Background: Different types of corticosteroids with different characteristics, such as hydrocortisone and dexamethasone, have been used in treatment of exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but drug of choice unclear. The main goal of present study was to compare the efficacy of hydrocortisone and dexamethasone on clinical symptoms, peak expiratory flow, oxidative stress factors and...

Tailoring the ion energy distribution function (IEDF) is vital for advanced plasma processing applications. Capacitively coupled (CCP) discharges excited using a non-sinusoidal waveform have shown its capability to control IEDF through generation of asymmetry and DC self-bias. In this paper, we performed particle-in-cell simulation study investigate in symmetric capacitive discharge by saw-toot...

Electrostatic discharges occur naturally as lightning strokes, and artificially in light sources and in materials processing. When an electrostatic discharge interacts with living matter, the basic physical effects can be accompanied by biophysical and biochemical phenomena, including cell excitation, electroporation, and electrofusion. To study these phenomena, we developed an experimental sys...

Prediction of the peak discharge debris flow is one most important factors in mitigating disasters. Currently, empirical methods based on relationship between and total volume (magnitude) for many events are used to estimate planning or designing countermeasures Japan. In order with high accuracy, monitoring sensors load cell pressure sensor (hereafter referred as a DFLP system), was installed ...