A comparison between two powder compaction parameters of plasticity: The effective medium A parameter and the Heckel 1/K parameter

The purpose of the research was to introduce a procedure to derive a powder compression parameter (EM A) representing particle yield stress using an effective medium equation and to compare the EM A parameter with the Heckel compression parameter (1/K).     

A Review of “Aging with HIV: Psychological,Social, and Health Issues,by Janice E. Nichols,David C. Speer,Betty J. Watson,Mary R. Watson,Tiffany L. Vergon,Coletter M. Vallee,and Joan M. Meah”

No abstract available for this article.     

The effect of scan parameters on cone beam CT trabecular bone microstructural measurements of the human mandible

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different cone beam CT scan parameters on trabecular bone microstructure measurements. A human mandibular cadaver was scanned using a cone beam CT (3D Accuitomo 170; J.Morita, Kyota, Japan). 20 cone beam CT images were obtained using 5 different fields of view (4×4 cm, 6×6 cm, 8×8 cm, 10×10 cm and 10×5 cm), 2 types of rotation steps (180° and 360°) and 2 scanning resolutions (standard and high). Image analysis software was used to assess the trabecular bone microstructural parameters (number, thickness and spacing). All parameters were measured twice by one trained observer. Intraclass correlation coefficients showed high intraobserver repeatability (intraclass correlation coefficient, 0.95–0.97) in all parameters across all tested scan parameters. Trabecular bone microstructural measurements varied significantly, especially in smaller fields of view (p = 0.001). There was no significant difference in the trabecular parameters when using different resolutions (number, p = 0.988; thickness, p = 0.960; spacing, p = 0.831) and rotation steps (number, p = 1.000; thickness, p = 0.954; spacing, p = 0.759). The scan field of view significantly influences the trabecular bone microstructure measurements. Rotation steps (180° or 360°) and resolution (standard or high) selections are not relevant.     

Towards a physiological signal-based access solution for a non-verbal adolescent with severe and multiple disabilities

Objective: To find physiologically arousing stimuli and labile physiological channels in a non-verbal adolescent with severe and multiple congenital disabilities, who did not have a reliable means of communication.

Methods: The client was repeatedly presented with visual and audiovisual stimuli, representing variations of six contextual factors over three sessions in a one month period. For each stimulus, reactions were detected in the client’s four peripheral autonomic nervous system signals using a rule-based classification algorithm.

Results: During the presentation of audiovisual stimuli, the number of physiological reactions significantly differed from that observed in baseline (χ²?=?3.93, p?=?0.0476). Aural stimuli articulated in an unfamiliar voice, and aural stimuli containing anticipatory patterns were also physiologically arousing. Fingertip temperature was the client’s most labile physiological signal.

Conclusions: The results of this case study suggest that physiological data may complement caregiver acumen in deciphering the reactions of non-verbal clients with severe and multiple disabilities.     

外置式MBR和NF系统运行参数及膜污染控制技术改进

针对北京阿苏卫垃圾卫生填埋场渗沥液处理设备,即MBR和NF设备运行过程中的一些控制参数和传统的膜污染控制技术进行现场记录和分析,并对相关运行参数进行研究和控制,经扩容改造后阿苏卫垃圾卫生填埋场渗沥液工程采用膜污染控制技术,从而使设备稳定运行,最大程度地增加回收率,提高了系统的处理效率。