Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) score may be used to predict neurodevelopment outcome in infants with birth asphyxia. A total of 140 infants who had a 5 min Apgar score of <7 at birth had detailed motor and neurodevelopment assessment. Outcome measures were grouped as normal or abnormal with morbidity (convulsions, abnormal muscle tone and delayed development) or death. The positive predi...

The influence of reaction conditions and monomer selection on the resulting film composition and luminescence properties of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) prepared by chemical vapor deposition is investigated. Greater aliphatic hydrocarbon incorporation into the polymer is observed when R,R′dibromo-p-xylene is used as the starting monomer, as compared to R,R′-dichloro-p-xylene. This differenc...

Two-dimensional lattice particle models have been used to simulate dynamic thrust faulting and its effects on near-fault ground motions. The lattice particle modeling approach has been demonstrated as an efficient way to model the dynamic rupture phenomena observed from a foam rubber experiment on dipping faults. We constructed a 42 dipping fault model to simulate near-fault ground motions unde...

We present an experimental study of velocity statistics for a partial layer of inelastic colliding beads driven by a vertically oscillating boundary. Over a wide range of parameters (accelerations 3-8 times the gravitational acceleration), the probability distribution P (v) deviates measurably from a Gaus-sian for the two horizontal velocity components. It can be described by P (v) ∼ exp(−|v/v ...

shear wave velocity is a basic engineering tool required to define dynamic properties of soils. in many instances it may be preferable to determine vs indirectly by common in-situ tests, such as the standard penetration test. many empirical correlations based on the standard penetration test are broadly classified as regression techniques. however, no rigorous procedure has been published for c...

OBJECTIVE We evaluated the effect of oxygen (O₂) flow rate on the corresponding delivered fraction of oxygen (FiO₂) during positive pressure ventilation (PPV) when using a neonatal self-inflating bag (SIB). METHODS Fifteen health care professionals administered PPV at a respiratory rate of 40 to 60 breaths per minute and at peak inspiratory pressures of 25 and 35 cm H₂O to a manikin by using ...

We present an experimental study of velocity statistics for a partial layer of inelastic colliding beads driven by a vertically oscillating boundary. Over a wide range of parameters (accelerations 3-8 times the gravitational acceleration), the probability distribution P (v) deviates measurably from a Gaus-sian for the two horizontal velocity components. It can be described by P (v) ∼ exp(−|v/v ...

in the current study, the immersed boundary – non-newtonian lattice boltzmann method is developed for simulation of forces act on a particle and also for computation of the particle velocity in vicinity of non-newtonian fluids. in this research, the effect of extra force due to accelerated mass is also considered in non-newtonian particle motion equations. two applied problems of power-law non-...

A "triaxial velocity sensor" consists of three uniaxial velocity sensors, which are nominally identical, orthogonally oriented among themselves, and co-centered at one point in space. A triaxial velocity sensor measures the acoustic particle velocity vector, by its three Cartesian components, individually component-by-component, thereby offering azimuth-elevation two-dimensional spatial directi...