A range of studies in the past decade and a half indicate significant impacts of tool use on body image. In cases of intentional action, contractions of near space or experienced extensions of limbs have been shown when using tools such as rakes. It remains unclear whether the changes in body image are effected by the tool enabling perception at a distance or action/manipulation of the environm...

The possibility of converting methane into hydrogen using a high-frequency induction plasma torch at the atmospheric pressure has been experimentally studied. dependencies degree conversion and rate production were studied depending on process conditions. It demonstrated that methane-to-hydrogen can reach values close to 100%. Keywords: plasmolysis, HF torch, hydrogen.

Abstract The analysis of the influence various design solutions gas-dynamic stabilization system in plasma torches for cutting metals on efficiency equalizing velocities gas flows along cross-section path is carried out. It noted that evaluation method developed by authors should be based calculation uniformity flow velocity distribution over gas-air torch. A vortex using two swirlers proposed....

OBJECTIVE Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes simplex viruses are microorganisms that cause congenital infections and they are called briefly as TORCH. There is an ongoing argument for the screening of reproductive age women due to the high cost of tests. For a test to be used in screening, prevalence of disease in this population should be known. The aim of this study was to...

This study evaluated the efficacy of various organic solvents (80% acetone, 80% ethanol, 80% methanol) and distilled water for extracting antioxidant phenolic compounds from turmeric, curry leaf, torch ginger and lemon grass extracts. They were analyzed regarding the total phenol and flavonoid contents, antioxidant activity and concentration of some phenolic compounds. Antioxidant activity was ...

BACKGROUND Pseudo-TORCH syndrome is a rare, chronic disorder that is characterised by dimorphic features such as microcephaly, intracranial calcification, seizures, mental retardation, hepatosplenomegaly and coagulation disorders. CASE REPORT We present the anaesthetic management of a forty day-old boy with Pseudo-TORCH syndrome during magnetic resonance imaging. Microcephaly, growth failure,...

We present here the results of multi-instrument observations of auroral torch and Ps6 magnetic pulsations, which are assumed to be the magnetic signature of the spatially periodic optical auroras known as omega bands. Data from TV and ASC cameras in Barentsburg and Ny Ålesund, EISCAT radars in Longyearbyen and Tromsø, as well as IMAGE network were used in this study. The auroral phenomenon whic...

BACKGROUND Progress in robotic printing technology has allowed the development of high-density nucleic acid and protein arrays that have increased the throughput of a variety of assays. We generated protein microarrays by printing microbial antigens to simultaneously determine in human sera antibodies directed against Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and herpes simplex v...

Flame straightening is a common procedure used for repair work in steel components. It is based on heating a local region of the part by means of a flame torch. Due to the obstruction of the heat expansion, upsetting occurs in the work material. During cooling of the squashed zone shrinkage occurs and that is associated with tension forces which lead to the desired deformation. This process is ...

The ‘THz Torch’ concept is an emerging technology that was recently introduced by the authors for implementing secure wireless communications over short distances within the thermal infrared (20-100 THz, 15 μm to 3 μm). In order to predict the band-limited output radiated power from ‘THz Torch’ transmitters, for the first time, this paper reports on a detailed investigation into the radiation m...