The effect of feeding frequency and voluntary sodium intake (VSI) on fluid shifts and plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) were studied at rest and after exercise in six athletic horses. The horses were fed twice a day (2TD) and six times a day (6TD) for 25 days for each protocol, according to a changeover design. VSI was measured by weighing each horse's salt block daily. Feeding 2TD or 6TD ...

The aim of this study was to compare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histological estimates of the mean vessel diameter (mVD), the vessel density (Density), and the vessel size index (VSI) obtained in the same tumor-bearing animals. Twenty-seven rats bearing intracranial glioma (C6 or RG2) were imaged by MRI. Changes in transverse relaxations (ΔR 2* and R(2)) were induced by the injection ...

In this paper, the virtual synchronous generator (VSG) concept is utilized in controller of grid-connected dual two-level voltage source inverter (DTL VSI). First, topology VSG and DTL VSI are presented. Then, state-space equations (TL VSI), regarding presence phase-locked loop (PLL) VSG, given. Next, small-signal modeling TL realized. Eventually, stability enhancement compared with demonstrate...

The CCC-r chart is developed based on cumulative count of a conforming (CCC) control chart that considers the cumulative number of items inspected until observing r nonconforming ones. Typically, the samples obtained from the process are analyzed through 100% inspection to exploit the CCC-r chart. However, considering the inspection cost and time would limit its implementation. In this paper, w...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training is not well targeted to family members of individuals at highest risk of cardiac arrest. Participants in traditional CPR classes (TRAD) average 31 years of age, while family members of cardiac patients average 55 years. Video self-instruction (VSI) can reach older individuals and others who do not participate in TRAD classes. VSI is a combination of ...

We report on the low-energy electron and fast neutron irradiated 4H-SiC studied by deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) Laplace DLTS. Irradiations introduced two defects, Ec-0.4eV Ec-0.7eV. They were previously assigned to carbon interstitial (Ci) labeled as EH1/3 silicon-vacancy (VSi) S1/2, for irradiation, respectively. This work demonstrates how DLTS can be used a useful tool distinguish...

Studies using nonhuman primates have made marked contributions to our understanding of the anatomy and function of the primary somatosensory cortex (SI). Its ventral or inferolateral part (vSI) represents orofacial structures, such as the lips, periodontium, tongue, palate, chewing musculature, etc. This brain region is neurally interconnected with the ventral part of the primary motor cortex t...

In high quality industrial processes, the control chart is design based on cumulative count of conforming (CCC) items is very useful. In this paper, the performance of CCC-r chart with variable sampling intervals (CCC-rVSI chart) in the presence ofinspectionerrors isinvestigated. The efficiency of CCC-rVSI chart is compared with CCC-r chart with fixed sampling interval (CC...

Multilevel inverters with space vector pulse width modulation strategy are gained importance in high power high performance industrial drive applications.This paper presents a simplified space vector PWM method for a two-level and three level inverter The threelevel inverter has a large number of switching states as compared to two level inverter. In the proposed scheme, three-level space vecto...