Assessment of renal artery resistive index as a predictor of esophageal varices and its bleeding risk in post-hepatitic cirrhosis

Background Bleeding from rupture esophageal varices (EV) is a major and life-threatening complication of liver cirrhosis (LC).Early detection of EV and prediction of its bleeding risk is important.Objective To assess and evaluate the resistive index (RI) of the renal artery (RA) by Doppler in various stages of portal hypertensive manifestations of

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Determination of fracture mechanics parameters structural components with surface crack under thermomechanical loads

Rotational components of aero engine turbine are the most important components.It operates at high temperature and under conditions of extreme environmental attack such as oxidation, corrosion and wear.These conditions can cause cracking of rotational components.The failure damage modes of turbine are classified in terms of main components as flow

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The ESG Brouhaha: Tempest in a Teacup

There have been many recent articles and tweets about corporate investors taking Cold Therapies Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics into consideration for their investment decisions, and how several politicians, business owners, and public figures are reacting to this phenomenon.In large part, the confusion facing ESG is the lack of

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