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However, with the current in vivo models for TBM, it has never been shown how mycobacteria actually leave the bloodstream and enter the brain.

In children suspected of TB meningitis (TBM), it was recommended that the largest volume of CSF which could safely be collected, as judged by the treating clinician, was drawn for mycobacterial testing.

Our experiments with Tg(Fli1 GFP) y1 casper embryos confirmed these findings and indicated that mycobacteria leave the bloodstream and are able to establish new granulomas in surrounding tissue; because individuals with an intact BBB do develop TBM, it is clear that mycobacteria traverse this barrier.

This is important especially in the immediate vicinity of the TBM, because it must be assumed that major shifts can occur within a few days of operation.

On the inspiratory MDCT scan, a lunate tracheal configuration (coronal to sagittal diameter ratio >1) is highly specific for TBM, but it has low sensitivity [74].

Based on recent state of the art large diameter (>12 m) TBM technology, it is concluded that closed-mode excavation may be considered feasible for water pressures up to ca. 100 m.

Drilling rate index (DRI) developed in Norway is a very useful index in determining the drillability of rocks and even in performance prediction of hard rock TBMs and it requires special laboratory test equipment.

It is shown that TBMs and TBM shields reduce significantly the neutron flux in the port plug (PP).

The proposed method of fatigue crack propagation life prediction is feasible in the design and application stage of TBM cutterhead, besides, it is flexible enough and can also be applied in damage strength assessment, dynamic parameters optimization and establishment of nondestructive inspection cycle for the other large and complex structure, and takes on stronger project value and generality.

The CSF concentrations of MMP-9 were shown to decrease in patients receiving dexamethasone compared with controls early during TBM treatment, and it was postulated that this may represent a mechanism by which corticosteroids improve outcome in these patients [ 17].

Disc-shaped cutters on the shield tear through rock and dirt, which passes through openings in the shield onto a conveyor belt inside the TBM that deposit it behind the machine.