Water scarcity is one of the main factors limiting agricultural development in semi-arid areas. Remote sensing has long been used as an input for crop water balance monitoring. The increasing availability of high resolution high repetitivity remote sensing (forthcoming Sentinel-2 mission) offers an unprecedented opportunity to improve this monitoring. In this study, regional crop water consumpt...

Subcutaneous fat layer thickness in the abdomen is a risk indicator of several diseases and disorders like diabetes and heart problems and could be used as a measure of fitness. Skinfold measurement using mechanical calipers is simple but prone to error. Ultrasound scanning techniques are yet to be established as accurate methods for this purpose. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed t...

A study was carried out to parameterize the METRIC (Mapping EvapoTranspiration at high Resolution with Internalized Calibration) model for estimating instantaneous values of albedo (shortwave albedo) (αi), net radiation (Rni) and soil heat flux (Gi), sensible (Hi) and latent heat (LEi) over a drip-irrigated Merlot vineyard (location: 35°25′ LS; 71°32′ LW; 125 m.a.s. (l). The experiment was carr...

Abstract Aim To review extremity soft tissue sarcoma (ESTS) in MSK unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary. assess reliability of PERSARC nomogram estimating outcomes FNCLCC Grade II and III ESTS. Method A retrospective study 72 patients with primary ESTS, treated surgically at GRI from 2010-2015 was performed. Patients were followed up as per local protocol to 10 years. Overall survival (OS), Local recur...

OBJECTIVE Regarding vulvar cancer, a nomogram has been suggested for the prediction of relapse-free survival (RFS). While the nomogram has been developed and validated in a Western study, there was no validation in Korean population. Thus, we have undertaken the study to assess the applicability of nomogram for predicting RFS in Korean patients with vulvar cancer. METHODS A total of 204 cases...

Purpose This study explores the possibility of a new method for x-ray computed tomography (CT) calibration by means cross-calibration with proton CT (pCT) data. The proposed aims at more accurate conversion Hounsfield Units (HU) into stopping power ratio (SPR) relative to water be used in proton-therapy treatment planning. Methods X-ray scan was acquired on synthetic anthropomorphic phantom, co...

Although high energy neutrino astronomy is a multidisciplinary science, gamma ray bursts have become the theoretical focus since recent astronomical observations revealed their potential as cosmic particle accelerators. This spotlight is shared with investigations of the potential of high energy telescopes to observe oscillating atmospheric neutrinos. The Superkamiokande results have boosted at...

Fractional factorial split-plot designs are widely used when it is impractical to perform fractional experiments in a completely random order. When there too many subplots per whole plot, or few plots, with replicated settings of the plot factors preferred. However, such an important study undeveloped literature. This paper considers WP from viewpoint clear effects. We investigate sufficient an...

In some experiments, the levels of factors are difficult to change; then fractional factorial split-plot (FFSP) designs suitable for selection. an FFSP design, divided into two classes—the whole plot (WP) and subplot (SP) factors. selection WP can affect that SP factors, which attracts much attention Paying more a new optimality criterion selecting such is proposed. The robustness proposed meth...