Thermal strain imaging (TSI) or temporal strain imaging is an ultrasound application that exploits the temperature dependence of sound speed to create thermal (temporal) strain images. This article provides an overview of the field of TSI for biomedical applications that have appeared in the literature over the past several years. Basic theory in thermal strain is introduced. Two major energy s...

Calibration of Condensation Particle Counters for Legislated Vehicle Number Emission Measurements B. Giechaskiel a; X. Wang b; H. -G. Horn c; J. Spielvogel d; C. Gerhart d; J. Southgate e; L. Jing f; M. Kasper g; Y. Drossinos a; A. Krasenbrink a a European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Transport and Air Quality Unit, Ispra, VA, Italy b TSI Inco...

PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between immunoglobulin G (IgG)4-related disease (IgG4-RD) and thyroid eye disease (TED) with respect to IgG levels. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective review of total IgG, IgG subclass, and thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) levels in 24 patients with TED. RESULTS Five patients (20.8%) demonstrated serum IgG4 levels consistent with IgG4-RD wit...

The nutrient and trophic status were used to assess the impact of human activities on lagoon by determining the trophic status of the lagoons and then using nutrient parameters and transparency in a form of model to predict the trophic status index (TSI) of the lagoon waters. The trophic index of Benya, Nakwa, Amisa and Nyanya ranges between 35.0– 39.0 and falls within Carlson’s TSI range scale...

Objectives: To compare the usefulness of HRCT of the chest versus spirometric measures (PFTs) in evaluating the effect of tobramycin solution for inhalation (TSI) in cystic fibrosis (CF). Methods: Thirty-two CF patients with mostly mild lung disease age 6 years, were enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study. Patients were chronically colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa for a...

Model interoperability, also known as model coupling, is involved in a significant part of scientific research and offers an interesting and worthwhile area of exploration and development for related supporting software frameworks and environments. This paper presents the challenges of scientific model coupling, with emphasis on climate change research, and briefly describes the current main me...

Although focal brain cooling has distinct power on suppressing epileptic seizures, the technological and physiological feasibility for therapeutic application still remains unknown. This paper addressed the issue of technical feasibility though the development of an implantable, thermoelectricallydriven cooling device. Chronic application of the device on the seizure focus in rats significantly...

We show by Monte Carlo simulation that electron mobility is greater when strained-silicon inversion layers are grown on SiGe-on-insulator substrates than when unstrained-silicon-on-insulator devices are employed ~as experimentally observed!. However, the electron mobility in strained-Si/SiGe-on-insulator inversion layers is strongly dependent on the strained-silicon layer thickness, TSi , due t...

Vicarious trauma, traumatic stress, and burnout were investigated among three separate groups of mental health professionals working primarily with three different client populations (sexual violence, cancer, and general practice). Participants (N = 221) completed the Traumatic Stress Institute Belief Scale Revision M (TSI), the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and the Impact of Events Scale (I...