Four controls and eight burned patients with thermal injury ranging from 7 to 84% total body surface were studied in an environmental chamber at 25 33 degrees C ambient temperature a constant vapor pressure during two consecutive 24-h periods. Hypermetabolism was present the burn both temperatures core skin consistently higher than normal men despite increased evaporative water loss. The decreased metabolic rate large injuries whom decrement dry heat loss produced by exceeded increase of wet...

This article describes the synthesis of four porous polymers containing Ni–porphyrin units with Brunauer–Emmet–Teller (BET) specific surface areas up to 1711 m2/g achieved. The isotherm gas adsorptions hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide over these were measured. adsorption selectivity for nitrogen also investigated. While initial isosteric heat (ΔHads) was around 8–9 kJ/mol it reached 23 29 dioxide. CO2/N2 as high 19 (calculated from single isotherms) achieved one polymers.

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Purpose – This paper aims to discuss the general principles behind microwave sensing and demonstrates potential of cavity resonator device in real-time monitoring for: environmental with focus on wastewater pollution, a system for oil/gas/water content evaluation dynamic pipeline, determination bacteria concentration method non-invasive glucose determination. Design/methodology/approach Microwave is rapidly developing technology which has been successfully used various industrial...

Meat is one of the main sources protein in human nutrition. During recent years meat production volume has been showing significant growth worldwide. The total red expected to show an 80% increase by 2029, according Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development (OECD). Such indicates necessity existing line modernisation satisfy future increased demand products. This article critically reviews automation challenges robotic applications industry, among those are heterogeneity pieces and...

Ninety-seven of 763 patients admitted to a burn center during 3-year period had histologically confirmed bacterial or fungal wound invasion. Nine these 97 survived and 88 died. Burn infection was the principal cause death in 57 diagnosed perimortem an additional 31 but not judged be primary death. Pseudomonas aeruginosa continues as most frequent offending organism. The variety mycotic organisms identified, however, suggests that compromise host is critical factor, any particular...

Discussion and Summary The successful control of burn wound sepsis by use Sulfamylon cream has greatly altered the management its prognosis. character healing altered, with persistence eschar now seen, due to suppression microbial debriding action. This problem been resolved discontinuing therapy applying dressings if necessary hasten separation. a water soluble base, which is 62% water, resulted in decrease evaporative loss, consequent reduction metabolic load on patient. evident weight...

Meat has been an important protein source for human nu-trition thousands of years and will continue to be. According the Organisation Economic Cooperation Development Food Agriculture Organisation's (OECD-FAO)outlook report 2018–2027, meat consumption increased around 20% in last ten years, it is expected grow another 15% next years. The harsh working environ-ment abattoirs factories, such as cold wet operating rooms long difficult handling heavy loads, contributing shortage a skilled labour...

Novel freezing solutions are constantly being developed to reduce quality loss in meat production chains. However, there is limited focus on identifying the sensitive analytical tools needed directly validate product changes that result from potential improvements technology. To benchmark relevant research and production, we froze pork samples using traditional (−25 °C, −35 °C) cryogenic (−196 °C). Three classes of analyses were tested for their capacity separate different freeze treatments:...

Simultaneous measurements of resting leg blood flow and surface rectal temperatures were made in 45 studies 9 normal subjects 28 burn patients. The patients had burns from 3-86% the total body with injury ranging 0-87.5% surface. In patient group, was essentially uninjured legs, increased a curvilinear manner size burn, approached plateau 8.0 ml/100 ml-min as percent exceeded 60%. Increasing temperature by 5 degrees C burned unburned extremities to same extent subjects. Increased peripheral...

This paper reports a novel electromag-5 netic sensor technique for real-time noninvasive monitoring 6 of blood lactate in human subjects.Methods: The 7 was demonstrated on 34 participants who undertook cy-8 cling regime, with rest period before and after, to produce 9 rising falling response curve.Sensors attached 10 the arm legs gathered spectral data, 11 samples were measured using Lactate Pro V2; tem-12 perature heart rate data also collected.Results: 13 Pointwise mutual information...

During cutting and processing of meat, the loss water is critical in determining both product quality value. From point slaughter until packaging, lost due to hanging, movement, handling, carcass, with every 1% having potential cost a large meat plant somewhere region €50,000 per day. Currently options for monitoring from or its drip loss, are limited destructive tests which take 24-72 h complete. This paper presents results work has led development novel microwave cavity sensor capable...

Ensuring the safety of equipment, its environment and most importantly, operator during robot operations is paramount importance.Robots complex robotic systems are appearing in more industrial professional service applications.However, while mechanical components control advancing rapidly, legislation background standards framework for such machinery lagging behind.As part a fundamental research work targeting robots industry 4.0 solutions completely automated slaughtering, it was revealed...

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