Simulation of laser-driven cratering experiments on aluminum

After a brief description of the physical principles involved in the cratering process, the authors present a specific methodology to simulate laser-driven cratering experiments performed with a long pulse duration (100 ns) and a small focal spot diameter (220 μ m). This methodology can be divided into two steps. First, the 2D-axisymmetrical pressure field generated by the laser on the target is determined from laser parameters. Second, this pressure is applied on the surface of the target in a Eulerian simulation. In order to validate this methodology, the authors simulate a laser shot on a thin aluminum target whose rear surface velocity is recorded by a VISAR (Velocity Interferometer System for Any Reflector). Once validated, they use the methodology to simulate laser-driven cratering experiments on semi-infinite aluminum targets. Numerical results are compared to experimental measurements of the craters. Although slight differences are pointed out and discussed, the proposed methodology is well adapted to simulate craterization laser shots

Restoration by corticosteroids of the hyperaldosteronism in hyponatraemic rats with panhypopituitarism

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Normal acid-base equilibrium in acute hyponatremia and mixed alkalosis in chronic hyponatremia induced by arginine vasopressin or 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin in rats

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Could vitamin E be used against osteoporosis?

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Automatic Segmentation of Breast MR Images Through a Markov Random Field Statistical Model

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Decreased basal and stimulated thyrotropin secretion in healthy elderly men

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Peri-operative risk factors of chronic kidney disease after liver transplantation

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Fracture and dislocation classification compendium - 2007: Orthopaedic Trauma Association classification, database and outcomes committee.

The purpose of this new classification compendium is to republish the Orthopaedic Trauma Association\u27s (OTA) classification. The OTA classification was originally published in a compendium of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma in 1996. It adopted The Comprehensive Classification of the Long Bones developed by Müller and colleagues and classified the remaining bones. In this compendium, the introductory chapter reviews new scientific information about classifying fractures that has been published in the last 11 years. The classification is presented in a revised format that is easier to follow. The OTA and AO classification will now have a unified alpha-numeric code eliminating the differences that have existed between the 2 codes. The code was significantly revised for the clavicle and scapula, foot and hand, and patella. Dislocations have been expanded on an anatomic basis and for most joints will be coded separately. This publication should stimulate new developments and interest in a unified language to code and classify fractures. Further improvements in classification will result in better patient care and clinical research