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Evidence of exposure to enteric pathogens through the air and associated risk of infection is scarce in the literature outside of animal- or human-waste handling settings. Cities with poor sanitation are important locations to investigate this aerial exposure pathway as their rapid growth will pose unprecedented challenges in waste management. To address this issue, simple surveillance methods are needed. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to optimize a community exposure bioaerosol surveillance strategy for urban outdoor locations with poor sanitation, and to determine which bioaerosols could contribute to exposure. Passive and active bioaerosol sampling methods were used to characterize the fate and transport of sanitation-related bioaerosols during the rainy and dry seasons in La Paz, Bolivia. Median coliform bacteria fluxes were 71 CFU/(m2 × h) during the rainy season and 64 CFU/(m2 × h) during the dry season, with 38% of the dry season samples testing positive for E. coli. Wind speed, relative humidity and UVB irradiance were identified as significant covariates to consider in bioaerosol transport models in La Paz. Active sampling yielded one positive sample (10%) for human adenovirus (HadV) and one sample (10%) for influenza A virus during the rainy season. HadV was detected at the site with the highest bacterial flux. Four samples (8%) were positive for influenza A virus in the dry season. These findings suggest that aerosols can contribute to community exposure to potentially pathogenic microorganisms in cities with poor sanitation. The use of passive sampling, despite its limitations, can provide quantitative data on microorganisms' viability within realistic timeframes of personal exposure.In the present work, mechano-geometrical characterisations of skeletal muscle fibres in two different deformation states, namely, axial tension and axial compression, were realised. In both cases, cyclic and relaxation tests were performed. Additionally, the changes in the volume of the fibres during deformation were recorded to obtain more detailed information about the muscle fibre load transfer mechanisms. To the best of the authors' knowledge, the present experimental investigation of the mechanical and geometrical characteristics of muscle fibres provides a novel comprehensive data set that can be used to obtain a better understanding of muscle fibre load transfer mechanisms and to construct meaningful models. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/cmc-na.html In the present study, it is shown that muscle fibres exhibit incompressibility (5% volume decrease at maximum deformation) under tension and that this feature is more pronounced under compression loading (37% volume decrease at maximum deformation). These findings are particularly interesting and lead to a further understanding of load transfer mechanisms and to the development of new modelling strategies.The thousands of eyes Bobhis (TEB) is a natural cellular material and has ingeniously evolved hierarchical structures to resist the damage from external environment. In this study, the relationship between cellular structure and mechanical properties of the TEBs is first investigated. SEM studies reveal that the TEB hierarchically exhibit three distinct cellular structures, the filled-cells, novel-closed-cells and open-cells, which is ranging from the macroscopic (>10-3 m) to the microcosmic scale (10-4-10-6 m) respectively. Compression and shear tests indicate that such hierarchical cellular structure has intimate influence on the mechanical properties of TEB. The loads of TEB samples are decomposed through the three hierarchical cellular structures. Microscopically, the multiple micro-cracks are firstly generated from the open-cells, and the novel-closed-cells are deformed and crushed in which the multiple micro shear bands and cell walls interlocking phenomenon can be found in the tests. Macroscopically, the filled-cells are stretched and damaged with the extrusion of filler. The hierarchical cellular structure of TEB possesses excellent mechanical properties, which hinder the catastrophic failure and increase the toughness and strength. The distinct hierarchical cellular structure of TEB provides a new pathway to design bio-inspired engineering materials.Sutures, the soft collagenous tissue joining interdigitating bony protrusions on the edges of bone plates, play a significant mechanical role in allowing a turtle shell to respond optimally to a range of loading regimes. In this contribution, qualitative and quantitative aspects of the mechanical behaviour of turtle shell suture regions are investigated by means of mathematical modelling. Notable features of the model include (i) a geometrically realistic three dimensional model for the suture geometry; (ii) taking the hyperelastic, anisotropic and incompressible nature of the suture material into account; and (iii) a novel method for defining the collagen fibre directions within the suture. The model is validated against a physical three point bending test and replicates many of the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the mechanical behaviour. The model is then used to elucidate the effect that sutures have on the shell's mechanical behaviour during a predator attack. It is found that the sutures increase the energy required from a predator during an attack whilst cushioning the brittle bone, and so protecting it from fracture. Additionally, longer bony protrusions increase strain energy absorption but also increase the likelihood of fracture.

Comparison of in-vitro fatigue and wear performance of 3Y-, 4Y-, 5Y-TZP and lithiumdisilicate ceramic, multilayer/monolayer 4Y-TZP and variation of wall thickness at 5Y-TZP.

Crowns (n=96; 6 groups à 16) were made of 3Y-TZP-LA, 4Y-TZP (multilayer and monolayer), 5Y-TZP (0,5mm/1mm wall thickness) and lithiumdisilicate. 8 per group were stored in water (24hrs), 8 underwent TCML (1.200.000×50N; 2x3000x5°/55°C; H

O, 2min cycle). Fracture force was determined by static loading (v=1mm/min, steel sphere with tin foil, diameter=12mm). Pin-on-block wear test was performed (steatite antagonist d=3mm; 50N, 120,000 cycles, 1.2Hz, lateral motion 1mm, antagonist lift 1mm, n=8). Roughness, wear depth [μm] and antagonist wear were determined (3-D-laser-microscope, KJ3D, Keyence, J).

one-way-ANOVA; Bonferroni-post-hoc-test; α=0.05.

Fracture forces varied between 1211N (5Y,TCML) and 3952N (4Y-Mult,TCML). Individual significant differences (p≤0.025) were found between materials. Increase of wall thickness (5Y; 0.5mm/1.0mm) lead to a non-significant (p≥0.