Pulses of fine sediment in gravel-bedded rivers can cause extensive fine sediment infiltration (FSI) into void spaces in coarse bed material, potentially altering river morphodynamics and aquatic ecosystems. Previous work suggests a conceptual model of FSI whereby FSI occurs to a limited depth as a function of the relative grain size of bed sediment compared with infiltrating sediment and is in...

We analyzed the effects of gravitational unloading on muscular fatigability and the effectiveness of resistive vibration exercise to counteract these changes. Changes in knee extensor fatigability as a consequence of 8 weeks of horizontal bedrest with or without daily resistive vibration exercise were evaluated in 17 healthy male volunteers. Bedrest increased fatigability (% decrease in maximal...

The article deals with the issues that allow creating conditions exclude formation of abrasive agglomerations in process applying a polymer coating installations fluidized bed. authors pay attention to stages agglomeration bed, as well possible situations arise when one particle collides another. problem development installation chamber is relevant, it directly affects quality coating, its unif...

Cryogel beads, fabricated by the microchannel liquid-flow focusing and cryo-polymerization method, have micron-scale supermacropores allowing the passage of crude feedstocks, and could be of interest as chromatographic adsorbents in bioseparation applications. In this work, we provide a rapid freezing and continuous formation method for cryogel beads by cryo-polymerization using dry ice particl...

TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master’s Degree Programme in Environmental and Energy Technology JOKILUOMA, JUHA: Formation and Reduction of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-pdioxins/Dibenzofurans in Fluidized Bed Combustion of Solid Waste Master of Science Thesis, 89 pages, 9 appendix pages October 2013 Major: Power Plant and Combustion Technology Examiner: Professor Antti Oksanen

Burns and other severe skin injuries alter cutaneous perception of pain, temperature, and touch. During skin wound healing, peripheral nerve regeneration can occur from nerve endings of the wound bed, however, a functional recovery after an injury is often not sufficient due to scar formation or impaired wound healing.

Palaeo-wildfire, which had an important impact on the end Permian terrestrial ecosystems, became more intense in latest globally, evidenced by extensive occurrence of fossil charcoals. In this study, we report abundant charcoals from upper part Xuanwei Formation and Permian–Triassic transitional Kayitou Lengqinggou section, western Guizhou Province, Southwest China. These are well-preserved wit...

This month, we focus on current research in bed rest in pregnancy. Dr. Lorenz discusses four recent publications, and each is concluded with a "bottom line" that is the take-home message. The complete reference for each can be found in on this page, along with direct links to the abstracts.

This work studied the influence of effluent recirculation upon the kinetics of anaerobic degradation of dairy wastewater in the feedless phase of intermittent upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactors. Several laboratory-scale tests were performed with different organic loads in closed circuit UASB reactors inoculated with adapted flocculent sludge. The data obtained were used for determinati...