Woven fabric reinforced composite materials are typically applied in plate or shell structures, such as ribs, stiffeners and skins. Products of this type can be manufactured with several processes. A few examples are compression moulding, diaphragm forming, matched metal die forming and Rubber Press Forming (RPF). Shape distortions can occur during manufacturing of composite products. During th...

Traditional environmental mould analysis is based on microscopic observations and counting of mould structures collected from the air on a sticky surface or culturing of moulds on growth media for identification and quantification. These approaches have significant limitations. A DNA-based method of mould analysis called mould specific quantitative PCR (MSQPCR) was created for more than 100 mou...

OBJECTIVES Moulds are frequently found in the indoor environment of residential houses. An association between domestic mould contamination and respiratory symptoms has been reported, but mould exposure as a risk factor for allergy to moulds is not well documented. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of allergic hypersensitivity to moulds. MATERIALS AND ...

The making of ear mould for hearing aids is generally considered to be a safe process. However, there are a few reported cases of complications caused during mould making. We report the case of a man with 69 years age, where the process of making the mould for a hearing aid led to the perforation of the tympanic membrane and pouring of mould material into the middle ear, necessitating surgical ...

Xinru Zhao1, Siqi Du1, Lei Chai1, Yufan Xu1, Libiao Liu1, Xinwei Zhou1, Jiayin Wang1, Weiming Zhang1, Cheng-Hsien Liu2, Xiaohong Wang1,3* 1Center of Organ Manufacturing, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China 2National Tsing Hua University, Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, Hsinchu, Taiwan 3State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die an...

This article is focused on the calculation of heat radiation intensity and its optimization on an aluminum mould surface. The inside of the mould is sprinkled with a special powder and its outside is heated by infra heaters located above the mould surface, up to a temperature of 250°C. By this way artificial leathers in the car industry are produced (e. g. the artificial leather on a car dashbo...

HIGHLIGHTS Two novel yeast strains were identified by sequencing for rice wine production. Rice (low alcohol volume) was prepared from local raw materials of Nepal. Yeast and mould isolated Parbat murcha showed potential fermentative characters.

Xin Chen 1, Jingbin Hao 1,2,*, Hao Liu 1, Zhengtong Han 1 and Shengping Ye 2 1 School of Mechatronic Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Daxue Road 1, Xuzhou 221116, China; [email protected] (X.C.); [email protected] (H.L.); [email protected] (Z.H.) 2 State Key Laboratory of Materials Forming and Mould Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Roa...