Assuming arbitrary boundary and initial conditions, a transient thermo-elastic analysis of a rotating thick cylindrical pressure vessel made of functionally graded material (FGM) subjected to axisymmetric mechanical and transient thermal loads is presented. Time-dependent thermal and mechanical boundary conditions are assumed to act on the boundaries of the vessel. Material properties of the ve...

TOPIC: Lung Pathology TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Bullae formation resulting in pneumothorax typically occurs the late stages of pulmonary sarcoidosis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 56-year-old female with past medical history hypertension and cutaneous sarcoidosis diagnosed two years ago via skin biopsy. The patient presented symptoms heaviness on right side chest, cough, ...

In many species of filamentous fungi, individual hyphae fuse to form complex interconnected networks (mycelia). The formation of a mycelium is central to an adaptive growth strategy, allowing better utilisation of substrates and robust exploitation of physically complex environments. Fusion processes (anastomosis) start to occur almost immediately after spore germination and continue as the net...

PURPOSE To investigate the risk factors for initial central scotoma (ICS) compared with initial peripheral scotoma (IPS) in normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). METHODS Fifty-six NTG patients (56 eyes) with an ICS and 103 NTG patients (103 eyes) with an IPS were included. Retrospectively, the differences were assessed between the two groups for baseline characteristics, ocular factors, systemic fac...

The problem of nonprehensile manipulation a stick in three-dimensional space using intermittent impulsive forces is considered. objective to juggle the between sequence configurations that are rotationally symmetric about vertical axis. dynamics described by five generalized coordinates and three control inputs. Between two consecutive where inputs applied, conveniently represented Poincaré map...