A technique is presented for measuring velocity, density and scalar transport in a buoyant rotating gravity current. Existing methods for combined PIV and PLIF are modified for use in a stratified flow on a rotating table and strategies for beam alignment, index of refraction matching, surface tension matching and photobleaching correction are presented. In addition, the PIV–PLIF technique is m...

OBJECTIVE To examine performance of screening for major trisomies by a policy of first-line assessment of risk according to maternal age, fetal nuchal translucency thickness (NT) and ductus venosus pulsatility index for veins (DV-PIV) followed by cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing in pregnancies with an intermediate risk. METHODS We estimated the distribution of risks based on maternal age, fetal ...

We investigated whether hypoxemia without acidemia affects ductus venosus (DV) blood velocity waveform pattern in sheep fetuses with intact placenta and whether worsening acidemia and impending fetal death are related to changes in DV velocimetry in fetuses with increased placental vascular resistance. A total of 34 fetuses were instrumented at 115-136/145 days of gestation. Placental embolizat...

OBJECTIVES To investigate whether the addition of maternal serum placental growth factor (PlGF) measured at 11-13 weeks' gestation improves the performance of screening for stillbirths that is achieved by a combination of maternal factors and first-trimester biomarkers such as maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), fetal ductus venosus pulsatility index for veins (DV-PIV...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Sigma receptors are highly expressed in human tumors and should be appropriate targets for developing tumor imaging agents. Previously, we synthesized a vesamicol analog, (+)-2-[4-(4-iodophenyl)piperidino]cyclohexanol ((+)-pIV), with a high affinity for sigma receptors and prepared radioiodinated (+)-pIV. As a result, (+)-[125I]pIV showed high tumor uptake in biodistrib...

The present work aims to investigate the challenges in determining the surface pressure distribution using particle image velocimetry (PIV) in comparison with pressure sensitive paint (PSP) measurements. The aim is to assess if PIV may be regarded as a complementary method to PSP, or even as a possible replacement. The investigation is based on two different test cases: 1. the attached flow aro...

Heterobimetallic complexes [SmTb(piv)6(phen)2] (1), [SmTb(piv)6(bath)2]·1.75EtOH (2a·1.75EtOH), [SmTb(piv)6(bath)2]·2EtOH (2b·2EtOH), and [SmTb(piv)6(bath)2]·EtOH (2b·EtOH), where piv is (CH3)3CCO2(-), phen is 1,10-phenanthroline, and bath is 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, were synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction. It was shown that complexes 2a·1.75EtOH and 2b·2EtOH have different m...

Abstract. We generalize the symmetric fourth q-Painlevé equation (q-PIV) to the noncommutative setting. Considering the symmetric q-PIV to be matrix valued, well-defined multicomponent systems are obtained. The ultradiscrete limit of these systems yields coupled multicomponent ultradiscrete systems that generalize ultradiscrete PIV. The dynamics, and specifically the integrability, of the newly...

OBJECTIVE Pressure-induced vasodilation (PIV) allows skin blood flow to increase in response to locally applied pressure and may be protective against pressure ulcers. We previously showed that PIV was absent in 1-week diabetic mice exhibiting no neuropathy. Our aim was to determine whether the diabetes-induced PIV alteration could be prevented. METHODS AND RESULTS Diabetic mice received no t...

Pythium insidiosum immunomodulatory vaccine (PiV) has been tested in clinical and experimental pythiosis. Previous data showed that P. insidiosum immunogens have the ability to switch the Th2 immune response, normally in place during pythiosis, to a curative Th1 response. Pythiosis cannot be reproduced in experimental rodents with the exception of rabbits, and thus thorough evaluation of PiV´s ...