The introduction of a plasma and a strong guide magnetic field in a free electron laser (FEL) slows down the phase velocity of radiation, significantly reducing the requirements on beam energy for generating frequencies below the electron-cyclotron frequency (oi, < oj,). Around plasma resonance (cu, ~ wp), the FEL mode couples to two-stream instability (TSI), attaining a large growth rate, comp...

The purpose of this study was to examine the potential effect solar energy on vascular stroke mortality in a Greek region by using neural networks analysis. time period studied from 1985 1989. We employed Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitoring (ACRIM) data as main representatives total irradiance (TSI) and correlated them with deaths obtained Piraeus City Registry. ACRIM (parameters inc...

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...