Radiation-induced angiosarcomas (RIA) are rare tumours that can affect breast cancer patients following treatment with breast conservative surgery and radiotherapy. Their diagnosis is often delayed because of their benign appearance and the difficulty in differentiation from radiation-induced skin changes. We report here a case of RIA which occurred seven years after radiotherapy to highlight a...

This research work presents a linear contribution factor model (LCFM) between a component’s contribution to reliability indices and the failure rate of the component in distribution systems. This linear model can be applied to risk analysis (based on Monte Carlo simulation) and sensitivity analysis. Traditional approaches for both analyses require many repetitions of reliability index assessmen...

The Present study demonstrates the diagnostic characteristics of Pedilanthus tithymoloides, agglutinin (PTA), lectin based hemagglutination method for screening of thyroid disorders as compared with RIA as gold standard. The result estimates 90% sensitivity, 95.55% specificity and 92.63% observed agreement with RIA test in thyroid disorders. The result of hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism and cre...

Random hole optical fibers (RHOF) offer advantages over other types of microstructured optical fibers (MOFs). They are inexpensive and easy-to-make when compared to the high cost of ordered hole MOFs. They also have unique characteristics since they contain open and closed holes. The open holes contain ambient air under normal conditions and the closed holes contain residual gases from the fabr...

Carbohydrate-deficient transferrins (CDTs), naturally occurring glycosylated transferrin proteins, are reported to be increased in the serum of individuals who consume large quantities of alcohol (ethanol). We compared two methods for the separation and quantification of CDT, using the same alcohol-dependent patients and age-, gender-, and race-matched controls as sources of samples for both as...

The growth of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) calls for new conceptual tools that enable designers and web engineers to model and keep under control the design complexity unleashed by innovative interaction (with increasing communication potential) and carefully consider the impact of the design decisions on the optimal flow of the user experience. Based on the theory of Situational Awareness...