BACKGROUND Absorption of large quantities of iodine, as induced by the use of topical antimicrobial povidone-iodine in burn-injured patients, may cause metabolic and electrolyte abnormalities as well as renal failure. To diminish iodine levels, haemodialysis was previously reported to be a suitable therapy. We therefore studied the kinetics of iodine in order to define the most optimal dialysis...

Moisture content is an important quality feature that directly influences the storability of fruits and vegetables. The main goal present study was to estimate drying behavior apple slices (Malus Domestica) in a laboratory dryer at temperatures (40.9, 45, 55, 65°C) time interval (155.2, 180, 240, 300 324.9 minutes) with response surface method. methodology used optimize dehydration slices, thre...

the effect of electromagnetic field was examined on zinnia (zinnia elegans) seeds to enhance seed germination and early growth. the seeds were exposed to four magnetic strengths of 15, 100, 400 and 800 mt in four durations of 30, 60, 120 and 240 min. the experiments were carried out in two forms of laboratory germination and soil emergence. results showed that magnetic field application enhance...

In power generation and other production settings, technological constraints force restrictions on the number of time-periods that a machine must stay up once activated, and stay down once deactivated. We characterize the polyhedral structure of a model representing these restrictions. We also describe a cutting-plane method for solving integer programs involving such min-up and min-down times ...

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) is one of the most widely grown essential oil crops in the world. Commercial extraction of lavender oil is done using steam distillation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the length of the distillation time (DT) on lavender essential oil yield and composition when extracted from dried flowers. Therefore, the following distillation...

key features covered by this talk are, choice of transducers and needles; patient positioning; joint injections and aspirations; tendon sheath injections; cyst aspirations; biopsies.