BACKGROUD To evaluate the symmetry of corneal biomechanical metrics, measured using an ocular response analyzer (ORA) and self-built corneal inflation test platform, in bilateral rabbit corneas and to investigate their relationship with physical intraocular pressure (IOPp). METHODS Twenty fresh enucleated eyes from ten rabbits were used for ex vivo whole ocular globe inflation. IOP was increa...

The tractive performance justification of an off-road vehicle is so important that it ensures the vehicle mobility over the unprepared peat terrain. Tractive performance of Low Ground Pressure (LGP-30) wheeled vehicle is investigated on the low bearing capacity moderate peat terrain in Malaysia. The simulation results showed that the vehicle sinkage is more than the critical sinkage value of 10...

Polymersomes are bilayer vesicles, self-assembled from amphiphilic block copolymers. They are versatile nanocapsules with adjustable properties, such as flexibility, permeability, size and functionality. However, so far no methodological approach to control their shape exists. Here we demonstrate a mechanistically fully understood procedure to precisely control polymersome shape via an out-of-e...

A previous study [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 111, 1102-1109 (2002)] showed that the occurrence of ultrasonically induced lung hemorrhage in rats was directly correlated to the level of lung inflation. In that study, it was hypothesized that the lung could be modeled as two components consisting of air and parenchyma (contiguous tissue [pleura and septa]). The speed of sound and lung impedance would th...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the response to sustained inflation and postinflation positive end-expiratory pressure varies between acute respiratory distress syndrome with pulmonary (ARDS(exp)) and extrapulmonary origin (ARDS(exp)). DESIGN Prospective clinical study. SETTING Multidisciplinary intensive care unit in a university hospital. PATIENTS A total of 11 patients with ARDS and 1...

reputation of a monetary’s authority, is an agents believe on his to control of deviation between targeting inflation and observed inflation. on one hand , a monterey’s authority, can throw agent’s trust to his polices, leading to lower inflation expectations and inflation. but on the other hand, government pressure on the monetary authority to do discretionary monetary policy( such as creation...

A significant concern for many households is the expense they incur to buy the goods and services that are necessary to maintain a certain standard of living – that is, their ‘cost of living’. The prices of many of these items tend to rise over time, which places upward pressure on the cost of living. The CPI, which measures inflation in prices, is often used to assess changes in the cost of li...

The development of neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) can be elicited by an immediate epidural balloon compression of the thoracic spinal cord. To evaluate whether a slower balloon inflation could prevent NPE development, we examined the extent of NPE in animals lesioned with a rapid (5 microl - 5 microl - 5 microl) or slow rate (3 microl - 2 microl - 2 microl - 2 microl - 2 microl - 2 microl - 2...

Airway pressure-release ventilation (APRV) is a mechanical ventilation strategy that is usually time-triggered but can be patient-triggered, pressure-limited, and time-cycled. APRV provides 2 levels of airway pressure (P(high) and P(low)) during 2 time periods (T(high) and T(low)), both set by the clinician. APRV usually involves a long T(high) and a short T(low). APRV uses an active exhalation...

Objective: To test whether type II diabetes prevents the recruitment of collaterals and the normal reduction of myocardial ischaemia on repeated balloon inflations during coronary angioplasty. Methods: Two groups of patients were studied. A collateral circulation group consisted of 56 patients, 18 diabetic and 38 non-diabetic. All underwent a minimum of three balloon inflations. A pressure guid...