Recently, investigation of advanced shielding materials to be used as an alternative to lead apron has become important.In the current study, MgO loaded into PVC matrix as a non-lead modern shielding composite was modeled to evaluate its performance on radiation protective clothing (RPC).Parameters such as mass attenuation coefficient (MAC), mean f
Mitochondrial dysfunction, caspase activation and caspase-dependent DNA fragmentation are involved in cell damage in many tissues.However, differentiated cardiomyocytes repress the expression of the canonical apoptotic pathway and their death during ischemia is caspase-independent.The atypical BH3-only protein Bnip3 is involved in the process leadi
Tourists spend a lot of effort in planning itineraries when organizing a trip.This is a complex activity that involves selecting the places to visit and dealing with a number of temporal issues to generate a schedule for the visit.In the paper we propose an architecture for a recommender that suggests personalized tourist itineraries and a personal
Abstract Background To investigate the feasibility of using dual-energy CT (DECT) for tissue segmentation and kilovolt (kV) dose calculations in pre-clinical studies and assess potential dose calculation accuracy gain.Methods Two phantoms and an ex-vivo mouse were scanned in a small animal irradiator with two distinct energies.Tissue segmentation w
Abstract Background The aim of Nutritional Yeast this study was to examine the distribution of physical activity facilities by area-level deprivation in Scotland, adjusting for differences in urbanicity, and exploring differences between and within the four largest Scottish cities.Methods We obtained a list of all recreational physical activity fac