In the present study, a modified Structure Function was introduced. In this modified Structure Function model, the coefficient of model was computed dynamically base on the coherent structure in the flow field. The ability of this Modified Structure Function was investigated for complex flow over a square cylinder in free stream and a low aspect ratio cylinder confined in a channel. The Results...

Competition for H2 between homoacetogenic bacteria and methanogenic archaea is commonly faced in biological biogas upgrading process reducing the potential high methane production capacities. In present work, different feeding regimes were examined using anaerobic inocula that adapted non-adapted to gaseous feedstock. Adapted inoculum could compensate increased pressure at all levels especially...

OBJECTIVE To validate an equation to estimate the maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) of nonexpert adult swimmers. METHODS Participants were 22 nonexpert swimmers, male, aged between 18 and 30 years (age: 23.1 ± 3:59 years; body mass: 73.6 ± 7:39 kg; height 176.6 ± 5.53 cm; and body fat percentage: 15.9% ± 4.39%), divided into two subgroups: G1 - eleven swimmers for the VO2max oximetry and mo...

OBJECTIVE To describe the process of cross-cultural adaptation and clinical validation of the Neonatal Skin Condition Score. METHODS This methodological cross-cultural adaptation study included five steps: initial translation, synthesis of the initial translation, back translation, review by an Committee of Specialists and testing of the pre-final version, and an observational cross-sectional...

INTRODUCTION RBANS is a short neuropsychological battery which has shown to be sensitive in detecting cognitive impairment in degenerative and non-degenerative diseases. It has been translated and adapted to different languages and is widely used in other countries, but no Spanish version has been published. The objective was to make a valid translation of the RBANS to Spanish, and obtain a ver...

[1] For hillslopes undergoing ‘‘diffusive’’ soil transport, it is often assumed that the soil flux is proportional to the local land-surface gradient, where the coefficient of proportionality is like a diffusion coefficient. Inasmuch as transport involves quasirandom soil particle motions related to biomechanical mixing and similar dilational processes, a slope-dependent relation arises from a ...