high speed trains are an indispensable part of rapid transportation systems in many countries. as the fastest means of transport on the ground, these trains are extremely sensitive to the terrain and track conditions. geometrical irregularities and mechanical characteristics of the track, together with inconsistencies in the lane (including bridges that support the track) are considered importa...

Gravity drainage is the main mechanism which controls the oil recovery from fractured reservoirs in both gas-cap drive and gas injection processes. The liquid bridge formed between two adjacent matrix blocks is responsible for capillary continuity phenomenon. The accurate determination of gas-liquid interface profile of liquid bridge is crucial to predict fracture capillary pressure precisely. ...

The latter half ofthe nineteenth centuryproduced aremarkable expansion of surgical practice. Althoughmost of these newtechniques and concepts weresoundlybased, others, such as the movable orfloating kidney,were later ridiculed anddiscredited.In Glasgow Royal Infirmary during the 48 years from1880, when movable kidney wasfirst mentioned int...

INTRODUCTION: According to the 2015 estimates of WHO, 278 million people have disabling hearing impairment. In India, 63 million people suffer from significant auditory loss. The majority of all hearing loss is sensorineural loss which refers to hair cells damage in cochlea, a snail like structure inside the inner ear which connects to the auditory nerve in the brain. The use of conventional he...