conclusion ct scan is highly accurate in differentiating malignant pleural mesothelioma and metastatic pleural diseases. pleural thickening and thickening of interlobar fissure lead us to the diagnosis of mpm and massive free pleural effusion is more commonly seen in metastatic pleural malignancy. background malignant pleural mesothelioma (mpm) is a rare malignant neoplasm of the pleura that ty...

Vasoactive and mitogenic peptide, endothelin-1 (ET-1) plays an important role in physiology of the ocular tissues by regulating the growth of corneal epithelial cells and maintaining the hemodynamics of intraocular fluids. We have previously established that ET-1 can be degraded in vivo by two lysosomal/secreted serine carboxypeptidases, Cathepsin A (CathA) and Serine Carboxypeptidase 1 (Scpep1...

The drainage of the non-Newtonian film between two approaching fluid particles are studied. continuous phase is a generalized Newtonian that obeys power-law model, and deformable particle interfaces allowed to have any degree tangential mobility. interaction gentle collision with constant relative approach velocity. equations simplified by using lubrication theory in thin limit combined boundar...

Acoustic stimulation is a promising method for increasing drainage of non-Newtonian fluids through porous structures in various applications. In this study, a mathematical model is developed for unsteady flow of a bi-viscous incompressible fluid in a circular straight channel. Longitudinal vibrations are superimposed on the flow driven by changing pressure gradients along the channel. Simulatio...

In this work, we study non-Newtonian fluid flow in heterogeneous porous media. We are interested fluids presenting a specific change rheology: Newtonian below certain shear rate and power law above. Since media generally exhibit strong spatial heterogeneity at large geological scales, the interaction between such inhomogeneity nonlinear rheology of fluid. The coupling permeability significantly...