Slime mould of Physarum polycephalum is a large cell exhibiting rich spatial non-linear electrical characteristics. We exploit the electrical properties of the slime mould to implement logic gates using a flexible hardware platform designed for investigating the electrical properties of a substrate (Mecobo). We apply arbitrary electrical signals to ‘configure’ the slime mould, i.e. change shape...

In recent years, public concern about indoor mould growth has increased dramatically in the United States. In this study, lactic acid bacteria (LAB), which are known to produce antimicrobial compounds important in the biopreservation of food, were evaluated to determine if the same antimicrobial properties can be used to inhibit mould fungi that typically colonize wood. Based on biomass measure...

Mould casting and sacrificial templating techniques, common in bioceramic technology, were employed to process porous TaCx ultra-high temperature ceramics intended as novel target materials for isotope separation on-line (ISOL) facilities, aiming primarily at the production of medical radioisotopes. A feedstock Ta4AlC3 MAX phase powder, polyamide spheres wax was used obtain different grades wit...

During the placement of a mould for a hearing aid by a hearing aid dispenser, moulding MATERIALS entered the middle ear through preexisting perforations in the tympanic membrane. Middle ear foreign bodies are common otorhinolaryngological emergencies and must be removed to avoid complications. Surgical removal of the moulding MATERIALS by tympanotomy was necessary. Here, we report a case of a m...

The phenomenon of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), Building Related Illness (BRI) and some other indoor related diseases have been attributed to mould and fungi exposure in the indoor environment. Despite the growing concern over mould and fungi infestations on building materials, little has been reported in the literature on the development of an objective tool and criteria for measuring and char...

Estuary basin is a fertile area which has important role for sustaining many organisms from estuary and sea. Mould and other saprobic microorganisms have important role to decomposing organic material in estuary water. A study on diversity and abundance of mould inhabiting Muara Layang estuary sediment, Bangka Belitung Islands has not been conducted before. The objective of this study is to inv...

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Two decades of operating experience have shown that reducing the corner radius from 12–16 mm to 3 or 4 mm A finite element thermal stress model to compute is beneficial in reducing longitudinal corner cracking.4 In the thermomechanical state of the solidifying shell addition to lessening crack frequency, decreasing the corner during continuous casting of steel in a square billet radius also ten...