INTRODUCTION Accumulation of trace elements occurs in conditions of decreased kidney function. In some conditions, increased trace elements can have toxic features. On the other hand, studies are showing that concentration of some trace elements could be decreased in ERSD patients as well. The most important factor affecting trace element concentration in ERSD patients is the degree of renal fa...

Tracheary element differentiation and secondary cell-wall formation have been studied in cell cultures of coniferous gymnosperms. Factors that influence tracheary element differentiation are (i) the sucrose concentration in the media, (ii) the concentration of nutrients in the media, (iii) temperature and light, and (iv) the types and concentrations of phytohormones in the media. There are adva...

This paper presents a systematic modeling methodology for microfluidic concentration gradient generators. The generator is decomposed into a system of microfluidic elements with relatively simple geometries. Parameterized models for such elements are analytically developed and hold for general sample concentration profiles and arbitrary flow ratios at the element inlet; hence, they are valid fo...

This paper discusses the modeling of unsteady-state mass diffusion under concentrationdependent diffusivity through an orthotropic medium. Historically, a simpler one-dimensional formulation with constant medium properties has been used, leading to approximate solutions. The present work uses a finite element formulation with finite difference discretization in time. The code includes an elemen...

controversy exists regarding cavity preparation for restoration of interproximal caries in posterior teeth in terms of preserving the tooth structure and suitable stress distribution. this study aimed to assess the effect of extension and type of class ii cavities and the remaining tooth structure in maxillary premolars restored with composite resin on the biomechanical properties of teeth usin...

Numerical approximations are considered for a mathematical model for miscible displacement influenced by mobile and immobile water. A mixed finite element method is adopted to give a direct approximation of the velocity, the concentration in mobile water is approximated by an alternating direction Galerkin finite element method combined with the method of characteristics and the concentration i...

We consider a upwinding mixed element method for a system of first order partial differential equations resulting from the mixed formulation of a general advection diffusion problem. The system can be used to model the transport of a contaminant carried by a flow. We use the lowest order Raviart–Thomas mixed finite element space. We show the first order convergence both for concentration and co...