Oil and grease (O&G) removal efficiencies using 4 automobile stormwater treatment systems were investigated compared. The used were: low-cost granular activated carbon–rice husk (GAC–RH) filter system, river gravel–granular carbon (GR–GAC) rice only (RH) system the conventional PVC O&G trap (COT). Sampling of from five selected workshops was carried out manual grab sampling methods. inv...

Colorless alkylmolybdates(VI) of composition R-M0O3are generated in aqueous solutions by the alkaline hydrolysis of complexes R-Mo(Bpy)(0)aBr (Bpy = 2,2'-bipyridyl, R = CH3 and higher alkyl). At room temperature in alkaline aqueous solution, the new organometallic derivatives of oxomolybdate(VI) are remarkably resistant against Mo-C bond hydrolysis. Decomposition occurs more rapidly on heating,...

Groups of 15 female Syrian golden hamsters with N-nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine-induced pancreatic cancers were treated for 2 mo with microcapsules of the luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) antagonist [Ac-D-Nal(2)1-D-Phe(4Cl)2-D-Pal(3)3,D-Cit6,D-Ala10] LH-RH (SB-75) releasing 8 micrograms/day or with the microcapsules of the LH-RH agonist D-tryptophan-6-luteinizing hormone-releasing h...

PURPOSE The aim of this paper was to illustrate the value of the new metric effective detective quantum efficiency (eDQE) in relation to more established measures in the optimization process of two digital mammography systems. The following metrics were included for comparison against eDQE: detective quantum efficiency (DQE) of the detector, signal difference to noise ratio (SdNR), and detectab...

Our purpose in this study was to investigate the image quality and absorbed dose characteristics of a digital mammography imaging system with a CsI scintillator, and to identify an optimal x-ray tube voltage for imaging simulated masses in an average size breast with 50% glandularity. Images were taken of an ACR accreditation phantom using a LORAD digital mammography system with a Mo target and...

PURPOSE To retrospectively identify target recall rates for screening mammography on the basis of how sensitivity shifts with recall rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study group included 1 872 687 subsequent and 171 104 first screening mammograms from 1996 to 2001 from 172 and 139 facilities, respectively, in six sites of the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium. Institutional review board (I...

Breast cancer is a dangerous disease for women worldwide. X-ray mammograms are typically used by radiologists for diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer to reduce the risk of mortality. In many cases they are not easy to be analyzed because mammograms are low contrast and very noisy. This paper proposes improved contrast enhancement and adaptive denoising in mammograms. First, mammograms are de...