Assessment of mitral annular tissue velocity plays an essential role in the evaluation of diastolic dysfunction. We have previously shown that mitral annular velocities can be derived from standard four-chamber cine SSFP images by automatically detecting and tracking the mitral valve insertion points [1]. However, this method has not been validated against tissue Doppler echocardiography, the s...

Rabbitfish is economically valuable teleost species which lives in shallow coastal waters. Two species of rabbit fish have been recognized in southern sea of Iran (Persian gulf) as namely Siganus sutor and Siganus javus. In the current study, in order to investigate the histology of the annular ligament of the S. javus’ eye, the prepared sections of the eyes of twelve healthy specimens were stu...

Non-Gaussian beam profiles such as Bessel or annular beams enable novel approaches to modifying materials through laser-based processing. In this review paper, properties, generation methods and emerging applications for nonconventional beam shapes are discussed, including Bessel, annular, and vortex beams. These intensity profiles have important implications in a number of technologically rele...

Security and reliability are the main focus of annular metal seal assembly. It is concluded that the factors influence sealing performance of annular metal seal assembly most in view of working conditions of annular metal seal assembly. Taking major influencing factors with response surface method (RSM) analysis, and determining coefficient of regression analysis with finite element method (ANS...

The present work is concerned with a numerical study of the performance of a conical annular centrifugal contractor through the analysis of the flow properties when the apex angle is changed for different imposed axial flows. The calculations revealed the advantage of using conical annular centrifugal contractors compared to the cylindrical annular centrifuges. The study is conducted by a compa...

CONTEXT Annular pancreas is an uncommon and rarely reported congenital anomaly which consists of a ring of pancreatic tissue encircling the duodenum. Despite the congenital nature of the disease, clinical manifestations may ensue at any age. CASE REPORT We herein report the case of a 72-year-old female with acute pancreatitis associated with duodenal obstruction. On radiologic examination, an...

Granuloma multiforme (GM) is a reactive skin disorder of unknown etiology, characterized clinically by confluent annular lesions and histologically by focal necrobiosis and histiocytic granulomas. GM is significant because of its clinical resemblance to tuberculoid leprosy, with which it can be confused. Here, we report a case of granuloma multiforme from India in a 70-year-old male farmer, wit...

In this paper, a complete design and analysis of the frequency selective property of an array of patches with annular rectangular slots is presented. It is observed that there is a tremendous decrease in resonance frequency as the annular rectangular slot is made on the patch and it is also seen that, with the incorporation of another annular rectangular slot, FSS is resonant at dual frequencie...

This article concerns annular ring solutions of the Gray–Scott model. In the monostable regime, annular rings are far-fromequilibrium patterns supported on annuli inside of which the activator is concentrated. The diffusive flux of inhibitor over long length scales toward such an annulus feeds the production of activator there, and the interaction is semi-strong. Numerical and experimental obse...

[1] The ability of climate models in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report to capture the temporal structure of the annular modes is evaluated. The vertical structure and annual cycle of the variability is quantified by the e-folding time scale of the annular mode autocorrelation function. Models vaguely capture the qualitative features of the Northern and South...