The electronic spectra of the 5f(2) isoelectronic actinide compounds U(4+), NpO(2)(+), and PuO(2)(2+) have been investigated theoretically both in gas phase and in solution. In the latter case the solvent was modelled by a saturated first hydration sphere, five water molecules for NpO(2)(+), and PuO(2)(2+) and eight for U(4+), and a continuum model describing the remaining solvent. The transiti...

A protective effect of Acehnese traditionally fermented coconut oil (Pliek U oil) and its residue U) have been studied against UVB radiation. The research was performed by preparing the active ingredient in ointment formulation test male Wistar rat skin (Rattus novergicus). Four different extraction methods were done to produce four ingredients, that are Pliek (PUO), ethanolic extract (EPUOE), ...

Automatic stereo vision can be quite useful in many industrial applications requiring the accurate measurement of the 3D shape of the observed objects. In this context, a serious problem is that of visual occlusion among di erent objects. In this work we consider a restricted class of allowable objects, namely nearly cylindrical objects with the axis non-parallel to the stereo baseline. We show...

Human fascioliasis (HF) has been reported in children worldwide and occasionally from Egypt. In the past 7 years we diagnosed 16 children aged 3.5-11 years (mean age: 6.5 years), 13 of them were boys, as HF. They were referred to Cairo University, Paediatric Hospital (CUPH), with pyrexia of undetermined origin (PUO) and abdominal pain. Diagnosis was based on high peripheral blood eosinophilia (...

A 55 year old female was admitted as a case of pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) of 2 months duration. She had developed throat ache, progressive dysphagia for both solids and liquids, dry cough and retrosternal pain for one week. Examination revealed fever, tachycardia, tachypnoea and a soft tissue warm tender, erythematous, non-fluctuant swelling in lower anterior neck with chest findings sugge...