A device is described which consists of a bonded Plexiglas-silicone rubber plate, perforated to hold capillary pipettes in register with the wells of a plastic tray to be inoculated. Pipette contents are simultaneously discharged by positive air pressure, initiated by closing an exhaust port with the thumb.

FOR many years I have used perforated solid glass necklace beads of various sizes for the above purpose. They -were perhaps not so suitable as carbonized bone or gold basket spheres but were much easier to obtain than the former and far cheaper than the latter. Most of the other materials used for implantation have greater or lesser disadvantages; e.g., hollow glass spheres -may burst, smooth u...

the selection of optimum support system is a key step in the successful design operation of tunneling, rock mass stabilization and minimization of plastic zone extension around a tunnel. in this context, it is not sufficient to rely only on the experiences of design engineers, but taking all effective measures and parameters is necessary to do a proper choice. in this paper, multi attribute dec...

The selection of optimum support system is a key step in the successful design operation of tunneling, rock mass stabilization and minimization of plastic zone extension around a tunnel. In this context, it is not sufficient to rely only on the experiences of design engineers, but taking all effective measures and parameters is necessary to do a proper choice. In this paper, multi attribute dec...

background: delay in diagnosis and treatment of perforated appendicitis may cause life-threatening complications. the aim of this study was to determine and compare pre-operative total and direct bilirubin levels in cases of simple and perforated acute appendicitis in order to improve the clinical decision making.   methods: this prospective observational study included eighty patients who unde...

Endoscopic carpal tunnel release has been popularized since 1989 when Okutsu described it for the first time. Several surgeons have followed his principles and described their own techniques. These were developed in an attempt to decrease the well-known complications related to the open technique. Single and 2-portal techniques have been described. Indications include patients with moderate Car...

An experiment set-up is used to study wall deposition rate of particles on a rough surface in a turbulent channel flow. Deposition velocities for three classes of particles, namely, spherical glass particles, irregular shape polymer particles, and fibrous silicon particles are studied. The particle concentration at the test section was measured with the aid of an isokinetic probe in conjunction...

Biliary stenting is a commonly performed procedure and is usually uneventful. Stent migration is an uncommon event but its management can pose a therapeutic challenge to the endoscopist. Though majority of migrated plastic stents can be retrieved by therapeutic endoscopists, some require surgical intervention. We report two such cases of biliary plastic stent migration in which endoscopic retri...