in this paper shear behavior of two calcareous sands having different physical properties areinvestigated using drained and undrained triaxial tests. the investigated sands are obtained from two differentzones located in persian gulf, kish island and tonbak region. analysis based on energy aspects show thatfriction angle in these soils, having crushable particles, is formed of three components:...

BACKGROUND Brachial artery endothelial function is impaired in individuals with atherosclerosis and coronary risk factors and improves with risk reduction therapy. However, the predictive value of brachial artery endothelial dysfunction for future cardiovascular events is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS We preoperatively examined brachial artery vasodilation using ultrasound in 187 patients unde...

Mechanical obstruction is a frequent cause of acute vomiting in dogs requiring prompt diagnosis to improve patient management and prognosis. The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare small intestinal radiographic characteristics in dogs with versus without mechanical intestinal obstruction. Fifty dogs with gastrointestinal clinical signs and abdominal radiographs were recruited fro...

The dilation coefficient of a graph representation is defined as the quotient of the longest and the shortest edge representation. The minimum of the dilation coefficients over all planar representations of a graph G is called the dilation coefficient of the graph G. The dilation coefficient of different planar representations of complete graphs is considered and upper and lower bounds for the ...

We provide an explicit normal distinguished boundary dilation to a pair of commuting operators (S, P ) having the closed symmetrized bidisc Γ as a spectral set. This is called Sz.-Nagy dilation of (S, P ). The operator pair that dilates (S, P ) is obtained by an application of Stinespring dilation of (S, P ) given by Agler and Young. We further prove that the dilation is minimal and the dilatio...

two dimensional slope profile morphometric investigation in a part of the land failure prone garhwal region of the lesser himalaya, tehri district, u. p., india, indicates that the landslip morphology is closely related to the dominant movement processes active in this terrain. technique developed for the morphometric analysis of landslips involves the use of five morphometric indices. each ind...

Polymers of cell-free hemoglobin have been designed for clinical use as oxygen carriers, but limited information is available regarding their effects on vascular regulation. We tested the hypothesis that the contribution of heme oxygenase (HO) to acetylcholine-evoked dilation of pial arterioles is upregulated 2 days after polymeric hemoglobin transfusion. Dilator responses to acetylcholine meas...

Hyperandrogenism and vascular dysfunction often coexist in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We hypothesized that testosterone compromises cutaneous microvascular dilation in women with PCOS via the endothelin-1 ET-B subtype receptor. To control and isolate testosterone's effects on microvascular dilation, we administered a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (GnRHant) for 11 d...

in this paper, we first discuss about canonical dual of g-frameλp = {λip ∈ b(h, hi) : i ∈ i}, where λ = {λi ∈ b(h, hi) :i ∈ i} is a g-frame for a hilbert space h and p is the orthogonalprojection from h onto a closed subspace m. next, we provethat, if λ = {λi ∈ b(h, hi) : i ∈ i} and θ = {θi ∈ b(k, hi) :i ∈ i} be respective g-frames for non zero hilbert spaces hand k, and λ and θ are unitarily e...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS  Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD) is a method of bile duct stone removal that has a better long-term outcome but a high risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP). Recent studies have suggested that 5-minute EPBD can reduce the incidence of PEP. This study aimed to examine the safety and effectiveness of longer duration EPBD compared with shorter duration EPBD (5...