The tuneable effects concept is aimed at achieving selectable blast and fragmentation output,to enable one charge to be used in different scenarios requiring different levels of blast and fragmentation lethality.It is...The tuneable effects concept is aimed at achieving selectable blast and fragmentation output,to enable one charge to be used in different scenarios requiring different levels of blast and fragmentation lethality.It is a concept Qineti Q has been developing for an energetic fill consisting of three principal components arranged in co-axial layers,two explosive layers separated by a mitigating but reactive layer.The concept was originally designed to operate in two modes,a low output mode which only detonates the central core of high explosive and a high output mode which detonated both the central core and outer layer of the explosive.Two charge case designs where manufactured and tested;one of these designs showed a reduction in blast and fragment velocities of^33%and^20%,respectively,in the low output mode.展开更多
Coagulase-negative staphylococcus(C-NS)are regarded as normal flora of the lids and conjunctiva.The ability of these organisms to cause conjunctivitis and blepharitis can be overlooked or disregarded.To elucidate the ...Coagulase-negative staphylococcus(C-NS)are regarded as normal flora of the lids and conjunctiva.The ability of these organisms to cause conjunctivitis and blepharitis can be overlooked or disregarded.To elucidate the role of individual C-NS species in these eye diseases we compared Staphylococcus sp.isolated from the conjunctiva and lids of 50 healthy volunteers with 248 strains of Staphylococcus isolated from patients with staphylococcal conjunctivitis or blepharitis.S.epidermidis was the most frequent species isolated from the conjunctiva and lids of both groups.S.aureus was isolated only from infected patients.No individual C-NS species was found to be significantly associated with eye disease,but the colony count of C-NS after isolation was a useful indicator of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.The ability of Staphylococcus to ferment mannitol or mannose was associated with isolates only from infected patients.展开更多
基金financial support of the Anglo-French Materials and Components for Missiles, Innovation and Technology Partnership (MCM ITP) program jointly funded by UK MoD (Dstl) and DGA
文摘The tuneable effects concept is aimed at achieving selectable blast and fragmentation output,to enable one charge to be used in different scenarios requiring different levels of blast and fragmentation lethality.It is a concept Qineti Q has been developing for an energetic fill consisting of three principal components arranged in co-axial layers,two explosive layers separated by a mitigating but reactive layer.The concept was originally designed to operate in two modes,a low output mode which only detonates the central core of high explosive and a high output mode which detonated both the central core and outer layer of the explosive.Two charge case designs where manufactured and tested;one of these designs showed a reduction in blast and fragment velocities of^33%and^20%,respectively,in the low output mode.
文摘Coagulase-negative staphylococcus(C-NS)are regarded as normal flora of the lids and conjunctiva.The ability of these organisms to cause conjunctivitis and blepharitis can be overlooked or disregarded.To elucidate the role of individual C-NS species in these eye diseases we compared Staphylococcus sp.isolated from the conjunctiva and lids of 50 healthy volunteers with 248 strains of Staphylococcus isolated from patients with staphylococcal conjunctivitis or blepharitis.S.epidermidis was the most frequent species isolated from the conjunctiva and lids of both groups.S.aureus was isolated only from infected patients.No individual C-NS species was found to be significantly associated with eye disease,but the colony count of C-NS after isolation was a useful indicator of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.The ability of Staphylococcus to ferment mannitol or mannose was associated with isolates only from infected patients.
