Concerns for the mounting supply of municipal solid waste being generated combined with decreasing landfill space have compelled military installations to evaluate alternative methods for disposal. One approach to reduce landfilling is the use of a new garbage-processing technology that sterilizes and separates the waste into inorganic and organic components. Thus, a study was initiated to eval...

In this article we describe fluff, a software package that allows for simple exploration, clustering and visualization of high-throughput sequencing data mapped to a reference genome. The package contains three command-line tools to generate publication-quality figures in an uncomplicated manner using sensible defaults. Genome-wide data can be aggregated, clustered and visualized in a heatmap, ...

Calcium carbonate/cellulose fiber composites combining natural polymers and inorganic particles are promising materials for preparing fluff pulp. In this study, calcium carbonate (CaCO3) particles were in-situ precipitated on cellulose fiber surfaces to decrease the level of hydrogen bonding. The results showed that nano CaCO3 particles precipitated and dispersed well on the fiber surface. The ...

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different types of absorbent product for people with incontinence. DESIGN A systematic review of randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials was performed to compare different types of absorbent products for the containment of urinary and/or fecal incontinence in adults. SETTING AND METH...

Characterizing many species interactions as mutualisms can be misleading because some members of the interaction derive greater fitness benefits at the expense of other members. We provide detailed natural history data on a suspected bird-plant mutualism in South Africa where many species of birds use fluffy Eriocephalus seed material to construct their nests, potentially dispersing seeds for t...

Blending of different grades of tea is a very dusty process which exposes workers to a fine fluff. One hundred and twenty-five tea blenders with an average service of 22.9 years in the industry were interviewed according to a standard questionnaire, and submitted to a clinical and radiographical examination. The examination was repeated eight and 31 months later. A total of 46 workers (36%) had...

Introduction: The satellites of Saturn less than 150 km radius occupy several dynamical niches: within rings (Pan, Daphnis, Atlas, Prometheus, Pandora), Coorbiting (Janus and Epimetheus), orbiting among faint rings or in ring arcs (Aegaeon, Methone, Anthe, Pallene) [1], and populating libration regions of larger moons (Telesto, Calypso, Polydeuces, and Helene). Hyperion orbits between Titan and...