The time-of-flight mass spectra of tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato) lanthanide(III) [or Ln(thd)3 with Ln = Eu, Tb, Gd] produced by laser-induced multiphoton ionization in a supersonic expansion were studied as a function of laser excitation wavelength. Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI), monitoring the Eu(I) ion signal from gas-phase Eu(thd)3, was observed in three di...

Minimum Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) is one of the most important requirements from multilevel inverter concerning good Power Quality. This paper presents the optimization of THD in 13 level Cascaded Multilevel Inverter with unequal dc source using Genetic Algorithm (GA). THD minimization is taken as an optimization problem derived from Selective Harmonic Elimination Pulse width Modulation (...

Gliomas are primary brain tumors associated with a poor prognosis partly due to resistance to conventional therapies. To overcome this problem, we investigated the combined effects of gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) and an antiangiogenic agent, thalidomide (THD), or a chemotherapeutic agent, temozolomide (TMZ), on a rat glioma model. GKS (20 Gy single dose) alone and/or drugs (for 3 days) were d...

A novel current injection network for low-harmonic rectifiers that apply the third harmonic current injection is proposed in this letter. The current injection network requires one inductor, two capacitors, and one 1 : 1 transformer with voltampere rating of only 0.16% of the input power. The transformer is introduced to provide complete rejection of harmonic components of the injected currents...

BACKGROUND Transanal hemorrhoidal dearterialization (THD), a new approach for patients who would otherwise require an operative hemorrhoidectomy, accomplishes hemorrhoidal symptom relief with far less postoperative pain than an operative hemorrhoidectomy. METHODS THD, an ambulatory procedure, employs a specially designed proctoscope coupled with a Doppler transducer to allow identification an...

CONTEXT Hop tests are functional tests that reportedly require strength, power, and postural stability to perform. The extent to which a triple-hop distance (THD) test measures each of these characteristics is relatively unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which the THD predicts performance on clinical measures of power, strength, and balance in athletic individuals. DESIGN Within...

The thyroid hormone (TH) system is involved in several important physiological processes, including regulation of energy metabolism, growth and differentiation, development and maintenance of brain function, thermo-regulation, osmo-regulation, and axis of regulation of other endocrine systems, sexual behaviour and fertility and cardiovascular function. Therefore, concern about TH disruption (TH...

Multilevel inverter becomes popular because of its high power, high voltage application. However it has some disadvantages such as increased number of components, complex control method and voltage balancing problems. In this paper, we proposed a new topology having level modules and H-bridge inverter, and reverse voltage technique is adopted for load. APOD based PWM technique is used to genera...