The relation of the Doppler transmitral flow velocity profile to left ventricular loading conditions and diastolic properties remains poorly described. We studied seven adult mongrel dogs with an open-chest right heart bypass model in which left atrial pressure, representing preload, was varied by controlling blood flow into the pulmonary artery and left ventricular systolic pressure, represent...

Energy conversion from PV arrays received a lot of attention, especially in outer-space power system applications. Different methods of peak-power tracking have been proposed to capture the maximum power at different levels of insulation. Many peak-power trackers are implemented with a microprocessor or microcontroller, by using different control strategies. Water pumping from a PV array is a v...

Despite increasing use of Fontan or modified Fontan repairs, the comparative hemodynamic efficacy of different types of connections are unresolved. Accordingly, we undertook a prospective study designed to determine postoperative flow patterns after Fontan's operation. Seven subjects had tricuspid atresia and eight had single ventricle. Ages ranged from 5 to 38 years (mean 16.4). Ten subjects h...

the objective of deficit irrigation is to increase water use efficiency by reducing of water quantity or wave off further irrigations that have not necessary. cotton plant is sensitive to irrigation timing and quantity through different growth stages. the field trail was conducted at hashemabad cotton research station (gorgan) to determine water consumption and cotton sensitivity to deficit irr...

We present high resolution optical and UV spectra of the 46 min orbital period, helium binary, GP Com. Our data contains simultaneous photometric correction which confirms the flaring behaviour observed in previous optical and UV data. In this system all lines show a triple peaked structure where the outer two peaks are associated with the accretion disc around the compact object. The main aim ...

This paper presents an innovative approach for T-wave peak detection and subsequent T-wave end location in 12-lead paced ECG signals based on a mathematical model of a skewed Gaussian function. Following the stage of QRS segmentation, we establish search windows using a number of the earliest intervals between each QRS offset and subsequent QRS onset. Then, we compute a template based on a Gaus...

The theory of coherent reflection filtering explains the empirical form of the cochlear reflectance by showing how it emerges from the coherent "backscattering" of forward-traveling waves by impedance perturbations in the mechanics of the cochlear partition. Since the theory was developed using the one-dimensional (1-D) transmission-line model of the cochlea, an obvious logical shortcoming is t...

Acute ST segment elevation is regarded generally as the sine qua non of evolving Q wave myocardial infarction (MI) because such electrocardiographic (ECG) injury is believed to be a marker of transmural ischemia and a forerunner of transmural necrosis. Alternatively, ST segment depression with or without T wave inversion is viewed as the dominant ECG feature of non-Q wave MI. However, this hypo...