The combined cycle plants (CCGT) in 2019 are upswing due to definitive closure of conventional coal-fired power plants. increase the price a ton CO2, will close 25 euros 2019, could allow their capacity factor above 50%. Already achieved high flexibility imposed by regulator Spanish network, REE, possible hybridizations both gas turbine (GT) and heat recovery steam generator (HRGS), it is neces...

In this study, X-ray microcomputed tomography (XCT) and nanoindentation techniques were used to evaluate the synergistic action between sulfate chloride ingress under cyclic drying–immersion conditions on steel-reinforced mortars. Three salt solutions, namely 3% NaCl (Sc), 5% Na2SO4 (Ss), + (Scs), 24 cycles applied. The results showed that caused more severe corrosion steel reinforcement than w...

BACKGROUND To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose limiting toxicity (DLT) of irinotecan administered in combination with vincristine, temozolomide and bevacizumab in children with refractory solid tumors. METHODS The study design included two dose levels (DL) of irinotecan given intravenously once daily for 5 consecutive days (DL1: 30 mg/m(2), and DL2: 50 mg/m(2)), combined wi...

BACKGROUND The aim of the retrospective study was to evaluate the outcome and prognostic factors of newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients who received 3-D conformal radiotherapy (RT) combined with concomitant and/or adjuvant temozalamide (TMZ) postoperatively. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty patients with glioblastoma multiforme were treated with 3-D conformal RT combined with concomitant and/or a...

BACKGROUND The biopsy of both polar bodies and a blastomere from the same embryo was investigated as an approach aimed at increasing the quantity of DNA available for genetic analysis in preimplantation embryos. METHODS In 113 cycles, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) was performed for aneuploidy: 19 cycles underwent polar body biopsy, 32 cycles had both polar body and blastomere biopsy...

Infertility due to spinal cord injury (SCI) in young men is a frequent complication of their injury. When the simpler methods of management of the erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction that invariably follow the more severe types of SCI are not effective, then semen production by transrectal electroejaculation (TREE) combined with in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer is effective. A ...