Infestations caused by bed bugs have resurfaced during the past decade across all continents. Even though bed bugs primarily cause skin manifestations in humans, a major stigma is placed upon people or institutions found to carry them. It is important for healthcare facilities to be prepared for this pest by implementing policies, carefully selecting materials used for hospital furniture, and e...

the effect of tillage (conventional and zero tillage), crop establishment (raised-bed and flat-bed), and weed management practices (herbicide alone and integrated approach) was studied on productivity, profitability, nutrient uptake and physico-chemical properties of soil in soybean–wheat cropping system, at new delhi during 2010–2012. sixteen treatment combinations consisting of four tillage a...

Bed material particle layer formation plays a significant role in thermo-chemical conversion of biomass. The interaction between biomass ash and bed fluidized processes has been described for variety different applications spans from fundamental research mechanisms to effects this on long-term operation industrial-scale. This review describes the current state regarding underlying positive infl...

High salt intake is involved in the genesis of hypertension and vascular changes in salt-sensitive patients. Although many mechanisms have been proposed, the underlying mechanisms of these alterations in healthy rats are not completely elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate if male Wistar rats fed a high salt diet, NaCl 1.8% in drinking water for 4 weeks, develop changes in the pr...

Encapsulation, invented in 1953 by B.K. Green & L. Schleicher employed in the laboratories of the National Cash Register Company, Dayton, USA, is defned as a technology of packaging solids, liquids, or gaseous materials in miniature, sealed capsules that can release their contents at controlled rates under specifc conditions. Encapsulation involves the incorporation of ...

Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is a versatile additive manufacturing process that can print geometrically complex metal parts for variety of applications. However, poor control defect formation during processing hampers its widespread industrial adoption. Many materials suffer from high crack susceptibility L-PBF, which results in degraded mechanical properties, and an obstacle to the certific...

In this study, X-ray laminography is used to monitor the evolution of a model 3D packed bed porous medium on chip (micromodels) undergoing reactive flows. The obtained images are compute fluid flow patterns and develop insights into dissolution mechanisms. This study first proof concept with controlled micromodels, could later be extended towards deeper understanding precipitation processes occ...