In high power converter design, low-inductance busbar connecting DC capacitors and power devices is the main concern to improve the quality of the whole power electronics system. There are several facts which affect the stray inductance of bridge arm. This paper mainly analyzes the influence of DC-power layout on the stray inductance taking a subway traction converter as example. The Psim9.0 so...

Developing efficacious oral rabies vaccines is an important step to increase immunization coverage for stray dogs, which are not accessible for parenteral vaccination. Our previous studies have demonstrated that recombinant rabies virus (RABV) expressing cytokines/chemokines induces robust protective immune responses after oral immunization in mice by recruiting and activating dendritic cells (...

Received: Revised: Accepted: August 22, 2013 October 09, 2013 October 14, 2013 A molecular survey for pathogenic Leptospira spp. in kennelled dogs in Sicily, Italy, showed up to 16% of positive results. A fatal leptospirosis case was confirmed in a stray dog in the city of Palermo in May 2012. The dog, a mixed breed male, was recovered for therapy but died within an hour. Inflammation was prese...

Where T is transmittance, I0 is intensity of incident light, I is intensity of transmitted light and Is is intensity of stray light. Stray light has an increasing influence on spectroscopic measurements at low levels of intensity, that is, high absorbances. The result is that stray light causes a negative bias in instrument response and eventually becomes the limiting factor for absorbance and ...

Background Stray dogs are considered potential reservoirs for zoonotic diseases. Previous helminthic surveys in Iran, have accounted for mainly species of nematodes and cestodes, and rarely digeneans. Methods We accessed 42 car-crashed stray dogs from the Farah Abad Region in the Mazandaran Province (North Iran) between Oct 2012 and Dec 2013, to be inspected for parasites. Helminths were coll...

Photodiode-array-based spectrometers are increasingly being used in a wide variety of applications. However, the signal measured by this type of instrument often is not what is anticipated by the user and is often subject to contamination from stray light. This paper describes an efficient and low-cost stray light correction approach based on a relatively simple system using a monochromator-bas...

background: dirofilaria immitis is an important parasite in dog and other carnivores. our objec­tive was study on incidence and periodicity of heartworm in north of iran and using other meth­ods for its diagnosis in addition to parasitology exam. methods: this survey spanned two years, between 2006 and 2008. blood samples were collected from 431 stray dogs distributed along north of iran, the c...

Aim: This serological survey was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in two populations of dogs (stray and owned dogs) in Grenada. Dogs get infected with oocysts voided from cats, definitive hosts of T. gondii. In dogs, T. gondii causes subclinical to clinical disease. Earlier studies conducted in Grenada on a small population of owned dogs showed evidence of exposure to ...

Abstract: In order to increase the power rating of electric vehicles, insulated gate bipolar translator (IGBT) modules with multiple power terminals are usually adopted. The transient current sharing of the same polarity power terminals is related to the stray inductance in the branches of the bus-bar. Based on the laminated bus-bar of a three-phase inverter in the electric vehicles that consis...