PURPOSE: Annular pancreas (AP) is usually associated with duodenal obstruction in
neonates. Pancreatitis with AP occurs frequently in adults but is rare in children. This article …

We report numerical evidence of the discontinuous transition of a tethered membrane model
which is defined within a framework of the membrane elasticity of Helfrich. Two kinds of …

Suzuki K, Urushihara N, Fukumoto K, Watanabe K, Wada N, Takaba E. A case of Epstein–
Barr virus–associated pulmonary leiomyosarcoma arising five yr after a pediatric renal …

Ultralarge size forgings for the advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) pressure vessel as
represented by the bottom petal made from a 600 ton ingot have been developed. The …

Current steel forgings used for the construction of steam generators (SGs) for a nuclear
power plant (NPP) were introduced from the following three (3) features.(1) Integral type …

For the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) of the high temperature engineering test reactor
(HTTR) which has been developed by the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) …

We study a fluid membrane model defined on triangulated surfaces of spherical topology, by
using the grand canonical Monte Carlo with dynamical triangulations. It is shown that the …

Because body fluids and blood have a tendency to adhere to transesophageal echo
devices, a high level of sterilisation is required when cleaning them. Ortho-phthalaldehyde …

By using the grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations on spherical surfaces with two fixed
vertices separated by the distance L, we find that a second-order phase transition changes …

We study a model of elastic surfaces that was first constructed by Baillie et al. for an
interpolation between the models of fluid and crystalline membranes. The Hamiltonian of the …