Abstract We study the rheological behaviour of a dense bidispersed suspension varying relative size two dispersed phases. The main outcome our analysis is that an enhanced flowability (reduced viscosity) can be achieved by increasing dispersion ratio explain observed result showing presence large particles increases packing efficiency suspension, leading to reduction contribution contacts on ov...

PURPOSE Gallbladder (GB) wall thickening can be found in various conditions unrelated to intrinsic GB disease. We investigated the predisposing etiologies and the outcome of acalculous GB wall thickening in children. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 67 children with acalculous GB wall thickening who had visited our institute from June 2010 to June 2013. GB wall thickening was defined as a ...

Echocardiographic or necropsy studies were performed in 151 patients with coronary artery disease. Prevalence of disproportionate septal thickening (septal to free wall ratio greater than or equal to 1.3) was 11%. An abnormally increased septal-free wall ratio in these patients had two principal etiologies. First, it was a manifestation of genetically transmitted hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, as...

OBJECTIVE We investigated the role of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in intimal thickening with exposure to cigarette smoke (CS). METHODS AND RESULTS Intimal thickening in wild-type (WT) and iNOS-deficient (iNOS-/-) mice subjected to CS exposure was induced by placement of a cuff around the carotid artery. CS exposure in WT mice was associated with increased arterial iNOS expression, superoxide...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Few longitudinal data about early atherosclerotic lesions of the carotid arteries are available in general populations. The main purpose of this study was to investigate risk factors for development and regression of intimal-medial thickening and atheromatous plaques. METHODS Initial and 2-year examinations of the carotid arteries with high-resolution B-mode ultrasonogr...