An isolated perfused liver system was used to study the distribution of asialoglycoprotein (ASGP) binding sites on rat hepatocyte cell surfaces. The number of surface receptors was quantitated by monitoring clearance of 125I-labeled ligands from the perfusate medium under two conditions that blocked their internalization: low temperature (less than 5 degrees C) or brief formaldehyde fixation. T...

the objective of this study was to develop a numerical model for the prediction of temperature distribution, effective plastic strain distribution, and especially material flow in friction stir welding of copper plates. the deform-3d software was used by incorporating a lagrangian incremental formulation. threedimensional results of the material flow pattern which were extracted using the point...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dosimetric uncertainty in 4D dose calculation using three temporal probability distributions: uniform distribution, sinusoidal distribution, and patient-specific distribution derived from the patient respiratory trace. Temporal probability, defined as the fraction of time a patient spends in each respiratory amplitude, was evaluated in nine lung can...

A permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) with sinusoidal flux distribution is commonly coininutated using discrete rotor position feedback from Hall sensors. A commonly used stator current excitation strategy used in such a system is a six-step current waveform. Application of sinusoidal current waveforms is shown to produce smooth torque in the PMSM. This paper shows how a pseudo-sensorless...

Abstract: One of the equipment that can help improve distribution system status today and reduce the cost of fault time is remote control switches (RCS). Finding the optimal location and number of these switches in the distribution system can be modeled with various objective functions as a nonlinear optimization problem to improve system reliability and cost. In this article, a particle swarm ...

A two-dimensional heat conduction problem in which a liquid becomes solidified by heat transfer to a sinusoidal mold of finite thickness is solved by using a linear perturbation method. The liquid perfectly wets the sinusoidal mold surface prior to the beginning of solidification. This leads to a corresponding undulation of the solidified shell thickness. Both surfaces of the mold follow a sinu...

Atrial fibrillation (AFIB) is a common clinical problem affecting approximately 0.5-1% of the United States population. Radio-frequency (RF) multielectrode catheter (MEC) ablation has successes in curing AFIB. We utilized finite-element method analysis to determine the myocardial temperature distribution after 30 s, 80 degrees C temperature-controlled unipolar ablation using three 7F 12.5-mm el...

Although the device temperature is one of the most critical parameters in the dimensioning of an inverter, experimental studies focusing on the virtual junction temperature (Tvj) in running inverter are scarcely found. In this work the feasibility of four different practical methods is compared. Special focus is set on routines with a high time resolution that enables tracking of the time-depen...