The aim of this study is to investigate the influence biomass particle size on torrefaction characteristics under different temperatures and times. Paulownia wood with sizes ranging from 12 <0.3 mm was selected. It torrefied at 260 290 °C in a fixed-bed reactor for 30–90 min. results showed that did affect product’s evolution during torrefaction. With decrease mm, yield solid product decreas...

Aim: To evaluate the early postoperative hearing results after Incudo-stapedial rebridging versus partial ossicular replacement prosthesis application in cases of incudo-stapedial discontinuity due to chronic suppurative otitis media.Study Design: A prospective randomized comparative clinical trial.Place and Duration Study: Otolaryngology Department, Tanta University, Egypt from January 2018 Ju...

Nicotine metabolism is decreased in smokers compared with nonsmokers, but the mechanism(s) responsible for the slower metabolism are unknown. Nicotine is inactivated to cotinine by CYP2A6 in human liver [nicotine C-oxidation (NCO)]. CYP2B6 also metabolizes nicotine to cotinine but with lower affinity than CYP2A6. To evaluate the effects of long-term nicotine treatment on hepatic levels of CYP2A...

This paper begins with a discussion of the scientia sexualis/ars erotica distinction, which Foucault first advances in History of Sexuality Vol. 1, and which has been employed by many scholars to do a variety of analytical work. Though Foucault has expressed his doubts regarding his conceptualization of the differences between Western and Eastern discourses of desire, he never entirely disowns ...

BACKGROUND Processing stimuli in one sensory modality is known to result in suppression of other sensory-specific cortices. Additionally, behavioral experiments suggest that the primary consequence of paying attention to a specific sensory modality is poorer task performance in the unattended sensory modality. This study was designed to determine how focusing attention on the auditory or visual...

Background: The demonstration of moderately simple sterilization-disinfection measures in daily practice is very serious to decrease the probabilities cross-infection as prosthetic appliances have be sterilized prior transferred technician and patient. used disinfection method should properly selected due its great effect on physical mechanical properties denture bases. Aim: This research was c...

RESULTS: All patients had a positive Grind test preoperatively and a negative test after 6 months. Statistically significant improvements were seen (Means scores with P values) VAS at rest 3.25 to 1.425 (P=0.0138), VAS on activity 7.7 to 3.9 (P=0.0021), ROM 46 to 53 (P= 0.0095) and DASH 47.23 to 18.7 (P=0.0046). Strength and Kapandji score improved insignificantly at 6 months. There were no sig...

decreased level of consciousness in neonates may result from different etiologies, including rare metabolic and hormonal disorder due to anterior pituitary insufficiency. in this case report, a five-day-old newborn boy was referred to the neonatal intensive care unit of mustafa khomeini hospital of ilam, iran. he had an open anterior fontanel with no history of prenatal and familial diseases. c...

The effects on ventilatory and cardiac function of atenolol, a new cardioselective beta-adrenoceptor blocking agent, were compared with those of practolol in a double-blind trial in 12 patients with asthma. Both drugs impaired ventilatory function--atenolol insignificantly and practolol significantly. Atenolol was if anything more cardioselective than practolol. Neither drug interfered signific...