sinusoidal. Relaxation oscillator generates the triangular, saw tooth and other non-sinusoidal waveforms. Sinusoidal oscillators consist of amplifiers. 2409Sinusoidal and Non-sinusoidal Oscillators 2409 (e) Heterodyne or beat-frequency oscillator (BFO). The active devices (bipolars, FETs or unijunction. To generate the AC voltage, the oscillator circuit will receive the energy from a DC The Osc...

The present study was undertaken to investigate hepatic microcirculatory response following partial portal vein ligation (PPVL) in rats. Portal pressure was markedly increased 2-6 wk after PPVL, but no significant reduction in sinusoidal perfusion and hepatocellular injury were detected. However, marked neovascularization was observed in PPVL rats using intravital microscopy and scanning electr...

The purpose of this research is to analyse the relationship between nonlinear dynamic character and individuals' standing balance by the largest Lyapunov exponent, which is regarded as a metric for assessing standing balance. According to previous study, the largest Lyapunov exponent from centre of pressure time series could not well quantify the human balance ability. In this research, two imp...

To test whether hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation (HSR) alters the vascular responsiveness of the portohepatic circulation to endothelins (ETs), we studied the macro- and microcirculatory effects of the preferential ET(A) receptor agonist ET-1 and of the selective ET(B) receptor agonist sarafotoxin 6c (S6c) after 1 h of hemorrhagic hypotension and 5 h of volume resuscitation in the isolated p...

The skewness of the first time derivative of a pressure waveform, or derivative skewness, has been used previously to describe the presence of shock-like content in jet and rocket noise. Despite its use, a quantitative understanding of derivative skewness values has been lacking. In this paper, the derivative skewness for nonlinearly propagating waves is investigated using analytical, numerical...

• Vol 9 • November 2007 Hepatic AVF in a Child with Down Syndrome The normal pressure in the portal vein is low due to the minimal vascular resistance in the hepatic sinusoids. Increased resistance to blood flow can occur at three levels: a) pre-sinusoidal (e.g., portal vein thrombosis), b) sinusoidal (e.g., liver cirrhosis), and c) post-sinusoidal (e.g., BuddChiari syndrome). Portal hypertensi...