A double-puncture technique for improving the accuracy of puncture tensiometer measurements

Soil Research ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
KL Greenwood ◽  
H Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Testing ◽  
Positive Pressure ◽  
Initial Tension ◽  
Syringe Needle ◽  
Air Space ◽  
Average Tension ◽  
Boyle’S Law ◽  
Calibration Equations ◽  
Puncture Technique

Measurements taken with a puncture tensiometer are biased due to the small positive pressure exerted on the system when the syringe needle is inserted into the air space at the top of the tensiometer. An equation based on Boyle's Law, relating two successive measurements from puncture tensiometers to the initial tension, was developed to correct this problem. The initial tension, T0, inside the puncture tensiometer can be calculated from T21/ T2 where T is the tension inside the puncture tensiometer and the subscripts 1 and 2 refer to the first and second readings taken with the puncture tensiometer meter. Laboratory testing at tensions of 5, 10, 20 and 40 kPa showed that average results from this double-puncture technique were within 0.2 kPa of the actual tension. All results using this technique were accurate to 6%. In contrast, the average tension calculated from the single-puncture tensiometer readings underestimated the actual tension by up to 2.3 kPa and the maximum errors were approximately 10%. Use of the double-puncture technique will improve puncture tensiometer measurements in the field without the need to wait for re-equilibration of the pressure or application of calibration equations.

Quantitative Microscopic Comparison of the Organization of the Lung in Transgenic Mice Expressing Transforming Growth Factor-α (TGF-α)

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 14-15
Author(s):  
C. G. Plopper ◽  
C. Helton ◽  
A. J. Weir ◽  
J. A. Whitsett ◽  
T. R. Korfhagen
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽  
Transgenic Mice ◽  
Blood Vessels ◽  
Lung Parenchyma ◽  
Lung Maturation ◽  
Alveolar Air ◽  
Parenchymal Tissue ◽  
Air Space ◽  
Conducting Airways

A wide variety of growth factors are thought to be involved in the regulation of pre- and postnatal lung maturation, including factors which bind to the epidermal growth factor receptor. Marked pulmonary fibrosis and enlarged alveolar air spaces have been observed in lungs of transgenic mice expressing human TGF-α under control of the 3.7 KB human SP-C promoter. To test whether TGF-α alters lung morphogenesis and cellular differentiation, we examined morphometrically the lungs of adult (6-10 months) mice derived from line 28, which expresses the highest level of human TGF-α transcripts among transgenic lines. Total volume of lungs (LV) fixed by airway infusion at standard pressure was similar in transgenics and aged-matched non-transgenic mice (Fig. 1). Intrapulmonary bronchi and bronchioles made up a smaller percentage of LV in transgenics than in non-transgenics (Fig. 2). Pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins were a smaller percentage of LV in transgenic mice than in non-transgenics (Fig. 3). Lung parenchyma (lung tissue free of large vessels and conducting airways) occupied a larger percentage of LV in transgenics than in non-transgenics (Fig. 4). The number of generations of branching in conducting airways was significantly reduced in transgenics as compared to non-transgenic mice. Alveolar air space size, as measured by mean linear intercept, was almost twice as large in transgenic mice as in non-transgenics, especially when different zones within the lung were compared (Fig. 5). Alveolar air space occupied a larger percentage of the lung parenchyma in transgenic mice than in non-transgenic mice (Fig. 6). Collagen abundance was estimated in histological sections as picro-Sirius red positive material by previously-published methods. In intrapulmonary conducting airways, collagen was 4.8% of the wall in transgenics and 4.5% of the wall in non-transgenic mice. Since airways represented a smaller percentage of the lung in transgenics, the volume of interstitial collagen associated with airway wall was significantly less. In intrapulmonary blood vessels, collagen was 8.9% of the wall in transgenics and 0.7% of the wall in non-transgenics. Since blood vessels were a smaller percentage of the lungs in transgenics, the volume of collagen associated with the walls of blood vessels was five times greater. In the lung parenchyma, collagen was 51.5% of the tissue volume in transgenics and 21.2% in non-transgenics. Since parenchyma was a larger percentage of lung volume in transgenics, but the parenchymal tissue was a smaller percent of the volume, the volume of collagen associated with parenchymal tissue was only slightly greater. We conclude that overexpression of TGF-α during lung maturation alters many aspects of lung development, including branching morphogenesis of the airways and vessels and alveolarization in the parenchyma. Further, the increases in visible collagen previously associated with pulmonary fibrosis due to the overexpression of TGF-α are a result of actual increases in amounts of collagen and in a redistribution of collagen within compartments which results from morphogenetic changes. These morphogenetic changes vary by lung compartment. Supported by HL20748, ES06700 and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Assessing Sexual Dysfunction, Part 1: Male Sexual Dysfunction

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Seth D. Cohen ◽  
Steven Mandel ◽  
David B. Samadi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Laboratory Testing ◽  
Aging Male ◽  
Testosterone Deficiency ◽  
Subjective Complaint ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Male Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Multiple Health

Abstract To properly assess men and women with sexual dysfunction, evaluators should take a biopsychosocial approach that may require consultation with multiple health care professionals from various fields in order to get to the root of the sexual dysfunction; this multidisciplinary methodology offers the best chance of successful treatment. For males, this article focuses on erectile dysfunction (ED) and hypogonadism. The initial evaluation of ED involves a thorough case history, preferably taken from the patient and partner, physical examination, and proper laboratory and diagnostic tests, including an acknowledgment of the subjective complaint. The diagnosis is established on the basis of an individual's report of the consistent inability to attain and maintain an erection sufficient to permit satisfactory sexual intercourse. Initial workups for ED should entail a detailed history that can be obtained from a validated questionnaire such as the International Index of Erectile Function and the Sexual Health Inventory for Men. Hypogonadism is evaluated using the validated Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Male questionnaire and laboratory testing for testosterone deficiency. Treatments logically can begin with the least invasive and then progress to more invasive strategies after appropriate counseling. The last and most important treatment component when caring for men with sexual dysfunction—and, arguably, the least practiced—is close follow-up.

Positive Pressure

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 48-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Goss ◽  
Jonathan Zygowiec
Keyword(s):  
Positive Pressure

Perancangan Pengkondisian Udara pada Ruangan Steril Rumah Sakit Mitra Medika dengan Standard Cleanroom Menggunakan Instalasi Ducting

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fremmy Raymond Agustinus
Keyword(s):  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Static Pressure ◽  
Filter Medium ◽  
Positive Pressure ◽  
Design Tools ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Cooling Unit ◽  
X 24 ◽  
Air Passage ◽  
Booster Fan

Desain penyejuk udara juga dapat diterapkan di bidang kesehatan, dengan standar Cleanroom dapat diperoleh suhu, kelembaban, kenyamanan dan kebersihan yang dibutuhkan untuk ruang steril (ruang bedah). Perancangan pendingin udara dalam hal ini dilakukan dengan menentukan beban pendinginan yang diperlukan untuk ruang steril (ruang bedah), kemudian menentukan ukuran ducting, jalur ducting, dan jumlah penggunaan ducting. Desain ini menggabungkan unit split saluran yang dimodifikasi, kipas booster, filter pra, filter medium, dan filter HEPA dengan menggunakan saluran aluminium preinsulated sebagai saluran udara. Desain dilakukan dengan menggunakan perangkat lunak AutoCAD 2012, Design Tools Duct Sizer, dan Microsoft Excel. Dari hasil perhitungan dan desain didapatkan kebutuhan kapasitas 3 ruang bedah yaitu ducted ducted 100.000 BTUH sebanyak 3 unit, booster fan 3.3 - 4 Di WG sebanyak 3 unit, pre filter 24 "x 24" x 2 "6 set, filter menengah 610 x 610 x 290 mm 6 set, dan filter HEPA 1220 x 610 x 70 mm 12. Untuk ruang steril, tekanan statis yang dihasilkan oleh unit pendingin harus lebih besar daripada tekanan statis yang dihasilkan dari unit yang ada. di ruang semi steril. Dengan kata lain, ruang steril harus memiliki tekanan positif terhadap ruang semi steril. Hal ini dimaksudkan agar udara di ruang semi steril tidak masuk ke ruang steril ketika pintu antar ruangan dibuka. Desain dan perhitungan ruang bedah, suhu nyata yang diperoleh adalah 23 ° C ± 2 ° C dan kelembaban relatif yang diperoleh adalah 60% ± 2%.   Air conditioning design can also be applied in the health field, with cleanroom standard can be obtained temperature, humidity, comfort and hygiene needed for sterile room (surgical room). The design of air conditioning in this case is done by determining the cooling load required for the sterile room (surgical room), then determining the ducting size, ducting path, and the amount of ducting usage. This design combines modified ducted split unit, booster fan, pre filter, medium filter, and HEPA filter by using preinsulated aluminum duct as an air passage. The design is done by using AutoCAD 2012 software, Design Tools Duct Sizer, and Microsoft Excel. From the calculation and design result obtained the capacity requirement of 3 surgical room that is split ducted 100.000 BTUH as many as 3 units, booster fan 3.3 - 4 In WG as many as 3 units, pre filter 24"x 24" x 2" 6 sets, medium filter 610 x 610 x 290 mm 6 sets, and HEPA filter 1220 x 610 x 70 mm 12 sets. For the sterile room, the static pressure generated by the cooling unit shall be larger than the static pressure generated from the unit present in the semi sterile room. In other words, the sterile room must have positive pressure to the semi sterile room. It is intended that the air in the semi sterile room does not enter into the sterile room when the door between room opened. In this surgical room design and calculation, real temperature obtained is 23 °C ± 2 °C and the relative moisture obtained is 60% ± 2%.

Actuation and dynamic mechanical characteristics of a core free flat dielectric electro-active polymer soft actuator

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 7396-7404
Author(s):  
Abdul Malek Abdul Wahab ◽  
Emiliano Rustighi ◽  
Zainudin A.
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Resonance Frequency ◽  
Dynamic Testing ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Initial Tension ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Soft Actuator ◽  
Average Percentage Error ◽  
Mechanical Dynamics

Various complex shapes of dielectric electro-active polymer (DEAP) actuator have been promoted for several types of applications. In this study, the actuation and mechanical dynamics characteristics of a new core free flat DEAP soft actuator were investigated. This actuator was developed by Danfoss PolyPower. DC voltage of up to 2000 V was supplied for identifying the actuation characteristics of the actuator and compare with the existing formula. The operational frequency of the actuator was determined by dynamic testing. Then, the soft actuator has been modelled as a uniform bar rigidly fixed at one end and attached to mass at another end. Results from the theoretical model were compared with the experimental results. It was found that the deformation of the current actuator was quadratic proportional to the voltage supplied. It was found that experimental results and theory were not in good agreement for low and high voltage with average percentage error are 104% and 20.7%, respectively. The resonance frequency of the actuator was near 14 Hz. Mass of load added, inhomogeneity and initial tension significantly affected the resonance frequency of the soft actuator. The experimental results were consistent with the theoretical model at zero load. However, due to inhomogeneity, the frequency response function’s plot underlines a poor prediction where the theoretical calculation was far from experimental results as values of load increasing with the average percentage error 15.7%. Hence, it shows the proposed analytical procedure not suitable to provide accurate natural frequency for the DEAP soft actuator.

Alternate Expansion of Streamer Corona and Fine Water Droplets from a Syringe Needle Subjected to Rippled Voltage

2019 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-211
Author(s):  
Kanta Tamaru ◽  
Shinji Yudate ◽  
Ryotaro Ozaki ◽  
Kazunori Kadowaki
Keyword(s):  
Water Droplets ◽  
Streamer Corona ◽  
Syringe Needle
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