Among the Hausa-Fulani women of Zaria, Nigeria, "cold" or "sanyi" is thought to be a common cause of illnesses, and especially edema (swelling) during pregnancy. The traditional treatment for these illnesses is a hot bath. The new mother or mother-to-be sleeps in an overheated room and must take baths in very hot water, called "wankan- jego," to keep out the cold. The birth attendant uses a ...

OBJECTIVE To quantify the efficacy of a series of baths containing natural radon and carbon dioxide (1.3 kBq/l, 1.6 g carbon dioxide/l on average) versus artificial carbon dioxide baths alone in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. SUBJECTS Sixty patients participating in an in-patient rehabilitation programme including a series of 15 baths were randomly assigned to two groups. DESIGN Pain i...

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate whether daily bathing with cloths impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate will decrease colonization of resistant bacteria and reduce the rates of health care-associated infections in critically injured patients. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of data collected 6 months before and after institution of a chlorhexidine bathing protocol. SETTING A 12-bed intensive c...

The main focus of swimming in the first half of the nineteenth century was simply for enjoyment and pleasure, plus its endorsement by society as a wholesome rational recreation. It was pursued at popular river sites, at the seaside, at private baths clubs or at the newly emerging municipal baths. The formation of swimming clubs, during the middle years of the century, was the beginning of a cha...

Within the framework of scientific cooperation agreement between Institut National du Patrimoine and University Rome«La Sapienza», secondarchaeologicalseason excavationtook placefrom 31stMay to 15thJune 2022.In area archaeological parkof Antonin’s thermal Baths beside Borj-Jedid hill, under remains a domestic building (Building A), an important Punic industrial installation late 5thcentury BC w...

Two series of electroplating experiments have been carried out onto mild steel substrate at 65 °C in several electroplating baths under different constant applied current densities. The objectives of the first series of experiments are to understand the behavior of electrodeposition of Cu and Sn in the several alkaline cyanide baths and to explore the electroplating conditions which are appropr...

We introduce unique class of cyclic quantum thermal machines (QTMs) which can maximize their performance at the finite value cycle duration $\tau$ where they are most irreversible. These QTMs based on single-stroke thermodynamic cycles realized by non-equilibrium steady state (NESS) so-called Periodically Refreshed Baths (PReB) process. find that such interpolate between standard collisional QT...

In 1895, the Public Baths Association of Philadelphia (PBA) was formed for purpose "establishing and maintaining public baths affording poor facilities bathing promotion cleanliness." 1898, PBA opened America's first bath house to offer both laundry facilities. The six bathhouses erected in exemplify a period national experimentation that aimed establish an American standard bodily cleanliness ...