Late Miocene (7–9 Ma) basaltic rocks from the Monbetsu-Kamishihoro graben in northeast Hokkaido have chemical affinities to certain back-arc basin basalts (referred to herein as Hokkaido BABB). Pb-, Ndand Sr-isotopic compositions of the Hokkaido BABB and arc-type volcanic rocks (11–13 Ma and 4–4.5 Ma) from the nearby region indicate mixing between the depleted mantle and an EM II-like enriched ...

This study describes a comparative analysis of treatment plans in 48 patients with prostate cancer treated with ionizing radiation. Each patient was subjected to the intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and arc technique. In each treatment plan, the organs at risk were assessed: the urinary bladder, rectum and heads of the femur, as well as the volume of normal tissue. The following fea...

Arc faults in photovoltaic (PV) modules have caused multiple rooftop fires. The arc generates a high-temperature plasma that ignites surrounding materials and subsequently spreads the fire to the building structure. While there are many possible locations in PV systems and PV modules where arcs could initiate, bypass diodes have been suspected of triggering arc faults in some modules. In order ...

The plantigrade human foot rolls over the ground during each walking step, roughly analogous to a wheel. The center of pressure progresses on the ground like a wheel of radius 0.3 L (leg length). We examined the effect of varying foot curvature on the mechanics and energetics of walking. We controlled curvature by attaching rigid arc shapes of various radii to the bottoms of rigid boots restric...

[1] Oxygen-isotope ratios of olivine and plagioclase phenocrysts in basalts and basaltic andesites from the Central American arc vary systematically with location, from a minimum dOolivine value of 4.6 (below the range typical of terrestrial basalts) in Nicaragua near the center of the arc to a maximum dOolivine value of 5.7 (above the typical range) in Guatemala near the northwest end of the a...

Kim, Eun-Mee, Martha K. Grace, Catherine C. Welch, Charles J. Billington, and Allen S. Levine. STZ-induced diabetes decreases and insulin normalizes POMC mRNA in arcuate nucleus and pituitary in rats. Am. J. Physiol. 276 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 45): R1320–R1326, 1999.—Effects of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes and insulin on opioid peptide gene expression were examined in r...

In this paper, we characterise the family of finite arc-transitive bicirculants. We show that every bicirculant is a normal r $r$ -cover an graph lies in one eight infinite families or seven sporadic graphs. Moreover, each these ‘basic’ graphs either circulant, and latter case has for some integer .

testicular scintigraphy has been well validated in the evaluation of patients with suspected testicular torsion and provides an accurate evaluation of testicular perfusion at the lime of imaging. however, the presence of normal or increased perfusion to the testis does not definitively exclude the necessity for surgical intervention. a case of intermittent testicular torsion, with a review of t...

The central nervous system (CNS) protein "tub" has been identified from the genetically obese "tubby" mouse. Although the native function of tub in situ is not understood, cell-based studies suggest that one of its roles may be as an intracellular signaling target for insulin. In normal animals, insulin acts at the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) to regulate energy balance. Here we used a He...

Gaseous exhausts from various industries pollute the environment with fly-ash generally filtered by electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) before being released to atmosphere. This paper presents development of a controller for ESP power supply. The maintains voltage applied at its maximum average value duty cycle control that results in an improvement dust collection-efficiency. limiting factor ou...