Monoclonal gammopathies (M proteins) are associated with an extraordinarily broad array of clinical conditions that range from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) to multiple myeloma. Three basic goals of the methods used to investigate M proteins are detection, immunochemical characterization, and quantification. Serum protein electrophoresis (SPE) techniques have undergo...

The 2002 Fusion Summer Study was conducted from July 8-19, 2002, in Snowmass, Colorado, and carried out a critical assessment of major next-steps in the fusion energy sciences program in both Magnetic Fusion Energy (MFE) and Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE). The conclusions of this study were based on analysis led by over 60 conveners working with hundreds of members of the fusion energy sciences c...

This study employed descriptive survey design. It discussed the adoption of, and integration of Web-Based Learning Systems(WBLS) into teaching and learning for distance learning and full time students. It also discussed various concerted efforts at integrating web-based learning into the teaching and learning of Science and Technology Education at the Post-Basic Institutions (STEP-B). The speci...

A primary difficulty when investigating communication requirements rises when a very specific field as an aircraft cabin is considered. The diverse needs of passengers are often incompatible to the strict constraints inside the cabin. Nowadays, In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems, for instance, are widely spread in modern flights. An IFE system usually consists of a Seat Electronic Box, the p...

The current definition of complete response (CR) in multiple myeloma (MM) includes negative serum and urine immunofixation (IFE) tests and <5% bone marrow plasma cells (BMPCs). However, many studies of the prognostic impact of pretransplant response have not included BMPCs. We evaluated the prognostic impact of BMPC assessment before peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) mobilization on subsequent ...

Fungal infections of the skin and nails are common global problems with attendant morbidity among affected individuals. Children are mostly affected due to predisposing factors such as overcrowding and low socioeconomic factors. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the clinical patterns of superficial fungal infections among primary school children in Ile-Ife. A multistage ...

Levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were determined in dried cocoa beans obtained from cocoa produce stores at Ondo and Ile-Ife, Southwestern Nigeria. Cocoa beans samples were sun dried to a constant weight, pulverized and soxhlet extracted with dichloromethane to obtain the OCPs. Qualitative identification and quantitative evaluation of the extracted OCPs after clean-up on silica gel we...

Electra is a rep-rate Krypton Fluoride (KrF) laser that will be used to develop the technology required for an Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) Power Plant. Electra will use the same type of architecture as the Nike 60 em amplifier [1], e.g. double-sided electron beam pumping of the laser gas, but it will run at 5 Hz and use technologies that can meet the IFE requirements for efficiency, durability...

The evolution of an inertial fusion energy (IFE) chamber involves a repetition of short, intense depositions of energy (from target ignition) into a reaction chamber, followed by the turbulent relaxation of that energy through shock waves and thermal conduction to the vessel walls. We present an algorithm for 2D simulations of the fluid inside an IFE chamber between fueling repetitions. Our fin...

This paper presents a lowest-order immersed Raviart–Thomas mixed triangular finite element method for solving elliptic interface problems on unfitted meshes independent of the interface. In order to achieve optimal convergence rates meshes, an (IFE) is constructed by modifying traditional element. Some important properties are derived including unisolvence IFE basis functions, approximation cap...