linear derivative operator with differential subordination of meromorphic ε -valent functions

The present paper is to investigate some inclusion relations  between the  linear      derivative operator  and differential subordination with other interesting properties for ............. Keywords: Meromorphic functions , differential subordination, the  linear derivative operator. DOI: 10.7176/MTM/9-2-0

Strong Subordination for E -valent Functions Involving the Operator Generalized Srivastava-Attiya

          الموضوع المقدم في هذا البحث  يتضمن التحري عن  بعض العلاقات  وبعض الخواص المهمة  للدوال متعددة التكافوء التي تتعامل مع موثر(( Srivastava-Attiyaالمعمم بواسطة استخدام  مبادئ  التبعية التفاضلية القوية.Some relations of inclusion and their properties are investigated for functions of type " -valent that involves the generalized operator of Srivastava-Attiya by using the principle of strong differential subordination

Evaluation of the peripheral dose and the conformity index for three stereotactic radiotherapy techniques: Arcs, noncoplanar fixed fields and intensity modulation

Purpose: The main aim of this work is to compare the conformity index and the peripheral doses absorbed during stereotactic treatment of a brain lesion delivered using three stereotactic techniques; Arcs, noncoplanar fixed conformal fields (3DCRT) and intensity modulation (IMRT). Methods: Ten patients with brain lesions who were previously treated with Stereotaxy radiosurgery (SRS) using the cones (Arcs technique), were re-planned both non-coplanar 3D Conformal fixed fields (3DCRT) and non-coplanar intensity modulated radiotherapy fixed fields (IMRT) with the same arrangement and orientation of the fields as the Arcs technique. To facilitate direct comparison between the competing techniques, the primary planning object was to cover 95% of the volume of PTV by 95% of the prescribed dose (1200 cGy). Results: The IMRT technique shows the highest dose conformity, Arcs technique is the next homogeneity followed by 3DCRT. The differences were statistically significant among the three different techniques (P < 0.01) for PITV (defined as the ratio of the prescription isodose volume (PI) and Target Volume (TV)) and Conformal Number (CN). The mean integral dose using the 3 different techniques for all studied patients were: 2.44 ± 0.36J, 2.31 ± 0.37J and 2.6 ± 0.37J in the Arcs, IMRT and 3DCRT techniques respectively, the differences were not statistically significant (p = 0.326). The results show that Arcs technique has the lowest volume of the body that received 2 Gy, IMRT is the next followed by 3DCRT and IMRT technique has the lowest volume of the body that received 5 Gy, Arcs technique is the next followed by 3DCRT. The differences were not statistically significant p = 0.126 for V2 and p = 0.118 for V5, but these differences might be clinically significant that need more clinical discussion and investigation. IMRT plan delivery time almost has two folded more than the two others techniques, and the arc the technique has the lowest estimated time compared to both IMRT and Conformal techniques. The differences were statistically significant (P < 0.01). Conclusion: The conformity index, dose homogeneity and the outfield dose are important aspects of plan quality, although they do not always receive clinically attention. Our results have been showed that the superiority of the IMRT in conformity, dose homogeneity and the lowest volume that received 5 Gy, Arcs technique has the superiority in lower treatment delivery time than IMRT and the lowest volume that received 2 Gy. The 3DCRT don't present a significant advantage among the competing techniques. Oncologist should be alert of the possibility of significantly increasing the secondary cancer risk particularly for pediatric patients, because children are more susceptible to the risk of second cancers.---------------------------------------Cite this article as: Ammar H, Eldebawy E, Maarouf E, Khalil W, Zaghloul MS. Evaluation of the peripheral dose and the conformity index for three stereotactic radiotherapy techniques: Arcs, noncoplanar fixed fields and intensity modulation. Int J Cancer Ther Oncol 2014; 2(4):02042. DOI: 10.14319/ijcto.0204.

Optimization of admixture and three-layer particleboard made from oil palm empty fruit bunch and rubberwood clones

Empty fruit bunch (EFB) is a biomass that is widely available and has the potential to be used as industrial raw material especially in wood-based industries. This study focuses on producing a particleboard by incorporating EFB with two different rubberwood clones: Prang Besar (PB) 260 and RRIM 2002, respectively. PB 260 is a commercially planted clone and wood from matured (>25 year-old) trees are used by wood-based panel manufacturers. RRIM 2002 is a new clone planted at the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) research trial plots and consists of only 4-year-old trees. Two types of particleboards (admixture and three-layer) with different ratios were produced. The Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS-5908 2003 particleboard) was used to evaluate mechanical and dimensional stability properties of the particleboards. From the study, it was found that admixture particleboards showed superior properties compared to three-layer particleboards. Layering EFB and rubberwood significantly decreased board performance for all properties (except internal bonding). The optimum ratios of EFB and both rubberwood clones are found to be 1:1 (50% EFB: 50% rubberwood). Meanwhile, increasing the rubberwood clones ratio to 70% lowered board performance especially for EFB (30%):RRIM 2002 clone (70%) boards which showed the lowest values for all properties for both admixture and three-layer board

Supersymmetric contributions to Bˉs→ϕπ0\bar{B}_s \to \phi \pi^0 and Bˉs→ϕρ0\bar{B}_s \to \phi \rho^0 decays in SCET

We study the decay modes $\bar{B}_s\to \phi \pi^0$ and $\bar{B}_s\to \phi \rho^0$ using Soft Collinear Effective Theory. Within Standard Model and including the error due to the SU(3) breaking effect in the SCET parameters we find that BR $\bar{B}_s\to \phi \pi^0 =7_{-1-2}^{+1+2}\times 10^{-8}$ and BR $\bar{B}_s\to \phi \pi^0=9_{-1-4}^{+1+3}\times 10^{-8}$ corresponding to solution 1 and solution 2 of the SCET parameters respectively.For the decay mode $\bar{B}_s\to \phi \rho^0$, we find that BR $\bar{B}_s\to \phi \rho^0 = 20.2^{+1+9}_{-1-12}\times 10^{-8}$ and BR $\bar{B}_s\to \phi \rho^0 = 34.0^{+1.5 + 15}_{-1.5-22}\times 10^{-8}$ corresponding to solution 1 and solution 2 of the SCET parameters respectively. We extend our study to include supersymmetric models with non-universal A-terms where the dominant contributions arise from diagrams mediated by gluino and chargino exchanges. We show that gluino contributions can not lead to an enhancement of the branching ratios of $\bar{B}_s\to \phi \pi^0$ and $\bar{B}_s\to \phi \rho^0$. In addition, we show that SUSY contributions mediated by chargino exchange can enhance the branching ratio of $\bar{B}_s\to \phi \pi^0$ by about 14% with respect to the SM prediction. For the branching ratio of $\bar{B}_s\to \phi \rho^0$, we find that SUSY contributions can enhance its value by about 1% with respect to the SM prediction.Comment: 25 pages,5 figures, version accepted for publicatio

Quantum Fluctuations in the Chirped Pendulum

An anharmonic oscillator when driven with a fast, frequency chirped voltage pulse can oscillate with either small or large amplitude depending on whether the drive voltage is below or above a critical value-a well studied classical phenomenon known as autoresonance. Using a 6 GHz superconducting resonator embedded with a Josephson tunnel junction, we have studied for the first time the role of noise in this non-equilibrium system and find that the width of the threshold for capture into autoresonance decreases as the square root of T, and saturates below 150 mK due to zero point motion of the oscillator. This unique scaling results from the non-equilibrium excitation where fluctuations, both quantum and classical, only determine the initial oscillator motion and not its subsequent dynamics. We have investigated this paradigm in an electrical circuit but our findings are applicable to all out of equilibrium nonlinear oscillators.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

Patients’ Perspectives, Experiences, and Concerns With Perianal Fistulae:Insights From Online Targeted-Disease Forums

Background: Perianal fistulae can undermine physical, emotional, and social well-being in patients with Crohn’s disease and are challenging to manage. Social media offers a rich opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the impact of perianal fistulae on patients’ daily lives outside of controlled environments. In this study, we conducted social media analytics to examine patients’ experiences with perianal fistulae and assessed the impact of perianal fistulae on patients’ behavior and overall well-being. Methods: We used a mixed-method approach to examine 119 986 publicly available posts collected from 10 Crohn’s disease forums in the United States between January 01, 2010 and January 01, 2020. Discussions related to Crohn’s perianal fistulae were retrieved. We randomly selected 700 posts and qualitatively analyzed them using an inductive thematic approach. We then applied a latent Dirichlet allocation probabilistic topic model to explore themes in an unsupervised manner on the collection of 119 986 posts. Results: In the qualitative analysis, 5 major themes were identified: (1) burden of perianal fistula; (2) challenges associated with treatment; (3) online information seeking and sharing; (4) patient experiences with treatments; and (5) patients’ apprehension about treatments. In the quantitative analysis, the percentages of posts related to the major themes were (1) 20%, (2) 29%, (3) 66%, and (4) 28%, while the topic model did not identify theme 5. Conclusions: Social media reveals a dynamic range of themes governing patients’ perspectives and experiences with Crohn’s perianal fistulae. In addition to the biopsychosocial burden, patients frequently express dissatisfaction with current treatments and often struggle to navigate among available management options.</p

Small poly-L-lysines improve cationic lipid-mediated gene transfer in vascular cells in vitro and in vivo

The potential of two small poly-L-lysines ( sPLLs), low molecular weight sPLL ( LMW-L) containing 7 - 30 lysine residues and L18 with 18 lysine repeats, to enhance the efficiency of liposome-mediated gene transfer ( GT) with cationic lipid DOCSPER {[}1,3- dioleoyloxy- 2-( N-5-carbamoyl-spermine)-propane] in vascular smooth muscle cells ( SMCs) was investigated. Dynamic light scattering was used for determination of particle size. Confocal microscopy was applied for colocalization studies of sPLLs and plasmid DNA inside cells. GT was performed in proliferating and quiescent primary porcine SMCs in vitro and in vivo in porcine femoral arteries. At low ionic strength, sPLLs formed small complexes with DNA ( 50 100 nm). At high ionic strength, large complexes ( 11 mu m) were observed without any significant differences in particle size between lipoplexes ( DOCSPER/ DNA) and lipopolyplexes ( DOCSPER/ sPLL/ DNA). Both sPLLs were colocalized with DNA inside cells 24 h after transfection, protecting DNA against degradation. DOCSPER/ sPLL/ DNA formulations enhanced GT in vitro up to 5- fold, in a porcine model using local periadventitial application up to 1.5- fold. Both sPLLs significantly increased liposome- mediated GT. Poly-L-lysine L18 was superior to LMW-L since it enabled maximal GT at a 10-fold lower concentration. Thus, sPLLs may serve as enhancers for GT applications in SMCs in vitro and in vivo using local delivery. Copyright (c) 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel

A Search for leptophilic Z_(l) boson at future linear colliders

We study the possible dynamics associated with leptonic charge in future linear colliders. Leptophilic massive vector boson, Z_(l), have been investigated through the process e^(+)e^(-) -> mu^(+)mu^(-). We have shown that ILC and CLIC will give opportunity to observe Z_(l) with masses up to the center of mass energy if the corresponding coupling constant g_(l) exceeds 10^(-3).Comment: 12 pages, 10 figure