ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL BY THE PIG'S COMFORT BEHAVIOR THROUGH IMAGE ANALYSIS

1991 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 2583-2586 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Geers ◽  
H. Villé ◽  
V. Goedseels ◽  
M. Houkes ◽  
K. Goossens ◽  
...  
1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Wouters ◽  
R. Geers ◽  
G. Parduyns ◽  
K. Goossens ◽  
B. Truyen ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 2-3 ◽  
pp. 966-971
Author(s):  
Wen Yi Lin ◽  
Minoru Sasaki ◽  
Hirohisa Tamagawa

Unlike well-investigated polymer-based soft actuators such as gel, Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite, conducting polymer, a CFRP-based polymeric laminate possesses quite distinguished properties. It was previously reported that a CFRP-PVC laminate exhibited two-way deflection in accordance with environmental temperature, but it was asymmetric deflection due to the asymmetric laminate structure. In this study, we successfully fabricated a new CFRP-based polymeric laminate which can exhibit symmetric deflection. Despite such a successful outcome, there was large room to improve the degree of its deflection. Improvement of temperature control method for the newly fabricated CFRP-based polymeric laminate resulted in enhancement of the degree of its deflection.


1928 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. B. Stier ◽  
G. Pincus

The internal temperature of 2 day old mice deviates by +0.01° to +3.0°C. from the environmental temperature over a range of 24°. The undeveloped temperature control allows rhythmic activities in this mammalian material to be readily subjected to the analysis afforded by temperature characteristics, and thus makes possible some insight into the physicochemical events controlling vital processes in entire uninjured mammals. The thermal increments and critical temperatures obtained point to a similarity in the controlling system of reactions for both homothermic and poikilothermic organisms. For frequency of respiratory movements the increments 12,340 (19.6° to 35.2°C.); 28,340 or 36,500 (15.5° to 19.6°C.) are most frequently found (thirteen cases). Rarely µ = 8,450, 33,000, or 18,340 (two cases). The last increment is either associated with µ = 36,000 below 20°, or extends unbroken throughout the whole range (one case).


Author(s):  
Leana Janse van Rensburg ◽  
Brian T. Spencer

The reproductive performance of pigs is one of the main determinants of the profit farmers make from pig production. This study was undertaken to describe whether periods of high environmental temperature have an effect on the farrowing rate, litter sizes and number of stillbirths in commercial breeding units in South Africa. Data were collected weekly from four commercial breeding units with good records from December 2010 to August 2012. These data included the number of sows mated, number of sows farrowed and number of piglets born alive, as well as the number of stillbirths. Note was also taken of whether environmental temperature control mechanisms were employed. Temperature data from weather stations within 100 km of the breeding units were obtained from the South African Weather Service. In all breeding units a decrease in farrowing rate following mating during severe average temperatures (> 30 °C) when compared to the farrowing rate following mating during mild average temperatures (< 22 °C) was observed. When mating occurred at higher temperatures, the resultant litter size was marginally decreased in the breeding units that did not employ environmental temperature control, but was unaffected in the breeding units that did. In all four breeding units the trend was for the average number of piglets born alive to increase as the environmental temperature around the time of farrowing increased and the trend in three of the four breeding units was for the percentage of stillbirths per litter to decrease with increased temperature around the time of farrowing. The most significant observation in this study was the trend for farrowing rates to decrease following inseminations during times of high ambient temperatures (> 30 °C). Environmental temperature control did not negate this effect, but the breeding units employing the environmental temperature control did show higher average farrowing rates overall.


2013 ◽  
Vol 411-414 ◽  
pp. 1851-1854
Author(s):  
Ai Xiang He ◽  
Hai Ning Zhang ◽  
Meng Ke Zhang

A new type of proportion cycle temperature control algorithm is proposed in this paper. Controller can automatically identify temperature constant related to the heater power, combined with the real time environmental temperature change, dynamically modify the heating and cooling time, controlled volatility in setting temperature range.When the mutant short time ambient temperature occurs, it can make rapid response, so as to achieve better control effect.


2014 ◽  
Vol 684 ◽  
pp. 395-399
Author(s):  
Ching Lung Tai ◽  
Yi Lu Chen ◽  
Shen Yao Chen

Vertebroplasty has been widely accepted in treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures. Polymerization of bone cement stabilizes the fractured vertebra by increasing its mechanical strength, thereby providing symptomatic pain relief. Many factors affect the reaction of polymerization of polymethylmethacrylate and, therefore, the reaction rate and injection permeability of bone cement. This may increase the probability of a surgeon missing the crucial period, leading to the increase of the risks of uneven cement distribution, cement leakage and premature hardening of cement. Hypothermic manipulation of bone cement is expected to reduce reaction rate and hence, extending the handling time. However, in a manner of reducing the environmental temperature of bone cement, there are still uncertainties on handling time, cement distribution pattern and injection permeability of cement. This study is thus designed to investigate the efficacy of temperature control for enhancing applicability and safety of bone cement.


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