Optimum management of warmwater fish farms stocking, capacity determination, growth rate and brood stock managements and harvesting

This study was conducted to codify the guideline and indexes of optimal management in warm-water fish farms to attain sustainable aquaculture which they are population density, species diversity, brood stock'smanagements, capacity determination, growth and harvesting managements in cultural ponds. As results, these guideline and indexes were codifies for these fish farms and propagation centers. It's obviously that these sustainable patterns can be used for improving of permanent development for this aquacultural industry

Research priorities in prehabilitation for patients undergoing cancer surgery: an international Delphi study

Background Recently, the number of prehabilitation trials has increased significantly. The identification of key research priorities is vital in guiding future research directions. Thus, the aim of this collaborative study was to define key research priorities in prehabilitation for patients undergoing cancer surgery. Methods The Delphi methodology was implemented over three rounds of surveys distributed to prehabilitation experts from across multiple specialties, tumour streams and countries via a secure online platform. In the first round, participants were asked to provide baseline demographics and to identify five top prehabilitation research priorities. In successive rounds, participants were asked to rank research priorities on a 5-point Likert scale. Consensus was considered if > 70% of participants indicated agreement on each research priority. Results A total of 165 prehabilitation experts participated, including medical doctors, physiotherapists, dieticians, nurses, and academics across four continents. The first round identified 446 research priorities, collated within 75 unique research questions. Over two successive rounds, a list of 10 research priorities reached international consensus of importance. These included the efficacy of prehabilitation on varied postoperative outcomes, benefit to specific patient groups, ideal programme composition, cost efficacy, enhancing compliance and adherence, effect during neoadjuvant therapies, and modes of delivery. Conclusions This collaborative international study identified the top 10 research priorities in prehabilitation for patients undergoing cancer surgery. The identified priorities inform research strategies, provide future directions for prehabilitation research, support resource allocation and enhance the prehabilitation evidence base in cancer patients undergoing surgery

Data for: Enhanced compatibility of starch with poly(lactic acid) and poly(ɛ-caprolactone) by incorporation of POSS nanoparticles: Study on thermal properties

The DMTA, DSC and TGA raw data for PLA/Starch/PCL blends and nanocomposites loaded with 0.5, 1, 3 and 5 wt% of POSS nanoparticles are attached

Patient-Specific Model Of Lung Deformation Using Spatially Dependent Constitutive Parameters

Breathing-induced spatially dependent lung deformation is predicted using patient-specific elastic properties with the contact-impact analysis model. The lung geometry is derived from 4D CT scan data of real patients. The spatially varying Young\u27s modulus for the patient is obtained from a previous study that used inverse deformation of the lung. The compact-impact analysis is implemented using the finite element method. The predicted lung deformation is compared with the results based on linear elasticity. The results are consistent with physiology, indicating large deformations near the diaphragm and smaller values at remote locations on the lobe. The effect of non-linearity of elastic property is most significant at the remote locations where the diaphragm-induced deformation is significantly attenuated. © 2013 Taylor & Francis

Relay selection in dual-hop vehicular networks

Due to copyright restrictions, the access to the full text of this article is only available via subscription.In this letter, we investigate cooperative diversity with relay selection over cascaded Rayleigh fading channels. In particular, we analyze the performance of a relay selection scheme for cooperative vehicular networks with the decode-and-forward (DF) protocol. Only the “best” relay, which satisfies an index of merit, is selected. We ignore the direct transmission between the source (S) and its destination (D) and assume that the destination has perfect knowledge of the S→R and R→S channel gains. We study the performance of the underlying scheme in terms of outage probability and investigate its achievable diversity order.the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canad

Application Of Fusion Algorithm To Human Lung Dynamics

This paper integrates computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and radiotherapy data for accurate simulation of spatio-temporal flow and deformation in real human lung. Specifically, it utilizes a mathematical formulation that fuses the CFD predictions of lung displacement with the corresponding radiotherapy data using the theory of Tikhonov regularization. The lung is assumed to behave as a poro-elastic medium with heterogeneous Young\u27s modulus. The CFD scheme utilizes a flow-structure interaction model to simultaneously solve the airflow equations and structural dynamics of the lung tissue, with allowance for interaction at the interface. The simulation is performed on a 3D lung geometry reconstructed from 4D CT scan dataset of real human patients. The predicted deformation is fused with inverse estimation data by means of the fusion algorithm to obtain the optimal results. Copyright © 2012 by ASME

Effect Of Gravity On Subject-Specific Human Lung Deformation

A biomechanical model of human lung is developed and used to investigate the effect of gravity on lung deformation. The lung is assumed to behave as a poro-elastic medium with spatially dependent elastic property. Finite element analysis is performed on a three-dimensional (3D) lung geometry reconstructed from a four-dimensional Computed Tomography (4DCT) scan dataset of human patient. The spatially dependent Young’s modulus (YM) values are estimated using inverse analysis from a linear elastic deformation model. The predicted deformation of selected landmarks is monitored with and without gravity, and compared with data obtained from 4DCT registration. The results show that gravity indeed significantly affects the magnitude and distribution of lung deformation with the maximum displacement enhanced by 54% in the direction of gravity, for the conditions investigated. In summary, the accuracy of predicted deformation is improved through incorporation of gravity in the biomechanical model of lung

Effect Of Gravity On Human Lung Deformation

The effect of gravity is considered on biomechanical modeling of human lung deformation for radiotherapy application. The lung is assumed to behave as a poro-elastic medium with spatially dependent property. Finite element simulation is performed on a three-dimensional (3D) lung geometry reconstructed from four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) scan dataset of real human patient. The spatially-dependent Young\u27s modulus (YM) values are estimated using inverse analysis from a linear elastic deformation model. First, the gravity-generated deformation in the lung is calculated. Next, inlet pressure loading is applied at the hilium from an initial stress-free resting volume. Then, the lung model is preloaded by its weight, followed by prescription of the inlet pressure. In each case the maximum and minimum deformation of selected landmarks are monitored with and without gravity. The results show that gravity indeed significantly affects the magnitude and distribution of lung deformation. The maximum displacement increases by 54%in the direction of gravity when it is considered in the model