We examine photonic crystals PhC made of periodic stacks of anisotropic dielectric layers with a split band edge SBE on the band diagram. Just below the band edge frequency, the dispersion relation k of SBE PhCs can be approximated as a linear combination of a quadratic term and a quartic term. This is in contrast to regular conventional band edge PhCs, which produce a quadratic dispersion rela...

Background Three device-assisted deep endoscopic platforms presently exist and are available for clinical use: double-balloon enteroscopy, single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE), and spiral enteroscopy (SE). In a retrospective study, SE was associated with a greater depth of maximal insertion (DMI) with similar diagnostic yields and procedure time as compared with SBE. Aims This was a prospective, ...

OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the comparative accuracy of supine bicycle exercise echocardiography (SBE) and posttreadmill exercise echocardiography (TME) in detecting myocardial ischemia in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). BACKGROUND Supine bicycle echocardiography and TME have been used for evaluation of CAD. However, the comparative accuracy of these moda...

This study was conducted to develop calcium-fortified shank bone extract (SBE) and to determine the effect of adding calcium lactate on physico-chemical characteristics of SBE during cold storage. The following five experiment groups were used: Control (0%, no addition), T1 (0.05% calcium lactate), T2 (0.1% calcium lactate), T3 (0.5% calcium lactate), and T4 (1% calcium lactate). When the conce...

Spent bleaching earth (SBE) is a waste generated by the edible oil industry that currently has limited options for beneficial reuse. In excess of ∼2 million tonnes per year of SBE is generated world-wide with major quantities available in the middle-east where significant volumes of edible oils are produced. Low pressure compaction followed by heat treatment at 150°C causes polymerisation of th...

Starch the main storage carbohydrate in higher plants Ta& 1. Characterjstjcs of the SBE c-NA from p a t o and is composed of the two polysaccharides, amylopectin (approximately 75%) and amylose (approximately 25%). Amylopectin is a highly branched a-1,4 glucan containing a1,6 branch points, whereas amylose is composed of long, linear a-1,4 glucans, some of which have very few a-1,6 branch point...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) and single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) are new techniques capable of providing deep enteroscopy. Results of individual studies comparing these techniques have not been able to identify a superior strategy. Our aim was to systematically pool all available studies to compare the efficacy and safety of DBE with SBE for evaluation of the small bowel...

BACKGROUND The special features of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) enteropathy were partially clarified by single-balloon endoscopy(SBE). We aimed to investigate the characteristics of NSAIDs injuries that were differ from other ulcer diseases and efficacy of SBE compared with capsule endoscopy(CE). MATERIAL AND METHODS 1,644 symptomatic patients (221 patients taking NSAIDs) hospi...

Purpose: To investigate the anti-oxidant and anti-neuroinflammatory effects of Salicornia bigelovii extract (SBE) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV-2 microglial cells. Methods: Anti-oxidant activity was measured using 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay. Cell viability was evaluated using 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) ass...