Abstract The volume fraction of the dispersed phase in concentrated soft (dairy) microgels, such as fresh cheese, is directly related to structure and rheology. Measurement or modeling for mechanically sensitive microgel dispersions problematic, since responsiveness rheological changes upon mechanical input these systems limits application typical functional relationships, i.e., using apparent ...

Aim: This study evaluated use of liposomal bupivacaine (LB) versus standard (SB) alone in quadratus lumborum (QL) blocks for laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Materials & methods: In this prospective, randomized controlled trial, patients received QL1 with either LB (40 ml 0.125% SB plus 20 LB) or (60 0.25% SB) 30 per side. Opioid usage, pain scores, side effects and other medications were r...

The xed point result in Mustafa-Sims metrical structures obtained by Karapinar and Agarwal[Fixed Point Th. Appl., 2013, 2013:154] is deductible from a corresponding one stated in terms ofanticipative contractions over the associated (standard) metric space.

in this study, the possibility of including probiotic starter cultures for making yoghurt was investigated. set yoghurts were made using three bio-cultures, all containing bifido-bacterium spp.. the effects of these starter cultures and total solids (i.e. addition of 0, 1 and 2% skim milk powder) on the rheological and sensory characteristics of the bio-yoghurts were compared with a standard st...

Addition is the most complex operation in a floating-point unit and can cause major delay while requiring a significant area. Over the years, the VLSI community has developed many floating-point adder algorithms aimed primarily at reducing the overall latency. An efficient design of the floating-point adder offers major area and performance improvements for FPGAs. This paper studies the impleme...