Different strains of mold were screened for the production of high quality Korean traditional rice wine with anti-hypertension and good acceptability. We isolated 867 nuruk mold strains and selected 24 for further study based on measurement of amylase activity. Among them, mold No. 17 showed high ethanol production upon fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae as well as anti-hypertensive pro...

The authors present a novel hyperfidelity fabrication method for microlens arrays. The method consists of the steps of a fabrication of a sacrificial master mold of a microlens array in a soft polymer by photolithography and thermal reflow, b conformal duplication of a daughter mold of complementary patterns in a hard material by dispensing an UV-curable material liquid on top of the polymer mo...

the aim of conducting this research was to evaluate the viscosity change in the continuous casting of steel moldpowders by altering their chemical compositions, using hot stage microscope analysis. 4 low-fluorine samplescontaining such compositions as mno, fe2o3, li2o, tio2 and zno, as well as another fluorine-free samplecontaining a combination of fe2o3 and tio2, were prepared in this research...

Purpose: This article provides an overview of the monitoring technique for nanoimprint. Optical and electrical monitoring approaches that have the potential for detecting and monitoring mold deformation and cavity filling in nanoimprint will be reviewed. The major part is devoted to the review of an in-situ mold filling monitoring system based on capacitance measurement for nanoimprinting opera...

Pollen and mold allergies are highly problematic in Islamabad. This study was conducted to investigate the type and concentration of airborne pollens/molds causing allergic diseases in susceptible individuals. A volumetric spore trap (Burkard) was placed at the height of 11 m and ran continuously for 3 years. Once a week, the collecting drum was prepared by affixing Melinex tape with a double-s...

BACKGROUND Exposure to mold has been associated with exacerbation of asthma symptoms in children. OBJECTIVE To report how the presence of visible mold and exposure to (1-3)-beta-D-glucan in infancy affects the risk of asthma at the age of 3 years as defined by an Asthma Predictive Index (API). METHODS Visible mold was evaluated by means of home inspection. (1-3)-beta-D-glucan levels were me...

Surface quality of the steel slabs in a Continuous Casting (C.C.) process is mainly determined by the stability of the Mold Level Control (MLC). Excessive mold level fluctuations lead to an additional machine scarfing process which is applied to the slabs to avoid surface defects. A conventional Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller is not robust enough to deal with the disturbances...

Oscillation marks accompanied by sub-surface hooks routinely appear on the surface of continuously cast steel slabs, and are especially severe in ultralow carbon steel. This paper presents a new detailed mechanism for their formation, which has been developed by combining existing theoretical modeling results, experimental observations, and analyses based on optical and scanning electron micros...

The dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum is the etiologic agent of one of the most common systemic mycoses of humans, histoplasmosis. In the environment, H. capsulatum grows in a differentiated mold form and shifts to an undifferentiated yeast form after mold fragments or spores are inhaled. This mold-to-yeast shift is required for disease. Little is known about the molecular biology of dimo...

Exposure to molds can cause human disease through several well-defined mechanisms. In addition, many new mold-related illnesses have been hypothesized in recent years that remain largely or completely unproved. Concerns about mold exposure and its effects are so common that all health care providers, particularly allergists and immunologists, are frequently faced with issues regarding these rea...