Ž . This study was based on blacklip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera juveniles, that were hatchery-reared and 8 months old. They were held for 5 months in suspended culture using five Ž . culture techniques: in 24-pocket juvenile panel nets PN24 ; enclosed within 5-mm plastic mesh Ž . ‘inserts’ placed in the pockets of eight-pocket adult panel nets PN8 ; in 5-mm plastic mesh inserts Ž . Ž ....

BACKGROUND Auricular or high helical ear piercing is an increasingly widespread fashion trend that is associated with an increased risk of potentially serious post-piercing complications such as auricular perichondritis. CASE REPORT An 11-year-old girl developed severe auricular perichondritis following piercing of the upper helical cartilage of her ear at a hairdressing salon. Four days post...

We present a three-dimensional computer model that simulates ear temperatures under field conditions for both daytime and night-time. The meteorological data used are total and diffuse radiation, wind speed, air temperature and humidity (or wet bulb temperature). The model is based on the energy variation of volume elements on ear surface. It takes into account, net radiation, sensible and late...

In waterjet and laser milling, material is removed from a solid surface in a succession of layers to create a new shape, in a depth-controlled manner. The inverse problem consists of defining the control parameters, in particular, the two-dimensional beam path, to arrive at a prescribed freeform surface. Waterjet milling (WJM) and pulsed laser ablation (PLA) are studied in this paper, since a g...

Whole-plant corn has been previously investigated as a biomass feedstock. Current approaches are analogous to harvesting whole-plant for livestock feed or biogas production. They include utilizing self-propelled forage harvester harvest the plant bulk material and storing it anaerobically. This process leads grain damage, reducing marketability of after fractionation. work that included anaerob...

We have read with great interest the article by Yoo, et al. [1] which presents very important clinical observations. We would like to comment on this article based on our experiences and the literature review. Surgery for only hearing ear has been avoided since many years as is known. Many authors have not suggested tympanoplasty surgery in an only hearing ear [2]. However, today we have opport...

This paper discusses how a qualitative understanding on the physics of failure can lead to a theoretical derivation of effective features that are useful for condition monitoring of wet friction clutches. The physical relationships between the features and the mean coefficient of friction (COF) which can be seen as the representation of the degradation level of a wet friction clutch are theoret...