three-phase (e.g., water, oil, and gas) flow in porous media, includcomplex than the corresponding two-phase curves. It is ing phase, global, and pseudo-global pressure-saturation formulathe complexity of these three-phase curves that complitions, are discussed in this paper. Comparisons of these differential cates the derivation of the global pressure-saturation form formulations are theoretic...

The metabolic rate of oxygen consumption is an important metric of tissue oxygen metabolism and is especially critical in the brain, yet few methods are available for measuring it. We use a custom combined photoacoustic-microultrasound system and demonstrate cerebral oxygen consumption estimation in vivo. In particular, the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption was estimated in a murine...

conclusions instillation of ropivacaine 0.2% (30 ml) within tubeless pcnl surgery does not have a significant effect on postoperative pain relief and improvement of pef within 6 hours after the operation. results we found no difference in the mean pain severity score between the case and control groups 4 hours (p = 0.332) and 6 hours (p = 0.830) after the operation. the mean pef at baseline was...

Surfactant miscible-displacement experiments represent a conventional means of estimating air-water interfacial area (A(I)) in unsaturated porous media. However, changes in surface tension during the experiment can potentially induce unsaturated flow, thereby altering interfacial areas and violating several fundamental method assumptions, including that of steady-state flow. In this work, the m...

The magnetic drift and the electric potential play an important role in microtearing destabilization by increasing growth rate of this instability presence collisions, while electrostatic plasma micro-turbulence, zonal potentials can have a strong impact on turbulent saturation. A reduced model has been developed, showing that Rechester–Rosenbluth is good for prediction electron heat diffusivit...

This study investigates the binding kinetics of immobilized antibody in a solid-phase displacement immunosensor conducted in flow under nonequilibrium conditions. The experimental system studied employs a monoclonal antibody, specific for cocaine and its metabolite, benzoylecgonine, immobilized onto agarose beads. After saturation of antibody binding sites with the ftuorophore-labeled antigen, ...

OBJECTIVE Although malposition of a catheter for selective cerebral perfusion can lead to postoperative neurologic complications, the clinical relevance or even an incidence of this event is not clear because there have been no measures to diagnose it. The purpose of this study is to report the results of intraoperative diagnosis of catheter malposition by means of near-infrared spectroscopy, o...

In order to evaluate the performance of biofilter for H2S removal from contaminated air, a 120×14 cm column biofilter was constructed using clear polyacrylic material in conjunction with H2S production and control systems. The column was divided into four stages using perforated plates. The column was packed with a mixture of mushroom compost and snail shell (4:1).&#10 The performance of biofil...