this research was performed to determine the efficiency effect of sedimentary environment of kerman city area on soil structure bycomparing natural and reconstituted consolidation curves. in this regard, four different criteria such as sensitivity strength, stresssensitivity, schmertman criteria and the result of the uniaxial compression test were used. the base of these criteria is to compare ...

1 Mohd Nizam Lani, 1 Mohd Ferdaus Mohd Azmi, 2 Roshita Ibrahim, 3 Rozila Alias and 4 Zaiton Hassan School of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia. Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia. 3 Institute of Bio-IT Selangor, Universiti Selangor, Malaysia Faculty of Science and Technology, ...

Environmental policies are considered to be more onerous for small businesses than for large ones due to increasing returns to scale of abatement technologies as well as transaction costs. Comprehensive nutrient management plans (CNMPs) are being promoted to reduce excess nutrient applications on livestock farms in order to improve water quality. Development of CNMPs has been shown to exhibit i...

Multiple chemical sensitivity is a controversial diagnosis. Rigorous, controlled, laboratory-based research can reduce this controversy and lead to potential clinical confirmatory tests. The literature on human caffeine discrimination provides a rigorous methodology that can address reports that patients who suffer multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) are sensitive to usually well-tolerated chem...

Chemical sensitivity in humans may be an acquired disorder in which individuals become increasingly sensitive to chemicals in the environment. It is hypothesized that in individuals with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), a sensitization process has occurred that is akin to behavioral sensitization and kindling observed in rodents. In the rodent sensitization model, repeated exposure to stres...

Multiple diagnostic laboratory tests are frequently used in the clinical evaluation of persons with multiple chemical sensitivity without a clear a priori hypothesis. In addition, many of these tests are performed despite a lack of understanding of the test technical performance characteristics or the clinical significance (test sensitivity and specificity). The result is a plethora of laborato...

1. INTRODUCTION Engineering education is adapted to the general needs of modern economy, dominated by the globalisation, aiming to assure a better employability of young specialists. The rapid changes in Romanian economy demands specialist that can easily acquire knowledge in new fields of activity. A correct curriculum design includes new approaches of engineering education and can create a fl...

PURPOSE To determine the changes in corneal sensitivity to different stimulus modalities in diabetes mellitus (DM)1 and DM2 patients with retinopathy, and to explore whether argon laser photocoagulation exacerbates sensitivity loss in diabetic patients. METHODS Corneal sensitivity to different modalities of stimulus was determined in one randomized eye in 52 patients with DM1 (n = 35) or DM2 ...

the aim of this study is experimental assay of sensitivity and stability of a bimetallic silver/gold spr sensor chip. this chip utilizes the sensitivity of the silver and the stability of the gold. moreover, the silver layer (instead of usual cr or ti layer) was used as an adhesive intermediate layer between the gold layer and the glass substrate. the optimization of the gold/silver thickness u...

OBJECTIVE Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic medical condition characterized by symptoms that the affect an individual's response to low-level chemical exposure. In this study, we identified a chemical sensitive population (CSP) and investigated the effect of genetic polymorphisms on their risk of chemical sensitivity. METHODS A quick environment exposure sensitivity (QEESI) que...