Based on the theory of relativistic mean-field effective interactions, we explore effect superstrong magnetic fields (SMFs) nuclear single-particle level structure, blinding energy, and electron Fermi energy in strongly magnetized super-Chandrasekhar white dwarfs (SMSWDs). We also discuss capture (EC) instability from threshold mass density (TMD) pressure (TP) for some typical iron group nuclei...

Blue (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin whales (B. physalus) produce high-intensity, low-frequency calls, which probably function for communication during mating and feeding. The source levels of blue and fin whale calls off the Western Antarctic Peninsula were calculated using recordings made with calibrated, bottom-moored hydrophones. Blue whales were located up to a range of 200 km using hyperb...

BACKGROUND Surgical excision of the primary tumor with safe margins remains the mainstay of treatment for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The standard of care for assessment of intraoperative margins is frozen section histopathology. Unfortunately the facility is not available at most centers in limited resource countries. Toluidine blue, a metachromatic dye, has been well described...

BACKGROUND The use of blue light has been proposed as a direct means of affecting local bacterial infections, however the use of blue light without a photosensitizer to prevent the biofilm development has not yet been explored. The aim of this study was to determine how the twice-daily treatment with blue light affects the development and composition of a matrix-rich biofilm. METHODOLOGY/PRIN...

To investigate the role of nitric oxide in human sepsis, ten patients with severe septic shock requiring vasoactive drug therapy and mechanical ventilation were enrolled in a prospective, open, non-randomized clinical trial to study the acute effects of methylene blue, an inhibitor of guanylate cyclase. Hemodynamic and metabolic variables were measured before and 20, 40, 60, and 120 min after t...

We investigate the equation (ut + (f(u))x)x = f (u)(ux)/2 where f(u) is a given smooth function. Typically f(u) = u/2 or u/3. This equation models unidirectional and weakly nonlinear waves for the variational wave equation utt − c(u)(c(u)ux)x = 0 which models some liquid crystals with a natural sinusoidal c. The equation itself is also the Euler-Lagrange equation of a variational problem. Two n...

One hundred and eighty lachrymal glands obtained from 90 broiler chickens originating from a commercial stock, equal number from both genders at the age of 1, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49 and 56 days were investigated. After the narcosis, decapitation and glandular preparation, using paraffin and frozen sections an evaluation of the gland polysaccharides was carried out following the conventional ...