sMANUFACTURING A NEW DEVICE SUIT FOR MECHANICAL CONTROL WATER-HYACINTH PLANTS.

The aim of this study was to determine the economic and environmental feasibility of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) briquette. The economic feasibility was determined by the BCR, NPV, Payback Period, and BEP value. While the environmental feasibility was determined by the potential of water hyacinth briquette to control water hyacinth in Cirata Reservoir. Briquette A1P3 (the charcoal combinations of rice husk: water hyacinth 1:1 and the percentage of tapioca binder 5%.) was used in this research. The need of water hyacinth briquettes by a satay (tiny grilled chicken) seller and a grilled fish seller is greater than the need of charcoal and coconut shell charcoal. It shows that water hyacinth briquettes have a lower economic value than charcoal and coconut shell charcoal. A project of water hyacinth briquette processing is economically feasible with the assumption that all products sold because of the BCR value (1.1) > 1, and the NPV value (58,390,711) > 0, with Payback Period in 4.6 years and BEP 95,621.5 kg in 5 years. The use of water hyacinth briquettes by a satay and grilled fish trader at 20,949 kg briquettes/year has the potential to control water hyacinth in Cirata Reservoir of 0.02% per year.

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Adaptability of two weevils (Neochetina bruchi and Neochetina eichhorniae) with potential to control water hyacinth in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Crop Protection ◽

10.1016/j.cropro.2015.06.015 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 76 ◽

pp. 75-82 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Y. Firehun ◽

P.C. Struik ◽

E.A. Lantinga ◽

T. Taye

Keyword(s):

Rift Valley ◽

Water Hyacinth ◽

Neochetina Eichhorniae ◽

Control Water

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Influence of nocturnal bruxism on the stomatognathic system. Part I: a new device for measuring mandibular movements during sleep

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2842.2001.00757.x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 28 (10) ◽

pp. 943-949 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Y. Amemori ◽

S. Yamashita ◽

M. Ai ◽

H. Shinoda ◽

M. Sato ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Device ◽

Stomatognathic System ◽

System Part ◽

Mandibular Movements

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Histological verification of non-specific aorta-arteritis (Takayasu's arteritis) using percutaneous transluminal atherectomy

VASA ◽

10.1024/0301-1526.33.4.247 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 247-251 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Zeller ◽

Koch ◽

Frank ◽

Bürgelin ◽

Schwarzwälder ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Diagnosis ◽

Axillary Artery ◽

Takayasu’S Arteritis ◽

Giant Cells ◽

Interventional Therapy ◽

Takayasu's Arteritis ◽

New Device ◽

First Case ◽

Anti Inflammatory ◽

Percutaneous Transluminal

Diagnosis of non-specific aorto-arteritis (NSAA, Takaysu's arteritis) is typically based on clinical and investigational parameters. We report here about two patients with clinically suspected diagnosis of a Takayasu's arteritis already under anti-inflammatory therapy in whom percutaneous transluminal atherectomy of subclavian and axillary artery stenoses was performed to relief the patients from symptoms – intermittent dyspraxia of the arms – and to verify the clinical diagnosis by histology. In the first case aorto-arteritis could be histologically confirmed through the analysis of plaque material including media structures excised from the subclavian and axillary arteries using a new device for atherectomy. The biopsy showed diffuse inflammation and granulomatous lesions with giant cells typically for Takayasu's disease. In the second patient, biopsy showed no acute or chronic inflammatory signs but only atherosclerotic lesions. Percutaneous transluminal atherectomy is therefore not only an interventional but also a diagnostic tool and should be used in every case of interventional therapy of suspected aorto-arteritis to make the clinical diagnosis and as a major consequence the initiation of an aggressive anti-inflammatory medical therapy more reliable.

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