paddy de-awning using a de-awner increases the uniformity and flow rate of paddy grains through the orifices of hoppers, bucket elevators and chutes. in this study the effects of paddy variety, rotational blade speed and moisture content on performance of a prototype de-awner machine were investigated. the experiment was conducted in a factorial design with three factors, variety (hashemi and b...

the cadaver spine motion segment behavior under torsional load was evaluated with the disc intact, with partial anterior discectomy and with spacer insertion. the results of this study explain how anterior lumbar discectomy and interbody fusion (alif) affects the torsional stability of the motion segment. the pseudarthrosis rate of the anterior lumbar discectomy and interbody fusion (alif) is k...

Abstract To overcome the issue that commonly used linear PI controller is not strong in nonlinear system and cannot be satisfied with performance requirements of fast stable speed modulation PMSM, a new type exponential convergence law devised on basis approximation conventional sliding mode to accelerate Speed control improve jitter problem system. Three models rotational controllers built Sim...

The report presents results of development of an accurate, physics-based model of vibrational androtational energy transfer in three-dimensional collisions of rotating diatomic molecules, applicable over awide range of collision energies and vibrational / rotational quantum numbers, and results of detailedkinetic modeling studies of state-to-state molecular energy transfer processes...

every firm learns through firm specific methods. this learning process is operationalized by firm’s knowledge management practices. therefore, knowledge to result in successful learning should be assisted by a combinative framework which can enhance a firms’ absorptive capability. this in turn will play a decisive role for achieving competitive advantage. current literature in strategic managem...

This study describes a unique assessment of primate intrinsic foot joint kinematics based upon bone pin rigid cluster tracking. It challenges the assumption that human evolution resulted in a reduction of midfoot flexibility, which has been identified in other primates as the "midtarsal break." Rigid cluster pins were inserted into the foot bones of human, chimpanzee, baboon, and macaque cadave...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Extirpation via expanded endonasal approaches (EEA) to the skull base can result in defects requiring vascularized rotational flap reconstruction. The buccal fat pad (BFP) is a vascularized graft described in open skull base resections, but its harvest and adequacy of vascular supply have not been examined for use with EEA. STUDY DESIGN A transfacial cadaveric dissection...

Humans differ in their individual navigational abilities. These individual differences may exist in part because successful navigation relies on several disparate abilities, which rely on different brain structures. One such navigational capability is path integration, the updating of position and orientation, in which navigators track distances, directions, and locations in space during moveme...