This paper presents path planning and control of an intermittently actuated autonomous vehicle for oceanographic sampling based on Lagrangian data. The focus is an idealized ocean-eddy system represented by two point vortices. We partition the model of the underlying flow into distinct invariant regions and use this geometry to plan informative vehicle tours. We propose that crossing boundaries...

The contribution of alterations in renal hemodynamics to the diuretic and natriuretic actions of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) was studied in chronically instrumented conscious dogs. Injection of ANF-(99-119), 10 micrograms/kg, had no effect on mean arterial pressure, heart rate, renal blood flow, or calculated renal vascular resistance; However, it increased urine flow rate (86 +/- 20%) and ...

Collateral vessels that develop after coronary artery occlusion demonstrate perivascular inflammation, subintimal hyperplasia, and endothelial proliferation. This study was performed to test the hypothesis that these abnormalities are associated with evidence for increased production of vasodilator prostaglandins. Eight dogs were studied 4-6 months after occlusion of the anterior descending cor...

Perforation in internal upset transition zone is one of the main failure styles for drill pipes. Due to the flow channel specificity of upset transition zone, in this paper, drill pipe failure analysis from the point of flow erosion was put forward. Flow field of drilling fluid in the internal upset transition zone of U127 mm API IEU S135 drill pipe under various conditions were obtained using ...

In this paper, we describe the simulation of the traffic flow on a road with a construction zone. The simulation model is based on the cellular automata and the stochastic velocity model. The simulation results on a road with a construction zone are compared with them on a road without a construction zone. Although the analytical study indicates that the traffic flow on a road with a constructi...

Background While 2% of all extranodal Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas present in the thyroid, there exists insufficient data to describe the incidence of mantle cell lymphoma in the thyroid. A case series of 1400 patients revealed that <1% of thyroid lymphomas may be MCL; hence better understanding of the disease course is essential. Patient Findings A 65-year-old female was referred for a multinodular...

the karnafully is one of the most important rivers due to its profound influence on water chemistry and sediment characteristics. the present study intended to assess the quality of water and sediment from intertidal zone of this river in respect to the pollution index. seasonal water and sediment samples were collected during four seasons (monsoon, post-monsoon, winter, and pre-monsoon) of 201...

We consider hot, two-temperature, viscous accretion onto a rotating, unmagnetized neutron star. We assume Coulomb coupling between the protons and electrons, and free-free cooling from the electrons. We show that the accretion flow has an extended settling region which can be described by means of two analytical self-similar solutions: a two-temperature solution which is valid in an inner zone,...