The objective of the present study was to determine the impact of acute short-term exposure to air pollution on the cardiorespiratory performance of military firemen living and working in the city of Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil. Twenty-five healthy non-smoking firemen aged 24 to 45 years had about 1 h of exposure to low and high levels of air pollution. The tests consisted of two phases: phase A...

Haptic communication is intuitive and easy to learn, and it provides a new and unique interaction method for all users and especially for blind and visually impaired users. There are several haptic navigation devices. When designing and implementing these products and prototypes, the projects have been especially interested in visually impaired users and users in special situations, such as pil...

Fires, explosions and other accidents in polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-filled equipment can result in possible exposure of firemen, cleaning personnel and regular workers. Inhalation, dermal exposure and ingestion are the possible routes of exposure. An indirect assessment of the exposure can be made by analyses of wipes, air and water samples and clothes. A direct assessment of exposure can b...

• This solution was developed for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System of the Department of Computer Architecture, Escola Politècnica Superior de Castelldefels, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. • The aim is to identify fire embers (that is, hot spots) in the images captured by an infrared video camera on the UAV in real time. The location and characteristics of the hot spots are then tr...

NEW YORK If) — .The sodden, acrid debris of a burned-out 19th century building at Broadway and 23rd Street yielded the bodies of 12 firemen Tuesday, after the worst departmental disaster In the history of New York fire-fighting, "I know we all died a little," Fire Chief John T. O'Hagan told weary survivors of the hours-long battle against a seemingly innocuous blaze that suddenly exploded Into ...

Fourteen firemen exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and their byproducts generated in a transformer fire and explosion had neurophysiological and neuropsychological tests 6 mo after the fire. They were re-studied 6 wk later after undergoing 2-3 wk of an experimental detoxification program consisting of medically supervised diet, exercise, and sauna. A case-control comparison with firem...