A Modified Type-12 Impact Sensitivity Test Apparatus for Explosives

SummaryA test apparatus that allowed the stifle to move in five degrees of freedom was used to determine the effect of graft location, graft preload, and flexion angle at the time of graft fixation on the tensile graft forces experienced by a replacement graft material used to simulate reconstruction of the cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifle. Two graft locations (tibial insertion site of the patellar ligament and tibial insertion site of the cranial cruciate ligament), two graft preloads (5 N and 20 N), and three flexion angles at the time of graft fixation (15°, 30° and 90°) were examined. The tibial insertion site and preload did not have as great an effect on graft force as did the flexion angle of the limb at time of graft fixation. Graft forces were highest when reconstructions were performed with the limb in 90° of flexion (ρ <0.0001). This study supports the notion that intracapsular grafts should be fixed with the limb in a normal standing angle.A five degree of freedom test apparatus was used to evaluate the effect of graft location, graft preload, and limb flexion angle at time of graft fixation on reconstructions of the cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifle. Our results suggest that intracapsular grafts should not be fixed with the limb in 90° of flexion, but in a normal standing angle.

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A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON ANTIBIOTIC USAGE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies ◽

10.32553/ijmbs.v4i6.1218 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Anna Joy ◽

Aparna Anand ◽

Arathy R Nath ◽

Meera S Nair ◽

Dr. K. G. Prasanth

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Antibiotic Sensitivity ◽

Sensitivity Test ◽

Actual Process ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Rational Use ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibility Test ◽

Antibiotic Sensitivity Test ◽

Rational Use Of Antibiotics

Antibiotics are one of the most commonly prescribed drugs today. Rational use of antibiotics is therefore extremely important as their injudicious use can adversely affect the patient. Drug Utilization Evaluation (DUE) is a system of ongoing systematic criteria based evaluation of drug that will help to ensure that medicines are used appropriately. It is drug/disease specific and can be structured so that it will assess the actual process of prescribing, dispensing, or administration of drug. The retrospective study was conducted At Pk Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Palakkad, Kerala for a duration of 6 months (February 2017 - January 2018). A source of data includes Patient case sheets &medication charts, nursing charts, culture & sensitivity reports. The inclusion criterion includes Patients aged between 18- 80 year, prescribed with oral and parenteral antibiotics. . On analyzing the gender, male gender (n= 111, 55.5%) were higher in numbers as compared to female counterparts (n=89, 44.5%). In our study the majority of the patients prescribed with antibiotics were with the clinical assessment of COPD (n=39, 19.5%), UTI (n=37, 18.5%) and LRTI (n=28, 14%), Bronchial asthma (n=19, 9.5%) respectively. On analyzing the data based on antibiotic sensitivity test, antibiotic test were performed and followed in (n=64,32%)prescriptions and in (n=47,23.5%)prescriptions were test is not followed respectively. In (n=89,44.5%) prescriptions, antibiotic sensitivity test is not performed. On analysis of antibiotics prescribed, the most commonly prescribed antibiotics were cephalosporins, of these ceftriaxone was highly prescribed of all (n=95). The high percentage of antibiotic prescriptions may indicate a high probability of irrational use. This study also point out irrational use of antibiotics are more leading to resistance, misuse and serious problems. So certain strategies should be put forward to strengthen rational use of antibiotics. Keywords: Antibiotics, Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Irrational use, Resistance

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A new biological androgen sensitivity test: the sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG)-response to the anabolic steroid stanozolol

Acta Endocrinologica ◽

10.1530/acta.0.117s215 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 117 (4_Suppl) ◽

pp. S215-S216 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

G. SINNECKER ◽

S. KÖHLER

Keyword(s):

Anabolic Steroid ◽

Sex Hormone ◽

Sensitivity Test ◽

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin ◽

Hormone Binding ◽

Androgen Sensitivity

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RDX/GAP-ETPE NANOCOMPOSITES FOR REMARKABLY REDUCED IMPACT SENSITIVITY

International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion ◽

10.1615/intjenergeticmaterialschemprop.2016016164 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 275-284

Author(s):

Hequn Li ◽

Chongwei An ◽

Baoyun Ye ◽

Wei Ji ◽

Jingyu Wang

Keyword(s):

Impact Sensitivity

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