This paper presents exergy and exergoeconomic analysis and parametric study of a Diesel engine based Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system that produces 277 kW of electricity and 282 kW of heat. For this purpose, the CHP system is first thermodynamically analyzed through energy and exergy. Then cost balances and auxiliary equations are applied to subsystems. The exergoeconomic analysis is based ...

This study evaluated the effects of cohabitation with a B16F10 melanoma-bearer cage mate on behavior and immune functions in mice. Five different experiments were conducted. In each of them, the female mice were divided into two groups: control and experimental. One mouse of each control pair was kept undisturbed and called "companion of health partner" (CHP). One mouse of each experimental pai...

To determine the histological reaction to, and the rate of absorption of, different pure crystalline lipids from the aortic subintimal space, cholesterol (Ch), cholesteryl palmitate (ChP), glyceryl tripalmitate (TP), palmitic acid (PA), and dipalmitoyl lecithin (DPL) were implanted in the inner media of the thoracic aorta of 37 dogs. Tiny crystalline rods were fabricated averaging 0.29 mm in di...

Based upon the thermodynamic simulation of a biogas-SOFC integrated process and costing its elements, present work examines economic feasibility biogas-SOFCs for combined heat power (CHP) generation, by comparison their performance against conventional biogas-CHP with internal combustion engines (ICEs), under same assumptions. As well as issues scale an SOFC’s cost, examined in literature, stud...

BACKGROUND Fibroblastic foci profusion on histopathology and severity of traction bronchiectasis on highresolution computed tomography (HRCT) have been shown to be predictors of mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between fibroblastic foci (FF) profusion and HRCT patterns in patients with a histopathologic dia...

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the maintenance of the endangered caspian brown trout salmo trutta caspius populations in iran depends on its artificial breeding. there is no information on how current hatchery breeding protocol influences effective population size of breeders (ne), which is a critical parameter to maintain genetic diversity in future generations. the current hatchery protocol (chp) was comparatively evaluate...

The short and long forms of prolactin receptor (PRL-R) mRNA have been detected in the female rat brain. The present study aimed to investigate: (1) if the PRL-R mRNA is expressed in the male rat brain; (2) if expression levels in the female brain vary during the estrous cycle. All animals were sacrificed between 12:00 and 14:00 h. Radioactive RNase protection assay was used to measure mRNA leve...

To determine the histological reaction to, and the rate of absorption of, different pure crystalline lipids from the aortic subintimal space, cholesterol (Ch), cholesteryl palmitate (ChP), glyceryl tripalmitate (TP), palmitic acid (PA), and dipalmitoyl lecithin (DPL) were implanted in the inner media of the thoracic aorta of 37 dogs. Tiny crystalline rods were fabricated averaging 0.29 mm in di...

BACKGROUND In the literature the need for relevance in medical education and training has been stressed. In the last 40 years medical schools have been challenged to train doctors competent to respond to community health needs. In the mid-90s the University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine introduced an integrated medical curriculum. In this initiative a particular emphasis was put in introducing ...