It was recently established that supplemental oxygen administration significantly enhances memory formation in healthy young adults. In the present study, a double-blind, placebo-controled design was employed to assess the cognitive and physiological effects of subjects' inspiration of oxygen or air (control) prior to undergoing simple memory and reaction-time tasks. Arterial blood oxygen satur...

Background: The effects of oxygen on recovery from exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not clearly known. A study was undertaken to determine whether oxygen given after maximal exercise reduced the degree of dynamic hyperinflation and so reduced the perception of breathlessness. Methods: Eighteen patients with moderate to severe COPD performed maximal symp...

I N order to appreciate the advantages of the closed respirationventilation system .over the open system, we should perhaps review the mechanics of both and discuss their respeotive advantages and disadvantages. In the open system, the helmet is separated from the rest of the su'it by a neck seal. Pressurization and oxygen concentration for this. area are controlled by a pressure regulator whic...

INTRODUCTION Pulse oximetry (SpO2) measures oxygen saturation but not alveolar ventilation. Its failure to detect alveolar hypoventilation during sedated endoscopy under oxygen supplementation has been reported. The aim of this study was to measure the masking effect of oxygen supplementation in SpO2 when alveolar hypoventilation develops during sedated endoscopy. METHODS A total of 70 patien...

METHODS CT26 colon carcinoma-bearing mice were anesthetized with isoflurane (IF) or ketamine/xylazine (KX) while breathing air or oxygen (O2). We performed 10 min static PET scans 1 h, 2 h and 3 h after [18F]FAZA injection and calculated the [18F]FAZA-uptake and tumor-to-muscle ratios (T/M). In another experimental group, we placed a pO2 probe in the tumor as well as in the gastrocnemius muscle...

This paper describes an improvement to the aeration control at the Ljubljana wastewater treatment plant. Several changes were made to the existing aeration control. An adjustment to the parameters of the common air pressure controller contributes to a more responsive operation of the compressors. The introduction of the air pressure set-point controller adjusts the air pressure in the common ai...

Gasification is one of the efficient ways to convert the energy embedded in biomass. Understanding of the effect of a few key parameters such as oxygen enrichment and preheating of air on major design parameters is crucial in designing of a biomass gasifier. In the present study, equilibrium modeling is used to predict the performance of a downdraft gasifier. The composition of producer gas and...

BACKGROUND The use of non-aqueous organic media is becoming increasingly important in many biotechnological applications in order to achieve process intensification. Such media can be used, for example, to directly extract poorly water-soluble toxic products from fermentations. Likewise many biological reactions require the supply of oxygen, most normally from air. However, reliable online meas...

The effect of breathing 30% oxygen on bronchial responsiveness to inhaled methacholine was studied in 30 asthmatic patients using a direct graphical recording method. An aerosol of methacholine solution was inhaled during tidal breathing by measuring respiratory resistance (Rrs) continuously, and dose-response curves were obtained on two separate days during air and 30% oxygen inhalation. Oxyge...