The rf pulse response of I = 3/2 spin system experiencing first order quadrupolar splitting is studied using density matrix approach. A general expression is derived in terms of spin populations, quadrupole splitting and duration and amplitude of the rf pulse for calculating the NMR signal arising due to the centre line and satellite resonances for the situation where the impressed rf pulse exc...

The objective of this study was to investigate factors associated with surface iridescence in fresh beef. Eight muscles were evaluated for occurrence of surface iridescence: Biceps femoris (BF), Gluteus medius (GM), Longissimus lumborum (LD), Psoas major (PM), Rectus femoris (RF), Semimembranosus (SM), Semitendinosus (ST), and Tensor fasciae latae (TF). Incidence of surface iridescence was 91% ...

Sixty-one sets of clearance (CL) values in animal species were allometrically scaled for predicting human clearance. Unbound fractions (f(u)) of drug in plasma in rats and humans were obtained from the literature. A model was developed to predict human CL: CL=33.35 ml/min x (a/Rf(u))(0.770), where Rf(u) is the f(u) ratio between rats and humans and a is the coefficient obtained from allometric ...

Non-inductive plasma current start-up by EC and RF power was carried out on the TST-2 device. Low frequency RF (21 MHz) sustainment was demonstrated, and the obtained high βp spherical tokamak configuration has similar equilibrium values as the EC (2.45 GHz) sustained plasma. Equilibrium analysis revealed the detailed information on three discharge phases: (i) In the initial current formation p...

C. A. van den Berg, B. van den Bergen, H. Kroeze, L. W. Bartels, J. J. Lagendijk Dept. of Radiotherapy, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, Dept. of Radiology, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands Introduction The application of MR imaging at high field (B0 ≥ 3 T, f ≥ 128 MHz) faces considerable challenges with respect to uniformity of the RF magnetic e...

The paper focuses on the task of predicting future values of stock market index. Two indices namely CNX Nifty and S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex from Indian stock markets are selected for experimental evaluation. Experiments are based on 10 years of historical data of these two indices. The predictions are made for 1–10, 15 and 30 days in advance. The paper proposes two stage fusion app...

The fingerprint profiles of methanol extract and ethyl acetate sub fraction of Azadirachta indica leaves were conducted using preliminary phytochemical screening and high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) analysis. Preliminary phytochemical screening was performed using various biochemical tests. Alkaloid, flavonoid, tannin, saponin and phenol were present in both the extract/subfra...

This article describes the most recent generation of full-custom analog integrated circuit that is intended for low-power, high-speed sampling of Radio-Frequency (RF) transients in excess of the Nyquist minimum. A direct descendant of the Self-Triggered Recorder for Analog Waveforms (STRAW) architecture, and earlier variants of the LABRADOR (Large Analog Bandwidth Recorder and Digitizer with Or...

A total of fourteen actinobacterial strains were isolated from the mining sediment of Manavalakurichi, Southeast coast of India. Primary screening results through agar well diffusion method revealed that 28.57% actinobacterial strains had in vitro antifungal activity. Most potent actinobacterial isolate MSA14 showed strongest inhibitory activity and was identified as Streptomyces rochei through...

The standard emittance calculation removes linear correlations between transverse displacement r and the divergence r' Higher order correlations remain and they are responsible for a substantial area m phase space which corresponds to the calculated emittance. Time-dependent correlations are identified and different procedures (transverse and longitudinal laser shaping, rf quadrupole) are propo...