Cotton fibres were subjected to cleaning process and then characterized for maturity. Decrystallisation and swelling processes with caustic soda, ethanol, propan-2-ol and Trichloroethene on the native fibres were carried out. The effects of these on the strength and moisture regain were investigated. The activation energies of the dyeings were also analysed with Durazol Scarlet Red 4 BAS. The r...

Since the ventricular myocardium is made up of a band of myocardial fibres which are configured into a complicated three-dimensional helical way, some time spent handling and observing this teaching model can help any cardiologist involved in imaging methods to understand and interpret the structural basis of the motion patterns of the heart. We concede that we need the cooperation of all disci...

Left ventricular non-compaction (spongy myocardium) is one of the most misclassified cardiomyopathies. It is characterised by an excessively prominent trabecular meshwork of myocardium and deep intertrabecular myocardium due to an arrest in the compaction process of the myocardial fibres. It could be isolated i.e. without any other structural heart defects or associated with congenital heart de...

The environment recording unit in coral skeletons: structural and chemical evidences of a biochemically driven stepping-growth process in coral fibres J. P. Cuif and Y. Dauphin Université Paris XI-Orsay, Bat. 504, Géologie ,UMR IDES, F-91405 Orsay, France Université Paris VI-UPMC, Micropaléontologie, t. 46–56 E5, 4 place Jussieu, UMR IDESF, F-75252 Paris cedex 05, France Received: 31 August 200...

The association of cytochrome c oxidase negative fibres (COX-negative) and ragged-red fibres (RR-fibres) with work related trapezius myalgia has been proposed. Hitherto studies have been small or without control groups. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalences of RR-fibres and COX-negative fibres in female cleaners with (n=25) and without (n=23) trapezius myalgia and in c...

Abstract Fastenings are crucial for the upgrade of existing structures, by either enhancing structural components or modernising and expanding structures systems. Whilst concrete is prevailing in building stock, new types composites increasingly used to improve sustainability overall performance built assets. The addition short dispersed fibres a material technology with several applications. T...

The detection of changes in the morphological and chemical structure four cotton/polyester blend fabrics their constituent fibres caused by thermal radiation was purpose study. Relatively short exposure times, i.e., 20 s, 25 30 s 40 for an incident heat flux density 10 kW/m2 were applied so that they did not cause visible to naked eye. Such experimental conditions have been selected resemble on...

The number of guided modes in optical fibres is an important aspect of their design and characterisation. Some optical fibres, such as microstructured fibres and Bragg fibres, have no strictly bound modes in the same sense as in conventional step and graded index fibres. All modes in these fibres are leaky so what exactly becomes regarded as a mode becomes important.. We propose a method for co...