In an induction linac [1] a toroidal solenoid magnet carries a time-dependent current I(t) such that the induced electric field can transfer energy from the magnet to charged particles that move along the axis of the toroid. Discuss the force and momentum balance in an idealized induction linac consisting of a single magnet whose form is a torus of major radius a and minor radius b a, and a sin...

BACKGROUND An 82-year-old male presented with a chief complaint of upper abdominal pain. Subsequently, a bezoar and a gastric ulcer were detected by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. CASE PRESENTATION The bezoar was dark green in color and extremely hard, having a major axis of 7 cm. After hospitalization, 500-1000 ml/day of Coca-Cola was orally administered continuously for 3 weeks. CONCLU...

This is a multiband photometric and spectroscopic study of the peculiar S0 galaxy NGC 128. We present results from broad (B and R) and narrow (Hα) band optical CCD pho-tometry, near (NIR) and far (FIR) infrared observations, long slit spectroscopy, and Fabry-Perot interferometry (CIGALE). The peculiar peanut shape morphology of the galaxy is observed both at optical and near-infrared wavelength...

This paper is concerned with efficient and accurate indexing for target recognition in SAR images. We present a method that efficiently retrieves correct object hypotheses using the major axis of a pattern of scattering centers in SAR images and the Hausdorff distance measure. The features that we use are the locations of scattering centers in SAR returns. Experimental results show that indexin...

The borderline personality concept has evolved from a term used to describe a neuroticpsychotic borderland (Knight 1963), or an almost but-not-quite schizophrenic process (Hock and Polatin 1949), to a more precise and operationally defined syndrome (American Psychiatric Association, 1980; Gunderson 1982). Affective changes are a major and consistent clinical feature in most descriptions of bord...

The velocity ellipsoid for 38 globular clusters with [Fe/H]≤ −1.0 is derived and shown to be significantly anisotropic with major axis directed towards low Galactic latitude. Principal axes of the spatial distribution of different groups of clusters are derived and compared with the velocity ellipsoid. The metal poor cluster spatial distribution is significantly flattened along an axis which co...

Background: Most of the amino acids are encoded by more than one codon, termed as synonymous codons. Synonymous codon usage is not random as it is unique to species. In each amino acid family, some synonymous codons are preferred and this is referred to as synonymous codon usage bias (SCUB). Trends associated with evolution of SCUB and factors influencing its diversification in plastomes of gen...