Effects of annealing treatment after equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) on the interface properties and shear bond strength of Al/Cu bimetallic rods were investigated. For the as-deformed samples, the one with two passes of ECAP indicated higher shear bond strength. Formation of a layer of intermetallic compounds after annealing treatment is confirmed. In general, by increasing annealing tem...

Purpose. (124)I has a half-life of 4.2 days, which makes it suitable for imaging over several days over its uptake and washout phases. However, it has a low positron branching ratio (23%), because of prompt gamma coincidence due to high-energy γ-photons (602 to 1,691 keV), which are emitted in cascade with positrons. Methods. In this study, we investigated the optimal PET energy window for (124...

Inactivation of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium with 10% fetal bovine serum was studied at pressures of 300, 350, and 400 MPa and initial sample temperatures of -10, 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 degrees C. Sample temperature during pressure application strongly influenced the efficiency of HAV inactivation. Elevated temperature (> 30 degrees C) enhanced pressure inac...

A common distortion in videos is image instability in the form of chaotic global and local displacements of image frames caused by camera instability, fluctuations in the refraction index of the light propagation media and similar factors. Such videos that very frequently present moving objects on a stable background contain tremendous redundancy that potentially can be used for image stabiliza...

One-sided surface charred European beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) was studied. Radial and tangential specimens of dimensions 50 × 25 350 mm were one-sided at 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 °C for various times using a contact heating system. Specimens mm3 prepared treatment intensity analysis its effect on wettability. Density profiles the radial determined X-ray densitography with resolution 0.05 mm...

BACKGROUND Vinflunine is a novel vinca alkaloid obtained by semi-synthesis using super-acidic chemistry to selectively introduce two fluorine atoms at the 20' position of vinorelbine. In human tumour xenografts, vinflunine showed definite antitumour activity in seven out of 11 tumours tested compared with three out of 11 for vinorelbine. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this phase I study, vinflunine ...

Chemical separations play an important role in most chemical, pharmaceutical, and petrochemical processes. Membrane-based separations are potentially important because they can be less energy intensive and more economical than conventional separation methods [1]. By controlling the pore diameter of track-etched nanoporous polymer membranes, they can be used as nanofilters for the separation of ...

Gastrointestinal helminthiasis in developing countries contributes to malnutrition and anemia. Diagnosis and treatment of helminthiasis, especially with low worm load is an unmet public health need in such settings. The infection may sometimes become manifest when a second pathology leads to purgation of the gastrointestinal tract. Two cases of helminthiasis are presented in which the infection...