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Deep supercooling, vitrification and limited survival to -100{degrees}C in the Alaskan beetle Cucujus clavipes puniceus (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) larvae by Sformo, T, Walters, K, Jeannet, K, Wowk, B, Fahy, G M, Barnes, B M, Duman, J G

“…Larvae of the freeze-avoiding beetle Cucujus clavipes puniceus (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) in Alaska have mean supercooling points in winter of -35 to -42 degrees…”
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k-Space detection and correction of physiological artifacts in fMRI by Wowk, B, McIntyre, M C, Saunders, J K

“…Signal phase variations caused by physiology are a major source of instability in fMRI images produced by multiple RF pulses. k-Space phase variation maps show…”
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Monte Carlo optimization of metal/phosphor screens at megavoltage energies by Radcliffe, T, Barnea, G, Wowk, B, Rajapakshe, R, Shalev, S

“…The physics of imaging with metal/phosphor (Gd2O2S:Tb on brass) screens at megavoltage energies has been investigated using Monte Carlo simulation. It has been…”
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Thick phosphor screens for on-line portal imaging by Wowk, B, Shalev, S

“…Gd2O2S phosphor screens between 250 and 1000 mg/cm2 thick were evaluated for use in megavoltage imaging systems. The phosphor layers were placed on brass…”
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Optimization of metal/phosphor screens for on-line portal imaging by Wowk, B, Radcliffe, T, Leszczynski, K W, Shalev, S, Rajapakshe, R

“…Studies were conducted to determine the optimal metal/phosphor screen for on-line video verification of radiation treatment portals. Screens were evaluated for…”
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Grooved phosphor screens for on-line portal imaging by Wowk, B, Shalev, S, Radcliffe, T

“…Video-based systems for on-line portal imaging utilize a metal plate coated with Gd2O2S phosphor at a typical thickness of 500 mg/cm2. A new screen design is…”
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Cryopreservation of organs by vitrification: perspectives and recent advances by Fahy, Gregory M, Wowk, Brian, Wu, Jun, Phan, John, Rasch, Chris, Chang, Alice, Zendejas, Eric

“…The cryopreservation of organs became an active area of research in the 1950s as a result of the rediscovery of the cryoprotective properties of glycerol by…”
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Improved vitrification solutions based on the predictability of vitrification solution toxicity by Fahy, Gregory M, Wowk, Brian, Wu, Jun, Paynter, Sharon

“…Long-term preservation of complex engineered tissues and organs at cryogenic temperatures in the absence of ice has been prevented to date by the difficulty of…”
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Anomalous high activity of a subfraction of polyvinyl alcohol ice blocker by Wowk, Brian

“…Low molecular weight copolymers of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) are known to be potent inhibitors of ice formation in solutions used for cryopreservation by…”
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Inhibition of bacterial ice nucleation by polyglycerol polymers by Wowk, Brian, Fahy, Gregory M

“…The simple linear polymer polyglycerol (PGL) was found to apparently bind and inhibit the ice nucleating activity of proteins from the ice nucleating bacterium…”
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Vitrification Enhancement by Synthetic Ice Blocking Agents by Wowk, Brian, Leitl, Eugen, Rasch, Christopher M., Mesbah-Karimi, Nooshin, Harris, Steven B., Fahy, Gregory M.

“…Small concentrations of the synthetic polymer polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were found to inhibit formation of ice in water/cryoprotectant solutions. Ice inhibition…”
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Oculosympathetic paralysis (Horner's syndrome) in the dog by Wowk, B J, Olson, G A

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Corrigendum to “Cryopreservation of organs by vitrification: perspectives and recent advances” [Cryobiology 48 (2004) 157–178] by Fahy, Gregory M., Wowk, Brian, Wu, Jun, Phan, John, Rasch, Chris, Chang, Alice, Zendejas, Eric

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Oral lesions of histoplasmosis in a dog by Olson, G A, Wowk, B J

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Megaesophagus produced by persistent right aortic arch in a cat by Wowk, B J, Olson, G A

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Rapid (0.5°C/min) minimally invasive induction of hypothermia using cold perfluorochemical lung lavage in dogs by Harris, Steven B., Darwin, Michael G., Russell, Sandra R., O'Farrell, Joan M., Fletcher, Mike, Wowk, Brian

“…Objective: Demonstrate minimally invasive rapid body core and brain cooling in a large animal model. Design: Prospective controlled animal trial. Setting:…”
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Effects of Solute Methoxylation on Glass-Forming Ability and Stability of Vitrification Solutions by Wowk, Brian, Darwin, Michael, Harris, Steven B., Russell, Sandra R., Rasch, Christopher M.

“…The effects of replacing hydroxyl groups with methoxyl (OCH3) groups in the polyols ethylene glycol (EG), propylene glycol (PG), glycerol, and threitol were…”
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Imaging lexical function in the inferior frontal lobe by McIntyre, M., Sweetland, C., Wowk, B., Hunchak, A., Newman, A., Scarth, G., Mahahlatti, H.

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