This paper presents a cold flow simulation study of a small gas turbine combustor performed using laboratory scale test rig. The main objective of this investigation is to obtain physical insight of the main vortex, responsible for the efficient mixing of fuel and air. Such models are necessary for predictions and optimization of real gas turbine combustors. Air swirler can control the combusto...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE SolCD39 is a soluble form of recombinant human ecto-ATP/ADPase (NTPDase1) and represents a new class of antithrombotic agents. SolCD39 blocks and reverses platelet activation, preventing recruitment of additional platelets into a growing thrombus. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of solCD39 on neurological deficit, infarct size, and extent of edema afte...

BACKGROUND Mixed venous partial pressure of carbon dioxide has often been estimated in anaesthesia, usually by rebreathing techniques. This assumes equilibrium between respired gas and mixed venous blood before significant recirculation can occur, and requires vigorous rebreathing and precise identification of equilibrium. Modern clinical sidestream capnometers do not measure gas composition as...

We present results from Spitzer Space Telescope observations of the mid-infrared phase variations of three short-period extrasolar planetary systems: HD 209458, HD 179949 and 51 Peg.We gathered Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) images in multiple wavebands (3.6 μm or 4.5 μm, and 8 μm) at eight phases of each planet’s orbit. We find the uncertainty in relative photometry from one epoch to the next to...

Pharmacokinetics of trans-resveratrol in its aglycone (RES(AGL)) and glucuronide (RES(GLU)) forms were studied following intravenous (15 mg/kg i.v.) and oral (50 mg/kg p.o.) administration of trans-resveratrol in a solution of beta-cyclodextrin to intact rats. In addition, the enterohepatic recirculation of RES(AGL) and RES(GLU) was assessed in a linked-rat model. Multiple plasma and urine samp...

Quantitative cerebral blood flow (CBF) can be obtained from dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI using for instance the truncated singular value decomposition (tSVD). Block-circulant SVD and reformulated SVD (rSVD) are modified SVD approaches. The purpose of this study is to compare the different approaches. The optimal truncation thresholds (PSVD) for tSVD and block-circulant SVD are dete...

BACKGROUND A continuous-flow "adult" ventricular assist device (VAD) was modified to support infants and children waiting for heart transplantation. METHODS A centrifugal VAD, designed to flow at 1.5 to 8 L/min, was used as a bridge to transplantation in pediatric patients. In smaller children and infants, a modified recirculation shunt permitted lower flow ranges. In hypoxic patients, an oxy...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Abnormalities in the recirculation phase of the passage of a contrast agent bolus have been identified in tumors and have been suggested to represent vascular tortuosity and hypoperfusion in areas of angiogenic neovascularization. This study was performed to examine the hypothesis that these abnormalities provide information concerning the microcirculation related to tumo...

Irrigated agriculture can modify the cycling and transport of nitrogen (N), due to associated water diversions, water losses, and changes in transport flow-paths. We investigate dominant processes behind observed long-term changes in dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) concentrations and loads of the extensive (465,000 km2) semi-arid Amu Darya River basin (ADRB) in Central Asia. We specifically ...