In pigs (Sus scrofa), joint disorders are frequent leg problems, and inappropriate pigpen floors and slippery floor conditions may contribute to these problems. Therefore, this study first aimed to quantify the net joint kinetics (net joint moments and net joint reaction forces) in the forelimbs and hindlimbs of healthy pigs walking on solid concrete floors. Second, this study aimed to examine ...

In a trail to improve and reduce the cost of dry anaerobic fermentation of chicken manure with ammonia stripping through biogas recycling, raw chicken manure (RCM) is used as a sole substrate instead of using treated chicken manure (TCM) or mixture of TCM:RCM (1:1) used previously. Biogas produced was ranged from 23.555 L kg-CM-1 with methane percentage of 70 to 85%, the amount which is 61 to 9...

This paper describes the results of self-healing behavior in early-age Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC). Uniaxially pre-loaded ECC with tensile strain of 0.3 or 0.5% were subjected to different number of wet-dry cycles. Then, resonant frequency test and reloading test were carried out to assess the recovery rate as a function of the number of wet-dry cycles. These two tests indicated di...

Bearings are important machine parts and their condition is often critical to success of an operation or process, hence there is a great need for periodic knowledge of their performance. According to reported research works in the past several years, it is believed that the extracted information from acoustic emission (AE) signals can be used for bearing condition monitoring. In this work, a no...

This study was conducted to clarify the influence of dentin surface moisture on bond strength of single-step self-etch adhesive systems. The adhesive systems used were Adper Prompt L-Pop (AP), Clearfil tri-S Bond (CT), Fluoro Bond Shake One (FB), G-Bond (GB), and One-Up Bond F Plus (OF). Bovine mandibular incisors were wet-ground with #600 SiC to expose the labial dentin. After rinsing with tap...

In order to research the influence of the contamination around the external insulating surface of DC voltage divider with different types in the electic field distribution by using the finite element method, a two dimensional axisymmetric model of the DC voltage divider in Longquan convertor station is built. Through the calculation comparison in electrostatic and quasi-electrostatic field, the...

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Small animal practitioners are frequently asked to diagnose, treat, and prevent the causes of infectious tracheobronchitis in dogs. “Kennel cough” is a term used to describe a moderatelyto highly-infectious respiratory condition spread in boarding kennels, shelters, and ‘doggy day care’ facilities. A loud, moist or dry, annoying cough often accompanies the contagious condition, potentially affe...

A field experiment was conducted during Rabi season of 2012-13 at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Lam, Guntur, with an aim to find out the effect of foliar nutrition on water potential, photosynthetic rate, dry matter production and yield of mung bean under receding soil moisture conditions in split plot design with irrigation and no irrigation as main treatments and foliar sprays as su...

Early body condition may be important for adult behavior and fitness, and is impacted by a number of environmental conditions and biotic interactions. Reduced fecundity of adult females exposed to larval competition may be caused by reduced body condition or shifts in relative body composition, yet these mechanisms have not been well researched. Here, body mass, body size, scaled body mass inde...