We present an institutional experience on the clinical implementation of magnetic resonance (MR)-guided vaginal brachytherapy using commercially available solid applicator models. To test the fidelity of solid applicator models to digitize vaginal cylinder applicators, three datasets were evaluated. The first included 15 patients who were simulated with CT alone. Next, a water phantom was used ...

honey is the natural sweet substance produced by honey bees from nectar of plants or from secrerations of living parts of plants or excretions of plants sucking insects on the living pans of plants. physico-chemical properties of honeys in each region are related to kind of plant and flower.therefore ,knowing of component is very important. in this study thirty samples of honey were collected f...

The optimal cutting of lumber into dimension parts for products like furniture, windows, and mouldings is a challenging problem due to the almost infinite number of possible cutting patterns. Yet, finding the optimal pattern that utilizes the available lumber most efficiently is of paramount importance, as lumber costs are a major expense of producers of solid wood parts. This study used data d...

Thickener is a main and fundamental step in modern mining separation processes. In this research, the effectof flocculant consumption rate and feed solid concentration of settling rate of layers was studied with differentconcentrations in iron ore mine of Jalalabad, Zarand, Kerman, Iran. The experiments were performed in two1000 ml graduated cylinders (61 and 62 mm diagonal an...

BACKGROUND High content of water-insoluble solids (WIS) is required for simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation (SSCF) operations to reach the high ethanol concentrations that meet the techno-economic requirements of industrial-scale production. The fundamental challenges of such processes are related to the high viscosity and inhibitor contents of the medium. Poor mass transfer and i...

Silken tofu which retains soluble solids present in the soymilk was investigated for differences in the microstructure, sugars and isoflavones content from regular silken. Soy slurry treated with Viscozyme L (2.5 mL/L) was incubated for 30 minutes at 55°C. Stachyose was the predominant oligosaccharide in treated tofu, 4.58 g/100 g and 3.30 g/100 g in control tofu, raffinose content was 1.21 and...

Friction stir welding is a solid state joining process first used for welding of Aluminum and its alloys, is now employed for welding of polymers and composite materials. Polypropylene (pp) is one of polymer materials used in many applications due to its good performance, high strength to weight ratio and excellent processing properties, its application is limited due to its weak abrasive prope...

Response surface methodology was used for quantitative investigation of water and solids transfer during osmotic dehydration of beetroot in aqueous solution of salt. Effects of temperature (25 – 45C), processing time (30–150 min), salt concentration (5–25%, w/w) and solution to sample ratio (5:1 – 25:1) on osmotic dehydration of beetroot were estimated. Quadratic regression equations describing...