Research in the last 15 years has led to die-less incremental forming processes that are close to realization in an industrial setup. Whereas many studies have been carried out with the intention of investigating technical abilities and economic consequences, the ecological impact of incremental sheet forming (ISF) has not been studied so far. Using the concept of exergy analysis, two ISF techn...

BACKGROUND Proton pump inhibitor and histamine-2 receptor antagonist can prevent aspirin-related ulcers/erosions but few studies compare the efficacy of these two agents. Aims. We evaluated the efficacy of omeprazole and famotidine in preventing recurrent ulcers/erosions in low-dose aspirin users. METHODS The 24-week clinical outcomes of the patients using low-dose aspirin for cardiovascular ...

Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy has emerged as a powerful platform for 3-D volumetric imaging in the life sciences. Here, we introduce an important step towards its use deep inside biological tissue. Our new technique, based on digital holography, enables delivery of the light-sheet through a multimode optical fibre--an optical element with extremely small footprint, yet permitting complex ...

OBJECTIVE To develop a precise three-dimensional (3D) segmentation technique for bone erosions in high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) datasets to measure their volume, surface area and shape parameters. Assessment of bone erosions in patients with RA is important for diagnosis and evaluation of treatment efficacy. HR-pQCT allows quantifying periarticular bone loss in arthritis....

The present study discuss controlling mechanisms of air-blast atomization and the prospect of external triggering for enhancing atomization quality of a planar liquid sheet. The investigation builds on previous experimental evidence provided by flow visualization of 2-D liquid sheets formed between two co-flowing air streams at variable velocities, and is particularly aimed to improve our under...

‎the problem of two-phase mhd boundary layer flow, heat and mass transfer over a stretching sheet with fluid-particle suspension and thermal radiation has been studied. the effect of mass transfer in dusty fluid over a stretching sheet is considered for the first time. the governing equations are reduced to a set of non-linear ordinary differential equations under suitable similarity transforma...

BACKGROUND Dental erosions are determined by a mechanism involving increased oral acidity. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) represents the pathological reflux of gastric content into the oral cavity, affecting the hard dental tissues integrity, with a major risk of advanced tooth wear. AIM This study aims to investigate the prevalence of dental erosions in GERD patients, in order to ob...

We describe here a system consisting of multiple, relatively inexpensive marking engines. The marking engines are interconnected using highly reconfigurable paper paths. The paths are composed of hypermodules (bidirectional nip assemblies and sheet director assemblies) each of which has its own computation, sensing, actuation, and communications capabilities. Auto-identification is used to info...