In Modern warfare scenario, thin conducting chaff fibers with very high aspect ratio are used as passive electronic countermeasure. Radar Cross Section (RCS) of chaff cloud is an important parameter deciding its performance as electronic countermeasure. The chaff cloud is a dynamic target as when it is dispensed, it blooms in the atmosphere depending upon the atmospheric conditions and the plat...

BACKGROUND To understand the influence of the number of years spent at an Australian rural clinical school (RCS) on graduate current, preferred current and intended location for rural workforce practice. METHODS Retrospective online survey of medical graduates who spent 1-3 years of their undergraduate training in the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Rural Clinical School. Associations wi...

This perspective focuses on illustrating the underappreciated connections between reactive carbonyl species (RCS), initial binding in the nonenzymatic glycation (NEG) process, and nonenzymatic covalent protein modification (here termed NECPM). While glucose is the central species involved in NEG, recent studies indicate that the initially-bound glucose species in the NEG of human hemoglobin (Hb...

an experimental study is conducted on three ½ scales, single-story, single-bay, frame specimens. the first specimen was a reinforced concrete frame with solid-brick infill. the second specimen was a reinforced concrete frame with hollow clay perforated-brick infill. the last specimen was a reinforced concrete frame without any infill. these three specimens were tested by pseudostatic method. di...

Elizabeth F. McIlwain, MHS, RCS, FASE (Chair), Patrick D. Coon, RCCS, RDCS, FASE, Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD, Carol K. C. Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), FASE, Gregory W. Natello, DO, FASE, Richard A. Palma, BS, RDCS, RCS, FASE, MargaretM. Park, BS, RDCS, RVT, FASE, Frank Ranallo, PhD, andMarsha L. Roberts, RCS, FASE,NewOrleans, Louisiana; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York, New York;...

In this cross-sectional study, clinical performances of the hybrid capture 2 assay using an automated instrument (i.e., rapid capture system) (hc2-RCS) and the high-risk human papillomavirus GP5+/6+ PCR-enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test were compared using cervical scrape specimens from 8,132 women that participated in a population-based screening trial. The hc2-RCS test scored significantly more s...

It is well-known that, at low frequency, far-field RCS can be measured using a suitable implementation such as outdoor range or large anechoic chamber. The aim of this paper is to propose a new algorithm to predict RCS from near-field measurements. The comparison between RCS values obtained from the proposed method and those obtained from direct far-field values shows a good agreement between t...

The fluorescence kinetics of cyanobacterial photosystem II (PSII) core particles with closed reaction centers (RCs) were studied with picosecond resolution. The data are modeled in terms of electron transfer (ET) and associated protein conformational relaxation processes, resolving four different radical pair (RP) states. The target analyses reveal the importance of protein relaxation steps in ...