€ I /aB, the original 15 MA ITER baseline rampup in 110 s scales to 1.7 MA in 2.2 s for DIII-D. For the large-bore ITER scenario, discussed below, a faster ramp is specified corresponding to 1.64 MA in 1.6 s in DIII-D. In DIII-D, there are three poloidal bumper limiters on the LFS, extending 2 cm from the surrounding graphite wall tiles. In DIII-D, the original ITER startup baseline scenario ha...

AIMS To ascertain whether a physician's positive or negative attitude significantly impacts the quality of life of ophthalmic patients. METHODS A standardised, validated, time trade-off, utility instrument was administered to consecutive vitreoretinal patients by interview to assess the quality of life associated with their current ocular health state (baseline scenario). Each was then given ...

Riparian buffer zones are the only measure which has been used extensively in Sweden to reduce phosphorus losses from agricultural land. This paper describes how the FyrisSKZ web tool can be used to evaluate allocation scenarios using data from the Svärta River, an agricultural catchment located in central Sweden. Three scenarios are evaluated: a baseline, a uniform 6-m-wide buffer zone in each...

abstract development and evaluation of mitigation strategies are very crucial to manage climate change risk. research objectives of this study were (1) to quantify the response of maize grain yield to potential impacts of climate change and (2) to investigate the effectiveness of changing sowing date of maize as a mitigation option for khorasan province which is located in northeast of iran. tw...

Do N ot Do wn loa d This study highlights the need for water resource planning and management using expert knowledge to model known extreme hydrologic variability i complex hydrologic systems with lack of data. The Zayandehrud River Basin in Iran is used as an example of complex water system; this study provides a comprehensive description of the basin, including its water demands (municipal, a...

INTRODUCTION Lenalidomide is an active agent that was approved for use in the EU in 2015 as a first-line therapy for previously untreated, non-transplant eligible multiple myeloma patients. Our objective was to assess the cost impact of lenalidomide when selected as a first-line treatment for transplant-ineligible patients in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom (EU5). METHOD...

During the Paris Conference in 2015, nations of the world strengthened the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by agreeing to holding "the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C"1. However, "pre-industrial" was not defined. Here we investigate the implications of d...