To measure pH in platelet concentrates, blood gas analysers with different calibration principles may be used. In this study, variances observed in pH measurements with two types of blood gas analysers were investigated. pH was measured in crystalloid solutions (platelet additive solution (PAS-II), phosphate-buffered solutions) and two types of platelet concentrates (containing 100% plasma, or ...

Two formalizations of AVL trees with room for extensions. The first formalization is monolithic and shorter, the second one in two stages, longer and a bit simpler. The final implementation is the same. If you are interested in developing this further, please contact .

"Quantitative Buffy Coat" (QBC) is a direct and fast fluorescent method used for the identification of blood parasites. Since Leishmania chagasi circulates in blood, we decided to test it in American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL). Bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood (PB) of 49 persons and PB of 31 dogs were analyzed. QBC was positive in BM of 11/11 patients with AVL and in 1/6 patients with ot...

Abstract With increasingly stringent fuel emission control in some river traffic zones and inland waters, this paper addresses the problem of substandard diesel emissions, relying on theoretical basis numerical simulation engine in-cylinder combustion. The combustion characteristics diesel-water-mixed methanol blended are simulated analyzed based AVL FIRE software. model was established, change...

Computational uid dynamics (CFD) is a Grand Challenge discipline whose typical application areas, like aerospace and automotive engineering, often require enormous amount of computations. Parallel processing ooers very high performance potential, but irregular problems like CFD have proven diicult to map onto parallel machines. In such codes, access patterns to major data arrays are dependent o...

The space occupation and the expansion of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) were described in the municipality of São Luis, Maranhão, Northeast Brazil. AVL medical notes from the Fundação Nacional de Saúde as well as official documents about the space occupation were analyzed from September 1982 to December 1996. AVL cases were more likely to occur in recently settled suburbs and tended to ...

Opportunistic infections, due to disease-related immunosuppression, constitute the major cause of death in American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL). Sera from these patients (AVL sera) non-specifically inhibit the in vitro proliferative response of normal human lymphocytes to lectins or antigens. In the present work, the mediation of this inhibition by IgG, immune complexes and low- or very low-de...