PURPOSE Retinal cones have wave-length-specific visual pigments. To identify subclasses of cones, opsin-specific antibodies were previously established for the immunohistochemical studies of frozen sections. In this study, we produced retinal cone antibodies and examined (1) the specificity of these antibodies with Western blot analysis, (2) the application of these antibodies to paraffin-embed...

A computational study of partial cavitation over axisymmetric bodies is presented using two numerical methods. The first method is based on the VOF technique where transient 2D Navier-Stokes equations are solved along with an equation to track the cavity interface. Next, the steady boundary element method (BEM) based on potential flow theory is presented. The results of the two methods for a di...

the objective of the present investigation was to design a sustained release floating microcapsules of theophylline using two polymers of different permeability characteristics; eudragit rl 100 (eu rl) and cellulose acetate butyrate (cab) using the oil-in-oil emulsion solvent evaporation method. polymers were used separately and in combination to prepare different microcapsules. the effect of d...

In the present work, a study of thermoelastic analysis of a rotating thick truncated conical shell subjected to the temperature gradient and non-uniform internal pressure is carried out. The formulation is based on first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT), which accounts for the transverse shear. The governing equations, derived using minimum total potential energy principle, are solved, usi...

How to improve the power generation of wave energy converters (WEC) has become one main research objectives in field. This paper illustrates a framework on use back propagation (BP) neural network predicting capture frustum cone shaped floating body. Mathematical model single body is derived, and radius, semi-vertical angle, mass, submergence depth, take-off (PTO) damping coefficient, stiffness...

The present investigation is concerned about the development of floating bioadhesive drug delivery system of venlafaxine hydrochloride which after oral administration exhibits a unique combination of floating and bioadhesion to prolong gastric residence time and increase drug bioavailability within the stomach. The floating bioadhesive tablets were prepared by the wet granulation method using d...

soil compaction is an important aspect of agriculture and different methods are available to measure this parameter. one method is called the cone index; measuring the force required per unit area for penetration of a standard steel cone into the ground. cone penetrometers are used for cone index measurement. in this study, a tractor mounted, hydraulically-operated penetrometer was designed, bu...

The representation of floating point numbers and the method of generating random floating point numbers can have a significant effect upon the performance of the simulated annealing algorithm. Finite precision may limit the minimum obtainable cost, may result in an optimal minimum temperature, and may imply an optimal chain length.

In recent years light-cone quantization of quantum eld theory has emerged as a promising method for solving problems in the strong coupling regime. The approach has a number of unique features that make it particularly appealing, most notably, the ground state of the free theory is also a ground state of the full theory. We discuss the light-cone quantization of gauge theories from two perspect...