Experiments on pocket-type rockfall protective nets at a real slope

Although pocket-type rockfall protective nets are more economical and easier to install, the amount of rockfall energy they can absorb and the locations where they can be used are limited. Because of this, in recent years, a new rockfall protective net, which has built-in shock absorbers to prevent anchor rods from breaking and to absorb considerable rockfall energy due to their function, has been designed. This study was conducted to determine the effective range of implementation for a new pocket-type rockfall protective net, and to confirm the net\u27s reaction and energy absorption capacity upon the introduction of rotational energy approximating the actual behavior of a rockfall

Experiments on pocket-type rockfall protective nets at a real slope

Although pocket-type rockfall protective nets are more economical and easier to install, the amount of rockfall energy they can absorb and the locations where they can be used are limited. Because of this, in recent years, a new rockfall protective net, which has built-in shock absorbers to prevent anchor rods from breaking and to absorb considerable rockfall energy due to their function, has been designed. This study was conducted to determine the effective range of implementation for a new pocket-type rockfall protective net, and to confirm the net\u27s reaction and energy absorption capacity upon the introduction of rotational energy approximating the actual behavior of a rockfall

TableCross: Exuding a Shared Space into Personal Spaces to Encourage Its Voluntary Maintenance

A shared space should be cooperatively maintained by all users. However, due to social loafing, often nobody maintains it and its condition worsens. We propose exudation of a shared space. Part of a shared space is exuded into personal workspaces so that office workers are forced to subjectively experience the atmosphere of the shared space, even while they remain at their personal workspaces. This paper illustrates the first prototype named “TableCross,” which reflects the degree of disorder of a table in a shared space to the desktop of each worker’s PC. We also report some results of our pilot user study

Effects of Hydrosalpinx on Endometrial Receptivity and Uterine Microbiome: An Interesting Case of Double Uterus with Unilateral Hydrosalpinx

Endometrial receptivity array (ERA)—an objective tool used in assisted reproductive technology—is used for personalized embryo transfer in in vitro fertilization. Hydrosalpinx affects implantation through various mechanisms. However, its effects on ERA are not well established. In this case report, we present the diagnosis and treatment of a 34-year-old nulligravida woman with infertility for two years, obesity, double uterus with unilateral hydrosalpinx and right kidney deficiency. Based on ERA results, endometrial microbiome metagenomic analysis (EMMA), analysis of infectious chronic endometritis (ALICE), and CD138 immunostaining, the patient was treated with hormonal replacement cycle and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. After one week of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid administration, the vitirified-warmed 4AA blastocyst was transferred to the left uterus—which was absent of hydrosalpinx and easily accessible to transfer and pregnancy was achieved. To the best of our knowledge, this case study is the first one in which we found that there were no differences between the left and right uterus in ERA, EMMA, ALICE, and CD138 immunostainings. Hence, we suggest that hydrosalpinx does not necessarily cause endometrial changes in all cases. Further research to evaluate the effects of hydrosalpinx on implantation with ERA and EMMA/ALICE is warranted

Effects of Hydrosalpinx on Endometrial Receptivity and Uterine Microbiome: An Interesting Case of Double Uterus with Unilateral Hydrosalpinx

Endometrial receptivity array (ERA)—an objective tool used in assisted reproductive technology—is used for personalized embryo transfer in in vitro fertilization. Hydrosalpinx affects implantation through various mechanisms. However, its effects on ERA are not well established. In this case report, we present the diagnosis and treatment of a 34-year-old nulligravida woman with infertility for two years, obesity, double uterus with unilateral hydrosalpinx and right kidney deficiency. Based on ERA results, endometrial microbiome metagenomic analysis (EMMA), analysis of infectious chronic endometritis (ALICE), and CD138 immunostaining, the patient was treated with hormonal replacement cycle and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. After one week of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid administration, the vitirified-warmed 4AA blastocyst was transferred to the left uterus—which was absent of hydrosalpinx and easily accessible to transfer and pregnancy was achieved. To the best of our knowledge, this case study is the first one in which we found that there were no differences between the left and right uterus in ERA, EMMA, ALICE, and CD138 immunostainings. Hence, we suggest that hydrosalpinx does not necessarily cause endometrial changes in all cases. Further research to evaluate the effects of hydrosalpinx on implantation with ERA and EMMA/ALICE is warranted