scholarly journals X-ray densitometric indices of proximal phalanx, medial phalanx and ungular pelvic limb bones as criteria for age diagnosis of cattle in forensic veterinary expertise

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-202
Author(s):  
I. V. Yatsenko ◽  
S. A. Tkachuk ◽  
L. V. Busol ◽  
M. M. Bondarevsky ◽  
I. V. Zabarna ◽  
...  

Morphological parameters of biological material are extremely informative in diagnostic studies, in particular, to determine the species, sex, time of death, the term of burial. The most informative object for these tasks is the skeleton, because changes in the bones are stored for a long time, while soft tissue is subjected to rotting. Bone tissue is the most durable, but at the same time, it is very labile and reacts to all metabolic processes in the body. The object of the study was proximal phalanx, medial phalanx and ungular bone of the pelvic limb of cattle ranging in age from newborn to 12 years old. Radiography of the proximal phalanx, medial phalanx and ungular bones of the pelvic limb was performed on the Arman apparatus. The bones were subjected to X-ray in the lateromedial projection. The inner and outer sections of the tubular bone were determined. The mathematical modeling of the interaction of X-rays and the cortical layer of bones of fingers (proximal phalanx, medial phalanx and ungular) of cattle was carried out in this work. It is established that this process is described by Bouger's law. The physico-mathematical model of proximal phalanx, medial phalanx and ungular bones has been calculated, on the basis of which it was possible to calculate the X-ray densitometric indices of these bones of cattle. The age features of dynamics of X-ray densitometric indices of the proximal phalanx, medial phalanx and ungular bones were established and a method of determining the age of cattle according to this criterion was proposed. A mathematical model for the proximal phalanx, medial phalanx and ungular bones of the pelvic limbs of cattle that can be applied in X-ray densitometry uses: for the average third proximal phalanx – section of heterogeneous tubular structure modeled by a semicircle; for a medial phalanx bone – a section of a triangular shape; for the ungular bone – a heterogeneous structure, the plantar surface is inscribed in a rectangle. The process of interaction of X-rays with the bone structure of the examined pelvic limb bones can be described by Bouguer's law. The developed mathematical modeling of this interaction and the algorithm for its analysis is the basis for determining the age of cattle for X-ray densitometric indices of the proximal phalanx, medial phalanx and ungular bones of pelvic limbs. By X-ray densitometry of the proximal phalanx and medial phalanx bones of the pelvic limbs extremities one can diagnose the age of bovine animals from birth to 5 years, but according to ungular bones – from birth to 10 years. X-ray densitometry of medial phalanx and ungular bones of pelvic limbs can be used for diagnosing bovine cattle in a complex with other morphological, chemical and physical methods of investigation.

Author(s):  
W. Brünger

Reconstructive tomography is a new technique in diagnostic radiology for imaging cross-sectional planes of the human body /1/. A collimated beam of X-rays is scanned through a thin slice of the body and the transmitted intensity is recorded by a detector giving a linear shadow graph or projection (see fig. 1). Many of these projections at different angles are used to reconstruct the body-layer, usually with the aid of a computer. The picture element size of present tomographic scanners is approximately 1.1 mm2.Micro tomography can be realized using the very fine X-ray source generated by the focused electron beam of a scanning electron microscope (see fig. 2). The translation of the X-ray source is done by a line scan of the electron beam on a polished target surface /2/. Projections at different angles are produced by rotating the object.During the registration of a single scan the electron beam is deflected in one direction only, while both deflections are operating in the display tube.


Author(s):  
Volodymyr Topilnytskyy ◽  
Yaroslav Kusyi ◽  
Dariya Rebot

The article describes the methodology for the study of the dynamics of vibrating machines for surface processing of products by mathematical modeling, which is presented in four main stages. The first stage: analysis of classes of vibrating machines for surface treatment of products, choice of basic for solving the technological problem, project of a unified calculation scheme of the machine. The second stage: development of a nonlinear mathematical model for describing the dynamics of the vibration machine working body and its filling, development of elements of automated calculations of the machine. The third stage: the study of the influence of the parameters of the vibrating machine, product sets and tools (with their various combinations) on the factors of the intensity of products surface processing. The fourth stage: recommendations for choosing vibrating machine parameters and machining bodies that will maximize the processing performance of products with the selected intensity criterion. A mathematical model for describing the motion of a vibrating machine for surface treatment of articles by a set of unrelated bodies of small size is created. It has two unbalance units that generate oscillations of its working body and a spring suspension-mounting of the working chamber (container). The model is parametric and nonlinear, incorporating key dynamic, kinematic and geometric parameters of the vibrating machine in symbolic format. It is constructed by: descriptions of the plane-parallel movement of the mechanical system, the rotational motion of the material point and the body; second-order Lagrange equation; asymptotic (approximate) methods of nonlinear mechanics. With the help of the model it is possible: to describe the oscillatory movement of the working chamber (container) of the vibrating machine; to study the influence of the machine parameters on the efficiency of performance of the set technological task, the conditions of occurrence of non-stationary modes of operation of the vibrating machine and the ways of their regulation.


1921 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 791-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Auer ◽  
William D. Witherbee

When a fixed area of the ears of rabbits is subjected to the action of a standard destructive dose of x-rays (30 skin units) the type of reaction resulting depends upon the previous treatment of the rabbit. (1) In normal rabbits a mild acute inflammation develops in the x-rayed area which leads at once to a perforating gangrene within an average of 15 days. (2) If rabbits are x-rayed and about 2 weeks later injected with horse serum for the first time, a mild acute inflammation appears which heals for a time; then a second, subacute inflammation sets in which leads to a perforating gangrene. The average time of the process from the first inflammation to gangrene is 32 days. (3) If rabbits are sensitized with horse serum and 10 days later are exposed locally to the standard dose of x-rays, the ensuing ear reaction is either similar to the second reaction described above, except that it may last up to 110 days, or the first inflammation leads to a healing which may be apparently permanent (340 + days). (4) If rabbits are first sensitized with horse serum, exposed locally to the standard dose of x-rays 10 days later, and 13 days after the x-ray treatment reinjected with horse serum, the reaction of the x-rayed area of the ears is in general similar to the second reaction described above (inflammation—healing—inflammation—gangrene). The average time of the whole process is about 42 days. On the basis of the general hypothesis that an anaphylactic reaction is initiated in the body when the specific antibody meets its antigen, and that both antibody and antigen are rendered more or less functionally inert by their interaction, the following inferences may be drawn from our experimental results. (1) The protection from the effects of a standard destructive dose of x-rays which a previous sensitization confers, is referable to the presence of anaphylactic antibodies in the x-rayed area. (2) This protection is largely due to the anaphylactic antibodies which are anchored in the x-rayed area, and not to those which are free in the circulation. (3) An anaphylactic reaction renders the anchored anaphylactic antibodies largely impotent as protective factors against the standard destructive x-ray dose, even though sensitization preceded exposure to the x-rays. (4) An area treated with the standard destructive dose of x-rays is unable to produce or to anchor a sufficient amount of anaphylactic antibodies for protection from necrosis, when the x-ray treatment precedes the sensitization, or when the locally anchored anaphylactic antibodies are rendered functionally inactive by a general anaphylactic reaction. It is possible that the procedure of increasing the resistance of the skin to a destructive dose of x-rays by means of a previous sensitization with protein may be applicable in the treatment of certain types of inoperable disease, when it is important to use massive doses of x-rays. Animals which have been sensitized, or sensitized and reinjected with any undenatured alien protein, should not be reemployed as normal controls in any investigation unless trial has shown that these proteinized animals react quantitatively and qualitatively like normal animals. The presence of an abnormal reactor in a group of supposedly normal animals may be an indication of a previous proteinization.


2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (34) ◽  
pp. 16823-16828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samana Shrestha ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Bindeshwar Sah ◽  
Adam Vanasse ◽  
Leon N Cooper ◽  
...  

Photodynamic therapy (PDT), a treatment that uses a photosensitizer, molecular oxygen, and light to kill target cells, is a promising cancer treatment method. However, a limitation of PDT is its dependence on light that is not highly penetrating, precluding the treatment of tumors located deep in the body. Copper-cysteamine nanoparticles are a new type of photosensitizer that can generate cytotoxic singlet oxygen molecules upon activation by X-rays. In this paper, we report on the use of copper-cysteamine nanoparticles, designed to be targeted to tumors, for X-ray–induced PDT. In an in vivo study, results show a statistically significant reduction in tumor size under X-ray activation of pH-low insertion peptide–conjugated, copper-cysteamine nanoparticles in mouse tumors. This work confirms the effectiveness of copper-cysteamine nanoparticles as a photosensitizer when activated by radiation and suggests that these Cu-Cy nanoparticles may be good candidates for PDT in deeply seated tumors when combined with X-rays and conjugated to a tumor-targeting molecule.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-23
Author(s):  
Matheus Alvian Wikanargo ◽  
Angelina Pramana Thenata

The lungs are one of the important and vital organs in the body that function as a respiratory system process. One way to detect lung disease is to do an X-rays test. Chest X-ray is a radiographic projection to detect abnormalities in lung organ by using x-ray radiation. In the process of diagnosing, doctors see the condition of the results of Chest X-rays in the form of a thorax image (chest) to know the patient has an abnormal or normal lung. However, doctors' diagnosis of chest X-rays results-based abnormalities is likely to differ depending on the doctor's abilities and experience. This problem is expected to be solved by segmenting the lung image to help make the diagnosis appropriately. The purpose of this study is to conduct an analysis that can differentiate abnormal and normal lungs. The process of recognition of these patterns consists of the pre-processing stage of image segmentation by using morphology and then proceed to grouping by using fuzzy c-means method to express the pattern of the already segmented image. This research produces normal and abnormal lung images that can be identified with an accuracy of 80%.


Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Xiangyu Ou ◽  
Xue Chen ◽  
Xianning Xu ◽  
Lili Xie ◽  
Xiaofeng Chen ◽  
...  

X-ray imaging is a low-cost, powerful technology that has been extensively used in medical diagnosis and industrial nondestructive inspection. The ability of X-rays to penetrate through the body presents great advances for noninvasive imaging of its internal structure. In particular, the technological importance of X-ray imaging has led to the rapid development of high-performance X-ray detectors and the associated imaging applications. Here, we present an overview of the recent development of X-ray imaging-related technologies since the discovery of X-rays in the 1890s and discuss the fundamental mechanism of diverse X-ray imaging instruments, as well as their advantages and disadvantages on X-ray imaging performance. We also highlight various applications of advanced X-ray imaging in a diversity of fields. We further discuss future research directions and challenges in developing advanced next-generation materials that are crucial to the fabrication of flexible, low-dose, high-resolution X-ray imaging detectors.


Author(s):  
A. O Lovska ◽  
O. V Fomin ◽  
A. V Rybin

Purpose. The work aims to investigate dynamic loading of the supporting structure of a gondola car with an elastic-viscous filler in the center sill by means of mathematical modeling. Methodology. Mathematical modeling of the dynamic loading of the supporting structure of a gondola car with a closed center sill filled with a filler with elastic-viscous properties has been carried out. The case of the highest load on the supporting structure of the gondola car in operation is taken into account – a shunting collision, taking into account the action of a load of 3.5 MN on the rear stop of the automatic coupler. To determine the dynamic loading of a gondola car, a mathematical model formed by prof. G. I. Bohomaz was used. However, within the framework of this study, the model was refined by adapting it to the determination of the dynamic loading of a gondola car. It also takes into account the friction forces arising between the center plates of the body and the center pivots of the bogies, as well as the properties of the energy-absorbing material. The solution of the mathematical model was carried out in the MathCad software package. In this case, the differential equations of motion were reduced to the Cauchy normal form, and then integrated using the Runge-Kutta method. Initial displacements and speeds are taken equal to zero. The calculation was carried out on the example of a universal gondola car model 12-757 built by Kriukivskyi Carriage Works PJSC (Kremenchug) on standard bogies 18-100. Findings. Accelerations are obtained as components of a dynamic load acting on a gondola car with a closed center sill structure filled with an elastic-viscous filler. It was found that with the stiffness of the center sill filler of 82 kN/m, as well as the viscous resistance coefficient of -120 kN∙s/m, the maximum accelerations of the gondola car supporting structure is about 37 m/s2 (0.37g). Originality. A mathematical model is proposed for determining the dynamic loading of a gondola car with a closed structure of a center sill filled with an elastic-viscous filler. The model makes it possible to obtain accelerations as the components of the dynamic loading acting on the supporting structure of the gondola car, taking into account the improvement measures during a shunting collision. Practical value. The results of the research will help to reduce the damage to the supporting structures of gondola cars in operation, reduce the cost of their maintenance, create developments in the design of innovative structures of rolling stock, as well as increase the efficiency of its operation.  


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3212
Author(s):  
Daria Kirsanova ◽  
Vladimir Polyakov ◽  
Vera Butova ◽  
Peter Zolotukhin ◽  
Anna Belanova ◽  
...  

It is known that the initiation of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in deep-seated tumors requires the use of X-rays to activate the reactive oxygen species generation in deep tissues. The aim of this paper is to synthesize X-ray nanophosphors and analyze their structural and luminescence characteristics to push the PDT process deep into the body. The article deals with BaGdF5:Eu3+, BaGdF5:Sm3+, and BaGdF5:Tb3+ nanophosphors synthesized using microwave synthesis. It is found that the nanoparticles are biocompatible and have sizes 5–17 nm. However, according to the analysis of X-ray excited optical luminescence, BaGdF5:Sm3+ nanophosphors will not be effective for treating deep-seated tumors. Thus, BaGdF5:Eu3+ and BaGdF5:Tb3+ nanoparticles meet the requirements for the subsequent production of nanocomposites based on them that can be used in X-ray photodynamic therapy.


2021 ◽  
pp. 219-222
Author(s):  
Rubina Rubina ◽  
Baig M.Q ◽  
Kumar Dev

Many years after the discovery of X-ray's and gamma rays. They have been used empirically in medicine, later on realized that this approach was dangerous mainly in radiotherapy and up to some extent in diagnostic radiology. Thus Means of measuring x-ray/γ-rays had to be found in terms of unit of x-rays quantity dened and accepted. The magnitude of the biological effect desirable in case therapy and undesirable in case of diagnosis. It depends upon how much radiation energy is absorbed by irradiated material. X-ray dosimetry is the measurement of energy absorbed in any material particularly in different tissues of the body.


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