Antennas which are fed by a “shunt” or other method in which a part of the antenna comprises a portion of an electrically small one-turn loop, so that the feed is in essence a sort of autotransformer, are quite common, particularly at frequencies above 10 megahertz. Shunt feed arrangements for grounded vertical tower radiators, such as those used for medium wave broadcasting, are less common. A...

Abstract As fish farming is becoming more and important worldwide, this ongoing project aims at the simulation test-based analysis of highly stressed wire contacts, as they are found in off-shore farm cages order to make them reliable. The quasi-static tensile test a mesh provides data for construction finite element model get better understanding behavior high-strength stainless steel from whi...

Chip on board wire bonding presents challenges to modern wire bonding technology which include smaller, closely spaced wire bond pads; bonding to soft substrates without special processing and pad construction; and diverse first bond and second bond metallurgies. These challenges are addressed by extensive bonding accuracy tests, a design of experiments approach for optimizing wire bond process...

The preliminary phase of any orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances is the alignment and leveling of teeth. Leveling is the process in which the incisal edges of the anterior teeth and the buccal cusps of the posterior teeth are placed on an ideal horizontal level; and alignment is the lining up of teeth of an arch in order to achieve normal contact point relationship. In the alignment pha...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : distraction osteogenesis is an established option for reconstruction of amputated fingers. in contrast to the primary method of distraction osteogenesis, using kirschner wire (k-wire) as an internal fixator is not common today. this study was conducted to evaluate distraction osteogenesis with and without k-wi...

conclusions we found the magnetic field assistant device to be an accurate, radiation-independent jig for close passing of guide wire after close reduction of femoral fracture. it can reduce the need for radiation during placement of guide wire for closed intramedullary nailing of the long bones. more studies are required to improve and evaluate the technique and equipment. results outcomes of ...

objective: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the transverse strength of one brand of denture base material repaired with two autopolymerized acrylic resins with and without wire reinforcement. materials and methods: eighty samples (2.5×10×65 mm3) were fabricated and divided into five groups. the control group was left intact. groups b and d specimens were repaired with autopolymerizing ...

We compared performance on three manual-dexterity tasks under monocular and binocular viewing. The tasks were the standard Morrisby Fine Dexterity Test, using forceps to manipulate the items, a modified version of the Morrisby test using fingers, and a "buzz-wire" task in which subjects had to guide a wire hoop around a 3D track without bringing the hoop into contact with the track. In all thre...