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Garcia-Solis EJ, Mignerey AC, Madani H, Marchetti AA, Russ DE, Shapira D. Mass and charge distributions for the reaction 40Ca + 209Bi at 600 MeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1995; 52:3114-3125. [PMID: 9970859 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.52.3114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Shapira D, Scharf Y. Insufficiency fracture of the distal tibia mimicking arthritis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient. The possible role of methotrexate treatment. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1995; 13:130-1. [PMID: 7774097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Korolija M, Shapira D, Chavez E, Cindro N. Proton-proton correlations: Determination of the source size and lifetime from deep inelastic collisions of 58Ni+58Ni at 15 MeV/nucleon. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1994; 49:272-278. [PMID: 9969220 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.49.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Antos J, Beker H, Brons S, Bussmann K, Dagan S, Drees A, Erd C, Esten MJ, Fabjan CW, Glässel P, Goerlach U, Hedberg V, Lissauer D, Mazzoni MA, McCubbin NA, Neubert M, Nevski P, Olsen L, Pfeiffer A, Ray A, Schukraft J, Shapira D, Soltani J, Specht HJ, Stumer I, Thompson J, Veenhof RJ, Willis WJ, Woody C. Soft photon production in 450 GeV/cp-Be collisions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01562546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rentsch D, Metag V, Novotny R, Pelte D, Shapira D. Multifragment events in the reaction 58Ni+27Al at 15.8 MeV/nucleon. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1993; 48:2789-2799. [PMID: 9969156 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.48.2789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Brandan ME, Alfaro JR, Menchaca-Rocha A, Satchler GR, Stelson PH, Kim HJ, Shapira D. Elastic scattering of 58Ni+27Al at near-barrier energies. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1993; 48:1147-1151. [PMID: 9968946 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.48.1147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Shapira D, Stelson PH. Role of neutron flow in the enhancement of heavy ion fusion at energies below the Coulomb barrier and the systematics of threshold barriers. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1993; 47:1666-1671. [PMID: 9968613 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.47.1666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Blumenthal DJ, Greene SV, Mitchell JT, Bromley DA, Shapira D, Ray A, Hindi MM. Evolution towards equilibration in orbiting interactions. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1992; 46:1946-1950. [PMID: 9968313 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.46.1946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Korolija M, Shapira D, Cindro N, Kim HJ, Teh K, Shea JY. Exclusive p-p correlations from the 58Ni+58Ni reaction at. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1991; 67:572-575. [PMID: 10044932 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.67.572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Ray A, Shapira D, Kim HJ, Beck C, Djerroud B, Heusch B, Blumenthal D, Shivakumar B. Compound nucleus origin of back-angle yields in the 31P+16O and 35Cl+12C reactions. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1991; 44:514-517. [PMID: 9967424 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.44.514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Segal R, Caspi D, Sukenik S, Horowitz I, Rubinov A, Fluser D, Scharf Y, Shapira D, Weinberger A, Gedz D. [Sulfasalazine in rheumatoid arthritis]. HAREFUAH 1991; 120:577-81. [PMID: 1682225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Sulfasalazine (SLZ) is now a second-line treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as well as in psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. 54 patients with active RA were treated with enteric coated SLZ (2 g daily) in a 24-week open study. Clinical and laboratory parameters of disease activity were monitored initially and thereafter at 2-week intervals for the first 2 months, and then at 4-week intervals until the end of the 24-week study. There was significant clinical improvement at the end, as shown by scores for joint pain (Ritchie), grip strength and morning stiffness (p less than 0.0001, less than 0.0001 and less than 0.01, respectively, by paired t test). Clinical improvement was accompanied by significant decrease in erythrocyte sedimentation rate and increase in hemoglobin (p less than 0.002 and less than 0.016, respectively). There was improvement in some cases as early as 3 weeks after starting therapy. The drop-out rate was significant: 19/54 (35%), most (13) due to side-effects, mainly gastrointestinal; none of the side-effects were serious. Our results, similar to those of other studies, indicate that despite the high rate of side effects, SLZ is an effective, second-line drug for RA.
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Ray A, Shapira D, Halbert ML, Kim HJ, Sullivan JP, Shivakumar B, Mitchell J. Spin alignment and density matrix measurement in 28Si+12C orbiting reaction. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1991; 43:1789-1799. [PMID: 9967229 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.43.1789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Kim HJ, Shapira D, Stelson PH, Napoli D. Multinucleon-transfer reactions for the 50Ti+93Nb system at sub- and near-barrier energies. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1991; 43:1321-1330. [PMID: 9967172 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.43.1321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Utsunomiya H, Lui Y, Haenni DR, Dejbakhsh H, Cooke L, Srivastava BK, Turmel W, O'Kelly D, Schmitt RP, Shapira D, Ray A, Udagawa T. Breakup of 7Li near the alpha -t threshold and a possible probe of radiative-capture processes. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1990; 65:847-850. [PMID: 10043038 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.65.847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Stelson PH, Kim HJ, Beckerman M, Shapira D, Robinson RL. Fusion cross sections for 46,50Ti+90Zr,93Nb and some systematics of heavy-ion fusion at barrier and subbarrier energies. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1990; 41:1584-1599. [PMID: 9966505 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.41.1584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Brik R, Shapira D, Lorber M, Nahir M. [The liver in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis]. HAREFUAH 1989; 117:126-8. [PMID: 2485752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Hepatic involvement in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis of the systemic type (JRA) is a diagnostic challenge because of the varied clinical picture it presents. We describe a 21-year-old woman in whom JRA had started at the age of 4 years as an illness resembling familial Mediterranean fever. This long-standing illness was complicated by liver damage and needle biopsy showed massive hepatic deposition of amyloid. It is possible that this patient may have developed JRA as a complication of familial Mediterranean fever.
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Rajasekariah GR, Edward S, Shapira D, Tapsall J, Walsh J, Ho J, Hopper K, Pucci A. Direct detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with monoclonal antibodies characterized by serotyping reagents. J Clin Microbiol 1989; 27:1700-3. [PMID: 2475525 PMCID: PMC267649 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.7.1700-1703.1989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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A panel of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) directed to outer membrane protein I were generated with the ultimate aim of detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae in patient samples by a direct immunofluorescence (IF) test. In an initial evaluation of the sensitivity of these reagents, a cocktail of six IF MAbs recognized 491 (91%) of 540 gonococci isolates from several centers in Sydney, Australia. IF MAbs designated 185 and 228 recognized serovars of WI serogroup and IF MAbs 208, 210, and 312 recognized serovars of WII/III serogroup. IF MAb 198 recognized serovars within both serogroups. Three additional IF MAbs, designated 322, 323, and 330, were then generated by using strains which failed to react with the original MAb cocktail and which belonged to particular serovars. The new cocktail of nine IF MAbs recognized 96% of the gonococcal isolates, which incidentally contained representatives of serovars shown to have a worldwide distribution in previous studies. Although subtle differences were apparent in the reaction patterns found with coagglutination (serotyping) and IF, there nonetheless seems to be merit in the approach of continually evaluating the sensitivity of diagnostic reagents such as MAbs. This is especially true with an organism such as N. gonorrhoeae, which has the capacity to regularly alter the antigenic structure of its outer membrane proteins.
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Ayik S, Shapira D, Shivakumar B. Transport description for capture processes in nuclear collisions. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1988; 38:2610-2620. [PMID: 9955102 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.38.2610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Kim HJ, Hindi MM, Shapira D, Stelson PH. Transfer reactions for the 50Ti + 90Zr system below the Coulomb barrier. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1988; 38:2081-2085. [PMID: 9955030 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.38.2081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Burks BL, Fernandes MA, Satchler GR, Horen DJ, Bertrand FE, Blankenship JL, Ford JL, Gross EE, Hensley DC, Sayer RO, Shapira D, Sjoreen TP. Optical model and coupled-channels analyses of the elastic and inelastic scattering of 18O from 28Si at 352 MeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1988; 38:1680-1691. [PMID: 9954979 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.38.1680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Harmon BA, Shapira D, Stelson PH, Burks BL, Erb KA, Shivakumar B, Teh K, Thornton ST. Effect of entrance channel asymmetry on fusion reactions leading to compound nuclei with A=40,42. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1988; 38:572-575. [PMID: 9954842 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.38.572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Safadi M, Shapira D, Leichter I, Reznick A, Silbermann M. Ability of different techniques of measuring bone mass to determine vertebral bone loss in aging female rats. Calcif Tissue Int 1988; 42:375-82. [PMID: 3135107 DOI: 10.1007/bf02556356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Changes in vertebral trabecular bone were quantified in female Wistar rats. This study utilized single photon absorptiometry for the measurement of bone mineral content (BMC), quantitative computed tomography (QCT) for the measurement of bone mineral density (BMD), and image analysis histomorphometry for the measurement of trabecular bone volume (TBV). The above measurements were accompanied by biochemical assays of protein and calcium concentrations in the tissues. Also, the activity of bone alkaline and acid phosphatases was measured. Lumbar vertebrae (L4, L5) in old rats 27 months old, compared with those of young rats 7 months old, showed significant decreases in BMC, BMD, TBV, protein and calcium, and enzyme activity. A high degree of correlation was recorded between the above changes. The various changes were accompanied by a marked reduction in the overall wet weight of the vertebrae. Hence, new noninvasive methods to quantitate bone mass can be applied in vivo to small laboratory animals such as the rat. These methods are much more accurate than standard radiographs in quantitating bone loss and are, therefore, recommended for experimental longitudinal studies related to aging of the skeleton.
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Shivakumar B, Shapira D, Stelson PH, Ayik S, Harmon BA, Teh K, Bromley DA. 28Si. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1988; 37:652-663. [PMID: 9954486 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.37.652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Sanderson DP, Kemper KW, Shapira D, Varner RL, Shivakumar B. Sequential breakup cross section of 6Li. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1987; 36:1865-1869. [PMID: 9954295 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.36.1865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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