AIDS-associated renal tuberculosis

In order to study the prevalence and the clinical features of renal tuberculosis associated with AIDS, we studied the renal tissue of the necropsies made in 46 AIDS patients under light microscopy. We found renal tuberculous granuloma in 11 (23%) patients (in 3 without previous diagnosis of renal or extrarenal tuberculosis) and only 4 of them presented moderate hematuria or pyuria sterile. As subclinical renal tuberculosis was frequent in this group of AIDS patients, the urine culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis may be useful for diagnosing tuberculosis in AIDS patients.     

A comparison of bond strengths of complete crowns using two types of cements and three cleaning agents

In the past, biomechanical investigations on the dorsal pelvic ring have generally been performed on a small number of cadaveric pelves in various non-standardized procedures. Significant differences in stability between different internal fixation methods of unstable pelvic ring fractures were not found. The experimental design presented here was based as closely as possible on the physiological loading of the pelvis in one-leg stance. This method made it possible to carry out standardized, reproducible tests on different osteosytheses of the sacroiliac joint. Furthermore, the suitability of artificial bones for such investigations can be assessed on the basis of a larger number of similar experiments on artificial and human pelves and the number of human pelves required for such studies could be reduced.     

Coronary artery fistula after cardiac transplantation

A cardiac transplant recipient with multiple coronary artery fistulae draining into the right ventricle is described. These fistulae presumably resulted from repeated endomyocardial biopsies. The diagnosis of coronary artery fistulae was made at the annual coronary arteriography. The magnitude of the shunt remained small over eight years of follow-up.     

Intrathyroidal parathyroid glands can be a cause of failed cervical exploration for hyperparathyroidism

BACKGROUND: The incidence of intrathyroidal parathyroid glands remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence in a series of patients with hyperparathyroidism. METHODS: Three hundred nine patients underwent parathyroidectomy. Patients were divided into two groups: uniglandular disease versus hyperplasia. RESULTS: Eighteen of 309 patients (6%) had abnormal intrathyroidal parathyroid glands. The incidence was 3% (7 of 222) in patients with uniglandular disease versus 15% (11 of 73) in those with hyperplasia. With a mean follow-up of 54 months, 12 patients are eucalcemic, 5 have persistent hypocalcemia, and 1 has recurrent hypercalcemia. There were no recurrent laryngeal nerve injuries. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that an intrathyroidal adenoma is an uncommon cause of failure, whereas abnormal intrathyroidal parathyroid tissue may be a more common cause of failure in patients with hyperplasia.     

水热沉积电压对C-AlPO_4涂层显微结构的影响

以方石英型磷酸铝(C-A1PO4)粉体为原料,异丙醇为溶剂,碘为荷电介质,采用水热电泳沉积方法在涂有SiC涂层的碳纤维增强碳(C/C-SiC复合材料表面制备了C-A1PO4外涂层.借助X射线衍射和扫描电镜表征了涂层的晶相组成和显微结构.研究了沉积电压对C-A1PO4涂层显微结构的影响,并测试了涂层的抗氧化性能.结果表明:在180～220V范围内,水热沉积电压对涂层的显微结构有较大的影响,220V时制备的涂层致密均匀.涂层的沉积量以及涂层与基体的结合强度随着沉积电压的升高而增加;单位面积沉积量与时间的二次方根之间符合线性关系.与包埋法制备的SiC涂层相比,水热电泳沉积法制备的C-A1PO4涂层具有更好的抗氧化性能,涂层样品在1500℃的空气中氧化37h后质量损失仅为0.53%.     

注射成型中浇口形式对塑件质量的影响

用生产实例介绍了不同浇口形式及位置对塑料熔体在型腔中的填充模式和注射成型后塑件的内在机械物理性能及表观质量的影响。     

热交换器在线清洗实施方案研究

热交换器的污垢问题是国民经济众多产业和部门急需解决的问题,也是传热学界未彻底解决的主要问题之一。在分析热交换器污垢的主要成分及形成机理的基础上,针对污垢成分配制了相应的清洗配方,设计了清洗流程及装置,得到了完整可行的热交换器在线清洗实施方案。     

旋转导向钻井系统中振动加速度的消除方法

在钻井过程中,钻头切削岩层、钻柱与井壁的碰撞,必然造成钻井工具的振动,这些振动会在测斜加速度传感器的输出上得到反映,使其不能真实地反映井眼姿态的变化。为及时得到准确的井眼姿态,有必要研究振动条件下传感器的输出规律,进而消除振动的影响。从室内模拟振动实验的原始数据入手,通过Matlab对传感器输出信号进行功率谱密度估计,得出了振动频率与转速的大致关系,并设计了具有针对性的滤波器。通过对实验数据分析处理,振动干扰信号的能量得到大幅衰减,测斜传感器3个敏感轴的输出波动明显减小,提高了姿态测量的准确性,从而验证了该方法在旋转导向系统中是可行的。