitivities of the two families of TAMRs, we experimentally demonstrate discriminative measurements of strain and temperature. A detection limit of strain and temperature better than 25 µε and 0.2 °C is achieved.
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- 2022
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415. High accuracy measurement of Poisson's ratio of optical fibers and its temperature dependence using forward-stimulated Brillouin scattering.
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Sánchez LA, Díez A, Cruz JL, and Andrés MV
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Transverse acoustic mode resonances enable a high accuracy determination of Poisson's ratio and elastic properties of optical fibers. An all-optical pump and probe technique is used for efficient excitation and accurate characterization of both, radial and torsional-radial acoustic resonances of optical fibers. Simple and precise algebraic expressions for the frequencies of high order acoustic resonances are derived, enabling a rigorous analysis of the experimental data using standard least squares fitting. Following this approach, the determination of Poisson's ratio does not require the measurement of any physical length, but only frequency measurements are required. An accuracy better than 1 ‰ is achieved. The dependence of the fiber Poisson's ratio with temperature is also determined experimentally.
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- 2022
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416. Measurement of phase and group refractive indices and dispersion of thermo-optic and strain-optic coeffients of optical fibers using weak fiber Bragg gratings.
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Cruz JL, Barmenkov YO, Díez A, and Andres MV
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In this work we report on the measurement, with record accuracy, of the absolute modal effective refraction index (phase index) of single-mode optical fibers by using Bragg gratings. We also demonstrate a new method to measure the group index of the fibers from the grating's Bragg wavelength. We present as well the characterization of the thermo-optic and strain-optic coefficients as a function of the wavelength; the values we have obtained are the closest to those of pristine fiber measured with gratings technology so far. The phase index is measured with a set of gratings in the wavelength ranges from 1509 to 1563 nm, and the group index is obtained from the wavelength dependence of the phase index. Very weak gratings with reflectivity down to 10
-3 have been used in order to minimize the perturbation of the pristine fiber. Results are presented at a temperature of 22°C and zero strain after preliminary calibration of the thermo-optic and strain-optic coefficients as a function of the wavelength. Accuracies better than 3×10-5 and 7×10-4 have been achieved for the phase and group indices, respectively. It is also shown that the main source of error relates to the uncertainty in pitch of the phase masks used for grating inscription. The technique is useful for testing different kinds of fibers including telecommunication, amplifying, and polarization maintaining.- Published
- 2021
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417. Permanence time in the herd and milk production of Holstein cows with up to five successive extended lactations.
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Rodríguez-Godina IJ, García JE, Mellado J, Morales-Cruz JL, Contreras V, Macías-Cruz U, Avendaño-Reyes L, and Mellado M
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- Animals, Cattle, Female, Mexico, Parturition, Pregnancy, Reproduction, Lactation, Milk
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A total of 1338 high-yielding cows with five lactations from a large well-managed commercial dairy operation in a hot environment of northern Mexico were used to evaluate milk yield and reproductive performance of cows undergoing unplanned extended lactations (EL; > 450 days). The null hypothesis that cumulative milk yield during five consecutive lactations is the same in cows not having unplanned EL and cows with several EL was tested. All EL resulted from cows failing to become pregnant with ≥ 4 services. Cows were allocated to 1 of 6 groups according to the number of EL (EL0 for cows with no EL to EL5 for cows with 5 EL). Cumulative milk yield was highest (P < 0.01) for EL5 cows (95,499 kg) and lowest for EL0 cows (56,236 kg). Likewise, cumulative days in milk were greatest (P < 0.01) in EL5 (2968 days) and lowest in EL0 (1857 days) cows. Mean milk yield per lactation increased linearly with the increase in the number of extended lactations with a maximum of 19,099 kg of milk/lactation for EL5 cows. Mean daily milk yield/productive life was lowest (P < 0.01) for EL0 (30.2 kg) and highest for EL5 (32.1 kg). The percentage of days in milk relative to days from birth to the end of the fifth lactation was highest for EL5 (78.1%) and lowest for EL0 (59.6%), with EL2 to EL4 cows intermediate. Length of calving interval was longest (P < 0.01) for EL5 (24.7 months) and shortest for EL0 (15.5 months) cows. It was concluded that it is worthwhile maintaining high-yielding cows incapable to conceive before 230 days in milk because they did conceive again and produced considerable amounts of milk during their productive life, which substantially prolonged their permanence time in the herd.
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- 2021
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418. Efficient interrogation method of forward Brillouin scattering in optical fibers using a narrow bandwidth long-period grating.
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Sánchez LA, Díez A, Cruz JL, and Andrés MV
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A new technique, to the best of our knowledge, for the characterization of the effective refractive index modulation in optical fibers due to transverse acoustic mode resonances excited by electrostriction is reported. The resonances excited by an optical pulse are probed by a narrow bandwidth long-period grating (LPG) inscribed in the fiber, which is interrogated by a continuous wave (CW) beam. The LPG used in this experiment has a narrow bandwidth and high sensitivity to small mode index perturbations, allowing the measurement of index variations from below 10
-9 to 10-6 . Radial and torsional-radial acoustic modes were characterized up to 1.1 GHz. The linewidth of resonances was found to be much shorter than in previous reports in which long fiber lengths are typically required, obtaining Q factors as high as 5000.- Published
- 2020
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419. Presence of Newcastle disease viruses of sub-genotypes Vc and VIn in backyard chickens and in apparently healthy wild birds from Mexico in 2017.
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Ferreira HL, Taylor TL, Absalon AE, Dimitrov KM, Cortés-Espinosa DV, Butt SL, Marín-Cruz JL, Goraichuk IV, Volkening JD, Suarez DL, and Afonso CL
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- Animals, Animals, Wild virology, Columbidae virology, Genome, Viral, Genotype, Mexico, Newcastle disease virus classification, Newcastle disease virus genetics, Phylogeny, Whole Genome Sequencing, Birds virology, Chickens virology, Newcastle disease virus isolation & purification
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Virulent Newcastle disease viruses (NDV) have been present in Mexico since 1946, and recently, multiple outbreaks have been reported in the country. Here, we characterized eleven NDV isolated from apparently healthy wild birds and backyard chickens in three different locations of Jalisco, Mexico in 2017. Total RNA from NDV was reverse-transcribed, and 1285 nucleotides, which includes 3/4 of the fusion gene, was amplified and sequenced using a long-read MinION sequencing method. The sequences were 99.99-100% identical to the corresponding region obtained using the Illumina MiSeq. Phylogenetic analysis using MinION sequences demonstrated that nine virulent NDV from wild birds belonged to sub-genotypes Vc and VIn, and two backyard chicken isolates were of sub-genotype Vc. The sub-genotype Vc viruses had nucleotide sequence identity that ranged from 97.7 to 98% to a virus of the same sub-genotype isolated from a chicken in Mexico in 2010. Three viruses from pigeons had 96.3-98.7% nucleotide identity to sub-genotype VIn pigeon viruses, commonly referred to as pigeon paramyxovirus, isolated in the USA during 2000-2016. This study demonstrates that viruses of sub-genotype Vc are still present in Mexico, and the detection of this sub-genotype in both chickens and wild birds suggests that transmission among these species may represent a biosecurity risk. This is the first detection and complete genome sequencing of genotype VI NDV from Mexico. In addition, the utilization of an optimized long-read sequencing method for rapid virulence and genotype identification using the Oxford nanopore MinION system is demonstrated.
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- 2019
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420. Role of monocyte chemotactic protein-3 and -4 in children with virus exacerbation of asthma.
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Santiago J, Hernández-Cruz JL, Manjarrez-Zavala ME, Montes-Vizuet R, Rosete-Olvera DP, Tapia-Díaz AM, Zepeda-Peney H, and Terán LM
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- Allergens chemistry, Asthma complications, Asthma virology, Chemotaxis, Leukocyte, Child, Eosinophils enzymology, Female, Humans, Macrophages metabolism, Male, Neutrophils enzymology, Virus Diseases complications, Virus Diseases metabolism, Virus Diseases virology, Asthma drug therapy, Chemokine CCL7 physiology, Monocyte Chemoattractant Proteins physiology, Neutrophil Activation immunology, Virus Diseases drug therapy
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Macrophages play a crucial role in respiratory viral infections. However, the mechanisms by which these cells are recruited locally are not fully understood. The current authors studied the role of the chemokines monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1, -2, -3 and -4 on monocyte/macrophage recruitment during respiratory viral infections. Levels of these chemokines were investigated in nasal aspirates from 6-12-yr-old children suffering from respiratory viral infections, caused by rhinoviruses, influenza viruses, parainfluenza viruses, adenoviruses and respiratory syncytial virus. MCP-3 and -4 were significantly higher in samples derived from virus-infected children compared with samples from the same children when they had been asymptomatic. Concentrations of both chemokines were found to significantly correlate with the number of recruited nasal macrophages. Chemotaxis assays showed that purified MCP-3 and -4 from nasal aspirates showed biological activity in vitro. There were no significant differences in MCP-1 and -2 levels between both groups. The present data indicates that monocyte chemotactic protein-3 and -4 may have an important role in macrophage recruitment in children with proven upper respiratory viral infections. These chemokines could be potential targets for therapeutic intervention in respiratory viral infections.
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- 2008
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421. Modulation of coaxial modal interferometers based on long period gratings in double cladding fibers.
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Sáez-Rodríguez D, Cruz JL, Diez A, and Andrés MV
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This paper reports on the dynamic modulation of coaxial interferometers based on two cascaded long period gratings written in double cladding fibers. The interferometer is modulated by a piezoelectric ceramic which stretches one the gratings at tens of kHz, the output light is intensity modulated with an efficiency of 97 %. The device operates at 1530nm, has more than 50nm bandwidth, insertion loss of 0.4 dB and a temperature drift of 0.11 nm/ degrees C.
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- 2007
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422. Time-domain fiber laser hydrogen sensor.
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Barmenkov YO, Ortigosa-Blanch A, Diez A, Cruz JL, and Andrés MV
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- Equipment Design, Optical Fibers, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Equipment Failure Analysis, Fiber Optic Technology instrumentation, Hydrogen analysis, Lasers, Photometry instrumentation, Spectrum Analysis instrumentation, Transducers
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We report a novel scheme for a fiber-optic hydrogen sensor based on an erbium-doped fiber laser with a palladium-coated tapered fiber within the laser cavity. The tapered fiber acts as a hydrogen-sensing element. When the sensing element is exposed to a hydrogen atmosphere, its attenuation decreases, changing the cavity losses and leading to a modification of the laser transient. The hydrogen concentration is obtained by simple measurement of the buildup time of the laser. This technique translates the measurement of hydrogen concentration into the time domain, and it can be extended to many intensity-based fiber sensors. Relative variations in the buildup time of up to 55% at an increase of the hydrogen concentration from 0 to 10% are achieved with a resolution of better than 0.1%.
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- 2004
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423. Tunable all-optical negative multitap microwave filters based on uniform fiber Bragg gratings.
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Mora J, Andrés MV, Cruz JL, Ortega B, Capmany J, Pastor D, and Sales S
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We present a novel and simple technique for obtaining transversal filters with negative coefficients by using uniform fiber Bragg gratings. We demonstrate a wide tuning range, good performance, low cost, and easy implementation of multitap filters in an all-optical passive configuration in which negative taps are obtained by use of the transmission of a broadband source through uniform Bragg gratings.
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- 2003
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424. Low-frequency and high-frequency all-fiber modulators based on birefringence modulation.
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Boyain AR, Martínez-León L, Cruz JL, Diez A, and Andrés MV
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In-line optical modulators with low insertion losses and high maximum optical powers are required for Q switching and cavity dumping of fiber lasers as well as for nonlinear optical-fiber experiments. We report the design of polarimetric all-fiber modulators based on optical-fiber birefringence modulation combined with an all-fiber polarizer. Birefringence modulation involves a piezoelectric ceramic tube. This simple technique permits efficient low-frequency and high-frequency harmonic modulation, up to the megahertz range, as well as modulation of pulses shorter than 1 micros.
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- 1999
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425. Fiber Bragg gratings with various chirp profiles made in etched tapers.
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Cruz JL, Dong L, Barcelos S, and Reekie L
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We have studied, both theoretically and experimentally, fiber Bragg gratings with a number of different chirp profiles. These chirp profiles can easily be achieved by a recently demonstrated technique involving a taper of desired profile etched into the cladding of a fiber. The performances of gratings with linear, quadratic, periodically modulated, and step-chirp profiles are analyzed numerically. The versatility of the technique was demonstrated when linearly and quadratically chirped gratings were made as examples of continuous chirp, and gratings with step chirps were made as examples of discontinuously chirped structures.
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- 1996
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426. Faraday effect in standard optical fibers: dispersion of the effective Verdet constant.
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Cruz JL, Andres MV, and Hernandez MA
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We have measured the Faraday effect in silica standard optical fibers in the wavelength range 458-1523 nm. An effective Verdet constant Vef that exhibits a linear dependence on the square of the optical frequency ν is defined: V(ef) = (0.142 ± 0.004) × 10(-28) ν(2) rad T(-1) m(-1). We demonstrate that the negative effects of a small linear birefringence can be minimized by adjustment of the input polarization to an optimum state.
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- 1996
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427. Strong photosensitive gratings in tin-doped phosphosilicate optical fibers.
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Dong L, Cruz JL, Tucknott JA, Reekie L, and Payne DN
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Strong photosensitive gratings of both type I and II have been demonstrated in germanium-free tin-doped phosphosilicate fibers. An index change of ~1.2 x 10(-3) has been achieved in 40 s of exposure. The fibers have strong absorption (~0.8 dB/microm) at the writing wavelength of ~248 nm because of tin doping. This is the f irst time to our knowledge that such strong gratings have been written in a phosphorous-containing silica fiber without low-temperature hydrogenation and that type II gratings have been written in a germanium-free fiber. The tin-doping technique can be used to write gratings in rare-earth-doped phosphosilicate fibers and to produce low-N.A. fibers for mass production of strong single-pulse type II gratings during fiber pulling.
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- 1995
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428. Squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC Ag) in the diagnosis and prognosis of lung cancer.
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Sánchez De Cos J, Masa F, de la Cruz JL, Disdier C, and Vergara C
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- Adult, Aged, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell mortality, Female, Humans, Lung Diseases diagnosis, Lung Neoplasms mortality, Lung Neoplasms secondary, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Sensitivity and Specificity, Survival Analysis, Time Factors, Antigens, Neoplasm blood, Biomarkers, Tumor blood, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell diagnosis, Lung Neoplasms diagnosis, Serpins
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Objective: We have studied the usefulness of squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC Ag) in diagnosis and prognosis of lung cancer (LC)., Material and Methods: We have measured the serum SCC Ag levels in 388 subjects: 69 healthy persons; 103 with nonmalignant lung diseases (NMLD); 24 with lung metastasis of extrapulmonary origin (LMEO); and 192 with LC (88, with squamous cell carcinoma [SCC] type). In 55 with SCC, we analyzed the survival time., Results: Serum SCC Ag was above 2.5 ng/ml in 1.4 percent of healthy persons; 2.9 percent of those with NMLD; 8.3 percent of those with LMEO; and 27.6 percent of those with LC. Such percentage was 47.7 percent in SCC. In this type, there were significant differences according to the extent of disease (61.6 percent in advanced stages, and 26.5 percent in localized stages, p = 0.002). In the other types, the sensitivity was substantially lower. The initial SCC Ag has prognostic significance (p = 0.02) in the univariate analysis, but it loses such significance in a multivariate model, including the stage., Conclusions: Therefore, we do not recommend this marker in the clinical management of patients with LC, even it can be useful in the differential diagnosis if used in combination with other markers.
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429. Laminin fragment P1 is increased in the lower respiratory tract of patients with diffuse interstitial lung diseases.
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Pérez-Arellano JL, Pedraz MJ, Fuertes A, de la Cruz JL, González de Buitrago JM, and Jiménez A
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- Adult, Albumins analysis, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid cytology, Female, Humans, Leukocyte Count, Lung Diseases, Interstitial diagnosis, Male, Middle Aged, Procollagen analysis, Radioimmunoassay, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid chemistry, Laminin analysis, Lung Diseases, Interstitial metabolism, Peptide Fragments analysis
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Laminin is a 900,000-dalton extracellular matrix glycoprotein involved in a variety of functions, including cellular movement, growth, and differentiation. The aim of this work was to investigate the presence and biologic significance of this substance in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of diffuse interstitial lung diseases (DILD). Levels of laminin fragment P1 (LFP) were measured by radioimmunoassay in BALF and sera from controls (n = 8) and patients with several types of DILD: sarcoidosis (n = 10), neoplastic pulmonary infiltration (n = 8), pulmonary fibrosis (n = 5), and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (n = 5). Furthermore, their relation to signs of alveolitis (cellular profiles and albumin concentration in BALF) and evidence of pulmonary fibroblast activation (BALF aminoterminal propeptide of type III procollagen) was examined. Laminin fragment P1 immunoreactivity was detectable in BALF, even in the control group, but patients with all types of DILD had higher concentrations than the control subjects. The serum levels of LFP were similar in all groups studied. Neutrophil and lymphocyte proportions were significantly higher in all DILD groups than in the control group. A positive correlation was seen between lymphocyte proportion and laminin fragment P1 in BALF. Moreover, in BALF a positive correlation was found between LFP and albumin and between LFP and the aminoterminal propeptide of type III procollagen. The BALF macrophage-associated laminin fragment P1 was significantly higher in the active sarcoidosis subgroup compared with the control group. Thus, laminin is a normal constituent of the epithelial lining fluid. The increase of laminin in BALF of patients with DILD suggests that laminin may contribute to their pathogenesis.
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- 1993
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430. Comparison of two techniques (flow cytometry and alkaline immunophosphatase) in the evaluation of alveolar macrophage immunophenotype.
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Pérez-Arellano JL, Losa-García JE, Orfao-Matos A, González M, de la Cruz JL, Jiménez A, and de Castro S
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- Alkaline Phosphatase, Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic immunology, Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic pathology, Antigens, CD analysis, Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic analysis, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid cytology, HLA-DR Antigens analysis, Humans, Lipopolysaccharide Receptors, Lung Neoplasms immunology, Lung Neoplasms pathology, Pulmonary Fibrosis immunology, Pulmonary Fibrosis pathology, Receptors, IgG analysis, Sarcoidosis immunology, Sarcoidosis pathology, Flow Cytometry, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Immunophenotyping methods, Macrophages, Alveolar immunology
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The alveolar macrophage (AM) plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of interstitial lung diseases. The expression of specific membrane antigens is related to the functional or madurative status of the cells of mononuclear phagocyte system. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of several markers (HLA-DR, CD11b, CD16, CD14) in AM obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage from control patients (n = 6), patients with sarcoidosis (n = 6), diffuse neoplastic infiltration of the lung (n = 7), pulmonary fibrosis (n = 4), and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (n = 3) by two evaluation techniques (flow cytometry and alkaline immunophosphatase). In the light of the results we can conclude that in the immunophenotypical study of the alveolar macrophage, flow cytometry (with semiquantitative evaluation to avoid the problem of autofluorescence) is a useful tool in the evaluation of those antigens that are only weakly or moderately expressed on AM (CD11b or CD14), whereas the alkaline immunophosphatase technique is of great interest in the evaluation of those that are strongly expressed (i.e., HLA DR). Additionally, the variable expression of the different antigens in the different alveolar-interstitial pathological states is patent in some diseases.
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- 1993
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431. The relationship of conceptus number and fetal sex to maternal serum testosterone concentration in the rat.
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Castracane VD and DeLa Cruz JL
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- Androstenedione blood, Animals, Female, Litter Size, Male, Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Animal blood, Progesterone blood, Rats, Rats, Inbred Strains blood, Sex Factors, Pregnancy, Animal metabolism, Rats, Inbred Strains metabolism, Testosterone blood
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On Day 8 of pregnancy, the number of implantation sites in pregnant rats was adjusted to 1, 2, 4, 6, or greater than 10. Blood was collected on Days 11, 12, 15, 18, and 20 for the determination of serum testosterone, progesterone, and androstenedione. Serum testosterone levels exhibited a direct linear relationship with implantation number, increasing from 1 through greater than 10 implants. This linear relationship was particularly evident at Days 12, 15, and 18 of pregnancy. Serum progesterone levels increased from one to four conceptuses and plateaued above this number. There was no apparent relationship between the number of conceptuses and serum androstenedione levels, which may reflect the multiple origins of this steroid in the pregnant rat. In a separate group of rats in which the number of conceptuses was adjusted to three on Day 8 of pregnancy, blood was collected on Days 11, 12, 15, 18, and 20. Fetal sex was determined between the last bleeding and the day of parturition. Serum testosterone was determined and results were examined with regard to the number of male/female fetuses in the litter of three. There was no relationship between maternal serum testosterone levels and the number of male fetuses, indicating that the fetal testis does not make a significant contribution to circulating maternal testosterone levels.
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- 1990
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432. Relationship of conceptus number to the action of luteinizing hormone-antiserum in the pregnant rat.
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Castracane VD, DeLa Cruz JL, and Wood E
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- Animals, Antibodies administration & dosage, Female, Luteinizing Hormone immunology, Pregnancy, Progesterone blood, Rats, Rats, Inbred Strains, Testosterone blood, Litter Size, Luteinizing Hormone physiology, Pregnancy Maintenance
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Treatment of pregnant rats on Day 12 of pregnancy with luteinizing hormone-antiserum (LH-AS) (equine anti-bovine LH) had no effect on the maintenance of pregnancy or serum progesterone levels in rats bearing either 2 or more than 8 conceptuses. In rats with only 1 conceptus, LH-AS administration resulted in a significant decline in serum progesterone to basal levels within 24 h and all animals (n = 6) failed to maintain pregnancy. All rats with either 1, 2 or greater than 8 implantations showed no effect of normal horse serum (NHS) administration. There was no effect of LH-AS administration on serum testosterone levels, compared to NHS-treated controls.
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- 1984
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433. [Functional activity of alveolar macrophages in pulmonary interstitial pathology].
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Burgaleta C, Moreno MT, and de la Cruz JL
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- Adult, Aged, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid pathology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pneumonia physiopathology, Pulmonary Fibrosis physiopathology, Sarcoidosis physiopathology, Lung Diseases physiopathology, Macrophages physiology
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- 1988
434. Toxic-oil syndrome. Gallium-67 scanning and bronchoalveolar lavage studies in patients with abnormal lung function.
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De la Cruz JL, Oteo LA, López C, Curto LM, Burgaleta C, Campos A, and Sueiro A
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- Adolescent, Adult, Bronchi metabolism, Bronchi pathology, Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated, Female, Gallium Radioisotopes, Humans, Lung Diseases diagnostic imaging, Lung Diseases metabolism, Lung Diseases pathology, Male, Middle Aged, Pulmonary Alveoli metabolism, Pulmonary Alveoli pathology, Radionuclide Imaging, Rapeseed Oil, Respiratory Function Tests, Syndrome, Therapeutic Irrigation, Food Contamination, Lung Diseases chemically induced, Oils adverse effects, Plant Oils
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The toxic-oil syndrome (TOS) is a multisystem disorder whose etiology and pathogenesis are as yet unknown. Lung alterations persist in a significant number of TOS patients due to the underlying vascular lesion. Computer-assisted 67Ga scanning and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) studies were performed in 14 TOS patients with sustained abnormal diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (Dco). No significant difference was observed between the 67Ga uptake index of the TOS and control populations. Likewise, there was no significant difference in the number of effector cells recovered from the lungs of TOS patients and controls by bronchoalveolar lavage. However, a rise in IgA and IgG concentrations (p less than 0.002) and a fall in alpha 1-antitrypsin (p less than 0.05) and transferrin (p less than 0.01) were observed in the TOS group. Phospholipid and lecithin concentrations in the lavage fluid were similar for patients and controls. The alveolar macrophage function assayed in three TOS patients was normal. These observations raise new questions about the outcome of lung pathology in TOS and warrant further follow-up studies of the lung abnormalities observed.
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- 1985
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435. Steroid effects on relaxin secretion in the rat.
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Goldsmith LT, De La Cruz JL, Weiss G, and Castracane VD
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- Animals, Corpus Luteum drug effects, Corpus Luteum metabolism, Dihydrotestosterone pharmacology, Female, Hysterectomy, Pregnancy, Progesterone metabolism, Rats, Rats, Inbred Strains, Testosterone pharmacology, Androgens pharmacology, Estradiol pharmacology, Gonadal Steroid Hormones pharmacology, Pregnancy, Animal, Relaxin metabolism
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These studies were performed to determine if estrogen and/or androgens are involved in the regulation of relaxin secretion in the pregnant rat. Animals were hysterectomized at Day 15 of pregnancy and either untreated or given a) a subcutaneous Silastic capsule containing crystalline testosterone, b) a subcutaneous Silastic capsule containing crystalline dihydrotestosterone, or c) daily subcutaneous injections of 100 micrograms estradiol. A group of sham-operated animals served as controls. Serum samples taken at Days 14, 16, and 18 of pregnancy were assayed for relaxin and progesterone. Treatment with either estradiol or testosterone attenuated the decline in serum relaxin and progesterone concentrations observed following hysterectomy, whereas dihydrotestosterone (a nonaromatizable androgen) had no effect upon either relaxin or progesterone levels. These results suggest that estradiol and testosterone, previously implicated in the control of luteal progesterone production, also stimulate luteal relaxin secretion. The mechanism by which testosterone stimulates relaxin secretion is probably via its aromatization to estradiol within the corpus luteum.
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- 1982
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