PICO: Portable Instrument for Capturing Occultations

2010 ◽  
Vol 122 (896) ◽  
pp. 1207-1213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Lockhart ◽  
Michael J. Person ◽  
J. L. Elliot ◽  
Steven P. Souza
Keyword(s):  
Portable Instrument

StatPal II pH and Blood Gas Analysis System evaluated

1994 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
R J Wong ◽  
J J Mahoney ◽  
J A Harvey ◽  
A L Van Kessel
Keyword(s):  
Point Of Care ◽  
Blood Gases ◽  
Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
Portable Instrument ◽  
Blood Gas ◽  
Target Value ◽  
Analysis System

Abstract We evaluated a new portable instrument, the PPG StatPal II pH and Blood Gas Analysis System, designed for "point-of-care" measurements of blood gases and pH. Inaccuracy (% of target value) and imprecision (CV%) were assessed by blood tonometry and comparison with a Corning 178. Within-day results for PCO2 inaccuracy and imprecision ranged from 98.2% to 102.9% and 3.3% to 3.9%, respectively; for PO2, these were 95.5% to 102.3% and 2.3% to 3.0%, respectively. Between-day results for PCO2 inaccuracy and imprecision ranged from 99.2% to 99.3% and from 2.9% to 3.2%, respectively; for PO2, the ranges were 96.2% to 98.2% and 2.6% to 3.0%, respectively. Two PCO2 outliers (in 645 samples = 0.3%) were observed. In general, tonometry recovery, measurement stability, and pH bias results for the StatPal II and Corning 178 were comparable. We conclude that the StatPal II performs within acceptable ranges of inaccuracy and imprecision.

scholarly journals PACKMAN – A portable instrument to investigate space weather

HardwareX ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. e00169
Author(s):  
Thasshwin Mathanlal ◽  
Abhilash Vakkada Ramachandran ◽  
Maria-Paz Zorzano ◽  
Javier Martin-Torres
Keyword(s):  
Space Weather ◽  
Portable Instrument

scholarly journals Indoor particulate matter measurement as a tool in the process of the implementation of Smoke-free Hospitals

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Nardini ◽  
R. Cagnin ◽  
G. Invernizzi ◽  
A. Ruprecht ◽  
R. Boffi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Portable Instrument ◽  
Aerosol Mass ◽  
Total Suspended Particles ◽  
European Code ◽  
Working Day ◽  
Indoor Particulate Matter

Aim of the study: There are International and National standards that requires hospitals and health premises to be smoke-free. According to recent data from Italy and other European Countries, smoking is a widespread habit in hospitals. To get smoke-free hospitals in an Italian region, we have adopted the European Code for smoke-free hospitals, which sets standards and provides instruments for its implementation. According to the Code, whenever possible, each step towards a smoke-free hospital, should be shared by all staff. As a mean for achieving this goal, in our region the certification of single units as smoke-free units has been chosen. For getting the certification, besides implementing the Code, we planned to use ETS (Environmental Tobacco Smoke) monitoring, as ETS should not be present in hospitals. As a marker of ETS we have chosen Particulate Matter (PM), as it can easily be measured in real-time with a portable instrument and, when other - even outdoor - sources of combustion can be ruled out, it is an accurate detector of cigarette smoke. Here the first experience of measuring PM in hospitals for monitoring ETS and certificating smoke-free health premises, is described. Materials and methods: PM measurements were carried out without any previous notification in different areas of two Network hospitals of the Veneto Region, during a single working day. A real time laser-operated aerosol mass analyser was used. Several classes of PM (PM1, PM2.5, PM7, PM10, TSP Total Suspended Particles) were measured. Results: Outdoor PM levels were found to be repeatedly lower than the annual official limits of 65 mcg/m3 and around the 24 hour official limits of 15 mcg/m3 [15 to 20 mcg/m3, with an overall mean (±SD) of 17.8 (1.9)] throughout the whole day. Very good indoor air quality was found in the operating theaters and isolation department, where PM2.5 concentrations were much lower than outdoor levels [1.6 (0.9) and 5.9 (0.6) mcg/m3, respectively]. No increase in PM pollution was found in the surveyed medical offices, halls and waiting rooms where smoking was positively forbidden [PM2.5 concentrations of 14.8 (2.2) and 12.9 (1.1) mcg/m3] except in a medical office and in two coffee rooms for staff only where high PM levels were recorded [PM2.5 58.7 (29.1), 27.0 (10.6) and 107.1 (47.8) mcg/m3] and an offence of smoking restrictions could be proved. Conclusions: The measurement of PM in hospital for monitoring ETS proved to be both feasible and sensible. PM measurements with a portable instrument can be used both for controlling the compliance with rules or chosen standards and for educating staff about smoking related hazards, thus gaining consensus for the implementation of the tobacco control policy. In our experience, PM measurement can be used as an aid inside all actions designed by the European Code for smoke-free hospitals.

Small-dimension portable instrument for in-situ multispectral imaging

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Piegari ◽  
A. Sytchkova ◽  
A. Della Patria ◽  
F. Fermi ◽  
C. Oleari
Keyword(s):  
Multispectral Imaging ◽  
Small Dimension ◽  
Portable Instrument

The laser vibrometer: A portable instrument

1986 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.J.D. Pickering ◽  
N.A. Halliwell ◽  
T.H. Wilmshurst
Keyword(s):  
Laser Vibrometer ◽  
Portable Instrument

XIX.—Photochemical Measurements of Light Intensity in Two Common Vegetation Types in Tropical Africa, by Means of the Improved Eder-Hecht Photometer

1932 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 150-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Phillips ◽  
J. D. Scott ◽  
J. Y. Moggridge
Keyword(s):  
Light Intensity ◽  
Ultraviolet Rays ◽  
Portable Instrument ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Central Plateau ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
The Hours ◽  
In Virtue Of ◽  
Very High

Summary(1) A year's measurement of the light-intensity in an exposed site (“mbuga”) and in a Berlinia woodland community, Kikori (4° 21' S.), Tanganyika, by means of the Eder-Hecht Graukeilphotometer is described.(2) The Bunsen-Roscoe units per second are shown to be very high, even under canopy of the Berlinia; they are very much greater than measurements recorded by Dorno for Assuan and Rio de Janeiro.(3) While there is a positive correlation between the B.-R. values and the hours of direct sunshine, it is also clear that during cloudy periods (less than 50 per cent, of possible sunshine is experienced at Kikori and on the Central Plateau of East Africa generally) the B.-R. values are also very high.(4) There is a positive correlation between the values of the Eder-Hecht photometer (in terms of blue-violet-ultraviolet rays), and the readings of the Livingston radio-atmometer measuring the total light-intensity of the same stations in terms of cubic centimetres of water.(5) In virtue of the peculiar effects of the light of Tropical Africa upon the European nervous system, it is urged that quantitative and qualitative studies of the light in those regions should be investigated.(6) Field biologists should make greater use of this efficient, cheap, simple, and portable instrument.

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