Gnosis: Recent submissions
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Plasma-Derived Graphene-Based Materials for Water Purification and Energy Storage
(2019)Several crucial problems, such as rapid population growth and extended demands for food, water and fuels, could lead to a severe lack of clean water and an energy crisis in the coming decade. Therefore, low-cost and ...
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Phase Change with Density Variation and Cylindrical Symmetry: Application to Selective Laser Melting
(2019)In this paper we introduce an analytical approach for predicting the melting radius during powder melting in selective laser melting (SLM) with minimum computation duration. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the ...
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Direct and large-eddy simulation X
(Springer, 2018)
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Evaluation of Perfusion Quantification Methods with Ultrasound Contrast Agents in a Machine-Perfused Pig Liver
(2018)Purpose To evaluate dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (DCEUS) as a tool for measuring blood flow in the macro- and microcirculation of an ex-vivo machine-perfused pig liver and to confirm the ability of DCEUS to accurately ...
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How to perform Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS)
(2018)“How to perform contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)” provides general advice on the use of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) for clinical decision-making and reviews technical parameters for optimal CEUS performance. CEUS ...
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Planar conformity of movements in 3D reaching tasks for persons with Multiple Sclerosis
(2018)Robotic rehabilitation of the upper limb has been proved beneficial for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In order to provide task-specific therapy for MS, given its complex impairing nature, it is desired to take ...
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Book Chapter
Physical Principles of CEUS
(Elsevier, 2019)
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Book Chapter
Safety and Biological Effect of Microbubble-based Contrast Agents
(Elsevier, 2019)
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Image-guided doxorubicin delivery with ultrasound and microbubbles in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma using a diagnostic ultrasound system
(2019)Despite advances in chemotherapeutic drug development, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide with a <
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Harmonic Generation in Tissue with Matrix Arrays for 4D Cardiac THI
(2019)Combining 4D echocardiography and tissue harmonic imaging (THI) may improve image quality and consequently diagnosis of heart disease. Beamforming considerations such as methodology for sampling the volume with ultrasound ...
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound to ultrasound fusion during microwave ablation: feasibility study in a perfused porcine liver model
(2019)To obtain a complete response with thermal ablation, the margin and entire tumor volume must be treated. Real-time ultrasound visualization is limited during ablation due to gas production. This study assesses the feasibility ...
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Linking local-climate-zones mapping to multi-resolution-analysis to deduce associative relations at intra-urban scales through an example of Metropolitan London
(2019)In this paper, we propose a systematic approach that translates geographically-based information data, into complete versatile gridded numerical information for use in comparative data analyses and atmospheric or other ...
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Minimally Actuated Four-Bar Linkages for Upper Limb Rehabilitation
(Springer International Publishing, 2018)In the previous years the scientific community dealt extensively with designing, developing and testing robot-based rehabilitation systems. Besides the benefits that resulted for disabled people, this twenty-year endeavor ...
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Linking the urban-scale building energy demands with city breathability and urban form characteristics
(2019)In this paper we examine the energy demands required for building heating and cooling over a real urban area and how these relate to urban microclimatic parameters
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Epitaxially Oriented Sn:In2O3 Nanowires Grown by the Vapor–Liquid–Solid Mechanism on m-, r-, a-Al2O3 as Scaffolds for Nanostructured Solar Cells
(2019)We have grown highly directional, epitaxial Sn:In2O3 nanowires via the vapor–liquid–solid mechanism on m-, r- and a-Al2O3 between 800 and 900 °C at 1 mbar. The Sn:In2O3 nanowires have the cubic bixbyite crystal structure ...
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Underwater Robotic Welding of Lap Joints with Sandwiched Reactive Multilayers: Thermal, Mechanical and Material Analysis
(2018)Underwater welding using reactive materials pre-deposited at the junction surfaces as a self-contained, in-situ ignitable heat source mitigates external power and gas supply requirements. Consequently, lending itself to ...