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Diffusion acquisition parameters for imaging the upper abdomen Breath-hold or free breathing or respiratory triggered (using a navigator echo) SS EPI DWI sequence can be acquired before contrast injection, with the suggested following parameters: axial or coronal acquisition, fat suppression, tridirectional gradients using the following b-values: 0 (used as reference), 50 (black-blood sequence-...

This work aimed to characterize the biochar produced from residues of coconut fruit and evaluate how it might beneficially alter retention capacity water nutrients in soils with a sandy texture. The was retort furnace later analyzed determine its chemical physical characteristics. Experiments analyze potential for were performed PVC columns filled 400 mm depth, upper 300 receiving treatments th...

In this paper we present the time resolution measurements of the LutetiumYttrium Oxyorthosilicate (LYSO) calorimeter prototype for the Mu2e experiment. The measurements have been performed using the e− beam of the Beam Test Facility (BTF) in Frascati, Italy in the energy range from 100 to 400 MeV. The calorimeter prototype consisted of twenty five 30x30x130 mm, LYSO crystals read out by 10x10 m...

We evaluated the effect of a low potassium diet on blood pressure in normotensive (NT) and in borderline hypertensive subjects (BHT). There were 11 BHT men (age, 24.6 +/- 1.2 years) and 10 NT men (age, 23.5 +/- 1.0 years). Subjects were studied while on both low potassium, high sodium (30 meq/day, 400 meq/day) diets and high potassium, high sodium (100 meq/day, 400 meq/day) diets, each taken fo...

Atriplex canescens (fourwing saltbush) is a C4 perennial fodder shrub with excellent resistance to salinity. However, the mechanisms underlying the salt tolerance in A. canescens are poorly understood. In this study, 5-weeks-old A. canescens seedlings were treated with various concentrations of external NaCl (0-400 mM). The results showed that the growth of A. canescens seedlings was significan...