Magnetization transfer (MT) imaging is one way to indirectly assess pools of protons with fast transverse relaxation. However, conventional MT imaging sequences are not applicable to short T2 tissues such as cortical bone. Ultrashort echo time (UTE) sequences with TE values as low as 8 µs can detect signals from different water components in cortical bone. In this study we aim to evaluate two-d...

Objectives To identify the risk factors for postoperative renal dysfunction after open surgical repair (OSR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and to establish a scoring system. Results The overall 30-day mortality rates were 22.0%(ruptured) vs 2.6% (unruptured), respectively. For the ruptured group, the independent risk factors were hemodynamic instability (P = 0.002) blood loss >1 L (P =...

Polygynous animals are often highly dimorphic, and show large sex-differences in the degree of intra-sexual competition and aggression, which is associated with biased operational sex ratios (OSR). For socially monogamous, sexually monomorphic species, this relationship is less clear. Among mammals, pair-living has sometimes been assumed to imply equal OSR and low frequency, low intensity intra...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have reported declines in incidence, prevalence and mortality for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in various countries, but evidence from Mediterranean countries is lacking. The aim of this study is to examine the trend of hospitalization and post-operative mortality rates for AAAs in Italy during the period 2000-2011, taking into account the introduction of endovasc...

In this study, the effect of using olive stone residues (OSR) on some properties particleboard was investigated. For purpose, particle boards were manufactured from particles white poplar (Populus Alba L.), which partially substituted with OSR in amounts 10 %, 20 % and 30 %. addition, containing OSR, had previously been chemically modified NaOH solution, produced. Phenol formaldehyde adhesive u...

Abstract Lam and Esfeld have argued that, within Bohmian mechanics, the wave function can be interpreted as a physical structure instantiated by fundamental particles posited theory. Further, to characterize nature of this structure, they appeal framework Ontic Structural Realism (OSR), thereby proposing structuralist interpretation mechanics. However, I shall point out that OSR denotes family ...

This paper deals with an improved demodulation technique for LoRa signal. The principle consists of detecting the possible errors demodulation, by comparing highest peak periodogram dechirped received signal weighted a coefficient β other peaks periodogram. If error is detected, second stage processed at oversampling rate (OSR) higher than first stage. Otherwise, result kept. A thorough perform...

Largely because of an attempt at conciseness, but also be cause of the compactness of KeyKOS and the mutual re liance of the abstractions from which it is developed, certain words and phrases appear, of necessity, earlier in this publi cation than the principle discussions explaining them. The information in this publication is ordered with the intent that a reader will need to assume as lit...

Oilseed rape (OSR) straw can serve as a low-cost feedstock for bioethanol production. Glucose and other fermentable sugars were extracted from OSR straw using sulfuric acid pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis. Batch fermentation of enzymatic hydrolysate with Saccharomyces cerevisiae immobilised in Lentikat® was found to be superior to free cells in terms of bioethanol yield. The maximum bioe...

This work is partially supported by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (project numbers AoE/P-02/12 and C6023-19G) William Mong Institute of Nano Science Technology number WMINTST19/SC04). A.S. also acknowledges support from King Abdullah University (KAUST) Office Sponsored (OSR) under Award No: OSR-2019-CARF/CCF-3079.