Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) refers to any insult to the optic nerve secondary to trauma. The incidence of TON after traumatic head injury in various studies ranges from 0.5-2.3%. An impact injury to the optic nerve often resulting in significant visual loss and even blindness.The vast majority of TON cases are seen in males,around thirty years of age. TON can be classified depending on the...

The experiment was conducted in the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University research farm, Dhaka, Bangladesh during December 2010 to April 2011 to study the effect of fertilizer and manure with different water management on the growth, yield and nutrient concentration of BRRI dhan28. The experiment consisted of 2 factors i.e. irrigation and fertilizer plus manure. There were 2 irrigation levels (...

Biochar, a green way to deal with burning and burying biomass, has attracted more attention in recent years. To fill the gap of the effects of different biochar on crop yield in Northern China, the first field experiment was conducted in farmland located in Hebei Province. Biochars derived from two kinds of feedstocks (rice straw and corn stalk) were added into an Inceptisols area with differen...

Cet article étudie le rôle du syndicat unique UNTZa (Union nationale des travailleurs Zaïre) comme intermédiaire entre les secteur minier, parti MPR (Mouvement populaire de la révolution) et l’entreprise monopolistique Gécamines dans années 1970. Si « l’État intégral » zaïrois ambitionne d’étouffer toute contestation, crucial l’industrie minière pour l’économie permet à ses d’être partiellement...

This paper deals with an investigation of different control strategies for a series hybrid electric vehicle (SHEV). Another discussed issue is the application of a free-piston generator. By replacing a conventional combustion engine with a free-piston generator it is possible to increase the total efficiency of the system. The object of investigation is a 12-ton truck, mainly used in urban area...

Anaerobic digestion of dairy cow manure (CM), the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW), and cotton gin waste (CGW) was investigated with a two-phase pilot-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) system. The OFMSW and CM were digested as single wastes and as combined wastes. The single waste digestion of CM resulted in 62m3 methane/ton of CM on dry weight basis. The single waste digestion of...