CFD Analysis for Aerodynamic Performance Optimization of a Vertical Axis Helical Wind Turbine Using Rigid PVC by Outar Hamza, Ennadafy Hamza, Jammoukh Mustapha, El Khaili Mohamed

“…The number of wind turbines being installed around the world is growing rapidly, and research into the aerodynamics of wind turbines has become highly specialised. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used to analyse the effect of loads on the aerodynamic performance of wind turbines. …”
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Severe Cases of Tick-Borne Encephalitis in Northeastern Poland by Justyna Adamczuk, Magdalena Chlabicz, Natalia Koda, Maciej Kondrusik, Joanna Zajkowska, Piotr Czupryna, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska

“…The risk factors presented in these patients were as follows: the monophasic course of TBE, high pleocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and older age. Both of our patients were not vaccinated despite the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) recommendations. …”
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Effects of Thyme Extract Oils (from Thymus vulgaris, Thymus zygis, and Thymus hyemalis) on Cytokine Production and Gene Expression of oxLDL-Stimulated THP-1-Macrophages by A. Ocaña, G. Reglero

“…Two oil fractions from each species were obtained by CO2 supercritical fluid extraction. Main compounds presented in the supercritical extracts of the three thyme varieties were 1,8 cineole, thymol, camphor, borneol, and carvacrol. …”
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Giant Cell Reparative Granuloma of the Orbit: Clinicopathological Characteristics and Treatment by Álvaro Bengoa-González, Enrique Mencía-Gutiérrez, Beatriz Alonso-Martín, Bianca-Maria Laslău, Elena Salvador, Ana-Belén Enguita-Valls, María-Dolores Lago-Llinás

“…Magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium showed, in both cases, a cystic character of the lesion with fluid levels. The surgical treatment was performed via an upper crease incision. …”
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Effective Variational Data Assimilation in Air-Pollution Prediction by Rossella Arcucci, Christopher Pain, Yi-Ke Guo

“…To improve prediction for air flows and pollution transport, we propose a Variational Data Assimilation (VarDA) model which assimilates data from sensors into the open-source, finite-element, fluid dynamics model Fluidity. VarDA is based on the minimization of a function which estimates the discrepancy between numerical results and observations assuming that the two sources of information, forecast and observations, have errors that are adequately described by error covariance matrices. …”
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Investigation on the Influence of Design Parameters of Streamline Flow Tubes on Pump Performance by Kan Bian, Zhi Huang, Jietao Dai, Fan Zhang, Xiaosheng Chen, Zhenlin Chen, Liyi Lai, Jianhui Zhang

“…On the basis of the theoretical analysis of fluid continuity and conservation of energy, the structure of VPPSFT was designed, the experimental test was carried out, and the finite element simulation software was used for numerical analysis. …”
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MHD Williamson Nanofluid Flow over a Stretching Sheet through a Porous Medium under Effects of Joule Heating, Nonlinear Thermal Radiation, Heat Generation/Absorption, and Chemical... by J. Bouslimi, M. Omri, R. A. Mohamed, K. H. Mahmoud, S. M. Abo-Dahab, M. S. Soliman

“…The system of nonlinear partial differential equations governing the study of fluid flow has transformed into a system of ordinary differential equations using similarity transformations and nondimensional variables which were subsequently solved numerically by using the Rung-Kutta fourth-order method with shooting technique. …”
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Progressive histological and behavioral deterioration of a novel mouse model of secondary hydrocephalus after subarachnoid hemorrhage by Xuehai Deng, Jianlin Ding, Chang Liu, Zhong Wang, Junchi Wang, Qiyue Duan, Weida Li, Xinlong Chen, Xiaoping Tang, Long Zhao

“…Choroid plexus cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hypersecretion, obliterative arachnoiditis occluding the arachnoid villi, lymphatic obstruction, subarachnoid fibrosis, and glymphatic system injury are considered the main pathological mechanisms of hydrocephalus after SAH. …”
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Cardiac Tamponade as an Initial Manifestation of Cervical Cancer by Yuridia Evangelina Rodríguez-Rosales, Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía, Blanca Angélica Soto-Martínez, David Hernández-Barajas, Oscar Vidal-Gutiérrez, Gabriela Sofia Gómez-Macías

“…Initial cytology of the pericardial fluid showed a poorly differentiated carcinoma, and a cervical biopsy revealed a squamous cell invasive carcinoma. …”
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Infrapatellar Fat Pad Stem Cells: From Developmental Biology to Cell Therapy by Ronaldo J. F. C. do Amaral, Henrique V. Almeida, Daniel J. Kelly, Fergal J. O’Brien, Cathal J. Kearney

“…Most recently, stem cells isolated from joint tissue, such as chondrogenic stem/progenitors from cartilage itself, synovial fluid, synovial membrane, and infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) have gained great attention due to their increased chondrogenic capacity over the bone marrow and subcutaneous adipose-derived stem cells. …”
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CFD Simulation of Polydispersed Bubbly Two-Phase Flow around an Obstacle by E. Krepper, P. Ruyer, M. Beyer, D. Lucas, H.-M. Prasser, N. Seiler

“…The ability of the moment density approach to represent bubble population size distribution within a multi-dimensional CFD code based on the two-fluid model is studied. Two different methods describing the polydispersion are presented: (i) a moment density method, developed at IRSN, to model the bubble size distribution function and (ii) a population balance method considering several different velocity fields of the gaseous phase. …”
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Effects of Water Inrush from Tunnel Excavation Face on the Deformation and Mechanical Performance of Shield Tunnel Segment Joints by Tingsheng Zhao, Wen Liu, Zhi Ye

“…Based on the 3D nonlinear contact theory, a hybrid model of the shield tunnel is constructed. Considering the fluid-solid coupling effect of water and soil, the influences of different water head differences on the mechanical performance and deformation of segments and joints in the shield tunnel are studied. …”
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Streptococcus intermedius Causing Necrotizing Pneumonia in an Immune Competent Female: A Case Report and Literature Review by Faris Hannoodi, Israa Ali, Hussam Sabbagh, Sarwan Kumar

“…In 2 (50%) of cases, pleural fluid analysis identified S. intermedius. In contrast, no organism was found in our patient, necessitating the acquisition of lung tissue sample for the diagnosis. …”
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Solitary Pyomyositis of the Left Rhomboideus Muscle Caused by Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus intermedius in an Immunocompetent Person by Yasuhiro Tanaka, Kenichi Takaya, Go Yamamoto, Isaku Shinzato, Toshiro Takafuta

“…Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus intermedius were isolated from the culture of drainage fluid. His symptoms gradually disappeared after the incisional drainage and continuous administration of antibiotics. …”
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Numerical Study on the Effects of Boundary Layer Suction on Flow in the Sectorial Transonic Cascade Under Imitated Near-Stall Condition by Ruixing Liang, Huawei Lu, Zhitao Tian, Hong Wang, Shuang Guo

“…The suction groove is set in the sectorial cascade so as to explore the aerodynamic performance of the fluid and the change in the flow field structure. …”
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Development of clump-on sonar flow meter using symmetry channel model by Krivonogov Aleksei, Taranenko Pavel Alexandrovich, Khan Afrasyab

“…Mathematical modeling was performed in the CFD computational fluid dynamics package using the hybrid eddy-resolving turbulence model SBES to determine an optimal configuration of the experimental setup. …”
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Secondary endolymphatic hydrops: a clinical and literature overview by Aïna Venkatasamy, Aïna Venkatasamy, Aïna Venkatasamy, Aïna Venkatasamy, Anne R. J. Péporté

“…Secondary endolymphatic hydrops may result from cerebellopontine angle tumors, longstanding inner ear conditions, inner ear malformations, intracranial hypotension and recent investigations have highlighted the role of trauma and inflammation as key factors in SEH development.DiscussionDespite the diverse etiologies of SEH, the findings suggest that many of these conditions share a common final pathway in disrupting endolymphatic fluid balance. This review provides a better understanding of the pathophysiology and etiologies of this intricate disease process, thereby facilitating the diagnosis and treatment of the affected patients.…”
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Cytotoxicity and Antibacterial Activity of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Cement with Radiopacity Introduced by ZrO2 by Lidia Ciołek, Zbigniew Jaegermann, Ewa Zaczyńska, Anna Czarny, Monika Biernat, Arkadiusz Gąsiński, Agnieszka Jastrzębska, Michał Gloc, Andrzej Olszyna

“…The cements were evaluated via characterisation of setting time, compressive strength, as well as translucency on X-ray images, and bioactivity in the simulated body fluid (SBF). The μCT was used to test the influence of the ZrO2 grains in the powder component on the microstructure of the produced cement. …”
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Ischemic Changes in the Mucous Membrane of the Transverse Colon as a Complication of Acute Pancreatitis by D. A. Semenov, S. G. Shapovalyants, D. E. Seleznev, O. I. Yudin, S. V. Korolev, N. A. Gracheva, L. M. Mikhaleva, K. S. Paramonenko

“…Computed tomography with contrast enhancement, along with an increase in the size of the pancreas, the presence of foci of pancreatic necrosis with multiple fluid accumulations in the parapancreatic space, revealed smoothed gaustration and thickening of the walls of the predominantly transverse colon. …”
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Meckel’s Diverticulitis as a Cause of an Acute Abdomen in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy: Laparoscopic Management by Ivilina Pandeva, Sumit Kumar, Atif Alvi, Hema Nosib

“…The findings at laparoscopy were purulent fluid in the pelvis, a congested appendix, and inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum. …”
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