The existence and detection of air in various tissues is of great importance, whether the air has emanated by a disease mechanism (for example, intra-abdominal in gastric lesions, extrapulmonary in thoracic lesions) or been applied as a diagnostic tool. The detection of the air in a diagnostic test may be performed by such diVerent methods as stethoscopy (epidurally in the whoosh test), or radi...

An experimental study is carried out to investigate engine performance parameters and methods of reducing emissions from spark ignition engine. The used engine is four stroke four cylinder naturally aspirated spark ignition engine with compression ratio of 9, bore diameter of 80 mm and stroke of 90 mm. The engine performance parameters are presented with and without exhaust gases recirculation ...

PURPOSE To identify anomalous features that impact drug delivery in the eye as a result of intravitreal injections using micro-computed tomography imaging. METHODS Three-dimensional micro-computed tomography images were acquired following an intravitreal injection of 0.03 mL of contrast agent into ex vivo porcine eyes (n = 24). A baseline scan was acquired prior to injection to detect any abn...

Gas turbines are being utilized in a variety of applications (electric power production, jet engines, etc.) Modern power turbines have the highest operating efficiencies and turn out the fewest pollutants among major combustion energy converting devices. The power generation industry is faced with increasingly stringent emissions requirements for ozone precursors, such as nitrogen oxides and ca...

BACKGROUND Intra-articular corticosteroid injections (IACI) are effective treatments for pain in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) but treatment response varies. There is uncertainty as to whether structural factors such as accurate placement of IACI affect outcome. We examined this question in a pragmatic observational study, using ultrasound (US) to verify accuracy of IACI. METHODS 105 subjects wit...

Investigations are carried out to evaluate the performance of a low heat rejection (LHR) diesel engine consisting of air gap insulated piston with 3mm air gap, with superni 2/4(an alloy of nickel) crown and air gap insulated liner with superni insert with different operating conditions of crude pongamia oil (CPO) with varied injection pressure and injection timing. Performance parameters of are...

A numerical model is developed to simulate the transport phenomena in the flow channel between parallel plates with porous and non-porous (or impermeable) walls. The continuity and momentum equations were solved first, assuming the wall Reynolds number in the range of with the suction or injection of air at a speed equal to the uniform inlet velocity. The results show that at constant inlet and...

In-situ pilot studies of aerobic cometabolism were conducted to evaluate the injection of toluene-vapor and air into TCE-contaminated aquifer. Delivery of primary substrate (toluene) in a vapor state with air enhanced the growth of indigenous toluene-utilizing bacteria that would degrade TCE by aerobic cometabolism. Meanwhile, delivering toluene in a vapor state effectively reduced potential cl...

Esophageal speakers, who produce a voice source by bringing about a vibration of the esophageal superior sphincter, must insufflate the esophagus with an air injection gesture before every utterance, thus creating an air reservoir to drive the vibration. The resulting noise is generally undesired by the speakers. This paper describes a method for the automatic recognition and rejection of the i...