The dilatations that occur in the body are classified according to different systems: (1) biliary: mega-gallbladder, mega-common bile duct; (2) cardiovascular: cardiomegaly; (3) urinary: megapelvis, megaureter, megabladder; (4) respiratory: bronchiectasis, megabronchus; (5) megapharynx (?); (6) megaesophagus; (7) megastomach; (8) achalasia of the pylorus or hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; (9) me...

The MEGA microlensing survey is introduced and several topics about variable stars in M31 are discussed. An adopted model population of semiregular (SR) variable stars is presented, and the efficiency to recover these stars in M31 in a specific example MEGA dataset is predicted. The period-flux amplitude relation of the SRs discovered by MEGA could be used to measure the inclination of the M31 ...

385 Aneurysmal dilation of AVF is due to the complex interplay between biologic factors like needle injury that induce outward wall remodeling, and physical factors such as wall tension that is directly proportional to intraaccess pressures. In a series of patients who underwent minimally invasive limited ligation endoluminal-assisted revision banding, pressure within the mid-fistula was reduce...

While a mega-event is scheduled at least once every year somewhere in the world, these events are rare occurrences for the host cities and countries. The benefits of such events seem lucrative; the very fact that many countries bid to host these events suggests that the benefits — be they tangible or intangible — more often than not outweigh the costs. Using a standard gravity model of bilatera...

Fear has been a fundamental aspect of human existence throughout history, and its connection with architecture evolved as cities the built environment have changed. Mega-projects, such Canal Istanbul, play significant role in shaping urban fear. Considering this fact, study explores relationship between fear context mega-projects, focus on case to define fear, identify different types (environm...

The ground-breaking ceremony of Istanbul’s Third Bosphorus Bridge took place on 29th May 2013. date chosen by the then Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to launch construction this urban mega-project transformed inauguration into a commemoration 560th anniversary Ottoman Conquest Istanbul Fatih Sultan Mehmet. After explaining significance 1453 commemorations in Turkey, article, we argue tha...

γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate (Glu), major neurotransmitters in the brain, are recycled through glutamine (Gln). All three metabolites can be measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy in vivo, although GABA measurement at 3 T requires an extra editing acquisition, such as Mescher-Garwood point-resolved spectroscopy (MEGA-PRESS). In a GABA-edited MEGA-PRESS spectrum, Glu and Gln co-...

Vitamin C (ascorbate) and glutathione (GSH) are the two most concentrated non-enzymatic antioxidants in the human brain. Double editing with (DEW) MEGA-PRESS at 4T was designed in this study to measure both antioxidants in the same amount of time previously required to measure one. In the occipital lobe of four human subjects, resolved ascorbate (Asc) and GSH resonances were detected repeatedly...

In any country, infrastructure development will increase the growth of countries economy and generates the large amount of job opportunities. Hence those projects involve a large amount of investment to carry out. In view of that, if any sort of wastage (either time, resources etc) occurs that would lead to the huge monetary losses. These losses occur due to various risks associated with such m...

Japan's National Project for Earthquake Prediction has been conducted since 1965 without success. An earthquake prediction should be a short-term prediction based on observable physical phenomena or precursors. The main reason of no success is the failure to capture precursors. Most of the financial resources and manpower of the National Project have been devoted to strengthening the seismograp...