Characterization and inspection of microlens array by single cube beam splitter microscopy.

The application of a single cube beam splitter (SCBS) microscope to micro-optics characterization is presented. The SCBS in the optical path, with a small angle between the optical axis and its central semireflecting layer, not only gives off-axis digital holograms but also provides dual-channel imaging. It is a unique and easy way to perform uniformity inspection across the entire microlens array.

Disinfection: gaps between recommended and actual practice.

Basic practices on disinfection was surveyed in 6 hospitals using an observation and interview checklist. Two surveys were done, one pre-(first survey) and one post-intervention (second survey). The disinfection and sterilization policy of the Ministry of Health was not available in 66 (70.

Bacterial contamination of hospital disinfectants.

A study to determine contamination of diluted disinfectants at different points in preparation and use in 6 Malaysian hospitals was done using the in-use test. A growth of > or = 250 organisms/ml was taken as an indication of contamination. A total of 342 (7.

Ultrastructural and cytochemical evidence for single impulse initiation zones in vestibular macular nerve fibers of rat.

Cupric ion-ferricyanide labeling methods and related ferrocyanide-stained tissues were used to locate and characterize, at the ultrastructural level, presumptive impulse initiation zones in the three types of vestibular macular nerve fibers. Large-diameter, M-type vestibular nerve fibers terminate in a calyx at the heminode, and labeling is coextensive with the base of the calyx. Intermediate, M/U-type nerve fibers have short, unmyelinated preterminal segments that sometimes bifurcate intramacularly, and small-diameter, U-type nerve fibers have long, unmyelinated preterminal axons and up to three branches.