Chloride-induced corrosion of steel reinforcements has been identified as one of the main causes of deterioration of concrete structures.A feasible numerical method is required to predict chloride penetration in concrete structures.In this study, a three-phase model of concrete based on the Boundary Element Method (BEM) is proposed to investigate t
Superior vena cava stenting in IgG4-associated mediastinal fibrosis
Rattle Blanket We report a rare case of IgG4-associated mediastinal fibrosis with complete superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction successfully managed by thrombolysis and stenting in a 33-year-old male.The patient presented with a mediastinal mass lesion with clinical findings of SVC obstruction.Surgical biopsy of the mediastinal mass lesion with his
A case of impaired consciousness due to large cystic metastatic brain tumors from lung adenocarcinoma successfully controlled with Ommaya reservoir placement
Large cystic brain metastases from lung cancer are rare but cause substantial central nervous system symptoms that often deprive patients of opportunities to receive anticancer therapy.There are no standard therapeutic strategies against this relentless condition.Here we report a patient with large cystic brain metastases from lung adenocarcinoma s
Identification of Factors in Regulating a Protein Ubiquitination by Immunoprecipitation: a Case Study of TRF2 on Human REST4 Ubiquitination
Ubiquitination is the first step of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway that regulates cells for their homeostatic functions and is an enzymatic, protein post-translational modification process in which ubiquitin is transferred to a target protein substrate by a set of three ubiquitin enzymes (Weissman et al., 2011; Bhattacharyya et al., 2014; Ristic
The Effect of Using Mental Visualization in Learning Swimming Skills and Improving Focus in the Age Group (9 to 12) years
The study aims to identify the effect of using a mental visualization program in learning some swimming skills (front glide, back glide, hold of breath, freestyle kicking, back kicking, treading water and focus) in the age group (9-12).The researcher used a quasi-experimental method on a sample consisting of twenty male and female students chosen i