Wind power can make an important contribution to the goal of reducing emissions of CO2. The major problem relates to the intrinsic variability of the source and the difficulty of reconciling the supply of electricity with demand particularly at high levels of wind penetration. This challenge is explored for the case of the ERCOT system in Texas. Demand for electricity in Texas is projected to i...

this study was conducted to determine the effects of supplemented curcumin (cmn), derived from plant curcuma longa, extract on performance and blood parameters of acetaminophen (act) induced quail hepatic injury. 240 quails from 0-37 days of age were used in a completely randomized design with 4 treatments of 4 replicates each and 15 chickens per replicate. all groups received 750 mg/kg body we...

A 19-year-old man presented with a 5-year history of back pain radiating to the lower extremities and paresthesis of the toes during the last year. Plain X-ray revealed a large cauliflower shaped exophytic mass at the level of T8, T9 and T10 vertebrae. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an abnormal bony mass arising from the posterior arch of T9 with protrusion...

In t e rmed ia t e f i laments have been isola ted from rabbi t in t radura l spinal nerve roots by the axonal f lo ta t ion me thod . This m e t h o d was modi f ied to avoid exposure of axons to low ionic s t rength me d ium. The pur i f ied f i laments are morpho log ica l ly 7 5 8 0 % pure . The gel e l ec t ropho re tog ram shows four m a j o r bands migra t ing at 200 ,000 , 145,000, 68 ,...

abstract this study was conducted to determine the impacts of plastic mulch, drip irrigation method and different amount of water and their interactions on yield, water use efficiency (wue) and quality characteristic of tomato (mobile cultivar). the study was conducted in torogh agricultural research station, razavi khorasan province. the study was done during 2007-2008. experimental design was...

BACKGROUND The estimation of the distance from the skin to the thoracic epidural space or skin to epidural depth (SED) may increase the success rate and decrease the incidence of complications during placement of a thoracic epidural catheter. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most comprehensive imaging modality of the spine, allowing for the accurate determination of tissue spaces and dis...

Beef fat is a natural source of trans (t) fatty acids, and is typically enriched with either t10-18:1 or t11-18:1. Little is known about the bioactivity of individual t-18:1 isomers, and the present study compared the effects of t9-18:1, cis (c)9-18:1 and trans (t)-18:1 fractions isolated from beef fat enriched with either t10-18:1 (HT10) or t11-18:1 (HT11). All 18:1 isomers resulted in reduced...

A 65-year-old man had a tender soft-tissue swelling in the right paraspinal area at the T1 0-T11 level and paraplegia of 1 0 days duration. Chest radiograph showed healed tubercular lesions in the upper right lung. Vertebral bodies and paravertebral areas were reported to be normal. Blood and sputum cultures for acid-fast bacilli were negative. Metrizamide myelography showed a complete block at...

abstract study design . a retrospective radiographic review was undertaken in patients treated for ais. objectives. to determine the most important preoperative factors that affect on postoperative junctional kyphosis complication. methods sagittal spine profilewere measured on the standing radiographs before, after and in the last follow-up visit of the operated patients for ais. the following...