Brass mesh bolus has been shown to be an acceptable substitute for tissue-equivalent bolus to increase superficial dose for chest wall tangent photon radiotherapy. This work investigated the increase in surface dose, the change in the dose at depth, and the safety implications of higher energy photon beams when using brass mesh bolus for postmastectomy chest wall radiotherapy. A photon tangent ...

Simple and easy methods to evaluate swallowing are required because of the recently increased need of rehabilitation for dysphagia. "Artificial food bolus", but not "artificial food", would be a valuable tool for swallowing evaluation without considering the mastication effect which is altered according to the individual's oral condition. Thus, this study was carried out to fabricate artificial...

A recently announced shift in the global military strategy of the United States involves an increase in the presence of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Pacific. Drawing from propositions of the system-maintenance role of local media, this study examines how the Pacific Daily News (PDN), a newspaper on the Western Pacific island of Guam, covers a U.S. military buildup, and the extent to which such ...

Nonlinear instabilities are responsible for spontaneous pattern formation in a vast number of natural and engineered systems, ranging from biology to galaxy buildup. We propose a new instability mechanism leading to pattern formation in spatially extended nonlinear systems, which is based on a periodic antiphase modulation of spectrally dependent losses arranged in a zigzag way: an effective fi...

This study attempts to analyze the effect of diverse parameters peristaltic flow second grade dusty fluid through a curved configuration. Stream function conversions are used model separate system equations for dust particles and fluid. The Perturbation technique is get analytical solutions results verified graphs. It noticeable that trapped bolus, compresses both with an increase in `the param...

•Eptifibatide mediates potent antithrombotic effects when used in primary PCI. •Standard eptifibatide infusion for several hours increases bleeding complications. •A novel, short regimen retains ischemic protection during •Bleeding complications are greatly reduced by the abbreviated regimen. •Avoiding prolonged treatment may improve clinical outcomes. The glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor eptifi...

There is no randomized study carried out in order to compare their pharmacokinetic parameters although midazolam, as a sedative, has been widely administered via continuous infusion as well as intermittent bolus doses in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. We prospectively investigated the effect of these two principal methods on pharmacokinetic parameters in 23 of mentioned patien...