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Using the activitation method ( n,2 n) excitation-functions were measured forFe,Ge,Se,Rb,Sr,Y,Mo, andHg in the neutron-energy region 13-18 MeV. The results are checked for consistency by means of a systematic of ( n, 2 n) cross-sections as a function of the nuclear neutron excess ( N-Z)/A. Furthermore the data are compared with results from the statistical nuclear reactions theory which were calculated using optical model absorption cross-sections and the Fermi-gas-model formula for the nuclear level density. In the case ofHg the influence of preequilibrium nucleon emission was taken into account. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The extent and dynamics of changes by short (1 min) or prolonged (6 min) tourniquet application while obtaining venous blood samples were analysed with respect ot 33 frequently measured constituents of blood and serum. After 6-minute tourniquet application the values for red cells, haemoglobin, packed cell volume, total protein, albumen, gamma-glutamyl transferase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, creatinekinase, bilirubin, cholesterol, total glycerol and calcium increased by an average of 4-9%. One-minute tourniquet application did not have a significant effect. Levels of sodium, potassium, carbon dioxide, creatinine, uric acid, ratio of electrophoretic fractions and the MCV, MCH and MCHC indices were not affected even by 6-minute tourniquet applications. The introduction of blood sampling under standardised conditions is proposed.

In a comparative study, the differences between the values measured for 26 blood and serum components in both winter and summer were determined in 78 healthy subjects. Comparable conditions during the preparation of test persons, sampling, processing of specimens, and measurement were strictly observed. The term "season" is defined more precisely by meterological data. In the summer season, significantly higher values were found for leukocytes (9%), lactate dehydrogenase and MCHC (7% each), creatinine (7%, in women only), and MCH (1%) whereas significantly lower values were exhibited by aspartate aminotransferase (18%), alanine aminotransferase (14%), alkaline phosphatase (11%), glucose and packed cell volume (7% each), MCV (6%), total protein (2%), erythrocytes, albumin, sodium and chloride (1% each). These partly considerable alterations should be taken into account in the establishment of reference values and evaluation of laboratory findings (above all, when intraindividual comparison is involved). There were no significant alterations of the following parameters: hemoglobin, gamma-glutamyl transferase, urea, uric acid, creatinine (men only), bilirubin, cholesterol, total glycerol, potassium, calcium, and inorganic phosphate. In another series of experiments involving 32 test persons, the influence of different ambient temperatures during blood sampling on the above mentioned blood components was studied. Within the 18-30 degrees C range, no significant alterations were detected.