Nanostructured zinc-copper mixed ferrite was synthesized using sol-gel method. XRD patterns of different compositions of zinc-copper ferrite, Zn(1-x)Cu(x)Fe2O4 (x = 0.0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75), revealed single phase inverse spinel ferrite in all the samples synthesized. With increasing copper concentration, the crystallite size was found to be increased from 28 nm to 47 nm. The surface morphology of...

We present some techniques for planning in temporal domains specified with the recent standard languange PDDL2.1. These techniques are implemented in LPG, a fully-automated system that took part in the third International Planning Competition (Toulouse, 2002) showing excellent performance. The planner is based on a stochastic local search method and on a graph-based representation called “Tempo...

Director, Jan Douglass is a Vodder Therapist and Marielle Esplin is a Vodder Therapist and Occupational Therapist, Lymphoedema Assessment Clinic and Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre and University, Bedford Park, Adelaide, Australia Breast cancer is a significant cancer in women and it has a number of treatment-related side-effects. Perhaps one of the most significant side-effects ...

Steatotic grafts are excluded for use in partial liver transplantation (LT) because of the increased risk of primary nonfunction. This study investigated the effects of suramin, a polysulfonated naphthylurea, on the outcome of steatotic partial LT. Rat livers were harvested after acute ethanol treatment (6 g/kg, intragastric administration), reduced in size to ≈ 1/3, and transplanted. Serum ala...

This study analyzed the effects of a low-level laser therapy (LLLT, 15 J/cm(2), 780 nm wavelength) and the natural latex protein (P1, 0.1%) in sciatic nerve after crush injury (15 Kgf, axonotmesis) in rats. Sixty rats (male, 250 g) were allocated into the 6 groups (n = 10): CG-control group; EG-nerve exposed; IG-injured nerve without treatment; LG-crushed nerve treated with LLLT; PG-injured ner...

The present study was undertaken to study the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of healthy non-smoking women of Punjab using biomass fuels for cooking. The values of PEFR of these women were also compared with that of healthy non-smoking women using Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for cooking. The influence of age, height and weight on their PEFR values was also studied. One hundred and fifty healthy non...

Snake venom l-amino acid oxidase (SV-LAAO, a flavor-enzyme) has attracted considerable attention due to its multifunctional nature, which is manifest in diverse clinical and biological effects such as inhibition of platelet aggregation, induction of cell apoptosis and cytotoxicity against various cells. The majority of these effects are mediated by H2O2 generated during the catalytic conversion...

BACKGROUND Leishmania major infection induces robust interleukin-12 (IL12) production in human dendritic cells (hDC), ultimately resulting in Th1-mediated immunity and clinical resolution. The surface of Leishmania parasites is covered in a dense glycocalyx consisting of primarily lipophosphoglycan (LPG) and other phosphoglycan-containing molecules (PGs), making these glycoconjugates the likely...

This paper puts forward one kind of air-fuel ration control method which integrates improved Elman neural network with normal PI control. It constructs a model of the single LPG electro-plating engine and simulation platform for air-fuel ration controlling with GTPower software which seamless connect to Matlab/Simulink based on JL1P39FMB single cylinder engine and develop the electronic fuel-in...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There is no standardized method of reconstruction in laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy (LPG). We present a novel technique of reconstruction with a long, narrow gastric tube in LPG for early gastric cancer (EGC). METHODS During the laparoscopic procedure, the upper part of the stomach is fully mobilized with perigastric and suprapancreatic lymphadenectomy, and then t...