Design and Characterisation of a Read-Out System for Wireless Monitoring of a Novel Implantable Sensor for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Monitoring [PDF]
SensorsAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a dilation of the aorta artery larger than its normal diameter (>3 cm). Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a minimally invasive treatment option that involves the placement of a graft in the aneurysmal portion of ...
Nuno P. Silva +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
The Women in Medicine Summit (WiMS): Engaging students to identify and address gender-associated challenges in medicine [PDF]
Canadian Medical Education Journal, 2020 The Women in Medicine Summit (WiMS) is a novel, student-led conference initiated at the University of Toronto to engage the medical community in a discussion about unique gender-distinctive challenges in medicine.
Flora Jung +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
An empirical study of the key factors affecting herders' purchasing decision on weather index insurance—A case study from inner Mongolia autonomous region, China [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 The weather index insurance for mutton sheep (WIMS) is the first weather index insurance product that addresses the increased feeding cost-related risk of grassland animal husbandry herders in China.
Gong Yufei +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
An enhanced-performance multisensing progressive cellular μGC: design advances and blind test results [PDF]
Microsystems & NanoengineeringMany environmental, industrial, and security applications demand in-field analysis of chemical vapors. Whereas microscale gas chromatographs (µGCs) are promising candidates, reliable in-field chemical analysis particularly demands repeatability, humidity
Declan Winship +9 more
doaj +2 more sources
Wavelet Imaging on Multiple Scales (WIMS) reveals focal adhesion distributions, dynamics and coupling between actomyosin bundle stability. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 We introduce and use Wavelet Imaging on Multiple Scales (WIMS) as an improvement to fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to measure physical processes and features that occur across multiple length scales.
Tim Toplak +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Energies, 2020 The UK nuclear innovation programme supported by the government includes preparation for future ABWR construction. The UK has significant expertise in building and operating gas-cooled nuclear reactors and some experience with PWRs, while there is ...
Anna Detkina +2 more
exaly +3 more sources
Estimating NIRR-1 burn-up and core life time expectancy using the codes WIMS and CITATION
Results in Physics, 2017 The Nigeria Research Reactor-1 (NIRR-1) is a low power miniature neutron source reactor (MNSR) located at the Centre for Energy Research and Training, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Nigeria.
Y A Ahmed
exaly +3 more sources
WHOLE CORE COUPLING METHODOLOGIES WITHIN WIMS [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2021 The ANSWERS® WIMS reactor physics code is being developed for whole core multiphysics modelling. The established neutronics capability for lattice calculations has recently been extended to be suitable for whole core modelling of Small Modular Reactors ...
Tollit Brendan +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Radiation damage and yield strength calculations in the pressure vessel of WWER-1000 reactor and sensitivity analysis of neutron spectrum on the shield of vessel [PDF]
مجله علوم و فنون هستهای, 2021 Radiation damage calculation is very important for estimating the lifetime of nuclear power plant instruments. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the sensitivity of the damage values to the neutron group energy, where the neutron flux rate ...
E. Moslemi-Mehni +3 more
doaj +1 more source
ZERO POWER CRITICALITY BENCHMARK EVALUATION OF THE MSRE IN WIMS [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2021 This paper discusses work done to benchmark the deterministic code WIMS [1] against the Monte Carlo code Serpent [2] and experiment. Comparison is made against the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as well as a Serpent model
Constable Charlie +2 more
doaj +1 more source