this study was designed reevaluate the outcome of soft wall reconstruction technique for cwd mastoidectomy and to test the validity of anteriorly–based musculoperiosteal flap attachment without oblitrating the mastoid cavity for increasing graft viability. two methods of reconstruction were used. soft wall reconstruction method as described previously by smith et al, were performed on 35 patien...

vaccines against the hiv-1 virus offers the best hope for eliminating hiv-associated mortality. recombinant adenovector type 5 (rad5) vaccine is a potential candidate for preventive vaccine strategies. in this study, we evaluated the rad5 prime/protein boost strategy in a murine model. we used rad5 harboring single hiv-1 genes. these genes, including gag (p24) and exon1 of tat, were amplified f...

a middle-aged woman with the chief complaints of dysnea and chest pain was referred to our center. chest x-rays and computed tomoram revealed a mass in the posteriof mediastinum, which was excised in toto. pathologicat report of the specimen labeled it as normal thyroid tissue (aberrant thyroid).

purpose: to report complications involving the posterior segment after laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (lasik) in 5 myopic patients ranging in age from 26 to 38 years. patients and findings: case one developed bilateral cilioretinal artery obstruction in association with ischemic optic neuropathy. case two presented with nonsimultaneous bilateral delayed-onset optic neuropathy. in case th...

The multi-input dc/dc boost converter is proposed in this paper. The proposed converter uses two sources such as wind, photovoltaic(PV) and battery as a storage element for hybridizing alternative energy sources. This converter draws the power from two different sources depending upon climatic condition and deliver it to the dc load individually or simultaneously. The system is applicable for D...

BACKGROUND To improve local control rate in patients with breast cancer receiving adjuvant radiotherapy after breast conservative surgery, additional boost dose to the tumor bed could be delivered simultaneously via the simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) modulated technique. However, the position of tumor bed kept changing during the treatment course as the treatment position was aligned to bo...

t. This paper is part of a study examining how negation is marked in Greek Sign Language (GSL). Head movements which are reported to mark negation in other sign languages have been examined to see if they are also used in GSL. Of particular interest is the analysis of the backward tilt of the head which is distinct for marking negation in GSL. Introduction. Backwards tilt of the head seems to o...

In a language-deficient domain such as buoyancy, students generally find it difficult to explain phenomena that daily saturate their lives such as sinking and floating. To address this problem, we propose a simple and object-related articulation and reflection tool which is embedded in the BSL System (B stands for Body while S and L are for String and Liquid respectively). An analysis of the fi...

This paper presents preliminary results on the comparison of binary and integer based representations for the Base Stations Location (BSL) problem. The simplest model of this problem, which is already NP-complete, is dealt with to compare also different crossover operators. Experimental results support the hypothesis that the integer based representation with a specific crossover operator outpe...

Context: In power electronics applications, it is important to make comparisons between converters choose the device that best suits a particular application. This paper compares Boost converter and hybrid converter. The operating models of both under study are developed explained in detail allow for proper comparison analysis. Method: Using passive sign law, differential equations govern behav...