Introduction: Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Anastomoses (BDG a.k.a. Glenn shunts) as a first or second palliative stage procedure before embarking on a total cavopulmonary connection (‘‘Fontan type’’ procedure) has been used to normalise volume loading of the single ventricle at an early age. The presence of bilateral Superior Vena Cava (SVC) may represent a technical challenge in the performance...

Usually, when scientists call a news conference, it’s to announce new results from a study. But when NASA calls one to talk about the space shuttle, chances are the topic won’t be results — it will be about unrealized plans. And, in the case of John Glenn, that’s probably a good thing. The US senator’s nostalgic return to space came 36 years after he became the first American to orbit the earth...

A series of TiO2 nanotube (TNT)/ionic liquid matrices were prepared, and their lithium ion conductive properties were studied. SEM images implied that ionic liquid was dispersed on the whole surface of TNT. Addition of TNT to ionic liquid (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide (BMImTFSA)) resulted in significant increase of ionic conductivity. Furthermore, lithium transf...

The electrical conductivities of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquids and of 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium ionic liquids with different anions were determined in the temperature range between 123 and 393 K on the basis of dielectric measurements in the frequency range from 1 to 10(7) Hz. Most of the ionic liquids form a glass and the conductivity values obey the Vogel-Fulch...

This study explores the effect of Extension program area on perceptions clientele regarding their overall satisfaction and benefits services provided by Extension. Written Mallory L. Cotter Glenn D. Israel, published UF/IFAS Department Agricultural Education Communication; 5 pp.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc396

We analyze a simple dynamical model of glasses, based on the idea that each particle is trapped in a local potential well, which itself evolves due to hopping of neighbouring particles. The glass transition is signalled by the fact that the equilibrium distribution ceases to be normalisable, and dynamics becomes non-stationary. We generically find stretching of the correlation function at low t...

This paper presents the impedance study of low acyl gellan gum/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) blend as a host matrix for ion conduction. Low salt content of lithium perchlorate was added into the blend polymer host and the membranes were prepared by the means of solution casting method. The temperature-conductivity of the investigated samples follows the Vogel-Tamann-Fulcher rule. The occurrence of el...

D euteron spin lattice relaxation times Tx of sucrose/D20 solutions are given as function of tem perature, pressure, frequency and concentration. From the temperature dependence of the 2H -T l the rotational dynamics of the hydrated sucrose complex and the water molecules are determined. For high pressure and high concentrations the tem perature dependence of the water molecules is described by...