In this paper we study breakage rate statistics of small colloidal aggregates in nonhomogeneous anisotropic turbulence. We use pseudospectral direct numerical simulation of turbulent channel flow and Lagrangian tracking to follow the motion of the aggregates, modeled as sub-Kolmogorov massless particles. We focus specifically on the effects produced by ductile rupture: This rupture is initially...

The follow-up of premature rupture of membranes requires an hospitalization. The aim of this work was to evaluate the interest of the Prom-Test in the action to be taken in the case of a suspicion of premature rupture of membranes, a negative result allowing to not hospitalize the patient. 105 tests have been carried out producing 73 negative results, 23 positive and 9 doubtful. The childbirth,...

To date, the parameters that determine the rupture area of great subduction zone earthquakes remain contentious. On 1 April 2014, the Mw 8.1 Iquique earthquake ruptured a portion of the well-recognized northern Chile seismic gap but left large highly coupled areas un-ruptured. Marine seismic reflection and swath bathymetric data indicate that structural variations in the subducting Nazca Plate ...

The optimal management of preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is controversial. Maternal risks must be weighed against fetal benefit when expectant management is considered. Despite concerns about maternal harm, protocols of expectant management seem to afford the best perinatal outcomes. Given that infection often is the common pathway for delivery in preterm PROM, recent reports hav...

the aim of current study was to determine women´s maternal asthma in pregnancy, delivery and birthl outcomes. using a retrospective cohort design, data of 580 pregnant women were gathered form a large teaching hospital in tehran, iran. the medical records of pregnant women who had attended this hospital between 2009 and 2011 were assessed. data of delivery and birth outcomes were gathered by ob...

background: several studies have assessed the correlation of fetal choroid plexus cyst (cpc) and the risk of congenital anomalies, but few ones have discussed isolated cpc (with no other abnormal sonographic finding). objective: the aim of this study was to determine the outcome of isolated fetal choroid plexus cyst and to specify its clinical significance. materials and methods: this cross sec...

After induction with oxytocin because of premature rupture of the membranes, a caesarean section had to be performed on a primigravid patient owing to fetal distress. At laparotomy a fundal rupture of the uterus was found. Rupture of the primigravid uterus in the absence of obstetric trauma or congenital abnormality is rare, and apparently only 4 cases have been reported. The condition does not...

bacterial vaginosis (bv) has been considered to be the most prevalent infection found in sexually active women. bv is thought to play an important role in the premature rupture of membranes (prom) and preterm birth. preterm delivery accounts for a substantial percentage of low birth weight infants and perinatal mortality and morbidity. bacteroides and prevotella species have been isolated from ...