background: the effect of mold fungi to allergic sensitization is not well-known. we aimed to evaluate the role of molds in the relation between indoor environment and atopy in asthmatics. materials and methods:the air samples obtained from 66 stable asthmaticsand 35 control subject’shouses were sprayed into sabouraud dextrose agar. allergy skin testing were performed both groups. the tempera...

Results from mathematical models and plant experiments are combined to quantify the effect of transverse depressions and oscillation marks on heat transfer in the continuous casting mold. A heat transfer model has been developed to calculate transient heat conduction within the solidifying steel, coupled with the steady-state heat conduction with the continuous casting mold wall. The model feat...

We describe a novel UV-curable mold that is stiff enough for replicating dense sub-100-nm features even with a high aspect ratio. It also allows for flexibility when the mold is prepared on a flexible support such that large area replication can be accomplished. The composite material of the mold is inert to chemicals and solvents. The surface energy is made low with a small amount of releasing...

In this paper, the Accumulative Channel-die Compression Bounding (ACCB) method is investigated as a new method of severe plastic deformation to produce Nano-crystalline bulk metals on the basis of pressing in a channel mold. Aluminum as One of the most usable metal in industry is processed using this method. Analyzing the processed samples show that after four passes of ACCB method, the ultimat...

Molten metal meniscus profile and mold flux channel width were measured under high frequency magnetic field by model experiments, then the dynamic pressure in mold flux channel were calculated during one mold oscillation period. It is found that the high frequency magnetic field can decrease the dynamic pressure greatly, which may be one mechanism of improving the billets surface quality by the...

The stray grain defect is often found at the platform in process of directional solidification single crystal blades because local undercooling easily occurs this area. A variable wall thickness mold based on stereolithography and gelcasting technology was proposed to solve platform. influence temperature field during studied via simulation. numerical simulation results show that can effectivel...

In-mold Assembly process at the mesoscale presents several manufacturing challenges. Results reported in this paper demonstrate the technical feasibility of creating rigid body mesoscale revolute joints using In-Mold Assembly process. The following new results are reported in this paper. First, we describe a mold design with varying cavity shape to perform In-Mold Assembly. This mold design use...

In this paper, we fabricated a fluorinated organic-inorganic hybrid mold using a nonhydrolytic sol-gel process which can produce a crack-free mold without leaving any trace of solvent. No special chemical treatment of a release layer is needed because the fluorinated hybrid mold has fluorine molecules in the backbone. The other advantages of the hybrid mold are thermal stability over 300 degree...

background the importance of preserving and maintaining printed materials is crucial for the libraries. fungi play the main role in destroying wood and paper. objectives this research aimed to study and identify threatening fungal agents of library resources in isfahan university of medical sciences. materials and methods this is a descriptive analytical study. 126 samples were collected and ex...