Effects of physical parameters on high temperature ultrasound hyperthermia

BE Billard, K Hynynen, RB Roemer - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 1990 - Elsevier
The purpose of this research was to investigate the feasibility of inducing perfusion independent,
predictable therapeutic thermal dose using high power ultrasonic pulses. Computer …

Impact of pharmacists as immunizers on influenza vaccination coverage in Nova Scotia, Canada

JE Isenor, TA Alia, JL Killen, BA Billard… - Human vaccines & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Immunization coverage in Canada has continued to fall below national goals. The addition
of pharmacists as immunizers may increase immunization coverage. This study aimed to …

Airborne laser hydrography in Australia

MF Penny, RH Abbot, DM Phillips, B Billard, D Rees… - Applied …, 1986 - opg.optica.org
The Australian laser airborne depth sounder WRELADS II was developed to demonstrate the
feasibility of using airborne laser techniques for hydrographic survey. This paper describes …

Investigation of the first cases of human-to-human infection with the new swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus in Canada

J Cutler, E Schleihauf, TF Hatchette, B Billard… - Cmaj, 2009 - Can Med Assoc
… Initial testing was done using a multiplexed in-house protocol for reverse transcriptase
polymerase chain reaction that targeted influenza A, influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus. …

[HTML][HTML] Higher-order epistasis shapes natural variation in germ stem cell niche activity

SR Fausett, A Sandjak, B Billard, C Braendle - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
b PZ size was used as a proxy for PZ cell number. Whole-mount worms stained with DAPI …
b’ The PZ region was manually cropped away from other tissues in ImageJ. b” The PZ region …

Airborne estimation of sea turbidity parameters from the WRELADS laser airborne depth sounder

B Billard, RH Abbot, MF Penny - Applied Optics, 1986 - opg.optica.org
… to the absorption coefficient a) and a quantity B that is referred to simply as backscatter and
is proportional to the backscatter coefficient b b . Two different methods of estimating these …

[HTML][HTML] Vector-Borne Infections-Part 1: Ticks & Mosquitoes: Surveillance for Lyme disease in Canada, 2009–2019

…, S Baidoobonso, BA Billard, B Halfyard… - Canada …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… In Canada, LD is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi) sensu
stricto … Approximately 70% of people bitten by a B. burgdorferi-infected tick will develop a …

Limits of optical transmission measurements with application to particle sizing techniques

NL Swanson, BD Billard, TL Gennaro - Applied optics, 1999 - opg.optica.org
Considerable confusion exists regarding the applicability limits of the Bouguer–Lambert–Beer
law of optical transmission. We review the derivation of the law and discuss its application …

Kilometer-precise (UII) Umbriel physical properties from the multichord stellar occultation on 2020 September 21

…, R Bria, A Olsen, A Scheck, B Billard… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We report the results of the stellar occultation by (UII) Umbriel on 2020 September 21. The
shadow crossed the USA and Canada, and 19 positive chords were obtained. A limb …

[PDF][PDF] A natural mutational event uncovers a life history trade-off via hormonal pleiotropy

B Billard, P Vigne, C Braendle - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
… In favorable growth conditions, this will activate neuroendocrine signaling via transforming
growth factor b (TGF-b) and insulin/insulin growth factor (IGF) pathways to upregulate the …