The autoSCAN-3, an instrument for the automated reading and interpretation of Microscan microdilution trays, was evaluated for its ability to identify gram-negative bacilli. The results obtained by the visual reading of microdilution trays were compared with the results obtained with the machine. A total 387 clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and nonfermenters were compared by both methods...

The computational cost of the full-scale flue gas desulfurization (FGD) tower with perforated sieve trays is too high, considering enormous scale ratio between hole at tray and relevant size tower. As a result, porous media model used to replace complex structure in this study, which has been validated for measured data both small- FGD Under lower inlet volume flow rate, simulation result four-...

INTRODUCTION A dental impression is a negative imprint of an oral structure that can be used to produce a positive cast of a patient's teeth as a permanent record. The accuracy of the impression affects the accuracy of the cast, and a precise impression is needed in order to create prosthesis with optimal fitting. Minimization of misfit is an important aim in prosthesis science and dental impla...

introduction: complete adhesion of the impression materials to trays is important to prevent impression materials from being pulled away from trays during removed from the mouth and to ensure that the direction of polymerization shrinkage will be towards the tray. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two retention features of custom trays (adhesive vs holes) on the dimensional a...

Statement of the Problem Precision of the impression taken from implant positions significantly determines accurate fit of implant-supported prostheses. An imprecise impression may produce prosthesis misfit. Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of four impression-making techniques for angulated implants by stereomicroscope through measuring the vertical marginal gaps between the ...

Objective: Hot water immersion (HWI) has been proven to be effective for the treatment of pain due to marine envenomation. Our preliminary study by simply measuring the temperature change over time on the hot water in our conventional metal tray method revealed a too rapid fall in water temperature that happened in minutes. The aim of this study was to review the current practice of HWI for pat...

Background We hypothesize that reusable, on-site specialty instrument trays available to plastic surgery residents in the emergency department (ED) for bedside procedures are more cost-effective than disposable on-site and remote re-usable operating room (OR) instruments at our institution. Methods We completed a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing the use of disposable on-site kits and rem...

phosphate-based buffer system (0.05 M per liter, pH 8.6, 0.15 M ion strength with NaCl). The temperature was controlled via the control unit at 37 °C, and data were detected with an interval of 6 s. We achieved a maximum deviation smaller than ±0.1 pH units with a Sartorius Stedim Biotech now introduces the SENSOLUX® technology, which enables an optical and noninvasive measurement of the pH val...

The nondestructive techniques are applied to identify important data from the internal process of distillation towers, process towers, pressure vessels and etc. In recent, the gamma-ray scanning techniques as diagnostic tools for scanning of tray columns, packed columns, storage tanks, level measurement and density measurement of containing materials has been used widely. This paper has tried t...