There are several parameters that affect the mechanical properties of carpets such as yarn characteristic and carpet construction. Yarn material is one most important factors which determine usage performance by consumers. This study investigated behaviours produced from polypropylene (PP) bulk continuous filament (BCF) yarns with not only homopolymer but also copolymer thermoplastic polyolefin...

BACKGROUND Being exposed to house dust mites intensifies atopic dermatitis. This study has investigated the contamination rate with Dermatophagoides mites in patient's residential home with atopic dermatitis. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 40 patients took part with atopic dermatitis (positive or negative for mites by prick Dermal Test). Samples were collected from 3 locations (living...

Membrane carpets consisting of alternating membrane stripes were prepared from plasma membranes of anterior and posterior chick optic tectum. Axons from retinal explants extend neurites on these carpets. Axons of the nasal retina do not distinguish between the stripes. Axons of the temporal retina prefer to extend neurites on anterior tectal membranes. Treatment of the membrane fragments with h...

The variability of repeated house dust mite (HDM) allergen determinations at the same site within 3-24 months was evaluated on previously collected samples. Between two and four repeated measurements of Der p 1, a major allergen of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Der f 1, a major allergen of D. farinae, on 46 carpets and 31 mattresses were analyzed. In 90% of carpets and mattresses, HDM alle...

We prove that all Sierpi\'nski carpets in the plane are non-removable for (quasi)conformal maps. More precisely, we show any two $S,S'\subset \hat{\mathbb{C}}$ there exists a homeomorphism $f\colon \hat{\mathbb{C}}\to is conformal $\hat{\mathbb{C}}\setminus S$ and it maps $S$ onto $S'$. The proof topological utilizes ideas of characterization Whyburn. As corollary, obtain partial answer to ques...

T he current revolution in rhe delivery of healrh care services in the United States has been marked by a moving away from a feefor-service health care payment sysrem to a managed care system of reimbursement. Historically, there has not been a direct link between those responsible for rhe financing of health care services and those who provide rhe services. Managed care integrates borh rhe con...