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Elbaz Abdurazaq,Guneser Muhammet Tahir 대한전기학회 2021 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.16 No.2
The assessment of the performance of grid hybrid frameworks depends primarily on the costs and reliability, associated with reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the system. In this work, with objectives based on the minimization of two optimization features, namely loss of power supply probability (LPSP) and cost of energy (COE), multi-objective optimization of a grid-connected PV/wind turbine framework was implemented in the Faculty of Engineering in Gharyan, Libya, with the aim of providing adequate electricity, while optimizing the system’s renewable energy fraction (REF) was the third objective. This research also aimed to estimate the resulting amount of power produced by the hybrid system and mathematical models were submitted. The results showed the share of the total energy supplying the electricity demand for each part of the network. This study subsequently explored the interrelationship of the grid and the proposed hybrid system in relation to the capacity of the network to sell or obtain electricity from the hybrid system. In addition, multi-objective bat algorithm (MOBA) fi ndings were divided into three dominant regions: the fi rst region was the economically optimal solution (lowest COE), the second region was the conceptual perspective of utilizing renewable energies (highest REF), and the fi nal region was the optimal solution with optimal environmental eff ects (lowest GHG emissions).
Abdelaziz, Ashraf Omar,Elbaz, Tamer Mahmoud,Shousha, Hend Ibrahim,Ibrahim, Mostafa Mohamed,El-Shazli, Mostafa Abdel Rahman,Abdelmaksoud, Ahmed Hosni,Aziz, Omar Abdel,Zaki, Hisham Atef,Elattar, Inas An Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.9
Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a dismal tumor with a high incidence, prevalence and poor prognosis and survival. Management of HCC necessitates multidisciplinary clinics due to the wide heterogeneity in its presentation, different therapeutic options, variable biologic behavior and background presence of chronic liver disease. We studied the different prognostic factors that affected survival of our patients to improve future HCC management and patient survival. Materials and Methods: This study is performed in a specialized multidisciplinary clinic for HCC in Kasr El Eini Hospital, Cairo University, Egypt. We retrospectively analyzed the different patient and tumor characteristics and the primary mode of management applied to our patients. Further analysis was performed using univariate and multivariate statistics. Results: During the period February 2009 till February 2013, 290 HCC patients presented to our multidisciplinary clinic. They were predominantly males and the mean age was $56.5{\pm}7.7years$. All cases developed HCC on top of cirrhosis that was mainly due to HCV (71%). Most of our patients were Child-Pugh A (50%) or B (36.9%) and commonly presented with small single lesions. Transarterial chemoembolization was the most common line of treatment used (32.4%). The overall survival was 79.9% at 6 months, 54.5% at 1 year and 22.4% at 2 years. Serum bilirubin, site of the tumor and type of treatment were the significant independent prognostic factors for survival. Conclusions: Our main prognostic variables are the bilirubin level, the bilobar hepatic affection and the application of specific treatment (either curative or palliative). Multidisciplinary clinics enhance better HCC management.
Evolution of dust temperature of galaxies through cosmic time as seen by <i>Herschel</i><sup>★</sup>
Hwang, H. S.,Elbaz, D.,Magdis, G.,Daddi, E.,Symeonidis, M.,Altieri, B.,Amblard, A.,Andreani, P.,Arumugam, V.,Auld, R.,Aussel, H.,Babbedge, T.,Berta, S.,Blain, A.,Bock, J.,Bongiovanni, A.,Boselli, A.,B Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2010 MONTHLY NOTICES- ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY Vol.409 No.1
<P>ABSTRACT</P><P>We study the dust properties of galaxies in the redshift range 0.1 ≲<I>z</I>≲ 2.8 observed by the <I>Herschel Space Observatory</I> in the field of the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey-North as part of the PACS Extragalactic Probe (PEP) and <I>Herschel</I> Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey (HerMES) key programmes. Infrared (IR) luminosity (<I>L</I><SUB>IR</SUB>) and dust temperature (<I>T</I><SUB>dust</SUB>) of galaxies are derived from the spectral energy distribution fit of the far-IR (FIR) flux densities obtained with the PACS and SPIRE instruments onboard <I>Herschel</I>. As a reference sample, we also obtain IR luminosities and dust temperatures of local galaxies at <I>z</I> < 0.1 using <I>AKARI</I> and <I>IRAS</I> data in the field of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We compare the <I>L</I><SUB>IR</SUB>–<I>T</I><SUB>dust</SUB> relation between the two samples and find that the median <I>T</I><SUB>dust</SUB> of <I>Herschel</I>-selected galaxies at <I>z</I>≳ 0.5 with <I>L</I><SUB>IR</SUB>≳ 5 × 10<SUP>10</SUP> L<SUB>⊙</SUB> appears to be 2–5 K colder than that of <I>AKARI</I>-selected local galaxies with similar luminosities, and the dispersion in <I>T</I><SUB>dust</SUB> for high-<I>z</I> galaxies increases with <I>L</I><SUB>IR</SUB> due to the existence of cold galaxies that are not seen among local galaxies. We show that this large dispersion of the <I>L</I><SUB>IR</SUB>−<I>T</I><SUB>dust</SUB> relation can bridge the gap between local star-forming galaxies and high-<I>z</I> submillimetre galaxies (SMGs). We also find that three SMGs with very low <I>T</I><SUB>dust</SUB> (≲20 K) covered in this study have close neighbouring sources with similar 24-μm brightness, which could lead to an overestimation of FIR/(sub)millimetre fluxes of the SMGs.</P>
Controlled Electrochemical Intercalation of Graphene/<i>h-</i>BN van der Waals Heterostructures
Zhao, S. Y. Frank,Elbaz, Giselle A.,Bediako, D. Kwabena,Yu, Cyndia,Efetov, Dmitri K.,Guo, Yinsheng,Ravichandran, Jayakanth,Min, Kyung-Ah,Hong, Suklyun,Taniguchi, Takashi,Watanabe, Kenji,Brus, Louis E. American Chemical Society 2018 Nano letters Vol.18 No.1
<P>Electrochemical intercalation is a powerful method for tuning the electronic properties of layered solids. In this work, we report an electrochemical strategy to controllably intercalate lithium ions into a series of van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures built by sandwiching graphene between hexagonal boron nitride (<I>h</I>-BN). We demonstrate that encapsulating graphene with <I>h</I>-BN eliminates parasitic surface side reactions while simultaneously creating a new heterointerface that permits intercalation between the atomically thin layers. To monitor the electrochemical process, we employ the Hall effect to precisely monitor the intercalation reaction. We also simultaneously probe the spectroscopic and electrical transport properties of the resulting intercalation compounds at different stages of intercalation. We achieve the highest carrier density >5 × 10<SUP>13</SUP> cm<SUP>2</SUP> with mobility >10<SUP>3</SUP> cm<SUP>2</SUP>/(V s) in the most heavily intercalated samples, where Shubnikov-de Haas quantum oscillations are observed at low temperatures. These results set the stage for further studies that employ intercalation in modifying properties of vdW heterostructures.</P> [FIG OMISSION]</BR>
Shai Factor,Etay Elbaz,Efi Kazum,Itay Pardo,Samuel Morgan,Tomer Ben-Tov,Amal Khoury,Yaniv Warschawski 대한정형외과학회 2024 Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery Vol.16 No.2
Background: Reverse oblique intertrochanteric fractures (ROFs) are unstable extracapsular hip fractures that present a mechanical challenge. These fractures are classified as AO/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) 31-A3 according to the Trauma Association classification system and can further be subclassified into 3 subtypes based on their specific characteristics. The study aimed to evaluate and compare the radiographic and clinical outcomes of the 3 subtypes of ROFs. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at a single high-volume, tertiary center, where data were collected from electronic medical records of consecutive patients who underwent surgical fixation of AO/OTA 31-A3 fractures. Patients with less than 1-year follow-up, pathological fractures, and revision surgery were excluded. The subtypes of fractures were classified as 31-A3.1 (simple oblique), 31-A3.2 (simple transverse), and 31-A3.3 (wedge or multi-fragmentary). The operation was done using 4 different fixation methods, and radiological evaluation was performed at routine intervals. Results: The final population consisted of 265 patients (60.8% women) with a mean age of 77.4 years (range, 50–100 years) and the mean follow-up time was 35 months (range, 12–116 months). The incidence of medical complications was similar across the groups. However, there was a trend toward a higher incidence of orthopedic complications and revision rates in the 31-A3.2 group, although this was not statistically significant (p = 0.21 and p = 0.14, respectively). Conclusions: Based on the findings of this study, no significant differences were observed between the groups, indicating that the subclassifications of AO/OTA 31-A3 fractures do not have a significant impact on surgical outcomes or the occurrence of postoperative complications.
( Ron Gurel ),( Samuel Morgan ),( Etay Elbaz ),( Itay Ashlenazi ),( Nimrod Snir ),( Assaf Kadar ),( Aviram Gold ),( Yaniv Warschawski ) 대한슬관절학회 2021 대한슬관절학회지 Vol.33 No.-
Background: The management of bone defects remains one of the major challenges surgeons are faced with in revision total knee arthroplasty (RTKA). Large and uncontained bone defects are traditionally managed with metaphyseal sleeves that facilitate osseointegration and have reported construct stability. While many studies have presented excellent short-term outcomes using metaphyseal sleeves, less is known on their performance in the longer term. The purpose of this study was to present our mid-term results of the metaphyseal sleeves used in patients undergoing RTKA. Materials and methods: Between January 2007 and January 2015, 30 patients underwent RTKA with the use of a CCKMB prosthesis combined with an osteointegrative sleeve. The main indications for RTKA were instability in 40% of the cases (n = 12), aseptic loosening in 30% (n = 9), infection in 26.7% (n = 8), and “other” in 3.3% (n = 1). The minimal follow-up time was 5 years and the mean follow-up time was 82.4 months (SD = 22.6). Clinical outcomes were assessed by Knee Society scores (KSS), range of motion and rate of re-operation. Results: The mean Knee Society score increased significantly from 72.1 preoperatively to 90.0 postoperatively (p < 0.001). The cumulative incidence of re-operation in our study was 13.3% (n = 4). Our study reported no cases of aseptic loosening or mobile-bearing spin-out. Knee flexion to 90° and more was impossible in seven cases (23.3%) preoperatively and in one case (3.3%) postoperatively. Conclusion: Porous-coated metaphyseal sleeves demonstrated excellent rates of survivorship and radiographic ingrowth in the mid-term setting. However, further studies are required to assess their outcomes in the long-term.
Ahmed Abdel-Razik,Nasser Mousa,Dina Elhammady,Rania Elhelaly,Rasha Elzehery,Sherif Elbaz,Mohamed Eissa,Niveen El-Wakeel,Waleed Eldars 거트앤리버 소화기연관학회협의회 2016 Gut and Liver Vol.10 No.4
Background/Aims: The diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is based on a polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) exceeding 250/μL in ascitic fluid. The aim of the study was to evaluate serum procalcitonin and ascitic fluid calprotectin as accurate diagnostic markers for detecting SBP. Methods: Seventy-nine patients with cirrhotic ascites were included. They were divided into a SBP group, including 52 patients, and a non-SBP group of 27 patients. Serum procalcitonin, ascitic calprotectin, and serum and ascitic levels of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interleukin 6 (IL6) were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: Serum procalcitonin and ascitic calprotectin were significantly higher in SBP patients than in non-SBP patients. Significant increases in both serum and ascitic levels of TNF-α and IL-6 were observed in SBP patients versus nonSBP patients. At a cutoff value of 0.94 ng/mL, serum procalcitonin had 94.3% sensitivity and 91.8% specificity for detecting SBP. In addition, at a cutoff value of 445 ng/mL, ascitic calprotectin had 95.4% sensitivity and 85.2% specificity for detecting SBP. Both were positively correlated with ascitic fluid proteins, PMN count, TNF-α, and IL-6. Conclusions: According to our findings, determination of serum procalcitonin levels and ascitic calprotectin appears to provide satisfactory diagnostic markers for the diagnosis of SBP.