BACKGROUND The mould Alternaria alternata is an important source of respiratory allergens. A. alternata extracts show great variations regarding allergenic potency. The aim of this study was to generate antibody probes specific for important Alternaria allergens and to use them to study allergen expression, depending on different culture conditions, as well as to search for cross-reactive aller...

Understanding speech in the presence of background noise is one of the major problems for hearing-impaired persons. Although most digital hearing aids currently make use of advanced digital signal processing and multiple microphones to achieve noise reduction [1], the majority of hearing aid users still reports a significant reduction in speech understanding in noisy environments. Whereas open ...

Fungicides are the most common agents used in postharvest treatment of fruit and are the most effective against blue mould, primarily caused by Penicillium expansum. Alternatively, blue mould can be treated with antagonistic microorganisms naturally occurring on fruit, such as the bacterium Gluconobacter oxydans. The aim of this study was to establish the antifungal potential of the G. oxydans ...

Primljeno (Received): 2011-11-07 Prihvaćeno (Accepted): 2012-03-15 Original scientific paper Abstract: Pressure die casting is the method used for forcing molten metal into mould cavities under high pressure and at high speed (10 100 m.s). Pressure die casting is a highly productive method of casting parts with low dimensions tolerance and high surface quality. From the point of view of product...

In recent years, public concern about indoor mould growth has increased dramatically in the United States. In this study, lactic acid bacteria (LAB), which are known to produce antimicrobial compounds important in the biopreservation of food, were evaluated to determine if the same antimicrobial properties can be used to inhibit mould fungi that typically colonize wood. Based on biomass measure...

It is explained that knowledge grows in a mould created by scholars concerned and the meaning of shown to have different features than famous paradigm introduced Kuhn 1962. The present science be European (Western) scientists, whereas other moulds nations or civilisations do exist but fossilised stagnated as they are overlaid enclosed restricted colonial mould. Knowledge given name ethnoknowled...

The demand of highest possible effectiveness is put on all production processes, while the highest quality is demanded from products. These requirements are particularly justifi ed in the steel industry, due to high cost of technical equipment assembly and production cost. In such conditions continuous processes are of signifi cant meaning, since they facilitate maximum utilization of productio...

The phenomenon of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), Building Related Illness (BRI) and some other indoor related diseases have been attributed to mould and fungi exposure in the indoor environment. Despite the growing concern over mould and fungi infestations on building materials, little has been reported in the literature on the development of an objective tool and criteria for measuring and char...

The quality of castings in a green sand mould is influenced significantly by its properties, such as green compression strength, permeability, mould hardness, and others, which depend on input parameters. The relationships of these properties with the input parameters, like sand grain size and shape, binder, water, etc. are complex in nature. In the neural network based forward mapping, mould p...

PURPOSE Temperature increase of 5.5 ℃ can cause damage or necrosis of the pulp. Increasing temperature can be caused not only by mechanical factors, e.g. grinding, but also by exothermic polymerization reactions of resin materials. The aim of this study was to evaluate influences of the form material on the intrapulpal temperature during the polymerization of different self-curing resin materia...