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Electromagnetic Wave Absorbing
Properties of Cotton Fabric with Carbon Nanotubes Coating
Authors: Lihua Zou , Jiahui Shen , Zhenzhen Xu , Fangtao Ruan , Yiping Qiu , Zhi Liu 
Published: April 2022

In order to endow cotton fabric with the electromagnetic shielding property while preserving comfort and softness, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were coated onto NaOH pretreated fabrics via a binder-free dip-coating approach. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Infrared spectroscopy were utilised to investigate the surface morphology and modification of the CNT functionalised fabrics. The effects of the number of dip-coatings, the concentration of carbon nanotubes, and the impregnation temperature on electrical conductivity, electromagnetic (EM) shielding effectiveness (SE), and wave absorbing efficiency of cotton fabrics were evaluated, respectively. The SE value of the CNT functionalised cotton fabrics increased with the dip-coating time and reached 16.5 dB after CNT dip-coating ten times, which indicates that 97.76% of the electromagnetic wave was shielded. Meanwhile, by adding layers of stacking fabrics, the SE of CNT coated fabrics was further improved to 26.4 dB. The shielding mechanism was also studied by comparing its reflection and absorption behaviour, which demonstrates that 65.7% of the electromagnetic wave was absorbed.
Potentialities of Reducing Textile Waste in the Manufacturing of Garments from Striped Fabrics
Authors: Vilumsone-Nemes Ineta , Kaplan Volkan , Belakova Dana 
Published: April 2022

Certain material losses are still tolerated in traditional garment manufacturing process. Only 80% of textile materials purchased by industry companies are used for their main purpose. The other 20% lost in garment cutting process are landfilled, incinerated, reused or recycled. Further technical progress is not able to minimise fabric waste significantly. Possibilities to reduce fabric waste have to be found in the garment designing and development process. Styles from cross directionally striped fabrics have raised material losses because of their specific design and fabric pattern. The 1st experiment with a striped T-shirt showed that fabric waste could be critical due to disconformities of the style design with the fabric pattern. The 2nd experiment showed that it is possible to reduce fabric waste by conforming the length of the style with the fabric pattern. Length tolerance – acceptable slight variations in the length of the style which does not change the design and visual perception of the garment style should be determined by designers and used in industry processing of manufacturing orders. The authors of the article developed methodology to perform the work process in an automated way. Certain manipulations of the design of a garment style directly in its manufacturing process have never been done before, however they could be very effective in producing medium and large manufacturing orders as they would help to reduce post-industrial fabric waste, material consumption, as well as the product cost.
Study on the Solar Radiation and Heat Transfer of Cabin Fabric Using the Finite Volume Method
Authors: Zhang Yijie , Jia Juhong 
Published: April 2022

The heat transfer of different fabrics was investigated numerically in the cabin of an aircraft. The discrete ordinate (DO) radiation model was adopted to describe the solar radiation through the cabin window and the fabric’s reflection. The conjugate heat transfer between the air flow and the seat fabric was included to study the influence of the textile type and fabric thickness. Some important parameters such as the temperature, radiative heat flux, and heat transfer coefficient on the fabric surface were evaluated. The results showed that both altering of the textile type and thickness will bring about the variation of temperature on the cushion surface. The carbon fibre yarn seat and thinner padding fabric provide a much more enjoyable environment than others. The air circulation in the cabin can improves the thermal environment to some degree.
Study of the Relationship between the Drape and Characteristics of Fabric Using Graphic Methodology and the AHP Method
Authors: Hamdi Thouraya , Ghith Adel , Fayala Faten 
Published: April 2022

This research aimed to increase knowledge of the various responses of drape parameters to different selected fabric properties. The principal goal is to optimise the fabric properties and obtain the desired draping effect for garment textiles by the graphic method and AHP method. The goal is to establish a model that reflects the impact of fabric properties, such as the bending rigidity in the warp, weft and skew directions, shear stiffness, weight, and thickness on drape parameters such as the drape coefficient (CD), number of folds (NF), folding depth index (FDI) and draped distance ratio (DDR).
Development of a Multifunctional Intelligent Elbow Brace (MIEB) Using a Knitted Textile Strain Sensor
Authors: Salam Abdul , Phan Duy-Nam , Khan Saif Ullah , Ul Hassan Syed Zameer , Hassan Tufail , Ullah Khan Raja Muhammad  Waseem , Pasha Khalid , Khan Muhammad Qamar , Kim Ick Soo 
Published: April 2022

Passive smart textiles are the textile structures that can sense stimuli, which may come from mechanical, thermal, electrical, or chemical sources. Textile strain sensors are smart textiles products in which the sensor’s resistance changes with applied strain. This study consists in the development of a textile strain sensor and its application on a Multifunctional Intelligent Elbow Brace (MIEB). The hand-knitted sensor was developed using knitting needles. The material used for this sensor was conductive yarn and lycra. The sensor developed was subjected to a stretch recovery test using a universal testing machine,, and the electrical resistance was measured using an electrical multimeter. The sensor developed has good sensing ability against cyclic loading and unloading at a 5%, 20%, 35% strain level. After testing, the sensor was stitched on an elbow brace to develop an MIEB. This study involved the best economical method for measuring the bowling angle of the player using this MIEB without any need for a biomechanical test, which is very expensive. This MIEB can also be used for rehabilitation purposes and for monitoring joint movement.
Dolgoročni rezultati po anatomski korekciji D-transpozicije velikih arterij – izkušnja enega centra
Authors: Koželj Mirta , Weiss Miha , Šebeštjen Miran , Berden Pavel 
Published: April 2022

Izhodišča: Anatomska korekcija (ASO) je zdravljenje izbire za D-transpozicijo velikih arterij (D-TGA). Namen raziskave je bil oceniti dolgoročno uspešnost anatomske kirurške korekcije.
Metode: Delno retrospektivno smo pregledali dokumentacijo ali ponovno ocenili zdravstveno stanje 38 bolnikov (30 moških, 8 žensk) v času tranzicije mladostnikov v odraslo dobo (starost ob zadnjem kliničnem pregledu 17,1 ± 1,4 let), ki so bili rojeni od leta 2000 do leta 2005 z D-TGA in so imeli ASO. Ocenili smo: funkcijski razred po NYHA, spremembe, ki so ostale, na neoaorti in neoaortni zaklopki, neopulmonalni zaklopki in pljučnih arterijah, funkcijo desnega in levega prekata, telesno zmogljivost in znake ishemije miokarda.
Rezultati: Nihče v skupini ni umrl (interval zaupanja (0,00-0,09). 32 bolnikov (84,2 %) je bilo v NYHA I, 6 bolnikov (15,7 %) je bilo v NYHA II. Pri 83,3 % bolnikov se je bulbus aorte razširil (20,9 ± 2,8 mm/m2, max. 27,7 mm/m2). Pri 27 bolnikih (90 %) je bila prisotna regurgitacija neoaortne zaklopke. Med skupinami brez, z blago ali zmerno neoaortno regurgitacijo ni bilo razlik v širini bulbusa, normaliziranih na telesno površino (p = 0,6). Regurgitacija neopulmonalne zaklopke je bila prisotna pri 58,1 % bolnikov. Zaradi obstrukcije v iztoku iz desnega prekata je bila potrebna ponovna operacija v enem primeru in perkutana dilatacija neopulmonalne zaklopke v enem primeru. Zaradi zapletov na koronarnih arterijah je bil potreben le en kirurški poseg zaradi miokardnega infarkta med naporom.
Zaključek: Pozni rezultati po anatomski korekciji D-TGA so dobri in primerljivi z večjimi centri. Nihče ni umrl, večina bolnikov je bila brez simptomov, z normalno sistolično funkcijo obeh prekatov in z normalno telesno zmogljivostjo. Ponovne operacije in perkutani posegi so bili dokaj redki, toda dolgoročno uspešni.
Rezultati vitrektomije pri bolnikih z regmatogenim odstopom mrežnice
Authors: Zaletel Benda Polona , Vergot Katarina , Lumi Anila , Lumi Xhevat 
Published: April 2022

Izhodišča: Ovrednotili smo anatomski in funkcionalni izid zdravljenja kompleksnega regmatogenega odstopa mrežnice z vitrektomijo pars plana (PPV).
Metode: V retrospektivno raziskavo smo vključili 88 oči 88 bolnikov, ki so bili zaradi kompleksnega regmatogenega odstopa mrežnice zdravljeni s PPV. Določili smo anatomski uspeh in funkcionalni izid na podlagi korigirane vidne ostrine (VO) v celotni skupini bolnikov in v skupinah glede na status očesne leče, rumene pege in prisotnosti proliferativne vitreoretinopatije (PVR) stopnje ≥ C1. Z optično koherenčno tomografijo (OCT) rumene pege smo vsaj 6 mesecev po PPV ovrednotili prisotnost prekinitev elipsoidne cone, cistoidnega makularnega edema (CME), epiretinalne membrane (ERM) ali makularne luknje.
Rezultati: Anatomski uspeh je bil po primarni PPV 93,2 %. Končni anatomski uspeh je bil dosežen pri vseh 88 bolnikih (100 %). Korigirana VO se je statistično značilno izboljšala iz VO 1,7 ± 1,2 SD logMAR pred operacijo na VO 0,6 ± 0,7 SD logMAR po operaciji (p=0,01). Med skupinama bolnikov je glede na prisotnost PVR izstopal slabši anatomski izid v skupini s PVR stopnje ≥ C1 (89,7 %). Korigirana VO se je po operaciji izboljšala pri vseh skupinah bolnikov, vendar po analizi glede na skupine statistično značilno le v skupini fakih (p=0,019), z odstopom rumene pege, (p=0,016) in s prisotnim PVR stopnje ≥ C1 (p=0,028). Končna VO je bila boljša v skupini psevdofakih (0,75 ± 1,06), v skupini bolnikov z ležečo rumeno pego (0,78 ± 1,30) in pri bolnikih brez PVR (0,80 ± 1,15 logMAR). Analiza OCT rumene pege po operaciji je pokazala prisotnost prekinitev elipsoidne cone v 39 %, CME v 15 %, ERM v 2 % in makularne luknje v 2 %. Primerjava spremenljivk OCT glede na skupine na podlagi statusa očesne leče, rumene pege in prisotnosti PVR stopnje ≥ C1 je pokazala največji delež prekinitev elipsoidne cone v skupini oči s prisotnim PVR stopnje ≥ C1 (58,6 %).
Zaključek: Ugotovili smo visoko stopnjo anatomske in funkcionalne uspešnosti zdravljenja kompleksnega regmatogenega odstopa mrežnice z vitrektomijo. Funkcionalni izid je bil boljši pri bolnikih z umetno znotrajočesno lečo, pri bolnikih z ležečo rumeno pego in pri bolnikih brez PVR. Največji delež bolnikov s prekinjeno elipsoidno cono je bil v skupini bolnikov s predoperativno PVR.
Performance of Groundnut under Broad Bed Furrow Method in Buldana District of Maharashtra
Authors: Borde S. A. , Rajput U. U. , Umale S. M. 
Published: April 2022

The Frontline Demonstrations (FLDs) on groundnut were carried out by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jalgaon Jamod, Buldana district of Maharashtra during the summer season of 2015-16 to 2016-17 in fields of 50 farmers at different villages of Buldana district. Farmers were randomly selected. The result of the present study showed that sowing irrigated groundnut crops on broad bed furrows in demo plots recorded higher yields than conventional farmers' farming practices. The average pod yield in the broad bed furrow seed drill sowing method was 23.79 q/ha. The technological gap range was found 1.26 q/ha to 3.17 q/ha. The technology index varied from 4.85 percent to 12.19 percent with an average of 8.52 percent over the study period, which showed the effectiveness of technological interventions. The average highest gross return of FLDs plots was Rs 57,548/- per hectare i.e. more than 26 percent higher compared to the conventional practices and average the benefit-cost ratio was 2.24. Groundnut productivity was considerably increased by conducting cluster frontline demonstration of better variety with intervention methods using proven technologies in farmers’ fields and improving the livelihood of the farming community.
Best practice model for outpatient psychiatric pharmacy practice, part 1: Development of initial attribute statements
Authors: Silvia Richard J. , Lee Kelly C. , Payne Gregory H. , Ho Jessica , Cobb Carla , Ansara Elayne D. , Ross Clint A. 
Published: April 2022

Abstract

Introduction
A 2019 survey identified significant variability of practice characteristics among outpatient psychiatric pharmacists (OPPs). No published model establishes which attributes constitute best practice for OPPs. By developing a consensus for best practice model attributes, OPPs can work toward consistent, effective patient care. This project aimed to develop attribute statements for a best practice model for OPPs providing direct patient care.

Methods
Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists and American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) members were questioned using a 5-phase (P1-P5) survey and summit approach. The phases were: P1, broad ideation survey; P2, 10-person summit to develop draft statements; P3, survey of the draft statements for acceptance; P4, summit to resolve review feedback; and P5, survey of AAPP membership to confirm the finalized statements.

Results
P1 survey results generated a list of 143 possible attributes that informed the P2 summit, which were refined to 28 statements. P3 survey results confirmed at least 70% agreement with each statement. The P4 summit evaluated all P3 survey results and made significant modifications to 4 statements. Informal feedback was sought with other stakeholders, and supporting narratives and references were developed to provide clarity regarding the intent of each statement. Finalized statements and supporting narratives were confirmed in the P5 survey.

Discussion
The 28 attribute statements were developed over 18 months by gathering input and consensus through multiple modalities, including 3 surveys, 2 summit meetings, and numerous informal feedback requests. The agreement on the attribute statements was consistently high across all phases. The final attribute statements are presented elsewhere in this issue.
Production planning and control for remanufacturing: industry practice and research needs
Authors: Guide V.Daniel R 
Published: July 2002

AbstractRemanufacturing represents a higher form of reuse by focusing on value‐added recovery, rather than materials recovery (i.e., recycling). Remanufacturing systems are widespread in the United States and are profitable. However, the management of production planning and control activities can differ greatly from management activities in traditional manufacturing. We report on managerial remanufacturing practices via a survey of production planning and control activities at remanufacturing firms in the United States. Production planning and control activities are more complex for remanufacturing firms due to uncertainties from stochastic product returns, imbalances in return and demand rates, and the unknown condition of returned products. We identify and discuss seven complicating characteristics that require significant changes in production planning and control activities. We also describe the research opportunities that exist for each of the complicating characteristics.
A Quantitative Approach to Characterizing Cell Lysis Caused by Mechanical Agitation of Streptomyces clavuligerus
Authors: Roubos Johannes A. , Krabben Preben , Luiten Ruud G. M. , Verbruggen Henk B. , Heijnen Joseph. J. 
Published: July 2002

AbstractStreptomyces clavuligerusis a commercially important actinomycete that is used to produce clavulanic acid, a β‐lactamase inhibitor. Observations during 10 batch cultivations with S. clavuligerus on defined media have led to the finding that the organism is very sensitive to shear when grown in batch cultures with increasing stirrer speed. The stirrer speed was increased to keep the dissolved oxygen level above 50% air saturation. A quantitative approach based on the calculation of elemental balances and a simple mathematical model is proposed to characterize the biomass lysis. Finally, a linear relation between biomass yield and observed specific growth rate is determined. Results show that cell lysis occurs at a high degradation rate, e.g., μmax = 0.16 h−1 and kd = 0.07 h−1, when the gassed power input increases above 1.1, 1.7, or 2.0 kW/m3, respectively, depending on the medium composition. The overall biomass yield on substrate is dramatically reduced in all experiments (>30%).
Quantitative Screening of Yeast Surface‐Displayed Polypeptide Libraries by Magnetic Bead Capture
Authors: Yeung Yik A. , Wittrup K. Dane 
Published: July 2002

AbstractMagnetic bead capture is demonstrated here to be a feasible alternative for quantitative screening of favorable mutants from a cell‐displayed polypeptide library. Flow cytometric sorting with fluorescent probes has been employed previously for high throughput screening for either novel binders or improved mutants. However, many laboratories do not have ready access to this technology as a result of the limited availability and high cost of cytometers, restricting the use of cell‐displayed libraries. Using streptavidin‐coated magnetic beads and biotinylated ligands, an alternative approach to cell‐based library screening for improved mutants was developed. Magnetic bead capture probability of labeled cells is shown to be closely correlated with the surface ligand density. A single‐pass enrichment ratio of 9400 ± 1800‐fold, at the expense of 85 ± 6% binder losses, is achieved from screening a library that contains one antibody‐displaying cell (binder) in 1.1 × 105 nondisplaying cells. Additionally, kinetic screening for an initial high affinity to low affinity (7.7‐fold lower) mutant ratio of 1:95,000, the magnetic bead capture method attains a single‐pass enrichment ratio of 600 ± 200‐fold with a 75 ± 24% probability of loss for the higher affinity mutant. The observed high loss probabilities can be straightforwardly compensated for by library oversampling, given the inherently parallel nature of the screen. Overall, these results demonstrate that magnetic beads are capable of quantitatively screening for novel binders and improved mutants. The described methods are directly analogous to procedures in common use for phage display and should lower the barriers to entry for use of cell surface display libraries.
Abundance of harbour porpoise and other cetaceans in the North Sea and adjacent waters
Authors: Hammond P.S. , Berggren P. , Benke H. , Borchers D.L. , Collet A. , Heide‐Jørgensen M.P. , Heimlich S. , Hiby A.R. , Leopold M.F. , Øien N. 
Published: July 2002

Summary

The status of small cetaceans in the North Sea and adjacent waters has been of concern for many years. Shipboard and aerial line transect surveys were conducted to provide accurate and precise estimates of abundance as a basis for conservation strategy in European waters.
The survey, known as SCANS (Small Cetacean Abundance in the North Sea), was conducted in summer 1994 and designed to generate precise and unbiased abundance estimates. Thus the intensity of survey was high, and data collection and analysis methods allowed for the probability of detection of animals on the transect line being less than unity and, for shipboard surveys, also allowed for animal movement in response to the survey platform.
Shipboard transects covered 20 000 km in an area of 890 000 km2. Aerial transects covered 7000 km in an area of 150 000 km2.
Three species dominated the data. Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena were encountered throughout the survey area except in the Channel and the southern North Sea. Whitebeaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris and minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata were found mainly in the north‐western North Sea.
Phocoena phocoena abundance for the entire survey area was estimated as 341 366 [coefficient of variation (CV) = 0·14; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 260 000–449 000]. The estimated number of B. acutorostrata was 8445 (CV = 0·24; 95% CI 5000–13 500). The estimate for L. albirostris based on confirmed sightings of this species was 7856 (CV = 0·30; 95% CI = 4000–13 000). When Atlantic whitesided dolphin Lagenorhynchusacutus and Lagenorhynchus spp. sightings were included, this estimate increased to 11 760 (CV = 0·26; 95% CI 5900–18 500).
Shortbeaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis were found almost exclusively in the Celtic Sea. Abundance was estimated as 75 450 (CV = 0·67; 95% CI = 23 000–149 000).
Current assessments and recommendations by international fora concerning the impact on P. phocoena of bycatch in gillnet fisheries in the North Sea and adjacent waters are based on these estimates.
The management of men with acute urinary retention
Authors: Pickard  , Emberton  , Neal on behalf of the National Prostatectomy Audit Steering  
Published: July 2002

Objectives To determine the outcome of men with acute urinary retention undergoing prostatectomy and to assess whether discharge with a catheter before subsequent planned re‐admission for prostatectomy had an adverse effect on outcome.Patients and methods A prospective cohort study was conducted of all men undergoing prostatectomy in five health care regions over a 6‐month period in 56 hospitals where prostatectomies were performed under the care of 103 surgeons. The study included 3966 men undergoing prostatectomy, of whom 1242 presented with acute urinary retention; the complication rates and symptomatic outcome were assessed.Results Compared with those who underwent elective prostatectomy for symptoms alone, men presenting with acute retention had an excess risk of death at 30 days (relative risk [RR], 26.6, 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.5–204.5) and at 90 days after operation (RR 4.4, 95% CI 2.5–7.6), and an increased risk of peri‐operative complications. Although men with retention were older, had larger glands and had more comorbidity, these factors did not totally explain the excess risk. The final symptomatic outcome of men with acute retention was no different from that of men presenting for elective treatment. Men with retention who were managed by initial catheterization, sent home and subsequently re‐admitted for planned operation had similar pretreatment characteristics, post‐operative complications and outcomes to those who were kept in hospital throughout, although the men kept in hospital had a total increased length of stay.Conclusions Men with acute retention have a high risk of developing complications after undergoing prostatectomy. We were unable to confirm that a short‐ term period of catheter drainage at home before re‐admission for planned surgery carried increased risks of peri‐operative complications.
Epididymectomy in the management of intrascrotal disease:
Authors: Sweeney  , Tan  , Butler  , Mcdermott  , Grainger  , Thornhill  
Published: July 2002

Objective To assess the outcome of epididymectomy as a method of treating epididymal pathology.Patients and methods Forty‐one patients who underwent epididymectomy between 1990 and 1995 were analysed retrospectively; their clinical records were reviewed and their satisfaction with the outcome and relief of symptoms assessed using a questionnaire and/or telephone interview.Results Twenty‐nine patients with pain were subdivided into three categories depending on the indication for epididymectomy, i.e. post‐vasectomy epididymal engorgement (eight patients), complex cystic disease (11) or ‘chronic epididymitis’ (10). The outcome was satisfactory in 27 of the 29 patients. The best results were obtained in the group who underwent epididymectomy after vasectomy, where seven of eight improved after the procedure. Those with chronic epididymitis had the least favourable outcome, with only seven reporting any improvement in symptoms.Conclusions Epididymectomy has a valuable role in the management of epididymal pathology in appropriately selected patients.