Eddy current (EC) estimate of flaw size obtained from inservice inspection is often the primary means of assessing the structural integrity of steam generator tubes. Reliable prediction of failure pressure and leak rate in tubes with complex cracking requires more detailed information about the geometry and extent of degradation than is generally available from conventional bobbin coil examinat...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus is one of the important viral causes of liver inflammation with high worldwide prevalence and important hepatic and extra hepatic complications. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS For this descriptive, analytical, population-based stu...

one of the cultural elements which effects of our life is music. music as a social-cultural phenomenon reflects feelings, habits, tastes, desires and in general cultural system of a particular ethnic group or nation. folkloric music has an important role in ethnic life. it makes happiness and sad for its people. from this point of view, folk music in our country with its unique local traditions...

a , b c * Peter Collins , John C. Stevenson , Lori Mosca National Heart and Lung Institute and Royal Brompton Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, St. Mary’s Hospital (Mint Wing), Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Unive...

rhamnosus GG (LGG) and Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis (BB12) from the Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract of Healthy Volunteers Debra D. Poutsiaka, MD, PhD, FIDSA; Lisa E. Davidson, MD; Lori Lathrop Stern, PhD, RD; Cheleste M. Thorpe, MD; Anne V. Kane, MD; Ian J. Mahoney, BA; Laura Mcdermott, BS; Rina Leyva, MS; Barry Goldin, PhD; David R. Snydman, MD, FIDSA; Division of Geographic Medicine...

Shiew-Mei Huang, PhD, Stephen D. Hall, PhD, Paul Watkins, MD, Lori A. Love, MD, PhD, Cosette Serabjit-Singh, PhD, Joseph M. Betz, PhD, Freddie Ann Hoffman, MD, Peter Honig, MD, Paul M. Coates, PhD, Jonca Bull, MD, Shaw T. Chen, MD, PhD, Gregory L. Kearns, PharmD, PhD, and Michael D. Murray, PharmD, MPH Rockville and Bethesda, Md, Indianapolis, Ind, Chapel Hill and Research Triangle Park, NC, Mo...