This paper describes the results of an industrial pollution prevention pilot project in Nebraska. The goal of the project is to demonstrate that through proper management and operating practices, that industrial pollution can effectively be reduced significantly. The net effect of this pollution prevention program is to improve the economic worth of the industry by lowering expenditures on poll...

Currently there is a huge competition amongst the OEMs and manufacturers in the auto industry to reduce the weight of the car. A few design modifications or use of different size and grades of materials solves this problem greatly. This paper focuses upon the metal finishing process of Laser Welded Blanks (LWB) with simulation and reliability as well as new process development. These blanks are...

The effects of feeding finishing diets containing whole corn with no roughage on performance and carcass characteristics of feedlot steers were evaluated in 6 trials conducted at commercial research facilities (Bos Technica Research Services Inc., Salina, KS) in the Southern Plains of the United States. One hundred and two feedlot pens containing 6,895 steers were represented. All trials were d...

Efficient maintenance and upgrading of a building during its lifecycle are difficult because a cementitious finish uses materials and parts with low disassembly properties. Additionally, the reuse and recycling processes during building demolition also present numerous problems from the perspective of environmental technology. In this study, an induction heating (IH) method was used to disassem...

The textile industry consumes considerable amounts of water during the dying and finishing operations. Dyes extensively used are found to be toxic and considered to be resistant to biodegradation. In this work a detailed investigation of heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of Navy blue HE2R 1 (NB), azo dye of reactive class is presented using UV/P25TiO2/ZnO2/H2O2 process in aqueous suspens...

W hile writing my last editorial for Diabetes Care fills me with a sense of accomplishment, more importantly I cannot help but feel grateful for the opportunity and the honor of being associated with the journal at a time of its tremendous growth and success. In the last 5 to 10 years, Diabetes Care has continuously grown in terms of the submission numbers (over 11,500 new articles in 4 years!)...

To achieve the benefits that composite restorations can provide, it is incumbent on dentists to understand the importance of proper finishing and polishing techniques and how to incorporate them appropriately into everyday practice. A smooth surface finish is clinically necessary because the presence of surface irregularities from poor finishing and polishing can lead to staining, plaque retent...

Because grains comprise the major portion of diets for finishing beef cattle, and grains contain little calcium, limestone is typically added to finishing diets at levels of .7 to more than 1% of the dry matter. Feedgrade limestone varies in quality and consistency, which could alter performance responses by finishing beef steers. Selection of superior sources of limestone and(or) treatment of ...