A novel tube law analysis under anisotropic external load.

Mathematical and physical modeling of flows in collapsible pipes often relates the flow area to the difference between the internal and the external pressures (i.e. the transmural pressure).

A Velocity-Based Approach to Noninvasive Methodology for Urodynamic Analysis.

Purpose: To date, invasive urodynamic investigations have been used to define most terms and conditions relating to lower urinary tract symptoms. This invasiveness is almost totally due to the urethral catheter. In order to remove this source of discomfort for patients, the present study investigated a noninvasive methodology able to provide diagnostic information on bladder outlet obstruction or detrusor underactivity without any contact with the human body.

Microplastics in the Florence wastewater treatment plant studied by a continuous sampling method and Raman spectroscopy: A preliminary investigation.

The presence of an ever increasing amount of plastic in the Italian river system makes it necessary to understand the contribution of their different sources. We focus on the contribution from the wastewater treatment plants to the microplastics (MPs), size less than 5 mm, conveyed to the fluvial system, and on the development of methods for their detection in this matrix. This study, one of the first in Italy, is aimed to investigate the content of MPs present in the effluent of the main wastewater treatment plant in Florence (Italy).

On the prediction of settling velocity for plastic particles of different shapes.

Transport processes of plastic particles in freshwater and marine environments are one of the relevant advances of knowledge in predicting the fate of plastic in the environment. Here, we investigated the effect of different shapes on the settling velocity, finding a representative reference diameter which encompasses three-dimensional shapes like pellets or spherules, two-dimensional shapes like fragments or disks, and one-dimensional shapes like filaments or fibers. The new method is able to predict the settling velocity of plastic and natural particles given the representative size and the Corey shape factor coefficient, over the entire range of viscous to turbulent flow regime.