A linear knife grid device was developed for first-stage size reduction of high- and low-moisture switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), a tough, fibrous perennial grass being considered as a feedstock for bioenergy. The size reduction is by a shearing action accomplished by forcing a thick packed bed of biomass against a grid of sharp knives. The system is used commercially for slicing forages for...

in order to reduce herbicide utilization, a 3-year field experiment was carried out with integration of mechanical and chemical weed control methods; in mechanical method, three types of blades (curred- bed knife, square- turn knife and sweep) were used. chemical control was done with chloridazon (wp 80%) and desmedipham (ec 15.7%) in two spraying sheme: once band sparying with 2 l h-1 & twice ...

The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of snake venom derived from fibrin glue on the viability of split-thickness skin graft. Nine crossbreed dogs were used. Fullthickness skin segments measuring 4 x 4 cm were bilaterally excised from the proximal radial area on each dog. A split-thickness skin graft was harvested from left lateral thoracic area using a freehand graft knife, and was s...

The purpose of this current article is to report our increasing experience with the hydrosurgery device in debridement of a variety of wounds. 34 wounds in 14 patients with significant co-morbidities were debrided mainly by the hydrosurgery system in addition to cold knife that was used for minor eschar excision. The advantages of the hydrodebridement, technical tips during its application, lim...

The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology and impact of serious assault warranting in-patient care over six years and its impact on ED attendances in a large teaching hospital in Dublin over 2 years. There were 16,079 emergency assault-related inpatient hospital discharges reducing from 60.1 per 100,000 population in 2005 to 50.6 per 100,000 population in 2010. The median length of...

Background: Sachse cold knife is conventionally used for optical internal urethrotomy to manage urethral strictures. In this procedure, the complications and recurrence rates are relatively high. We suggest combined electro cutter and cold knife as a success alternative in the management of intractable anterior urethral strictures. Methods: In this prospective...

gamma knife is a new noninvasive method for treatment of patient with brain tumors. ‎another name of this procedure is steriotatic radiosurgery.‎‏ ‏this computerized advanced ‎technique was implicated by a team including neurosurgeon, neuroradialogist, oncologist, and ‎a nurse. this method is used for treatment of certain brain tumors and lesions. the benefits are ‎low risk of postoperative com...

<p class="abstract">Tonsillectomy the “bread and butter” surgery of Otorhinolaryngologist has graduated from Gullitone to state art plasma knife technique, vis a patient surgeon comfort. The excruciating post recovery pain is due breach in oro-phayngeal mucosa thereby irritation terminal arborizations glossopharyngeal vagal innervations. Moreover, surgical trauma induced inflammation spas...

BACKGROUND Previous research has suggested that the silicon BD Atomic Edge knife has superior performance characteristics when compared to a metal knife and performance similar to diamond knife when making various incisions. This study was designed to determine whether a silicon accurate depth knife has equivalent performance characteristics when compared to a diamond limbal relaxing incision (...