We consider an ideal gas of infinitely rigid rods near a perfectly repulsive wall, and show that the interfacial tension of a surface with rods on one side is lower when the surface bends towards the rods. Surprisingly we find that rods on both sides of surfaces also lower the energy when the surface bends. We compute the partition functions of rods confined to spherical and cylindrical open sh...

Title: Factors associated with history of drug use among female sex workers (FSW) in a high HIV prevalence state of India

We present the i-ConeTM: a new projection-based panoramic display system for virtual environments. The i-ConeTM uses conical screen geometry, resulting in optimized projector placement to create an extended workspace for standing participants in a front projection curved screen display with a very large continuous field of view. Improved acoustical properties of the conical screen geometry enab...

HYPOTHESIS This study investigated whether pressure changes common to scuba diving and to hyperbaric oxygen therapy would not cause crush damage or leakage from critical seals in commercially available cochlear implants. BACKGROUND The implanted packages of cochlear implants are susceptible to electrical failure caused by leakage from critical seals and to crush injury when exposed to changin...

OBJECTIVES To describe the size and distribution of female sex worker (FSW) populations and the distribution of client-FSW encounters in seven major cities of Pakistan. METHODS Mapping of FSWs was done using a two-stage process of identifying and validating locations where FSWs solicit and/or meet clients, estimating the size of the FSW population at each location and describing the type of s...

INTRODUCTION Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) multiplace chamber inside attendants (IAs) are at risk for decompression sickness (DCS). Standard decompression tables are formulated for sea-level use, not for use at altitude. METHODS At Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center (Denver, Colorado, 5,924 feet above sea level) and Intermountain Medical Center (Murray, Utah, 4,500 feet), the decompression obl...

The study presents the hybrid joining of third generation AA2198-T8 aluminum lithium alloy to AA2024-T3 copper alloy, which has been highly demanded recently in aerospace industry. This investigation aims reduce cost production industrial sector. As a result, an affordable alternative is use designs using crucial parts and rest structure. A method required create structures composed last-genera...

BACKGROUND The Brazilian response towards AIDS epidemic is well known, but the absence of a systematic review of vulnerable populations horizontal line men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW), and drug users (DU) remains a main gap in the available literature. Our goal was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies assessing HIV prevalence among MSM, FSW and D...

The purpose of this paper is to report quantitative data and models for the flow stress computer simulation friction stir welding (FSW). In paper, stresses commercial 6061 aluminum alloy at typical temperatures in FSW are investigated quantitatively by using hot compression tests. during determined reviewing literature data. measured stress, strain rate temperature tests fitted a Sellars–Tegart...

Abstract. Aluminum Lithium alloys are recuperating substantial interest from automotive and aerospace industries owing to their extraordinary specific strength as compared conventional aluminum (2xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx) alloys. The goal of the present investigation is study AA 8090 joints produced with unique solid-state welding technique friction stir (FSW). Tool pin profile induces remarkable influe...