An enzymatic method to tenderise golden pomfret (GP, Trachinotus blochii) flesh by marinating with bromelain (BML) solution was developed to produce GP fish balls with a texture similar to those of yellowtail fusilier (YF, Caesio cuning). Treatment with BML reduced the hardness, chewiness and gel strength significantly but increased the resilience of GP fish balls. As a result, 0.4% (enzyme-sub...

We study the stability of branonium. Contrary to the previous arguments, global structure of branonium is not stable against spatial fluctuations. We show that branonium decays into local objects, which looks like Q-balls in the effective action. Therefore, we consider the idea of brane Q-balls in this paper. Brane Q-balls are produced as the remnants of unstable branonium. Although the brane Q...

There are m ways of allocating n labeled balls to m empty boxes. Each possibility will be referred to as an allocation. The occupancy vector (α1, . . . , αm) denotes an allocation having αi balls (αi ≥ 0) in the i-th box. The number of ways of allocating α1 labeled balls in the 1st box, α2 labeled balls in the 2nd box, . . . , αm labeled balls in the m-th box is given by the multinomial coeffic...

We prove Helly-type theorems for line transversals to disjoint unit balls in R. In particular, we show that a family of n > 2d disjoint unit balls in R has a line transversal if, for some ordering ≺ of the balls, any subfamily of 2d balls admits a line transversal consistent with ≺. We also prove that a family of n > 4d − 1 disjoint unit balls in R admits a line transversal if any subfamily of ...

We prove Helly-type theorems for line transversals to disjoint unit balls in R. In particular, we show that a family of n > 2d disjoint unit balls in R has a line transversal if, for some ordering ≺ of the balls, any subfamily of 2d balls admits a line transversal consistent with ≺. We also prove that a family of n > 4d − 1 disjoint unit balls in R admits a line transversal if any subfamily of ...

It is the joint product of Surgeon Major Van Someren, M. r>., Surgeons Harris, M. D., Keess, H. D., and Assistant Surgeon Harvey of the Madras Service. It contains simple descriptions of those medicines and appliances with which nurses should be familiar, directions with regard to the duties which they have to perform in hospitals and the sick room, and easy information respecting those injurie...

Consider a balls-in-bins process in which each new ball goes into a given bin with probability proportional to f(n), where n is the number of balls currently in the bin and f is a fixed positive function. It is known that these so-called balls-in-bins processes with feedback have a monopolistic regime: if f(x) = x for p > 1, then there is a finite time after which one of the bins will receive a...

Micropitting is a type of surface fatigue damage that occurs in rolling–sliding contacts operating under thin oil film conditions. Application black oxide (BO) coating to steel rubbing surfaces has been suggested as potential approach alleviate micropitting. This article confirms BO coatings can prevent micropitting and identifies the predominant mechanism by which this occurs. tests were carri...