Non-surgical treatment of massive traumatic corpus callosum hematoma after blunt head injury: A case report

Massive hematoma of the corpus callosum caused by blunt head trauma is an extremely rare lesion. Most frequent traumatic lesions involve the corpus callosum are diffuse axonal injuries. They might be associated with small hemorrhagic foci in the hemispheric and brain stem white matter, intraventricular hemorrhages, subarachnoid hemorrhages, traumatic lesions of the septum pellucidum and fornix. Many cases of corpus callosum injury present with permanent disconnection syndrome. We present a case of a 32-year-old female suffered blunt head trauma resulted in massive corpus callosum hematoma which was managed non-surgically. The patient initially had a reduced conscious level and symptoms of disconnection syndrome, and significant recovery was observed at 6 months follow up

The contingent factors that affect the use of performance measurement systems in the Egyptian medium and large sized manufacturing companies

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Use of Arthrospira platensis as a Feed Additive to Improve Growth Performance, Feed Utilization, Body Composition, and Immune Response of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

681-686Study was conducted to evaluate the potential application of the dried microalga Arthrospira platensis in Oreochromis niloticus diets as a replacement for fish meal protein. A. platensis was incorporated into fish diets at 0% (D1–control), 10% Diet2 (D2), 20% Diet3 (D3), and 30% Diet4 (D4) replacement of fish meal protein. The final weight gain was 42.90 ± 1.83, 43.45 ± 1.74, 45.89 ± 1.42, and 46.64 ± 1.27 g in the control, D2, D3, and D4 groups, respectively, with significant differences. Similarly, the SGR, FCR and survival rate of fish were improved with each increasing levels. Hematological parameters including the counts of RBCs and WBC, Hb, and Hct were increased when A. platensis levels increased in the experimental diets, with significant differences. Furthermore,AST and ALT activities showed significant decreases when A. platensis level was increased. Thus, this study indicated that diets containing high amounts of A. platensis microalga improved the growth, feed efficiency, survival rate, and immune response of O. niloticus

Femtosecond Pulsed Laser Deposition of Indium on Si (100)

Deposition of indium on Si(100) substrates is performed under ultrahigh vacuum with an amplified Ti:sapphire laser (130 fs) at wavelength of 800 nm and laser fluence of 0.5 J/cm2. Indium films are grown at room temperature and at higher substrate temperatures with a deposition rate of similar to 0.05 ML/pulse. Reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) is used during the deposition to study the growth dynamics and the surface structure of the grown films. The morphology of the grown films is examined by ex situ atomic force microscopy (AFM). At room temperature indium is found to form epitaxial two-dimensional layers on the Si(100)-(2x1) surface followed by three-dimensional islands. AFM images show different indium island morphologies such as hexagonal and elongated shapes. At substrate temperatures of 400-420 °C, RHEED intensity oscillations are observed during film growth indicating that the indium film grows in the layer-by-layer mode

Activation Energy of Surface Diffusion and Terrace Width Dynamics During the Growth of in (4×3) on Si (100) - (2×1) by Femtosecond Pulsed Laser Deposition

The nucleation and growth of indium on a vicinal Si (100) - (2×1) surface at high temperature by femtosecond pulsed laser deposition was investigated by in situ reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED). RHEED intensity relaxation was observed for the first ∼2 ML during the growth of In (4×3) by step flow. From the temperature dependence of the rate of relaxation, an activation energy of 1.4±0.2 eV of surface diffusion was determined. The results indicate that indium small clusters diffused to terrace step edges with a diffusion frequency constant of (1.0±0.1) × 1011 s-1. The RHEED specular beam split peak spacing, which is characteristic of a vicinal surface, was analyzed with the growth temperature to obtain the average terrace width. Gradual reduction in the terrace width during growth of In (4×3) was observed with In coverage and is attributed to the detachment of In atoms from terrace edges. At a substrate temperature of 405 °C, the average terrace width decreased from 61±10 Å, which corresponds to the vicinal Si(100) surface, to an equilibrium value of 45±7 Å after deposition of ∼23 ML. Further In coverage showed a transition of the RHEED pattern from (4×3) to (1×1) and the growth of rounded In islands (average height of ∼1 nm and width of ∼25 nm), as examined by ex situ atomic force microscopy. © 2008 American Institute of Physics. [DOI: 10.1063/1.2909923

Atomic Hydrogen Cleaning of InP(100): Electron Yield and Surface Morphology of Negative Electron Affinity Activated Surfaces

Atomic hydrogen cleaning of the InP(100) surface has been investigated using quantitative reflection high-energy electron diffraction. The quantum efficiency of the surface when activated to negative electron affinity was correlated with surface morphology. The electron diffraction patterns showed that hydrogen cleaning is effective in removing surface contaminants, leaving a clean, ordered, and (2×4)-reconstructed surface. After activation to negative electron affinity, a quantum efficiency of ∼6% was produced in response to photoactivation at 632 nm. Secondary electron emission from the hydrogen-cleaned InP(100)-(2×4) surface was measured and correlated to the quantum efficiency. The morphology of the vicinal InP(100) surface was investigated using electron diffraction. The average terrace width and adatom-vacancy density were measured from the (00) specular beam at the out-of-phase condition. With hydrogen cleaning time, there was some reduction in the average terrace width. The surface quality was improved with hydrogen cleaning, as indicated by the increased (00) spot intensity-to-background ratio at the out-of-phase condition, and improved quantum efficiency after activation to negative electron affinity. © 2002 American Institute of Physics. [DOI: 10.1063/1.1429796

Spark Discharge Coupled Laser Multicharged Ion Source

A spark discharge is coupled to a laser multicharged ion source to enhance ion generation. The laser plasma triggers a spark discharge with electrodes located in front of the ablated target. For an aluminum target, the spark discharge results in significant enhancement in the generation of multicharged ions along with higher charge states than observed with the laser source alone. When a Nd:YAG laser pulse (wavelength 1064 nm, pulse width 7.4 ns, pulse energy 72 mJ, laser spot area on target 0.0024 cm2) is used, the total multicharged ions detected by a Faraday cup is 1.0 nC with charge state up to Al3+. When the spark amplification stage is used (0.1 μF capacitor charged to 5.0 kV), the total charge measured increases by a factor of ∼9 with up to Al6+ charge observed. Using laser pulse energy of 45 mJ, charge amplification by a factor of ∼13 was observed for a capacitor voltage of 4.5 kV. The spark discharge increases the multicharged ion generation without increasing target ablation, which solely results from the laser pulse. This allows for increased multicharged ion generation with relatively low laser energy pulses and less damage to the surface of the target. © 2015 AIP Publishing LLC. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4923457

Production of indole acetic acid (bioauxin) from Azotobacter sp. isolate and its effect on callus induction of Dieffenbachia maculata cv. Marianne

lndole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in the supernatant of a culture from the strains, Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae, Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Pseudomonas sp. and Azotobacter sp was detected. Azotobacter sp yielded the highest concentrations of IAA. It was shown that the indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) was induced by the presence of tryptophan, which is used as inducer because the plánt provide the bacteria with tryptophan under natural condi-tions. The highest concentration of IAA was produced by Azotobacter sp.(A1) at the end of the logarithmic phase (after 3days). The results obtained in this work provide useful information about the production behavior of IAA under the optimál conditions(temperature 30°C and pH 7) which is of importance fór the application in production Dieffenbachia maculat cv. Marianne plants by using tissue culture technique. This work was alsó conducted to study the effect of somé growth regulators such as 10 mg/l IAA (synthetic), 5 mg/l BA and 10 mg/l IAA (bioauxin) on callus formation of Dieffenbachia maculat cv. Marianne shoot tips and internodal segments were taken from sterilized shoot and cultured on MS médium supplemented with 6 different treatments from growth regulators. Explants cultured on MS médium supplemented with either 10 mg/l IAA +5 mg/l BA or 10 mg/l bioauxin + 5 mg/l BA had the highest callus percentage 97.22 and 93.94%, respectively. MS médium supplemented with 2 mg/l BA + 0.06 mg/l BA was used for callus differentiation

Characterization of Laser-Generated Aluminum Plasma Using Ion Time-of-Flight and Optical Emission Spectroscopy

Laser plasma generated by ablation of an Al target in vacuum is characterized by ion time-of-flight combined with optical emission spectroscopy. A Q-switched Nd:YAG laser (wavelength λ = 1064 nm, pulse width τ ∼ 7 ns, and fluence F ≤ 38 J/cm2) is used to ablate the Al target. Ion yield and energy distribution of each charge state are measured. Ions are accelerated according to their charge state by the double-layer potential developed at the plasma-vacuum interface. The ion energy distribution follows a shifted Coulomb-Boltzmann distribution. Optical emission spectroscopy of the Al plasma gives significantly lower plasma temperature than the ion temperature obtained from the ion time-of-flight, due to the difference in the temporal and spatial regions of the plasma plume probed by the two methods. Applying an external electric field in the plasma expansion region in a direction parallel to the plume expansion increases the line emission intensity. However, the plasma temperature and density, as measured by optical emission spectroscopy, remain unchanged

Atomic Hydrogen Cleaning of InP(100) for Preparation of a Negative Electron Affinity Photocathode

Atomic hydrogen cleaning is used to clean InP(100) negative electron affinity photocathodes. Reflection high-energy electron diffraction patterns of reconstructed, phosphorus-stabilized, InP(100) surfaces are obtained after cleaning at ∼400 °C. These surfaces produce high quantum efficiency photocathodes (∼8.5%), in response to 632.8 nm light. Without atomic hydrogen cleaning, activation of InP to negative electron affinity requires heating to ∼530 °C. At this high temperature, phosphorus evaporates preferentially and a rough surface is obtained. These surfaces produce low quantum efficiency photocathodes (∼0.1%). The use of reflection high-energy electron diffraction to measure the thickness of the deposited cesium layer during activation by correlating diffraction intensity with photoemission is demonstrated. © 1998 American Institute of Physics