Non-destructive testing (NDT) by active infrared thermography requires of data processing techniques in order to: i. improve the thermal contrast between defective and non-defective areas, and ii. reduce the large quantity of images recorded during the inspection without losing relevant information. In this paper, the use of the skewness statistic parameter is proposed for the automatic process...

IL-10 is a well-known immunosuppressive and/or anti-inflammatory cytokine. However, we report in vitro experimental studies in which IL-10 primed leukocytes and led to an enhanced production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) upon further stimulation by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Monocytes and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) prepared from whole blood maintained for 20 h at 37 degrees C in ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Unilateral vocal cord paralysis (UVCP) occurs after iatrogenic injury or disease process and is associated with dysphonia and aspiration. Various surgical options are available for treatment of UVCP, including vocal cord medialization thyroplasty and injection laryngoplasty. These augmentative procedures improve phonation and airway protection. Our purpose was to demonstr...

Gas analyzers are commonly protected from impurities in air sampling via use of in-line filters to ensure operational performance and longevity of the instruments. This is especially true for extended period of air monitoring under conditions where airborne dust exists. Prices for commercially available filters vary substantially. A question that has often come up but has not received much inve...

At our institution the standard delivery quality assurance (DQA) procedure for tomotherapy plans is accomplished with a water equivalent phantom, EDR2 film, and ion chamber point-dose measurements. Most plans deliver at most 5 Gy to the dose plane; however, recently a stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) protocol has produced plans delivering upwards of 12 Gy to the film plane. EDR2 film satur...

Solid-State Batteries In article number 2204085, Heng Zhang and co-workers propose a Teflon-like anion for stabilizing the anode-electrolyte interphase in solid-state batteries. The decomposes into robust polymeric materials, thus effectively suppressing dendritic lithium growth.