BACKGROUND High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a nonsurgical, noninvasive body sculpting method. OBJECTIVE To investigate preferences for treatment settings using a HIFU device. MATERIALS AND METHODS HIFU was applied to the anterior abdomen in three passes of decreasing depth (1.6, 1.3, and 1.1 cm) in patients randomized to HIFU energy levels (each of 3 passes [total]) of 47 (141), ...

The depositional flux of coastal wetlands and the deposition rate biogenic elements greatly affect carbon sink storage. Ecological stoichiometry is an important ecological indicator, which can simply intuitively indicate biogeochemical cycle process region. This study investigated soil flux, stocks, stoichiometric ratios C, N, P, S under different water salt conditions based on 137 Cs dating te...

The effect of a surface open to air on the ensiling process was investigated in 15 × 60 cm PVC silos in four trials, three with alfalfa (30, 41, and 49% dry matter, DM) and one with whole-plant corn (35% DM). Silos were sampled 1, 2, 5, 7, 14, and 28 d post-filling at 5, 20, 35, and 50 cm from the open surface. At 5 cm, little fermentation occurred as oxygen contents were at 10% or higher, and ...

A model of unsaturated soil-water movement using a prediction model of basic physical soil properties for calculating correlation functions was developed using VADOSE/W. The reliability of the model was assessed by comparing the results with those of a soil-column test. Coefficients of determination, R2, between the simulated and the measured daily evaporation for sand-mulch thicknesses of 0 (c...

the most problematic weed in summer crops in alashthar town is ground cherry (physalis divaricata). in this research, the emergence pattern of this weed in sugar beet and wheat crop was investigated during 2006- 2007. seed dormancy was also studied from october to may in two depths 0 and 10 cm, based on a factorial experiment. the results indicated that the emergence of this weed starts late ap...

Background: The dosimetric performance of Eclipse 6.5 three dimensional treatment planning system (3DTPS) is evaluated by comparing the calculated and measured dose in two dimensions following the guide lines of American Association for Physicists in Medicine Task Group 53. Materials and Methods: The calculations were performed by the 3DTPS for symmetric as well as asymmetric fields for standar...

Population densities of Belonolaimus longicaudatus, Pratylenchus brachyurus, and Trichodorus christiei were determined from soil samples taken weekly in Tifton, Georgia during a 14-month period (except for April and May) at 15-cm increments to a depth of 105 cm. Belonolaimus longicaudatus predominately inhabited the top 30 cm of soil that was 87-88% sand, 6-7% silt, and 5-7% clay. No specimens ...

background: the dosimetric performance of eclipse 6.5 three dimensional treatment planning system (3dtps) is evaluated by comparing the calculated and measured dose in two dimensions following the guide lines of american association for physicists in medicine task group 53. materials and methods: the calculations were performed by the 3dtps for symmetric as well as asymmetric fields for standar...