This paper presents a stencil adaptive phase-field lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) for the simulation of two-dimensional multiphase flows. In the phase-field model, the interface is viewed as a layer with finite thickness where physical parameters vary steeply and continuously. In the present study, a phasefield LBM is used. In this model, the Cahn–Hilliard equation can be correctly recovered by...

[1] The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) has emerged as a powerful tool for simulating the behavior of multiphase fluid systems in complex pore networks. Specifically, the single component multiphase LBM can simulate the interfacial phenomena of surface tension and adsorption and thus be used for modeling fluids such as water and its vapor in porous media. This paper provides an introduction to L...

Evidence suggests that lean body mass (LBM) may be useful to normalize chemotherapy doses. Data from one prospective and one retrospective study were used to determine if the highest doses of oxaliplatin/kg LBM within FOLFOX regimens would be associated with dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) in colon cancer patients. Toxicity over four cycles was graded according to NCI Common Toxicity Criteria V2 o...

Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) is a novel numerical method for flows simulations. Compared with classic methods of Finite Difference Method, Finite Volume Method and Finite Element Method, LBM has numerous advantages, including inherent parallelization and simplicity of boundary condition treatment. The LBM usually has a constraint of incompressible fluid (Mach number less than 0.4). A variant ...

This study characterized properties of Ti-6Al-4V ELI (extra low interstitial, ASTM grade 23) specimens fabricated by a laser beam melting (LBM) and an electron beam melting (EBM) system for dental applications. Titanium alloy specimens were made into required size and shape for each standard test using fabrication methods. The LBM specimens were made by an LBM machine utilizing 20 µm of Ti-6Al-...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the long-term effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) ventilation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) on body composition (BC) and IGF1. DESIGN Observational study. SUBJECTS Seventy-eight (11 females and 67 males) OSAS patients who were compliant with CPAP (age 51+/-1.1 years) participated in the study. We assessed body mass ...

BACKGROUND To determine the association of the A55T and K153R polymorphisms of the Myostatin gene with obesity, abdominal obesity and lean body mass (LBM) in Asian Indians in north India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 335 subjects (238 men and 97 women) were assessed for anthropometry, % body fat (BF), LBM and biochemical parameters. Associations of Myostatin gene polymorphisms were evalua...

The present study investigated potential sex-related differences in the metabolic response to carbohydrate (CHO) ingestion during exercise. Moderately endurance-trained men and women (n = 8 for each sex) performed 2 h of cycling at approximately 67% Vo(2 max) with water (WAT) or CHO ingestion (1.5 g of glucose/min). Substrate oxidation and kinetics were quantified during exercise using indirect...

We have examined the responses of energy and protein metabolism to nutrient intake in nine patients with lung carcinoma, of whom none were cachexic and only one had distant metastases, compared with nine control patients for elective aneurysm surgery, who were comparable in terms of age, body mass index, and smoking habits. Whole-body protein turnover and leucine oxidation were assessed by prim...

The paper presents a synthetic turbulence generator (STG) for the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) at interface of Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations and LBM large eddy simulation (LES). We first obtain RANS velocity field from finite volume solver interface. Then, we apply numerical interpolation to due different grid types LBM. STG generates fluctuations, regularized reconstructs ...