background : this research provides an insight into exposure information and particle size distributions of bisphenol a (bpa), a common environmental hormone, at polycarbonate (pc) molding plants in southern taiwan. methods : the inhalable dust sampler as iom and the micro-orifice uniform deposition impactor (moudi) were used for samples collection to evaluate the level and particle size distri...

one studies the $hx$-hypergroups, corresponding to the chinese hypergroups associated with the direct products of some ${bf z}/n {bf z},$ calculating their fuzzy grades.

in this study we have described our varicocele cases in terms of associated symptoms/signs. in addition, we have tested the correlation between semen parameters and varicocele grades and compared the relative frequencies of associated symptoms/signs in different varicocele grades. 1 19 referred cases of varicocele were categorized based on clinical criteria into 3 grades by one examiner. the re...

with respect to the physical and mechanical limited qualities of bitumen, it benefits from certain specificability in application and its life service. polymers as the most important modifiers of bitumen are applied to it in order to improve its functional efficiency. among various polymers, styrene-butadiene- styrene (sbs) is the best modifier of the bitumen. in this work, sbs polymer as one o...

the aim of study was to investigate and compare the concentric torque of quadriceps and hamstring muscles and timed-walking test in two groups. thus, one group of healthy subjects and one group of patients with low grade of tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (oa) were selected. concentric torque of quadriceps and hamstring were measured in both groups. besides, pain measurement, timed-walking test, ra...

Abstract This research focuses on the development of utilizing Grade-C kenaf fibers (poor quality) produced from plantations in Pesanggarahan village, Lamongan regency, Indonesia, to produce alternative textile materials for craft and products. High-quality have been utilized automotive, pulp paper, geotextile industries, while low-quality are considered less potential only used as gunny sacks....