One of the important issues in hydraulic engineering is inspection of local scour depth around bridge pier. Using piles is one of the ways for confronting local scour and erosion. In this study, the experiments were conducted in an 8m long, 0.5m deep and 0.25m wide flume. And the effectof using piles and number of them observed on the amount of scour in three different Frude numbers. The shape ...

one of the important issues in hydraulic engineering is inspection of local scour depth around bridge pier. using piles is one of the ways for confronting local scour and erosion. in this study, the experiments were conducted in an 8m long, 0.5m deep and 0.25m wide flume. and the effectof using piles and number of them observed on the amount of scour in three different frude numbers. the shape ...

In February 2001, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced a $9.6 million, 15-month pilot project (the Pilot) to implement and evaluate a comprehensive, multifactoral model of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) service delivery at 17 sites across Ontario. This is the second paper in a three-part, policy-related series which provides a summary of the Ontario CR Pilot model and the Pi...

By mechanical-biological treatment (MBT) of residual municipal solid waste the behaviour of landfills can be significantly improved. After MBT the organic content (COD and BOD5), total organic carbon, and total nitrogen in the leachate, as well as the gas production rate, are reduced to values lower than 90% of the fresh untreated waste. The volume of the stabilized material to be disposed on l...

BACKGROUND The majority of current health literacy tools assess functional skills including reading, writing, and numeracy. Although these tools have been able to underline the impact of such skills on individuals' health behaviour, there is a need for comprehensive measures to examine more advanced skills. The individual's ability to use health-related information considering his/her own healt...

Introduction More than two years ago a multinational company producing office furniture asked for an appropriate tool to integrate ECODESIGN into their product development process. A company adaptation of the ECODESIGN Product Investigation, Learning and Optimization Tool (PILOT) [1] has been carried out and this initiated a continuous improvement process within that company. Today the former t...

274 Original Article COMPARISON OF FLOW AND VOLUME ORIENTED INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY ON LUNG FUNCTION AND DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC ABDOMINAL SURGERY: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL PILOT TRIAL Gopala Krishna Alaparthi 1, Alfred Joseph Augustine *2, Anand R 3, Ajith Mahale 4. 1 Asst. Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, 2* Professor, Department of surgery, 3 Professor, Department of Pulmonary...

BACKGROUND After incorporating quality improvement (QI) education as a required curriculum for our trainees in 2010, a need arose to readdress our didactic sessions as they were too long, difficult to schedule, and resulting in a drop in attendance. A 'flipped classroom' (FC) model to deliver QI education was touted to be an effective delivery method as it allows the trainees to view didactic m...

This paper describes an investigation into ATC complexity as a contributory factor in changes of safety level. ATC complexity, together with equipment interface and procedural demands comprise the task demands on the controller; subsequent controller activities are mediated by performance shaping factors to create workload. In order to establish a link between ATC complexity, a controller’s sub...

STOCK DEFINITION AND GEOGRAPHIC RANGE There are two species of pilot whales in the western Atlantic — the Atlantic or long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas, and the short-finned pilot whale, G. macrorhynchus. These species are difficult to differentiate at sea; therefore, some of the descriptive material below refers to Globicephala sp., and is identified as such. The species is considere...