scholarly journals The Effect of Compression on the Material R-Value of Fiberglass Batt Insulation

1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald S. Graves ◽  
David W. Yarbrough
Keyword(s):  
R Value

ARIC Hemostasis Study-IV. Intraindividual Variability and Reliability of Hemostatic Factors

1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (02) ◽  
pp. 256-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nghia D Nguyen ◽  
Habib Ghaddar ◽  
Valarie Stinson ◽  
Lloyd E Chambless ◽  
Kenneth K Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Protein S ◽  
Coagulation Factors ◽  
Total Variance ◽  
Intraindividual Variability ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 ◽  
Platelet Factor ◽  
Hemostatic Factors ◽  
R Value

SummaryWe have recently reported the short-term intraindividual variability of several coagulation factors and inhibitors included in the ARIC study (Chambless et al. Ann Epidemiol 1992; 2:723). In this paper, we reported the intraindividual variability results of additional hemostatic factors. Blood samples were collected for hemostatic assays three times at 1-2-week intervals from 39 subjects recruited from 4 ARIC field centers. The contributions of within-person, processing and assay (designated “method”) and between-person variances to the total variance were estimated and from them the reliability coefficient, R, was computed as the proportion of total variance in the between-person component. The R value was high for (β-thromboglobulin and tissue- plasminogen activator: 0.83 and 0.81, respectively; and intermediate for D-dimer and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1: 0.73 and 0.72, respectively. Protein S (total and free) and platelet factor 4 had low repeatability (R<0.50) derived mostly from “method” variability while low R value (0.03) for fibrinopeptide A was attributed to high “method” and “within-person” variability. Gender, age and the level of hemostatic factors did not influence the intraindividual variability.

SERUM PROLACTINE LEVEL IN PATIENTS OF PSORIASIS VULGARIS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH DISEASE SEVERITY: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pawan Kumar Saini ◽  
Devendra Yadav ◽  
Rozy Badyal ◽  
Suresh Jain ◽  
Arti Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Severity ◽  
Prolactin Level ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Serum Prolactin ◽  
P Value ◽  
Serum Prolactin Level ◽  
R Value ◽  
Control Study

Background: Psoriasis is an autoimmune chronic inflammatory disorder affecting the skin mediated by T-lymphocytes resulting in production of cytokines which cause hyperproliferation of keratinocytes.  Several factors and hormones like Prolactin have an action similar to these cytokines in promoting the multiplication of keratinocytes and other cells like lymphocytes and epithelial cells may have a role on the etiopathogenesis of psoriasis. Aim:-The aim of study is to compare the serum Prolactin levels in patients of psoriasis with a control group. Setting and study design: This is a case-control study conducted in the department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy GMC, Kota over a period of 1year from July 2017 to June 2018 Material and method: The study included 100 cases of psoriasis (60 males and 40 females) and 100 controls similar for age and sex. Serum Prolactin levels were measured by ECLIA and results were obtained. Statistical analysis: Mean and standard deviation were calculated for each variable. Statistical significance of the results was analyzed using correlation analysis (Pearson correlation coefficient) and independent samples t-test. Statistical significance was assumed at p value<0.05. Result: Serum Prolactin level was significantly higher in cases of psoriasis compared to controls (p-value <0.001). PASI score and serum Prolactin levels were found to have a positive correlation (r value = 0.337; p-value: 0.001). No significant  correlation was found between serum levels of Prolactin and duration of disease r value= -0.034, P value =0.733). Serum Prolactin level was higher in male patients compared to females patients. Conclusion:- High serum Prolactin may be a biological marker of disease severity in psoriasis and may have a role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Further studies with large sample size are required to confirm this hypothesis.

Tris(dimethylphenylphosphine)ruthenium(0) Complexes of n4-Coordinated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

2000 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin A. Bennett ◽  
Mark Bown ◽  
David C. R. Hockless
Keyword(s):  
Coordination Geometry ◽  
Crystal Data ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Tertiary Phosphine ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Tertiary Phosphines ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
R Value ◽  
Axial Site

From the reaction of [Ru2Cl3(PMe2Ph)6] Cl with the appropriate radical anions, yellow complexes of general formula [Ru(PMe2Ph)3(η4-arene)] [arene = naphthalene (C10H8) (1), anthracene (C14H10) (2), and triphenylene (C18H12) (3)] have been isolated in poor yield and characterized by elemental analysis, n.m.r. (1H, 13C, 31P) spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data: (1), monoclinic, C2/c, a 31.096(8), b 12.012(4), c 17.078(8) Å, β 104.41(3)˚, V 6178(4) Å3, ? 8, refined to final R value of 0.032 with use of 3641 reflections [I > 3σ(I)]; (2), monoclinic, C2/c, a 55.909(4), b 14.348(5), c 17.573(5) Å, β 105.41(1)˚, V 13590(6) Å3, Z 16 (two molecules per asymmetric unit), refined to final R value of 0.049 with use of 7770 reflections [I > 3σ(I)]; (3), mono-clinic, Pn, a 9.377(3), b 12.229(3), c 15.975(3) Å, β 103.51(2)˚, V 1781.2 (7) Å3, Z 2, refined to final R value of 0.026 with use of 2830 reflections [I > 3σ(I)]. In each case, coordination of the zerovalent metal fragment Ru(PMe2Ph)3 to the diene section of one of the terminal rings causes the aromatic molecule to be folded by c. 40˚ at the outer carbon atoms of the diene. The coordination geometry about ruthenium is approximately square pyramidal, with the diene and two tertiary phosphines in the equatorial plane and the remaining tertiary phosphine in the axial site.

Determination of Optimal Coiling Temperature and Cold Reduction Ratio of 260MPa Grade High Strength Nb-IF Steel

2011 ◽  
Vol 399-401 ◽  
pp. 148-151
Author(s):  
Min Li Wang ◽  
Zhi Wang Zheng ◽  
Li Xiao
Keyword(s):  
High Strength ◽  
Strain Ratio ◽  
Reduction Ratio ◽  
Cold Reduction ◽  
Strain Hardening Exponent ◽  
If Steel ◽  
Coiling Temperature ◽  
Plastic Strain Ratio ◽  
N Value ◽  
R Value

Hot rolled 260MPa grade high strength Nb-IF steel sheet was used to study the effect of coiling temperature and cold reduction ratio on the microstructures and mechanical properties. The experimental results showed that the recrystallization has finished. Under 650°Ccoiling temperature and 75% cold reduction ratio, and under 600°C or 700°C coiling temperature and 65% cold reduction ratio, the plastic strain ratio r value and the strain hardening exponent n value were reached the maximum, and respectively, the r value was approximate 1.8, the n value was approximate 0.26. That obtains optimally match of high strength and punching property.

Modern pollen-vegetation-climate relationships and pollen productivity estimates for common East Siberian taxa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongwei Geng ◽  
Andrei Andreev ◽  
Stefan Kruse ◽  
Yan Zhao ◽  
Ulrike Herzschuh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Source Area ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Lake Surface ◽  
East Siberia ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Modern Pollen ◽  
Pollen Productivity ◽  
Paleoclimate Reconstructions ◽  
R Value

&lt;p&gt;East Siberia is an ideal area for investigating the relationships between modern pollen assemblages and vegetation under the extremely cold and dry climate conditions. These relationships are the basis of paleovegetation and paleoclimate reconstructions from fossil pollen records. Pollen productivity estimates (PPE) are required for reliable pollen-based quantitative vegetation reconstructions. Here, we present a new pollen dataset of 48 moss/soil and 24 lake surface sediment samples collected from Chukotka and Yakutia. Generally, tundra and taiga vegetation sites can be well distinguished in the surface pollen assemblages from East Siberia. Moss/soil and lake samples have mostly similar pollen assemblages but contents of some pollen taxa may vary significantly in different sample types. We classified drone images based on field survey to obtain high-resolute vegetation data. Pollen counts in moss/soil samples and vegetation data can? be used in the Extended R-Value (ERV) model to estimate the relevant source area of pollen (RSAP) and the PPEs of major plant taxa. The result of PPE calculation for most common taxa (Alnus, Betula, Cyperaceae, Ericaceae, Larix, Pinus and Salix) can be used to improve vegetation reconstructions.&lt;/p&gt;

scholarly journals A Methodology for Determination of Resilient Modulus of Asphaltic Concrete

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Patel ◽  
M. P. Kulkarni ◽  
S. D. Gumaste ◽  
P. P. Bartake ◽  
K. V. K. Rao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resilient Modulus ◽  
Triaxial Tests ◽  
Asphaltic Concrete ◽  
Empirical Relationships ◽  
Cyclic Triaxial Tests ◽  
Electronic Circuitry ◽  
Quality Check ◽  
R Value ◽  
Vast Variation

Resilient modulus, , is an important parameter for designing pavements. However, its determination by resorting to cyclic triaxial tests is tedious and time consuming. Moreover, empirical relationships, correlating to various other material properties (namely, California Bearing Ratio, CBR; Limerock Bearing Ratio, LBR; R-value and the Soil Support Value, SSV), give vast variation in the estimated results. With this in view, an electronic circuitry, which employs bender and extender elements (i.e., piezo-ceramic elements), was developed. Details of the circuitry and the testing methodology adopted for this purpose are presented in this paper. This methodology helps in determining the resilient modulus of the material quite precisely. Further, it is believed that this methodology would be quite useful to engineers and technologists for conducting quality check of the pavements, quite rapidly and easily.

scholarly journals Toxicidade ambiental de efluentes advindo de diferentes laboratórios de uma farmácia magistral

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 819
Author(s):  
Luciano Henrique Pinto ◽  
Gilberto Cardozo ◽  
Julia Carolina Soares ◽  
Gilmar Sidnei Erzinger
Keyword(s):  
Euglena Gracilis ◽  
R Value

Há uma crescente preocupação com os chamados “poluentes emergentes” na produção de medicamentos. Eles chegam ao meio ambiente a partir do descarte doméstico ou a partir das sobras geradas na produção de fármacos. Em pequenas concentrações da ordem de microgramas por litro ou inferiores, ou seja, concentrações não efetivas a curto prazo em termos de resposta biológica em seres humanos, podem causar grandes impactos no meio ambiente pela exposição crônica. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o risco de contaminação de efluentes pelo lançamento dos dejetos brutos da produção de medicamentos em pequena escala, por farmácias de manipulação, com base na avaliação da ecotoxicicidade pelo biomonitoramento de algas Euglena gracilis, e investigar os impactos apresentados sobre o comportamento e as alterações no processo de fotossíntese. Amostras de quatro laboratórios de diferentes demandas foram analisadas. As alterações comportamentais (velocidade de subida à superfície, r-value e velocidade de movimento) das algas foram biomonitoradas pelo NG-TOX e os parâmetros de fotossíntese foram medidos com o fluorímetro de pulso e amplitude modulada (PAM). Os resultados demonstraram que o efluente do laboratório de hormônios, que teve uma baixa produção semestral, apresentou pouco impacto, já o efluente do laboratório de psicotrópicos, mesmo com demanda intermediária, apresentou impacto significante sobre o comportamento e a atividade fotossintética das algas. A diferença de comportamento observada entre os diferentes setores de fármacos demonstra que os impactos e os possíveis riscos ambientais são diferentes para cada setor. A demanda e as diferentes substâncias manipuladas podem ser determinantes na classificação de risco e na escolha dos métodos de descontaminação.

scholarly journals Ambient measurements of aromatic and oxidized VOCs by PTR-MS and GC-MS: intercomparison between four instruments in a boreal forest in Finland

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 4453-4473 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Kajos ◽  
P. Rantala ◽  
M. Hill ◽  
H. Hellén ◽  
J. Aalto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Boreal Forest ◽  
Proton Transfer Reaction ◽  
Systematic Difference ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Forest Site ◽  
Mixing Ratios ◽  
Measurement Protocol ◽  
R Value

Abstract. Proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry GC-MS) are commonly used methods for automated in situ measurements of various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere. In order to investigate the reliability of such measurements, we operated four automated analyzers using their normal field measurement protocol side by side at a boreal forest site. We measured methanol, acetaldehyde, acetone, benzene and toluene by two PTR-MS and two GC-MS instruments. The measurements were conducted in southern Finland between 13 April and 14 May 2012. This paper presents correlations and biases between the concentrations measured using the four instruments. A very good correlation was found for benzene and acetone measurements between all instruments (the mean R value was 0.88 for both compounds), while for acetaldehyde and toluene the correlation was weaker (with a mean R value of 0.50 and 0.62, respectively). For some compounds, notably for methanol, there were considerable systematic differences in the mixing ratios measured by the different instruments, despite the very good correlation between the instruments (mean R = 0.90). The systematic difference manifests as a difference in the linear regression slope between measurements conducted between instruments, rather than as an offset. This mismatch indicates that the systematic uncertainty in the sensitivity of a given instrument can lead to an uncertainty of 50–100 % in the methanol emissions measured by commonly used methods.

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