Rectal manometry provide a useful method to objectively assess the physiology of defecation. We developed a probe with 10 embedded transducers for evaluating the dynamic rectal pressure profile. The innovation of the probe is to use small piezoresistive dice and reduce the packaging resulting in a very small assembly. The diameter of the probe is 9 mm with a length of 20 cm. The length could be...

In the present work, a study of thermoelastic analysis of a rotating thick truncated conical shell subjected to the temperature gradient and non-uniform internal pressure is carried out. The formulation is based on first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT), which accounts for the transverse shear. The governing equations, derived using minimum total potential energy principle, are solved, usi...

Precision forging process is widely used for the production of spur gears due to its advantages such as improved strength and surface finish, little waste of materials and reduction in the machining time of the gear. An important aspect of precision forging process is the load required to perform the process successfully and design the forging tools. In this research, a new kinematically admiss...

OBJECTIVE Although pre-pregnancy weight status and early pregnancy lipid profile are known to influence blood pressure course during pregnancy, little is known about how these two factors interact. The association between pre-pregnancy weight status and blood pressure course during pregnancy was assessed in the prospective ABCD study and the role (independent/mediating/moderating) of early preg...

1 LIREA Mechatronics Department, Polytechnic University of Pachuca (UPP), Km.20 Pachuca-Cd. Sahagun, Ex. Hacienda de Santa Barbará, 43830, Pachuca, Hidalgo, México, 2 Advanced Materials and Device Analysis Group, Inst. for Microelectronics, TU Wien, Gusshausstrasse 27-29, 1040, Vienna, Austria, 3 Polytechnic University of Altamira, Carretera Tampico-Mante, Entronque con Libramiento Corredor Ind...

Introduction: The aim was to assess the effects on lifestyle and lipid profile while fasting during holy month of Ramadan. Material and Methods: An interventional cohort study designed with 160 subjects who were fasting during Ramadan recruited from different mosques in Kermanshah. Data were collected in three stages at the beginning and at the end of Ramadan as well as one month following Rama...

The structural gene for histidyl-tRNA synthetase was localized to 53.8 min on the Escherichia coli genome. The gene order in this region was determined to be dapE-purC-upp-purG-(guaA, guaB)-hisS-glyA.

To establish a new technique for in-situ measurements of high-level tritium, applicability of the new measuring technique that is based on utilization of X-rays induced by β-rays from tritium was examined for three physical states of tritium such as gaseous tritium, aqueous tritium, and solid tritium retained on the surface and/or in bulk of the tritium-exposed materials in fusion reactors. It ...

A novel route to facilitate the degradation of phenol is reported. This new approach is based on a micellar polyoxometalate (POM) catalytic system. The micellar POM catalyst could promote phenol molecules' degradation into a simple inorganic compound such as CO2 using only air as an oxidant under room conditions. The results of the recycling experiment suggests that the micellar POMs may be use...

the variations in plastic injection molding process may lead to the inconsistency of molded parts' dimensions. furthermore, due to the speed of production as well as post-shrinkage of molded parts make the control of process difficult and give inaccurate molded parts. the objective of this research is to predict the dimensions of injection molded parts on the basis of cavity pressure durin...