ion based on detailed computational thermal repository performance calculations has resulted in implementation of the STC estimation algorithm and a supporting reference dataset. This method is capable of rapid estimation of temperature increase near emplacement tunnels as a function of waste composition, limiting radius, rlim, waste package spacing, S, near field thermal conductivity, Kth, and...

designing a power splitter with five ports has been shown in this article. in order to prevent the direct coupling between waveguides, a t-shaped structure with an appropriate distance has been used. the coupling between the parallel photonic crystal waveguides is based on multimode interference, while selecting the output efficiency is performed by setting the refractive coefficients and radiu...

We derive fundamental parameters for the old, rich open cluster NGC 1245 using BV I photometry from the MDM 1.3m and 2.4m telescopes. Based on detailed isochrone fitting, we find NGC 1245 has a slightly sub-solar metallicity, [Fe/H] = −0.05 ± 0.03 (statistical) ± 0.08 (systematic), and an age of 1.04 ± 0.02 ± 0.09 Gyr. In contrast to previous studies, we find no evidence for significant differe...

...Abstract. The total energy E of a star as a function of its angular momentum J and mass M in the Newtonian theory: E = E(J,M) [in general relativity, the gravitational mass M of a star as a function of its angular momentum J and rest mass m, M = M(J,m)], is used to determine the remaining parameters (angular velocity, equatorial radius, chemical potential, etc.) in the case of rigid rotation...

Curvilinear Component Analysis (CCA) is an interesting flavour of multidimensional scaling. In this paper one version of CCA is proved to be related to the mapping found by a specific Bregman divergence and its stress function is redefined based on this insight, and its parameter (the neighbourhood radius) is explained.

The proton-polarizability contribution to the muonic-hydrogen Lamb shift is a major source of theoretical uncertainty in extraction proton charge radius. An empirical evaluation this effect, based on structure functions, requires systematically improvable calculation "subtraction function", possibly using lattice QCD. We consider different subtraction point, with aim accessing function directly...

BACKGROUND This article reports outcome in osteotomy for malunion of distal radius fractures. MATERIAL AND METHODS We evaluated 12 patients with distal radius malunion (mean age 54), who were treated with corrective osteotomy. Wrist motion and grip strength were evaluated, along with examination of pre and post osteotomy radiographs. The indications for corrections were degree of deformity, l...

In dopamine brain SPECT, semiquantitative techniques are in use, mostly for research purposes, to calculate activity uptake in the striatum relative to the background. The measured uptake ratios depend on both acquisition and reconstruction, and one important parameter is the rotation radius of the g-camera detectors, which affects spatial resolution. In brain SPECT research studies, the rotati...

Background: Previous studies demonstrated a health improving effect in patients underwent an automatic vibratory massage taking 10 minutes. One of reasons that may explain a healing effect of the automatic massage is a stimulated increase in both blood circulation through vascular system and effective size of blood vessels. Objective: This paper aims to quantify a contribution of the auto...