Minnesota's municipal solid waste has grown much faster than its population since the state began measuring waste generation in 1991. It is not clear where the growth in solid waste is coming from, whether it is residential, commercial, or a combination. It is essential to learn where, and why the waste is growing in order to develop effective public policies for addressing this problem. This p...

Paracetamol (PCM) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), sparingly soluble and bitter in taste. It is widely used as an analgesic and antipyretic. Solid dispersion of drug with different polymers was attempted to improve solubility of paracetamol.The aim of this study was to prepare, characterize and compare solid dispersions of poorly water soluble non-steroidal anti-inflammatory d...

BACKGROUND Many surgeons believe that early mobilization of patients with blunt solid organ injuries increases the risk of delayed hemorrhage. OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is an association between the day of mobilization and rates of delayed hemorrhage from blunt solid organ injuries. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determin...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although cerebral microemboli are often detected by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in mechanical heart valve patients, the clinical significance of such microemboli is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and composition of cerebral microemboli in a prosthetic heart valve population and to correlate these findings to cerebrovascular symptoms...

The interfacial free energy $ \gamma $, (between solid-gas, solid-liquid or liquid-gas interfaces) plays a critical role in many physical and chemical processes involving material surfaces. Due to experimental difficulties measuring various alternative theoretical computational approaches have been suggested date. However, despite being commonly used interface modeling, phase fields models not ...

The main advantage of a fluidized bed is its capability in excellent gas-fuel mixing. However, due to the lacks of gas radial momentum, its lateral mixing of gas-solid is not adequate. Therefore, this research is focused on fluidized bed hydrodynamics enhancement using the modified gas distributor plate design. For getting an optimum fluidized bed hydrodynamics prediction, three different class...