Receipt from Tiffany and Co., New York for a diamond lace pin

Receipt from Tiffany and Co., New York for a diamond lace pin, Nov. 3, 1884.

Evaluación integral de la revista Estratégica como medio difusor de conocimiento [por] Nantli García Piñón

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Formación y Capacitación para Recursos Humanos) U.A.N.L.

Evaluation of a novel transcortical pin-sleeve system in a calf model

Le desserrage des tiges est une complication fréquente des plâtres avec tiges transcorticales (TP) chez les grands animaux, nécessitant souvent leur retrait prématuré avant la guérison des fractures. Les charges excessives centrées sur le cortex à l’interface os-tige proximo-externe et disto-interne causent de l'ostéolyse. En utilisant un modèle de veau nouveau-né, ce projet a évalué un nouveau système de tige-manchon et anneau integré dans un plâtre (PS) optimisé pour réduire la contrainte péri-implant et le stress à l'interface os-implant. On a émis l'hypothèse que les PS se traduiraient par une ostéolyse péri-implant moindre par rapport aux TP. Dix veaux en bonne santé, de 3 semaines d'âge, ont été implantés avec les TP ou PS dans le métacarpe droit, à raison de 2 implants par veau. Les veaux ont été observés quotidiennement pour le confort et la boiterie et ont été euthanasiés à 28 jours. Les données recueillies comprenaient les radiographies à la chirurgie et à l'euthanasie et les mesures histomorphométriques de contact os-implant sur des échantillons non-décalcifiés avec les implants in situ. Les données ont été analysées en utilisant le test de Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel, une valeur de P <0,05 a été considérée comme significative. L'épaisseur corticale était plus importante pour les implants distaux que proximaux pour les deux groupes lors de la chirurgie (P = 0,03), mais était similaire entre les groupes (P > 0,3). Les veaux avec TP ont développé une boiterie plus tôt (au jour 21) que les veaux avec PS (P = 0,04). Histologiquement, il y avait plus de contact direct os-implant cortical pour les implants PS distaux que les implants TP (P = 0,04). La jonction métaphyso-diaphysaire osseuse où les implants proximaux étaient situés est impropre aux deux systèmes; chacun a un minimum de contact os-implant et de l'ostéolyse extensive. Le système PS n'ayant pas causé une ostéolyse importante lorsque implantés dans l'os diaphysaire et peut-être une alternative convenable aux TP pour des fractures comminutives des membres distaux.

A reconfiguration dual-frequency slot-loaded microstrip antenna controlled by pin diodes

A novel reconfigurable, single feed, dual frequency, dualpolarized operation of a hexagonal slot-loaded square mwrostrip antenna is presented in this paper. A pin diode incorporated in the slot is used to switch the two operating frequencies considerably, without significantly affecting the radiation characteristics and gain. The proposed antenna provides a size reduction up to 61% and 26% Jor the two resonating frequencies, compared to standard rectangular patches. This design also gives considerable bandwidth up to 3.3% and 4.27%, for the two frequencies with a low operating frequency ratio

Investigations on Reconfigurable Dual Frequency Microstrip Antennas Controlled by PIN Diodes and Varactors

In this work,we investigate novel designs of compact electronically reconfigurable dual frequency microstrip antennas with a single feed,operating mainly in L-band,without using any matching networks and complicated biasing circuitry.These antennas have been designed to operate in very popular frequency range where a great number of wireless communication applications exist.Efforts were carried out to introduce a successful,low cost reconfigurable dual-frequency microstrip antenna design to the wireless and radio frequency design community.

Análisis de la creación y el comportamiento del Partido de Integración Nacional (PIN) a la luz del marco institucional colombiano

El presente caso de estudio intenta acercarse a los partidos políticos colombianos desde una perspectiva multicausal, que permita entender -a grandes rasgos- los fenómenos que han venido constituyéndolos. Todo ello utilizando premisas neoinstitucionalistas, pues dan cabida a la influencia de instituciones tanto formales como informales. Particularmente, pretende analizar en qué medida la creación, el funcionamiento y comportamiento del Partido de Integración Nacional responde a los incentivos promovidos por instituciones colombianas de todo orden.

Pin pan pon : cada cosa en su rincón.

La obra consta de 22 imágenes acompañadas de una palabra monosílaba que describe cada una de ellas. Las palabras aparecen escritas en minúscula y mayúscula. El objetivo del material es iniciar a los niños en la lectura.

Evaluation of galling resistance for some selected combinations of tool steels/stainless steel sheet materials/lubricants using pin-on-disc testing

Stainless steels are well known to be prone to cold welding and material transfer in sliding contacts and therefore difficult to cold form unless certain precautions as discussed in this paper are taken. In the present study different combinations of tool steels/stainless steels/lubricants has been evaluated with respect to their galling resistance using pin-on-disc testing. The results show that a high galling resistance is favored by a high stainless steel sheet hardness and a blasted stainless steel sheet surface topography. The effect of type of lubricant was found to be more complex. For example, the chlorinated lubricants failed to prevent metal-to-metal contact on a brushed sheet surface but succeeded on a blasted sheet surface of the same stainless steel material. This is believed to be due to a protective tribofilm which is able to form on the blasted surface, but not on the brushed surface.

Reduction of humeroulnar congenital elbow luxation in 8 dogs by using the transarticular pin

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcome in 8 dogs of surgical reduction of congenital humeroulnar luxation by using the transarticular pin. Five cases were bilateral and 3 were unilateral, for a total of 13 elbows. The treatment was performed in animals between 45 and 150 days of age. Articular stabilization was achieved by using a transarticular pin driven from the caudal aspect of the olecranon into the body of the humerus or into the distal condyle and distal metaphysis of the humerus. The follow-up period was between 1 and 19 months. There were 5 postsurgical reluxations, 3 related to the insertion of the pin into the humeral condyle and 3 related to the insertion into the humeral body. These animals needed further surgery. Six animals showed near normal return to limb function and 2 had lameness. We conclude that the use of the transarticular pin is an effective and simple method for the treatment of humeroulnar congenital elbow luxation.

Análise da influência da contaminação do lubrificante por biodiesel em um equipamento Pin-on-disk

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Mecânica - FEIS

Identificação de reflexões múltiplas, utilizando os parâmetros das frentes de onda PIN e normal

As reflexões múltiplas presentes nos sismogramas ocultam informações importantes sobre os refletores em subsuperfície e, podem até tornar completamente invisíveis as reflexões primárias, como no caso dos sismogramas marinhos, que muitas das vezes, exibem uma aparência anelar com fortes superposições das reflexões múltiplas, sobre as reflexões primárias. Problema este que tem sido alvo de importantes pesquisas, com o intuito de identificar, atenuar e/ou eliminá-las, através de vários métodos populares. O objetivo principal deste trabalho é a identificação das reflexões múltiplas. Com essa finalidade foi gerada, por modelamento direto, uma seção sísmica, com afastamento nulo (AN), contendo reflexões primárias e múltiplas simétricas de primeira ordem. Posteriormente, foi aplicada a migração cinemática do tipo Kirchhoff para obter o modelo em profundidade, apresentando uma boa recuperação dos refletores, bem como a presença de um refletor fictício, quando comparado com a seção anteriormente especificada. Foi obtida uma seção sísmica AN, do modelo migrado, na qual não é observado o segundo refletor, devido à ausência de contraste de impedância, entre a segunda e terceira camada, sendo este o primeiro indício de que o refletor fictício deste modelo é uma múltipla. Outro indício sobre a existência da múltipla foi a simetria encontrada entre as curvaturas do primeiro e terceiro refletor. Finalmente, foram calculados os parâmetros das frentes de ondas Hipotéticas Ponto de Incidência Normal (PIN) e Normal (N), bem como a velocidade Normal Moveout (NMO), tanto para os eventos de reflexões primárias como os eventos de reflexões múltiplas, para o modelo direto e para o modelo migrado. Em seguida, foram realizadas as comparações destes parâmetros, o que permitiu confirmar a veracidade dos indícios anteriores para a identificação das reflexões múltiplas.

Direct Adhesive Pin-Retained Restorations for Severely Worn Dentition Treatment: A 1.5-Year Follow-Up Report

A superfície oclusal excessivamente desgastada pode resultar em desarmonia oclusal e prejuízo à estética e função. Como abordagem terapêutica, coroas unitárias convencionais têm sido propostas, porém este tipo de tratamento é complexo, altamente invasivo e caro. Este relato de caso descreve os resultados clínicos de um tratamento alternativo minimamente invasivo baseado em restaurações adesivas diretas retidas por pinos. Uma paciente de 64 anos apresentando dentição severamente desgastada, problemas mastigatórios relacionados às ausências dentárias e hipersensibilidade dental generalizada foi encaminhada para tratamento. O adequado plano de tratamento baseado no enceramento diagnóstico foi utilizado para guiar a reconstrução dos dentes anteriores superiores com resina composta direta sobre pinos dentinários auto-rosqueáveis. Como os dentes inferiores remanescentes eram extremamente desgastados, uma sobre-dentadura dento-suportada foi instalada. Uma placa estabilizadora também foi utilizada de modo a proteger as restaurações. Este tratamento constitui uma alternativa mais acessível de reabilitação de boca total com resultados estéticos e funcionais positivos após 1,5 anos de acompanhamento.

Utilização do cavaco de madeira como combustível alternativo para a produção de vapor de água em uma caldeira aquatubular com grelha fixa do tipo PIN HOLE

The steady increase in the price of oil and its derivatives, carbon credits, the concern with the environment combined with the precipitation of rain water and lack of water resources that Brazil has suffered in 2014 caused a migration of participation sources of energy in the Brazilian energy matrix. The hydropower sector suffered big drop at 2013 and is suffering so far, contributing thus to the generation and cogeneration of thermal energy using renewable energy sources such as: sugarcane bagasse, wood chips, rice husks, among others. The selling price of the electricity market reached the level of R$ 807, 00 MWh in January 2014 (Source: ANEEL), heating the Brazilian thermoelectric sector. Although thermoelectric use in bulk water as vaporizing fluid to produce electricity and use in various processes, water reuse plans have become an important factor in these industries. The increased use of biomass has been the bagasse which is allied to the sugarcane sector, strong market in Brazil, and consists basically use the rest of sugar cane, sugarcane industries that would play out. The sugar and ethanol industry is very unstable and only lasts for 6-8 months a year, and the remaining time in the period known as between crop that corresponds to the planting and harvesting of sugarcane and then enter the period of vintage which is the constant cane harvesting and crushing it. This instability of the market and the thermoelectric idle period leads the thermoelectric industries to seek other sources of renewable energy, such as wood chips (pine, Eucalyptus, Orange), rice husk, sorghum among others, to not be dependent on alcohol sector. The present work aims to study the use of wood chips as an alternative biomass for burning a fuel that essentially uses bagasse, the thermoelectric in question consists of two boilers that produce together 350 t / h ... (Complete Abstract click electronic access below)

Biological monitoring of a promissory xenogenic pin for biomedical applications: a preliminary intraosseous study in rats

Objectives: Over the last years, it is known that in some cases metal devices for biomedical applications present some disadvantages suggesting absorbable materials (natural or synthetic) as an alternative of choice. Here, our goal was to evaluate the biological response of a xenogenic pin, derived from bovine cortical bone, intraosseously implanted in the femur of rats. Material and methods: After 10, 14, 30 and 60 days from implantation, the animals (n = 5/period) were killed and the femurs carefully collected and dissected out under histological demands. For identifying the osteoclastogenesis level at 60 days, we performed the immunohistochemisty approach using antibody against RANKL. Results: Interestingly, our results showed that the incidence of neutrophils and leukocytes was observed only at the beginning (10 days). Clear evidences of pin degradation by host cells started at 14 days and it was more intensive at 60 days, when we detected the majority of the presence of giant multinucleated cells, which were very similar to osteoclast cells contacting the implanted pin. To check osteoclastogenesis at 60 days, we evaluated RANKL expression and it was positive for those resident multinucleated cells while a new bone deposition was verified surrounding the pins in all evaluated periods. Conclusions: Altogether, our results showed that pins from fully processed bovine bone are biocompatible and absorbable, allowing bone neoformation and it is a promissory device for biomedical applications.

Isokinetic muscle strength and knee function associated with double femoral pin fixation and fixation with interference screw in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Intensive scheduling in sports requires athletes to resume physical activity shortly after injury. The purpose of this study was to investigate early isokinetic muscle strength and knee function on bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) ACL reconstruction with double femoral pin fixation or interference screw technique. A prospective study was conducted from 2008 to 2009, with 48 athletes who received femoral BPTB fixation with interference screw (n = 26) or double pin (n = 22). Clinical (IKDC objective score and hop test) and isokinetic muscle strength (peak torque (PT), PT/body weight and flexion/extension rate (F/E) in 60 and 240A degrees/s) were analyzed at 6 months of follow-up. Analysis at baseline showed no differences between groups before surgery related to age, gender, associated injury, Tegner or Lysholm score; thus showing that groups were similar. During follow-up, however, there were significant differences between the two groups in some of the isokinetic muscle strength: PT/BW 60A degrees/s (Double Pin = 200% +/- A 13% vs. Interference Screw = 253% +/- A 16%*, *P = 0.01); F/E 60A degrees/s (Double Pin = 89% +/- A 29%* vs. Interference Screw = 74% +/- A 12%, *P = 0.04). No statistical differences between groups were observed on IKDC objective score, hop test and complications. The significant muscle strength outcome of the interference screw group found in this study gives initial evidence that this fixation technique is useful for athletes that may need accelerated rehabilitation. Early return to sports ability signaled by isokinetic muscle strength is of clinical relevance as it is one of the main goals for athletes' rehabilitation. III.