Lung volume reduction surgery versus conservative treatment in severe emphysema

…, S Demertzis, J Konig, CK Leitnaker… - European …, 2000 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) has been proposed for patients with severe
emphysema to improve dyspnoea and pulmonary function. It is unknown, however, whether …

Selective sequestration of cytokine-producing monocytes during hemodialysis treatment

M Girndt, H Kaul, CK Leitnaker, M Sester… - American journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Hemodialysis treatment leads to leukocyte activation and cytokine production. Studying this
effect has been complicated because cell activation by blood membrane contact also …

Thermodynamic properties of uranium carbides

JM Leitnaker, TG Godfrey - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 1967 - Elsevier
Leitnaker and Witteman 27) originally discussed the reaction of methane with UC to produce
UC2 at about 700” C. They reasoned that unless CH4 decomposes to give carbon in an …

Stable phases in aged type 321 stainless steel

J Bentley, JM Leitnaker - 1978 - osti.gov
X-ray diffraction and Analytical Electron Microscopy have been used to characterize the
precipitate phases present in type 321 stainless steel after 17 years of service at approximately …

[PDF][PDF] Conversion of uranium nitrate to ceramic-grade oxide for the Light Water Breeder Reactor: process development

JM Leitnaker, ML Smith, CM Fitzpatrick - 1972 - inis.iaea.org
… JM Leitnaker … 2 3 3 U02 Powder Process Outline This section contains the process outline
for production of 2 3 3 CK^. It was constructed as a joint effort between ORNL and BAFL …

Graphitization of free carbon precipitating through the reaction of UC2 with N2

M Katsura, T Yuki, T Sano, Y Sasaki - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 1971 - Elsevier
… But the experimental results of Leitnaker 7) shows that this is not the case. In other words,
the results obtained by Leitnaker from the reaction (1) differ clearly from those from (2), …

Online CHDF system: excellent cost-effectiveness for continuous renal replacement therapy with high efficacy and individualization

M Takatori, M Yamaoka, S Nogami, K Ojima… - Acute Blood …, 2010 - karger.com
We developed an online continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF) system with a central reverse
osmosis (RO) fluid delivery system in 1996. This was improved to a system composed of a …

[HTML][HTML] The spleen size in patients undergoing hemodialysis

NC Araújo, JHR Suassuna - Brazilian Journal of Nephrology, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction: Inflammation promotes the progression of chronic renal failure, and the start of
dialysis worsens inflammation. The enlargement of the spleen is associated with …

Strong depletion of CD14+CD16+ monocytes during haemodialysis treatment

U Sester, M Sester, G Heine, H Kaul… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Background. The immune defect in haemodialysis (HD) patients is associated with a monocytic
dysfunction, including an increased production of proinflammatory cytokines. Monocytes …

Effects of intravenous iron on mononuclear cells during the haemodialysis session

A Martin-Malo, A Merino, J Carracedo… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background. This study analysed, in vivo and in vitro, the effects of four different intravenous
iron preparations (iron gluconate, iron sucrose, iron dextran and ferric carboxymaltose) on …