Canister core desorption has been successfully applied to coal-bed methane evaluation and exploitation as the technique eliminates need for time-consuming down-hole fluid retrieval through flow testing. The also used exploration of early-stage tight shale gas reservoirs in recent years, although its success applicability are poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed a comprehensive canister...

Artificial insemination of dairy cattle is a common practice in the developing world that can improve farmer incomes and food security. Maintaining the fertilizing potential of frozen semen as it is manipulated, transported and stored is crucial to the success of this process. Here we describe simple technological improvements to protect semen from inadvertent thermal fluctuations that occur wh...

Radon testing in the US has reached a plateau with about two dozen different types of instruments and methods being used to make about one million measurements per year. Knowledge of the sensitivity and accuracy of radon testing instruments can make it easier for testing firms and home inspectors to select the most appropriate device for their radon testing program. This paper compares the sens...

Background Daily inhaled corticosteroids are widely recommended for mild persistent asthma. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the intermittent use of beclomethasone as an alternative treatment for mild persistent asthma. Methods In this 16-week trial, children aged 6-18 years were evaluated. Subjects in the continuous treatment arm of the study received 500 μg/day of beclomethasone, ...

The Sub-Orbital Mission Automation, Recording, and Tracking Canister (SmartCan) is a payload support platform that is being developed as part of a Senior Design course at the University s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. This two-semester course, a traditional capstone to an Engineering program at the University, began in August of 2008, and is, at the time of this writing, in i...

This study examined the role of pain catastrophizing, fear of movement and depression as determinants of repetition-induced summation of activity-related pain. The sample consisted of 90 (44 women and 46 men) work-disabled individuals with chronic low back pain. Participants were asked to lift a series of 18 canisters that varied according to weight (2.9kg, 3.4kg, 3.9kg) and distance from the b...

Respiratory inhalers constitute a large percentage of hospital pharmacy expenditures. Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) canisters usually contain enough medication to last 2 to 4 weeks, while the average hospital stay for acute hospitalizations of respiratory illnesses is only 4-5 days. Hospital pharmacies are often unable to operationalize relabeling of inhalers at discharge to meet regulatory requir...