Effects of the fibers distribution in the human eardrum: A biomechanical study

The eardrum separates the external ear from the middle ear and it is responsible to convert the acoustical energy into mechanical energy. It is divided by pars tensa and pars flaccida. The aim of this work is to analyze the susceptibility of the four quadrants of the pars tensa under negative pressure, to different lamina propria fibers distribution. The development of associated ear pathology, in particular the formation of retraction pockets, is also evaluated. To analyze these effects, a computational biomechanical model of the tympano-ossicular chain was constructed using computerized tomography images and based on the finite element method. Three fibers distributions in the eardrum middle layer were compared: case 1 (eardrum with a circular band of fibers surrounding all quadrants equally), case 2 (eardrum with a circular band of fibers that decreases in thickness in posterior quadrants), case 3 (eardrum without circular fibers in the posterior/superior quadrant). A static analysis was performed by applying approximately 3000Pa in the eardrum. The pars tensa of the eardrum was divided in four quadrants and the displacement of a central point of each quadrant analyzed. The largest displacements of the eardrum were obtained for the eardrum without circular fibers in the posterior/superior quadrant.

Il trickster del folklore bulgaro Hitar Petar. Traduzione della prefazione e di alcuni aneddoti della raccolta Hitǎr Petǎr di Veličko Vǎlčev.

L’oggetto dell’elaborato è la proposta di traduzione della prefazione e di alcuni aneddoti della raccolta Hitǎr Petǎr dell’autore bulgaro Veličko Vǎlčev. Hitar Petar è un personaggio del folklore bulgaro molto popolare e i suoi aneddoti sono ambientati nel territorio dell’attuale Bulgaria durante l’occupazione ottomana. Con i suoi scherzi e i suoi inganni, diretti soprattutto agli esponenti del potere politico e spirituale della sua epoca, Hitar Petar sfida e sovverte l’ordine sociale vigente e le sue gesta lo rendono un simbolo dell’identità bulgara contro l’oppressione straniera e non solo. L’elaborato è strutturato in tre capitoli. Nel primo si presentano l’opera di Veličko Vǎlčev, il protagonista Hitar Petar, con un focus sulle caratteristiche che lo hanno reso un trickster di grande fama e sul genere letterario degli aneddoti di cui è protagonista. Nel secondo capitolo si introducono i testi selezionati e si presenta la proposta di traduzione. Infine, nel terzo capitolo, si descrive il percorso traduttivo a partire dall’approccio e dalle risorse utilizzate, si approfondiscono le scelte di resa dei nomi parlanti, le peculiarità stilistiche dei testi selezionati e la risoluzione di alcuni problemi traduttivi.

A detector based on silica fibers for ion beam monitoring in a wide current range

A detector based on doped silica and optical fibers was developed to monitor the profile of particle accelerator beams of intensity ranging from 1 pA to tens of µA. Scintillation light produced in a fiber moving across the beam is measured, giving information on its position, shape and intensity. The detector was tested with a continuous proton beam at the 18 MeV Bern medical cyclotron used for radioisotope production and multi-disciplinary research. For currents from 1 pA to 20 µA, Ce3+ and Sb3+ doped silica fibers were used as sensors. Read out systems based on photodiodes, photomultipliers and solid state photomultipliers were employed. Profiles down to the pA range were measured with this method for the first time. For currents ranging from 1 pA to 3 µA, the integral of the profile was found to be linear with respect to the beam current, which can be measured by this detector with an accuracy of ∼1%. The profile was determined with a spatial resolution of 0.25 mm. For currents ranging from 5 µA to 20 µA, thermal effects affect light yield and transmission, causing distortions of the profile and limitations in monitoring capabilities. For currents higher than ∼1 µA, non doped optical fibers for both producing and transporting scintillation light were also successfully employed.

Untersuchung des Einflusses der point spread function (PSF)- und time-of-flight (TOF)-Bilddatenrekonstruktion auf die F18-FDG-PET/CT-basierte Zielvolumendefinition kolorektaler Lebermetastasen

Universität Magdeburg, Dissertation, 2016

A history and description of the modern dogs of Great Britain and Ireland (non-sporting division). Including toy, pet, fancy, and ladies' dogs.

Mode of access: Internet.

Pet Theft Act of 1988 [microform] : hearing before the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, on S. 2353, September 28, 1988.

"Serial no. 100-109."

Fused-quartz fibers : a survey of properties, applications, and production methods /

Bibliography: p. 18-26.

Vegetable fibers and their uses.

Includes bibliography.

Shem ʻolam : ṿe-hu ha-sefer ʻal peṭirat ha-śar ha-tsadiḳ Sir Mosheh Monṭifyori = Schem Olem /

Mode of access: Internet.

High strength, high modulus fibers by pyrolysis of polymeric fibers

Mode of access: Internet.

T ?ar ?a' ?a de-' ?urij ?a pet ?ih ?a siue aditus Syriae reclusus : compendiose ducens ad plenam linguae Syriacae antiochenae seu maroniticae cognitionem, iuxta viam literatoris ebraeo-chaldaei Danziani /

Mode of access: Internet.

Wool statistics, including mohair and other animal fibers.

Cover-title.

D. Io. Pet. Eberhardi ... Conspectus medicinae theoreticae in tabulas redactus.

Mode of access: Internet.

Maximum nutrition in the kennel; a manual for the use of breeders and pet owners.

Bibliography: p. 32.