OBJECTIVE Assess paranasal sinus distribution of topical solutions following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) using various delivery devices. STUDY DESIGN Experimental prospective study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Ten cadaver sinus systems were irrigated with Gastroview before surgery, after ESS, and after medial maxillectomy. Delivery was via pressurized spray (NasaMist), neti pot (NasaFlo), and s...

A novel silica coated paper substrate is developed through a facile vacuum filtration method by using the commercially available silica particles as the coating material and corn starch as the adhesive agent. Unlike the commercial silica coated paper (namely grade SG81 paper), the resulting paper substrate was covered by a layer of silica particles on the top side of the paper, and no cellulosi...

The FSCBG aerial spray drift and deposition model predicts the dispersion of material released from aircraft into the atmosphere, and particularly downwind from the release point. The effects of aircraft wake structure, droplet evaporation, local meteorology, penetration through forest or agricultural canopies, and prediction of ground or canopy deposition, air dosage, and concentration are all...

Purpose In the cylinders of a marine diesel engine, self-ignition occurs in very short time after fuel injection into combustion chamber. Therefore, this paper aims to develop model spray for early stage engine. The main technical aspects such as nozzle diameter engine injector and backpressure chamber were taken consideration. Design/methodology/approach paper, laboratory experimental studies ...

An experimental study has been conducted on the penetration of silicone rubbers and human skin in vivo by sharp-tipped and flat-bottomed cylindrical punches. A penetrometer was developed to measure the penetration of human skin in vivo, while a conventional screw-driven testing machine was used to penetrate the silicone rubbers. The experiments reveal that the penetration mechanism of a soft so...

As a result of the decreasing availability of authorized plant protection products, adequate pest control becomes more difficult in many ornamental crops and almost no information is available about the optimization of spray application techniques in ornamental crops. Yet, spray boom systems—instead of the still predominantly used spray guns—might improve crop protection management in greenhous...

A solution is developed for the evolution of buildup, steady, and postarrest dissipative pore-fluid pressure fields that develop around a finite-radius conical penetrometer advanced in a saturated linearly elastic porous medium. The analog with cone penetrometer testing is direct and is used to enable continuous distributions of permeability and diffusivity to be determined with depth. This ana...

This study evaluates the depth of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) penetration into dentinal tubules by using the GentleWave® System versus ultrasonic agitation. Forty extracted human molars were accessed and instrumented to size #15 with taper .04, cleaned to remove pulp tissue, immersed in crystal violet dye, and incubated (37°C) overnight. Samples were rinsed with distilled water for 30 minutes a...

Verticillium dahliae is a phytopathogenic fungus obligate in root infection. A few hyphopodia differentiate from large numbers of hyphae after conidia germination on the root surface for further infection. However, the molecular features and role of hyphopodia in the pathogenicity of V. dahliae remain elusive. In this study, we found that the VdPls1, a tetraspanin, and the VdNoxB, a catalytic s...

Repeated measurements of pocket depth (PD), probing attachment level (PAL) and bleeding on probing (BoP) are among the most important diagnostic means for evaluating the status of periodontal health (Listgarten, 1980; Lang et al, 1991; Hefti, 1997). Ideally a blunted probe is gently inserted into the gingival sulcus until the probe tip reaches the most apical extension of the dentogingival epit...