(a) because of the variable level of fat suppression. Both 3DPR-SSFP with WC-SSFP (b) and IDEAL 3DPR-SSFP (c) provide a more consistent level of fat suppression allowing for better delineation of fine fibroglandular structure. IDEAL 3DPR-SSFP (c) also resolves fat-water swap due to B0 inhomogeneity in superior region of the breast. Red arrows: Note tiny gap in fibroglandular tissue in WC SSFP (...

Despite the fact that the U.S. workers’ compensation (WC) systems provides tens of billions of dollars in medical care each year, relatively little is known about how changes in health insurance availability affect the incidence and nature of WC claims, and the theoretical relationship is ambiguous. In this paper, we exploit the Affordable Care Act (ACA) young adult dependent coverage expansion...

We have surveyed the metal-rich spiral galaxy M 83 (NGC 5236) for its Wolf-Rayet population using VLT-FORS2 narrow-band imaging and follow-up spectroscopy. From a total of 280 candidates identified using He  λ4686 imaging, Multi Object Spectroscopy of 198 sources was carried out, revealing 132 objects containing bona-fide Wolf-Rayet features. From this sample, an exceptional W-R content of ∼1...

Erosion corrosion of an usual carbon steel in a variety of aqueous slurries of 10% Al2O3 powder composed of 0.1M NaOH, concentrated cooling water (synthetic rather than natural), 3% NaCl, and 0.01M HCl was investigated from the electrochemical point of view. The total weight loss, Wt, was experimentally divided into the following three terms: the mechanical loss, Wm, the corrosion loss, Wc, and...

Effects of drought and aerosol stresses were studied in a factorial experiment based on Randomized Complete Design with triplicates two ornamental shrubs. Treatments consisted four levels water container (40%, 30%, 20%, 10% volumetric content the substrate) and, after 30 days from onset, three treatments (distilled 50% 100% salt sea concentrations). The trial was contextually replicated species...

WC-based cemented carbides were prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) of WC-Co-Cr3C2-VC alloy powder adding different contents graphene. The phase composition, microstructure, mechanical properties, and magnetic properties carbide investigated means XRD, SEM, Vickers hardness fracture toughness tests, tests. results showed that the specimens show a trend first increasing then decreasing with...