scholarly journals HIGH RESOLUTION ECG AND DEPTH DATA LOGGER - A Novel Device to Study Breath Hold Diving Induced Variations of the PQ Interval

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Fakhrul Zaman Omar ◽  
Ayob Abdul Hamid ◽  
Mohd Akmal Mhd Yusoff ◽  
Mohamad Hafiz Hashim

Land levelling is important to obtain a high yield because it can affect the germinantion and growth of rice plants. In addition, the water requirement with certain level at each stage should be treated with care to maximize the rice production. Currently the farmers use their naked eye to measure the land leveling and the result is not accurate. Therefore, a tool to measure the level of water depth and determine the status of land levelling in the fields is required. Status of land levelling is determined using water depth data obtained. The tool consists of several components such as base plate, mainframe, microcontrollers, sensors, GPS, screen display and data logger. By using 10m x 10m grid point method, the data obtained is to be generated into a levelness mapping. Therefore, the levelness map generated from this hand tool can be used to detect uneven land and aids the levelling work.


Author(s):  
Manfred R. Enstipp ◽  
Charles-André Bost ◽  
Céline Le Bohec ◽  
Nicolas Chatelain ◽  
Henri Weimerskirch ◽  
...  

The period of emancipation, when juvenile seabirds change from a terrestrial existence to a life at sea, is associated with many challenges. Apart from finding favourable foraging sites, they have to develop effective prey search patterns and physiological capacities that enable them to capture sufficient prey to meet their energetic needs. Animals that dive to forage, like king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), need to acquire an adequate breath-hold capacity, allowing them to locate and capture prey at depth. To investigate the ontogeny of their dive capacity and foraging performance, we implanted juvenile king penguins before their first departure to sea and also adult breeders with a data-logger recording pressure and temperature. We found that juvenile king penguins possessed a remarkable dive capacity when leaving their natal colony, enabling them to conduct dives in access of 100 m within their first week at sea. Despite this, juvenile dive/foraging performance, investigated in relation to dive depth, remained below the adult level throughout their first year at sea, likely reflecting physiological limitations due to incomplete maturation. A significantly shallower foraging depth of juveniles, particularly during their first five months at sea, could also indicate differences in foraging strategy and targeted prey. The initially greater wiggle rate suggests that juveniles fed opportunistically and also targeted different prey than adults and/or that many wiggles of juveniles reflect unsuccessful prey-capture attempts, indicating a lower foraging proficiency. After five months, this difference disappeared, suggesting sufficient physical maturation and improvement of juvenile foraging skills.


2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-317
Author(s):  
Kamlesh B. Patel ◽  
Cihat Eldeniz ◽  
Gary B. Skolnick ◽  
Udayabhanu Jammalamadaka ◽  
Paul K. Commean ◽  
...  

OBJECTIVEThere is an unmet need to perform imaging in young children and obtain CT-equivalent cranial bone images without subjecting the patients to radiation. In this study, the authors propose using a high-resolution fast low-angle shot golden-angle 3D stack-of-stars radial volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (GA-VIBE) MRI sequence that is intrinsically robust to motion and has enhanced bone versus soft-tissue contrast.METHODSPatients younger than 11 years of age, who underwent clinical head CT scanning for craniosynostosis or other cranial malformations, were eligible for the study. 3D reconstructed images created from the GA-VIBE MRI sequence and the gold-standard CT scan were randomized and presented to 3 blinded reviewers. For all image sets, each reviewer noted the presence or absence of the 6 primary cranial sutures and recorded on 5-point Likert scales whether they recommended a second scan be performed.RESULTSEleven patients (median age 1.8 years) underwent MRI after clinical head CT scanning was performed. Five of the 11 patients were sedated. Three clinicians reviewed the images, and there were no cases, either with CT scans or MR images, in which a reviewer agreed a repeat scan was required for diagnosis or surgical planning. The reviewers reported clear imaging of the regions of interest on 99% of the CT reviews and 96% of the MRI reviews. With CT as the standard, the sensitivity and specificity of the GA-VIBE MRI sequence to detect suture closure were 97% and 96%, respectively (n = 198 sutures read).CONCLUSIONSThe 3D reconstructed images using the GA-VIBE sequence in comparison to the CT scans created clinically acceptable cranial images capable of detecting cranial sutures. Future directions include reducing the scan time, improving motion correction, and automating postprocessing for clinical utility.


2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 63-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gioacchino Fertitta ◽  
Antonio Di Stefano ◽  
Giuseppe Fiscelli ◽  
Giuseppe C. Giaconia

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 1521
Author(s):  
Itai Kloog* ◽  
Alexandra Chudnovsky ◽  
Allan Just ◽  
Francesco Nordio ◽  
Petros Koutrakis ◽  
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