Potential earthquake-induced damage to overlapped tunnels probably occurs during the operation and maintenance of mountain tunnel engineering, especially in the seismically active zone.This study investigated the dynamic response and the failure characteristics of the parallel overlapped tunnel under seismic loadings by employing shaking table test
Sternal Osteomyelitis and Abscess Caused by Elbowing during a Basketball Game
A 15-year-old boy was referred to our hospital for further investigation and treatment of sternal osteomyelitis due to blunt chest trauma, more specifically elbowing during a basketball game 19 days Oxygen Regulator earlier.On an initial presentation, his chest was markedly swollen and chest computed tomography demonstrated a sternal fracture and m
Effects of tannic acid supplementation on growth performance, gut health, and meat production and quality of broiler chickens raised in floor pens for 42 days
A study was conducted to investigate the effects of tannic acid (TA) supplementation on growth performance, gut health, antioxidant capacity, gut microbiota, and meat yield and quality in broilers raised for 42 days.A total of 700 one-day-old male broiler chickens (Cobb500) were allocated into 5 treatments with 7 replicates of 20 birds per pen.Ther
Relationship between sensory results and compliance scores in grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
The regulations for Protected Designation of Origin require a certification body to verify compliance with the provisions of the product specification.The grated Kitchen Parmigiano-Reggiano is evaluated with a scorecard containing 21 quantitative descriptors and 4 qualitative evaluations of compliance with the regulations.To better understand the r
Microbiological Hazards in the Food Chain of Fish and Products, a Focus on Klebsiella spp.
Feeding is an elementary human need from which we obtain the energy and nutrients necessary for development and survival.Health heavily depends on food, which can be a means of different microbial hazards when contaminated at any stage of the food chain, compromising food safety and consumer health.Fish are considered widely produced foods (fishing