The cover image designed by Yi-Chun Chen and Wen-Jau Lee depicts spherical phenol-formaldehyde (PF) beads using phenol-liquefied Japanese fir wood powder as raw material. effects of the polymerization degree addition amount granulating agent polyvinyl alcohol on particle size distribution, mechanical thermal properties were investigated. pore characteristics carbon made PF resin produced under ...

We present a case of one-stage radical surgical treatment of a 24-year-old female patient with cicatricial granulating tracheal stenosis after tracheostomy complicated by esophageal-tracheal fistula and an extensive defect of the anterior wall of the trachea after numerous unsuccessful attempts to correct the narrowing of the trachea and eliminate the fistula by endoscopic and open surgical tec...

tained by milk and nutrient enemata. On the 12th, he could open his mouth to a slight extent ; the symptoms were more favourable, and the spasms had diminished in force and frequency. On passing the flnger into the wound I detected a loose fragment of bone and removed it. The extremity of the lower fragment was sharp or pointed and this I cut off with the saw. From this date he gradually improv...

This paper presents a granular support vector machine learning model based on mixed measure, namely M_GSVM, to solve the model error problem produced by mapping, simplifying, granulating or substituting of data for traditional granular support vector machines (GSVM). For M_GSVM, the original data will be mapped into the high-dimensional space by mercer kernel. Then, the data are divided into su...

Complex heat transfer phenomena (including unsteady state conduction, convection and solidification processes) occur in steel belt conveyer sulfur granulating method. Numerical simulation of this technique is performed via a comprehensive and multifaceted one dimensional model. Since the air situated between the adjacent sulfur pastilles is essentially stagnant, therefore, the surface tempe...

Necrotizing soft tissue infections are often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early surgical excision along with antibiotic therapy is the cornerstone of management. Salvage of these extremities is often difficult due to loss of soft tissues, tendons, nerves and blood vessels. Skin grafting of the granulating wound is the common method of closure in these patients. Use of va...

Indian sago starch extracted from Tapioca roots finds its application not only as a food but also numerous commercial applications. In the present review we are discussing concisely the extraction, physiochemical properties, chemical modifications and pharmaceutical applications of Indian sago starch. The sago starch is a cheap, easily available, biodegradable and a versatile polymer. Starch ha...