We report a rare case of a gastric plasmacytoma treated with endoscopic resection and oral thalidomide therapy. A 70-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with indigestion. He had no specific medical history and unremarkable laboratory results. Gastroendoscopic findings revealed a focal, erythematous, flat elevated lesion in the anterior wall of the stomach antrum. A biopsy revealed atypica...

One of the technical issues in application High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) tapes to magnet technology is need wind long tape sections with uniform electric properties along length. It has been reported that a No-Insulation (NI) coil can properly work even presence defective super-conductive regions, minimal drop performance as com-pared its “defect-free” counterpart. This could open up p...

Kyo-machiya, a type of traditional townhouse in Kyoto, is considered as cultural heritage that needs to be preserved. However, the high air leakage due its unique structure and poor thermal insulation because appearance may lead heating energy consumption. Therefore, an appropriate energy-saving renovation technique proposed. lack quantitative analysis hinders establishment effective guidelines...

This paper presents an experimental evaluation of the flexural response non-load bearing precast concrete insulated partially-composite wall panels fabricated with varying layouts ductile shear ties. The out-of-plane, one-way, single span load-displacement relationship is obtained for each panel via pseudo-static testing using a water bladder apparatus. Panel specimens constructed several tie a...

Heritage buildings are significant historical and architecture added value, which requires deep precise preliminary brainstorming when considering upgrading or retrofitting these valuable buildings. In this study, we opted to highlight some passive design interventions improve the thermal comfort required cooling energy for The Murabba Palace in Riyadh was selected as a case study. DesignBuilde...

The aim of this paper is to optimize the building shape parameters and envelope parameters influencing the rural building energy consumption in cold winter and hot summer climate. Several typical models are established and optimized by integrated TRNSYS and GenOpt. Single-objective optimization has provided guidance to the multi-dimensional optimization. Building shape and envelope parameters a...

Abstract This study investigated the hygrothermal performance of five insulation systems for internal retrofitting purposes. Focus was on near partition brick walls compared to middle wall. The setup comprised two insulated reefer containers with controlled indoor climate, reconfigured several holes containing solid masonry interior embedded wooden elements, an wall and different systems, witho...

This paper presents an efficient and high-sensitive micro-sensor designed for wall shear stress measurement. The main technical application targeted is flow separation detection for closed-loop active flow control. The sensor is a temperature-resistance transducer operating on heat transfer. The device is micro-structured with three substrate-free wires presenting a high aspect ratio, and perio...