the cold roll bonding of al on aisi 304l stainless steel was carried out to fabricate the al/304l/al clad sheet composites. the maximum bond strength of 20 n/mm was acquired just by 38% reduction, for which the tearing of the aluminum sheet occurred during the peeling test. the microstructural evolution during subsequent postannealing heat treatment was systematically studied based on the impur...

: The long-term survival after lung transplantation (LT) is favorable in Japan. However, survivors LT are subject to late complications, including chronic allograft dysfunction (CLAD), malignancy, infection, and kidney disease (CKD) because of the need for lifelong immunosuppression. rates single cadaveric (CLT) living-donor lobar (LDLLT) higher than that bilateral CLT Here, we will describe ma...

In this paper, a new structure is provided for the dispersion compensating photonic crystal fibers in order to broaden the chromatic dispersion and increase the dispersion compensating capability in a wide wavelength range. In the structure, putting a combination of circular holes and a star structure in the inner core clad causes the dispersion coefficient profile to be broadened, and addition...

Single optical fibres exhibiting minimum dispersion over the two optical wavelength windows of 1300 and 1550 nm region are essential for the multi-channel operation of dense wavelength multiplexed systems and networks. Design guidelines of dispersion-flattened optical fibres, over a wide band of optical spectrum, which have a triple-clad or segmented-core distribution of stepindex regions are d...

Spirometry is regarded as the primary tool for the evaluation of lung function in lung transplant (LTx) recipients. Spirometry is crucial in detecting the various phenotypes of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), including restrictive allograft syndrome (RAS) and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) - note that these phenotypes potentially have different etiologies and therapies. Foll...

Analysis of the thermomechanical interactions of fusion blanket materials and physical elements, particularly those involving particle bed design concepts, have been performed. The results show that the stress caused by the high thermal expansion of the blanket particle bed material is not excessive enough to be of concern for the structural material. However, its magnitude could lead to cerami...

We study the properties of the field in the fundamental mode HE 11 of a vacuum-clad subwavelength-diameter optical fiber using the exact solutions of Maxwell's equations. We obtain simple analytical expressions for the total intensity of the electric field. We discuss the origin of the deviations of the exact fundamental mode HE 11 from the approximate mode LP 01. We show that the thin thicknes...

PurposeBronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), restrictive allograft (RAS), and mixed are major phenotypes of CLAD. In previous, older studies, CMV viremia has been associated with reduced survival. We hypothesized that, in a more modern era prophylaxis, would remain death, but also represent risk factor for CLAD specifically RAS/mixed phenotype.MethodsThis is retrospective cohort study all co...