scholarly journals Usage of EMBRACETMin Gujarat, India: Survey of Paediatricians

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somashekhar Nimbalkar ◽  
Harshil Patel ◽  
Ashish Dongara ◽  
Dipen V. Patel ◽  
Satvik Bansal
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Phase Change Material ◽  
Constant Temperature ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Kangaroo Mother Care ◽  
Change Material ◽  
At Home

Aim. EMBRACETMis an innovative, low cost infant warmer for use in neonates. It contains phase change material, which stays at constant temperature for 6 hours. We surveyed paediatricians using EMBRACETMregarding benefits, risks, and setup in which it was used in Gujarat.Methods. Questionnaire was administered telephonically to 52 out of 53 paediatricians.Results. EMBRACETMwas used for an average of 8.27 (range of 3–18, SD = 3.84) months by paediatricians. All used it for thermoregulation during transfers, for average (SD) duration of 42 (0.64) m per transfer, 62.7% used it at mother’s side for average (SD) 11.06 (7.89) h per day, and 3.9% prescribed it at home. It was used in low birth weight neonates only by 56.9% while 43.1% used it for all neonates. While hyperthermia was not reported, 5.9% felt that EMBRACETMdid not prevent hypothermia. About 54.9% felt that they could not monitor the newborn during EMBRACETMuse. Of paediatricians who practiced kangaroo mother care (KMC), 7.7% have limited/stopped/decreased the practice of KMC and substituted it with EMBRACETM.Conclusions. EMBRACETMwas acceptable to most but concerns related to monitoring neonates and disinfection remained. Most paediatricians felt that it did not hamper KMC practice.

scholarly journals vegetable fat: A low-cost bio-based phase change material for thermal energy storage in buildings

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 222-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Boussaba ◽  
Said Makhlouf ◽  
Amina Foufa ◽  
Gilles Lefebvre ◽  
Laurent Royon
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Phase Change Material ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Change Material ◽  
Vegetable Fat

scholarly journals The Proportion of Mothers Who Continued to Practice Kangaroo Mother Care at Home and Identify Potential Factors Influencing this Practice following Hospital Discharge, South Wollo, Ethiopia 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Hospital Discharge ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Kangaroo Mother Care ◽  
Skin Contact ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Low Birth Weight Babies ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
At Home

Background: Low birth weight continues to be a significant public health problem globally. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a promising intervention to improve the survival of low birth weight babies. KMC comprises of early and continuous skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby as well as exclusive breastfeeding. More interest has given to initiate KMC at the health facility for low birth weight babies born at home but, there has been trace evidence to support initiation of KMC at home. Thus, this study was aimed at to estimate the proportion of mothers who continued to practice kangaroo mother care at home and identify factors influencing this practice following hospital discharge. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study of 190 mothers with their low birth weight babies who were discharged from KMC unit at Dessie referral and Akesta hospitals and counseled about KMC to practice at home. In the first week following hospital discharge the data collectors visited the mothers to interviewe her about KMC practice and the factors influencing it; and analyzed by SPSS V.25.0. Crud odd ratio and adjusted odd ration were performed to test the association between dependent and independent variables. Result: The proportion of mothers who practice KMC at home was 89 (46.8%). Multivariate logistic regression showed that support from husband (AOR= 4.4, 95% CI = 1.8-10.4), support from HEW(AOR=3.4, 95% CI = 1.6-7.2), availability of helper (AOR= 4.5, 95% CI= 1.9-4.10) and mothers explained the important of KMC (AOR =2.3,95% CI =1.1- 4.9) were statistically associated with KMC practice at home. Conclusion: This study concludes that support comes from husband, health extension workers and family and the mothers understanding of importance of KMC were found to be the significant enhancing factors to implement KMC at home.

scholarly journals Optimization of Phase-Change Material–Elastomer Composite and Integration in Kirigami-Inspired Voxel-Based Actuators

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilles Decroly ◽  
Romain Raffoul ◽  
Clara Deslypere ◽  
Paul Leroy ◽  
Louis Van Hove ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Change ◽  
Phase Change Material ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Complex Tasks ◽  
Change Material ◽  
Actuation Strain

Phase-change material–elastomer composite (PCMEC) actuators are composed of a soft elastomer matrix embedding a phase-change fluid, typically ethanol, in microbubbles. When increasing the temperature, the phase change in each bubble induces a macroscopic expansion of the matrix. This class of actuators is promising for soft robotic applications because of their high energy density and actuation strain, and their low cost and easy manufacturing. However, several limitations must be addressed, such as the high actuation temperature and slow actuation speed. Moreover, the lack of a consistent design approach limits the possibility to build PCMEC-based soft robots able to achieve complex tasks. In this work, a new approach to manufacture PCMEC actuators with different fluid–elastomer combinations without altering the quality of the samples is proposed. The influence of the phase-change fluid and the elastomer on free elongation and bending is investigated. We demonstrate that choosing an appropriate fluid increases the actuation strain and speed, and decreases the actuation temperature compared with ethanol, allowing PCMECs to be used in close contact with the human body. Similarly, by using different elastomer materials, the actuator stiffness can be modified, and the experimental results showed that the curvature is roughly proportional to the inverse of Young’s modulus of the pure matrix. To demonstrate the potential of the optimized PCMECs, a kirigami-inspired voxel-based design approach is proposed. PCMEC cubes are molded and reinforced externally by paper. Cuts in the paper induce anisotropy into the structure. Elementary voxels deforming according to the basic kinematics (bending, torsion, elongation, compression and shear) are presented. The combination of these voxels into modular and reconfigurable structures could open new possibilities towards the design of flexible robots able to perform complex tasks.

A new low-cost high-temperature shape-stable phase change material based on coal fly ash and K2CO3

2020 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 110328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tieying Wang ◽  
Tianying Zhang ◽  
Guizhi Xu ◽  
Chao Xu ◽  
Zhirong Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Phase Change Material ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Coal Fly Ash ◽  
Stable Phase ◽  
Change Material

Stable, low-cost phase change material for building applications: The eutectic mixture of decanoic acid and tetradecanoic acid

2016 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. 457-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samer Kahwaji ◽  
Michel B. Johnson ◽  
Ali C. Kheirabadi ◽  
Dominic Groulx ◽  
Mary Anne White
Keyword(s):  
Phase Change ◽  
Phase Change Material ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Eutectic Mixture ◽  
Decanoic Acid ◽  
Tetradecanoic Acid ◽  
Change Material

scholarly journals A SYSTAMATIC REVIEW OF KANGAROO MOTHER CARE TO PROMOTE LBW CARE AND REDUCE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN PRETERM.

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikhil Yuvraj Ahirrao
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Kangaroo Mother Care ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Child Deaths ◽  
Low Birth Weight Babies ◽  
Health And Well Being

Kangaroo mother care is low cost method of care for low birth weight baby or premature infants in areas with inadequate warmer or NICU care. Preterm birth is one of the leading causes of under-five child deaths worldwide and in india also. Kangaroo mother care is powerful and easy to use method to promote health and well-being and reduce morbidity and mortality in preterm/ low birth weight babies.

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