The leakage neutron spectrum measurements have been done on benchmark spherical assembly-nickel sphere with a diameter of 50 cm and copper cube (block) dimensions 49.5 x 48 cm3 in Research Centre Rez (RC Rez). 252Cf source was placed into the centre nickel cube. proton recoil method used for measurement using hydrogen proportional detectors (HPD) pressure 400 1000 kPa (diameter is 4 cm) scintil...

Abstract This article introduces Bayesian inference on the bimodality of generalized von Mises (GvM) distribution for planar directions (Gatto and Jammalamadaka in Stat Methodol 4(3):341–353, 2007). The GvM is a flexible model that can be axial symmetric or asymmetric, unimodal bimodal. Two inferential approaches are analysed. first test null hypothesis Bayes factors obtained. second approach p...

INTRODUCTION Surgical resection is the only curative treatment for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. However, Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy (HPD) procedure remains controversial in regard to the balance between the survival benefit and high risk of mortality and morbidity. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 72-year-old man who was revealed the dilation of intrahepatic hepatic duct by computed tomography after ...

The singlet oxygen formation quantum yield (Phi(Delta)) for solutions of the di-cation, free-base and metallated forms of hematoporphyrin derivative (HpD), hematoporphyrin IX (Hp9) and a boronated protoporphyrin (BOPP) are reported using the method of direct detection of the characteristic phosphorescence following polychromatic excitation. Values of Phi(Delta) for the free-base form of all the...

The number of parvalbumin (PV)-positive γ -aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurons is decreased in the brain of rats transiently exposed to MK-801, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor blocker, in the neonatal stage (Uehara et al. (2012)). T-817MA [1-{3-[2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy]propyl} azetidin-3-ol maleate] is a neuroprotective agent synthesized for the treatment of psychiatric disorders ch...

The effect of systemic administration on drug uptake at cellular level was evaluated using time-gated fluorescence spectroscopy performed on a murine ascitic tumour model. Mice bearing L1210 leukaemia were injected intraperitoneally or intravenously with 25 mg per kg body weight hematoporphyrin derivative (HpD), 12.5 mg per kg body weight photofrin II (PII), 25 or 5 mg per kg body weight disulp...

BACKGROUND The chronic health effects from exposure to ambient air pollution are still unclear. This study primarily aims to examine the relationship between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and respiratory morbidities in Chinese children. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2,203 school children aged 8-10 in three districts with different air pollution levels in Ho...

In this study, the yield and yield components were studied using a conventional variety Zhongshuang 11 (ZS 11) and a hybrid variety Zhongyouza 12 (ZYZ 12) at varying plant densities. The increase in plant density led to an initial increase in seed yield and pod numbers per unit area, followed by a decrease. The optimal plant density was 58.5 × 104 plants ha-1 in both ZS 11 and ZYZ 12. The furth...

Influenza C contributes to economic damage caused by working days lost through absence or inefficiency and may occasionally cause an acute respiratory illness in a paediatric setting. All Influenza C sequences from the NCBI Influenza Virus Resource were examined to determine the date of the most recent common ancestor (t-MRCA), the average nucleotide substitution rate, and the location of resid...