Certain species of Hermetia illucens, also known as the Black Soldier Fly(BSF), were found in a compost plant in Roorkee located in Northern India. Its larvae arevoracious eaters of organic waste, hence can play an ecologically-important role in solidwaste management. Morphological analysis of various stages of BSF life cycle by SEMshowed that its body along with its wings is densely covered wi...

In this research the biodegradability of 2,6-pyridine dicarboxylic acid (PDA) was evaluated. This compound has been used as a chelating agent for extraction of metal ions from contaminated soils. Initial experiments indicated that PDA was not biodegraded by unacclimated mixed cultures to any degree. However, acclimated mixed cultures degraded more than 80% of this compound within 12 h under di€...

BACKGROUND Articular surfaces reconstruction is essential in total shoulder arthroplasty. Because of the limited glenoid bone support, thin glenoid component could improve anatomical reconstruction, but adverse mechanical effects might appear. METHODS With a numerical musculoskeletal shoulder model, we analysed and compared three values of thickness of a typical all-polyethylene glenoid compo...

Abstract Many soil microorganisms’ i.e., bacteria and fungi produce secondary metabolites called antibiotics. These are used for the treatment of some bacterial, fungal protozoal diseases humans. There is a need isolation broad spectrum antibiotics from microorganisms due to emergence antibiotic resistance. In present study two producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacillus cereus were isolated pharm...

This study was to develop a radiation sterilized polypropylene/ethylene-propylene diene monomer (PP/EPDM) binary blends using melt blending and the mechanical properties of were studied. The PP/EPDM prepared in ratios 80:20, 60:40, 50:50, 40:60 20:80. then compressed for 12 minutes Hot Cold Press machine cut into 1mm, 3mm 6mm thickness tensile test, impact hardness test Fourier Transform Infrar...

Axisymmetric vibration of an infinite Pyrocomposite circular hollow cylinder made of inner and outer pyroelectric layer of 6mm-class bonded together by a Linear Elastic Material with Voids (LEMV) layer is studied. The exact frequency equation is obtained for the traction free surfaces with continuity condition at the interfaces. Numerical results in the form of data and dispersion curves for th...

The in vitro construction of tissue-engineered small diameter (<6mm) blood vessels with sufficient strength and mechanical compliance has evaded researchers. We hypothesize that the high spatial organization of the medial layer of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and their surrounding matrix provides high burst strength, compliance, and stability. We investigated the effect of microfabricat...

A modification has been done in the normal injection hole of 35◦, by injecting the cold fluid at different angles(compound angle) in lateral direction, providing a significant change in the shape of holes which later we found in our numerical investigation giving good quality of effectiveness in cooling. Different L/D ratios are also studied for each compound angle. The numerical simulation is ...

The spine rod in the spinal fixation system should be tough enough to support the dynamic force and flexible also for flexible movement. 5.5 mm ~ 6 mm diameter spine rods made of Ti-6Al-4V ELI are common products. Two possibilities are studied. The one is that while keeping the flexibility unchanged (using 6mm diameter), how much the fatigue strength can be increased. The other is while the fle...

We report a case of atypical aortic coarctation with severe calcification of the proximal aorta treated by a new extra-anatomical bypass. This 58-year-old woman with coarctation of the infrarenal aorta had thick circular calcifications of the thoracic aorta and stenosis of the subclavian arteries. To control the progressive claudication, we performed a bypass with an externally supported PTFE g...