OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive values of the total International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS-T) and voiding to storage subscore ratio (IPSS-V/S) in association with total prostate volume (TPV) and maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax) in the diagnosis of bladder outlet-related lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)....

This paper presents an effective decision making system for leak detection based on multiple generalized linear models and clustering techniques. The training data for the proposed decision system is obtained by setting up an experimental pipeline fully operational distribution system. The system is also equipped with data logging for three variables; namely, inlet pressure, outlet pressure, an...

The purpose of this study is to validate numerical simulations of flow and pressure in an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) using phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PCMRI) and an in vitro phantom under physiological flow and pressure conditions. We constructed a two-outlet physical flow phantom based on patient imaging data of an AAA and developed a physical Windkessel model to use as out...

Increased rate of heat dissipation from electronic chips was explored by the application of flow boiling in mini-channel (D = 2.54 mm) and micro-channel (D — 510 \x,m) heat sinks with special emphasis on reducing pressure drop and coolant flow rate. A pressure drop model was developed that accounts for the single-phase inlet region, the singleand two-phase heated region, and the two-phase unhea...

From the aspect of human circulation system structure, a complete hemodynamic model requires consideration of the influence of microcirculation load effect. This paper selected the seepage in porous media as the simulant of microcirculation load. On the basis of a bi-directional liquid-solid coupling tube model, we built a liquid-solid-porous media seepage coupling model. The simulation paramet...

Pluto has a heterogeneous surface, despite global haze deposition rate of ~1 micrometer per orbit (Cheng et al., 2017; Grundy 2018). While there could be spatial variation in the rate, this not yet been rigorously quantified, and naively should coat surface more uniformly than was observed. One way (among many) to explain contradiction is for atmospheric pressure at drop low enough interrupt pr...

The measurement of pulmonary artery pressure and resistance is crucial in the management of older patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease. This is especially important in patients who have had previous palliative surgery or known right ventricular outlet obstruction.' The ability to measure pulmonary artery pressure is often hampered by the presence of significant derangements of cardia...