Quality Improvement of Dumba Fleece Using Dehairing Technique and Value Addition of Recovered Wool

The wool of Dumba fleece is an admixture of fine wool and coarse hairy fibers. (Tomer, ) The use of the slow speed carding machinerecovers fine wool fibers accounts 19.6% of fleece weight. The mean fiber diameter and medullation of recovered wool are 23.2 µm and 14.0%, respectively. The recovered wool fibers are able to spin into yarn of 20.7 Nm with the use of carrier fiber only. Nylon staple fiber of 2.5 denier and fine crossbred wool are mixed to spin yarn on semi-worsted spinning system. The fabric was woven with prepared yarn on handloom. The fabric has found the harsh feel due to available medullated fibers even after the removal of hairy fibers. The surface properties of the fabric were improved through enzyme treatment followed by softener application. The fabrics were evaluated for thermal insulation and surface smoothness. The thermal insulation value is found to improve from 2.03 to 2.18 for enzyme and softener treated fabric, respectively. The chemical treatment improves the fabric smoothness/softness, i.e, frictional properties viz. dynamic and static frictional resistance by 12.4% and 7.0%, respectively

Superficial Dorsal Vein Injury/Thrombosis Presenting as False Penile Fracture Requiring Dorsal Venous Ligation

Introduction: Conditions mimicking penile fracture are extremely rare and have been seldom described. Aim: To describe a patient with false penile fracture who presented with superficial dorsal vein injury/thrombosis managed with ligation. Methods: A 33‐year‐old male presented with penile swelling and ecchymosis after intercourse. A penile ultrasound demonstrated a thrombosed superficial dorsal vein but also questionable fracture of the tunica albuginea. As the thrombus was expanding, he was emergently taken to the operating room for exploration and required only dorsal venous ligation. Results: Postoperatively, patient's Sexual Health Inventory for Men score was 23, and he had no issues with erections or sexual intercourse. Conclusion: Early exploration of patients with suspected penile fracture provides excellent results with maintenance of erectile function. Also, in the setting of dorsal vein thrombosis, ligation preserves the integrity of the penile tissues and avoids unnecessary complications from conservative management. Rafiei A, Hakky TS, Martinez D, Parker J, and Carrion R. Superficial dorsal vein injury/thrombosis presenting as false penile fracture requiring dorsal venous ligation. Sex Med 2014;2:182–185