We propose a reversed phase HPLC (RP-HPLC) with an alkaline-resistant silica-based stationary phase, XBridge Shield RP(18), for the determination of the lipophilicity of drugs with diverse chemical nature ranging from acidic to basic. A set of 40 model compounds with well-defined solvatochromic parameters was selected to allow a broad distribution of structural properties. The chromatographic r...

A structural and petrological study of the Late Proterozoic rocks in the Wadi Kid area, Sinai, Egypt indicates the presence of an extensional metamorphic core complex in the northern Arabian–Nubian Shield. Gneissic domes throughout the Arabian–Nubian Shield resemble the core complex of the Wadi Kid area and as a result, they are interpreted as extensional metamorphic core complexes. The presenc...

The PULSAR-II pulsed tokamak power plant design utilizes a blanket made of the vanadium alloy, V-5Cr-5Ti, and cooled with liquid lithium. The shield is made of a mixture of the low activation austenitic steel (Tenelon) and vanadium. The blanket is assumed to be replaced every 5.6 full power years (FPY) and the shield is assumed to stay in place for 30 FPY. The activity induced in the blanket at...

background  it is remain a main concern that pediatric chest radiographies contribute to the significant radiation exposure to the thyroid gland as a more susceptible organ to radiation induced cancer. the aim of this study was to evaluate the entrance surface dose (esd) of pediatric chest radiography compared to the diagnostic reference levels (drl) and evaluation the efficacy of the lead (pb)...

background: in most cancer cases, the treatment choice for a pregnant patient is radiotherapy. in these patients, the abdomen is usually not exposed therefore fetus exposure is due to peripheral dose (pd). the purpose of this study was to estimate the fetal dose (the maximum pd in each pregnancy stage) for modalities available and to fabricate and evaluate a generally applicable fetal shield. m...

background: changes in body composition may be used for monitoring progression/ regression of a disease. prompt γ-rays in vivo neutron activation analysis (ivnaa) has been widely used for the measurement of body composition in recent years. objective: in this paper, we tried to improve the safety of ivnaa operator. methods: the most important factor for reducing the operator receiving dose is t...

Wavefront sensing and reconstruction are widely used for adaptive optics, aberration correction, high-resolution optical phase imaging. Traditionally, interference and/or microlens arrays to convert the into intensity variation. Direct imaging of distorted wavefront usually results in complicated retrieval with low contrast sensitivity. Here, a novel nonlinear encoding approach has been develop...

The effect of shield structures for local wirings of analog integrated circuits on crosstalk is determined by electromagnetic simulation. The crosstalk of parallel wirings is reduced to -70 dB by the shield above and between the wirings. The optimal shield structure and terminal-impedance dependence are determined by numerical analysis taking terminal impedance as well as wiring length and widt...