this study is an attempt to develop an integrated methodology to predict the impact of the caspian sea on flooding using geographic information systems (gis) and hydrodynamic modeling. a rise in the sea level might lead to major flooding events, and have a severe impact on the spatial development of cities and regions. the feasibility of simulating a flood event along a drain channel is evaluat...

Using bottom outlets for drain and regulation of water level in reservior has significant importance in performance mahagment of dam. Amount of service and emergency gates opening have important role in pressure, velocity and discharge coefficient variations and finally dam performance. In the present research, flow aeration between emergency and service gates was studied with different hydraul...

The CNS has long been considered an immune-privileged site as tissues grafted into the CNS are not rejected as they are in other tissues (Medawar, 1948; Billingham and Boswell, 1953; Barker and Billingham, 1977). An avalanche of evidence now suggests that this privilege is not absolute, as robust immune responses can occur in the CNS during infections and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sc...

The CNS has long been considered an immune-privileged site as tissues grafted into the CNS are not rejected as they are in other tissues (Medawar, 1948; Billingham and Boswell, 1953; Barker and Billingham, 1977). An avalanche of evidence now suggests that this privilege is not absolute, as robust immune responses can occur in the CNS during infections and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sc...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND The emigration of skilled nurses from the Philippines is an ongoing phenomenon that has impacted the quality and quantity of the nursing workforce, while strengthening the domestic economy through remittances. This study examines how the development of brain drain-responsive policies is driven by the effects of nurse migration and how such efforts aim to achieve mind-sh...

Torsion of the appendix testis is not an uncommon cause of acute hemiscrotum. It is frequently misdiagnosed as acute epididymitis, orchitis, or torsion of testis. Though conservative management is the treatment of choice for this condition, prompt surgical intervention is warranted when testicular torsion is suspected. We report a case of torsion of a large appendix testis misdiagnosed as pyoce...

Invasive fungal infections due to rare fungi are rising with the increase in number of immunocompromised patients. We report a case of post liver transplant wherein Verticillium was isolated from intercostal drainage fluid. The patient was a follow up case of cirrhosis with portal hypertension th and hepatic hydrothorax and was planned for liver transplant. Post transplant, the patient had feve...

KUANG, WEIWEI. TCAD Simulation and Modeling of AlGaN/GaN HFETs. (Under the direction of Dr. Robert J. Trew and Dr. Griff L. Bilbro). This work focused on the TCAD simulation and modeling of AlGaN/GaN HFETs. AlGaN/GaN HFETs have demonstrated excellent RF performance, which benefits from the high sheet charge density in these hetero-structures, the high carrier mobility and saturation velocity in...

We investigated the frequency dependences of Y22 of FDSOI MOSFETs, in which the drain current response delay is observed for the first time. Short channel FD-SOI devices operating in linear region show significant drain current response delay. It is confirmed that FD-SOI MOSFET’s RF behavior can be well reproduced with the proposed model including the drain current response delay.

Although knee joint arthroscopy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide, there is no consensus on how to apply a drain in the joint if it is decided to use one. Therefore we describe a simple technique to safely apply a drain intra-articularly under full arthroscopic control, avoiding placement of the drain through the arthroscopic portal.