Forestry machines are often travelling on unprepared terrain, which means often rather bumpy ride.4-wheeled machines became 6-wheeled and later on 8 wheeled machines to alleviate the worst obstacles. Nordic forestry people discovered if these wheels were arranged in bogie construction the machine (usually a forwarder that could carry timber) both could better negotiate obstacles and with all wh...

in a fellow-eye-controlled trial, we compared the posterior capsule opacification (pco) rates of single-piece (sa60at) and three-piece (ma60ac) hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses (iol) in 54 pair-matched eyes of 27 age-related cataract patients who consecutively underwent bilateral (4-8 weeks apart) phacoemulsification horizontal chopping performed through a capsulorrhexis of approximately ...

We aim to visualize the external physical damages and distinct external phenotypic effects between mechanical and laser-assisted immobilized human spermatozoa using scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). Human spermatozoa were immobilized mechanically or with laser assistance for SEM examination and the membrane integrities were checked on both types of immobilized spermatozoa. We found evidence...

We sought to evaluate the extended long term functional outcome of the AMS700 three piece inflatable prosthesis in men with erectile dysfunction in a single urological department and assess our revision rates. Patients that underwent first-time insertion or revision of an AMS700 3 piece inflatable penile prosthesis between 1984-2007 were included. Data was obtained from medical records and long...

SYNOPSIS The aspheric, one-piece design of the Tecnis® ZCB00 intraocular lens provided higher mesopic contrast sensitivity and relatively constant refraction at different pupil sizes compared to the Sensar® AR40e. PURPOSE Comparing the impact on functional vision of the aspheric Tecnis® ZCB00 one-piece lens compared to the spherical Sensar® AR40e three-piece lens. SETTING National Eye Hospi...

This paper demonstrates the possibility to detect suspension failures of railway vehicles using a multiple-model approach from on-board measurement data. The railway vehicle model used includes the lateral and yaw motions of the wheelsets and bogie, and the lateral motion of the vehicle body, with sensors measuring the lateral acceleration and yaw rate of the bogie, and lateral acceleration of ...

A new design for actively steered bogies (Simson S., 2007) has been proposed for tractive rollingstock to improve not only wheel rail wear and rolling contact fatigue but to also improve wheel rail adhesion. The new bogie design features forced steering with active yaw control of the secondary suspension. The control alternatives for the new bogie design are limited by the need for the control ...