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The ineffectiveness of applying moisture to the ear on the incidence and severity of otic barotrauma for air passengers
- R P Morse, A Mitchell-Innes
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- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 132 / Issue 9 / September 2018
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The application of moisture to the ear is anecdotally claimed to relieve the pain from otic barotrauma that can arise during aircraft descent. This claim was tested in a randomised double-blind study on an aircraft with eight participants heavily predisposed to barotrauma.
MethodsOn the outward flight, half the participants wore ‘active’ devices that applied moisture to the external ear; the remainder wore placebo devices that contained no moisture, but were otherwise identical. On the return flight, the groups were reversed. Participants wore the devices from just before descent until landing, unless they experienced symptoms of barotrauma, in which case they switched to what they knew was an active device.
ResultsThere were no significant differences between conditions regarding the appearance of the tympanic membrane on landing or the discomfort levels immediately before and after any switch.
ConclusionApplying moisture is ineffective for passengers heavily predisposed to otic barotrauma.
Droplet Size and Phytotoxicity of Herbicides
- K. S. McKinlay, S. A. Brandt, P. Morse, R. Ashford
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- Weed Science / Volume 20 / Issue 5 / September 1972
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- 12 June 2017, pp. 450-452
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An oil soluble formulation of the dodecyl (51% w/w) and the tetradecyl (13% w/w) amine salts of (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4-D) was diluted with diesel oil and applied in homogeneous sprays of 100, 200, and 400-μ. droplets to seedlings of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L. ‘Peredovik’). At each droplet size all combinations of five dosage levels and five spray volumes were compared. For the same applied dosage the amount of stem curvature increased as droplet-size was decreased. When compared with 100-μ droplets, approximately three times and six times as much active ingredient was needed to produce the same effect with 200-μ and 400-μ droplets, respectively. For a fixed droplet-size, the effective dosage could be increased equally well by increasing the concentration or by increasing the number of droplets per unit area.
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Brittan, Justin Broackes, Dan W. Brock, Aaron Bronfman, Jeffrey E. Brower, Bartosz Brozek, Anthony Brueckner, Jeffrey Bub, Lara Buchak, Otavio Bueno, Ann E. Bumpus, Robert W. Burch, John Burgess, Arthur W. Burks, Panayot Butchvarov, Robert E. Butts, Marina Bykova, Patrick Byrne, David Carr, Noël Carroll, Edward S. Casey, Victor Caston, Victor Caston, Albert Casullo, Robert L. Causey, Alan K. L. Chan, Ruth Chang, Deen K. Chatterjee, Andrew Chignell, Roderick M. Chisholm, Kelly J. Clark, E. J. Coffman, Robin Collins, Brian P. Copenhaver, John Corcoran, John Cottingham, Roger Crisp, Frederick J. Crosson, Antonio S. Cua, Phillip D. Cummins, Martin Curd, Adam Cureton, Andrew Cutrofello, Stephen Darwall, Paul Sheldon Davies, Wayne A. Davis, Timothy Joseph Day, Claudio de Almeida, Mario De Caro, Mario De Caro, John Deigh, C. F. Delaney, Daniel C. Dennett, Michael R. DePaul, Michael Detlefsen, Daniel Trent Devereux, Philip E. Devine, John M. Dillon, Martin C. 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Quinn, Philip L. Quinn, Elizabeth S. Radcliffe, Diana Raffman, Gerard Raulet, Stephen L. Read, Andrews Reath, Andrew Reisner, Nicholas Rescher, Henry S. Richardson, Robert C. Richardson, Thomas Ricketts, Wayne D. Riggs, Mark Roberts, Robert C. Roberts, Luke Robinson, Alexander Rosenberg, Gary Rosenkranz, Bernice Glatzer Rosenthal, Adina L. Roskies, William L. Rowe, T. M. Rudavsky, Michael Ruse, Bruce Russell, Lilly-Marlene Russow, Dan Ryder, R. M. Sainsbury, Joseph Salerno, Nathan Salmon, Wesley C. Salmon, Constantine Sandis, David H. Sanford, Marco Santambrogio, David Sapire, Ruth A. Saunders, Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, Charles Sayward, James P. Scanlan, Richard Schacht, Tamar Schapiro, Frederick F. Schmitt, Jerome B. Schneewind, Calvin O. Schrag, Alan D. Schrift, George F. Schumm, Jean-Loup Seban, David N. Sedley, Kenneth Seeskin, Krister Segerberg, Charlene Haddock Seigfried, Dennis M. Senchuk, James F. Sennett, William Lad Sessions, Stewart Shapiro, Tommie Shelby, Donald W. 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Microscopy Based Quantitative Analysis of Drug Delivery Process
- P. Morse, R. Lee, E. Lee, J. Bodycomb, S. Mamedov
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- Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 18 / Issue S2 / July 2012
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Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, July 29 – August 2, 2012.
Meningococcal meningitis and carriage in western Zaire: A hypoendemic zone related to climate?
- J. S. Cheesbrough, A. P. Morse, S. D. R. Green
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- Epidemiology & Infection / Volume 114 / Issue 1 / February 1995
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- 15 May 2009, pp. 75-92
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An analysis of bacteria recovered from cerebrospinal fluid over a 16-year period at a rural hospital in western Zaire showed that Neisseria meningitidis accounted for only five (2·2%) isolates. A survey of naso-pharyngeal colonisation with N. meningitidis in 378 healthy children was undertaken to distinguish whether this low frequency was due to lack of carriage or, by inference, lack of the co-factors necessary to permit invasive disease. N. meningitidis was recovered from only three (0·78%) of the children. All isolates were non-typable strains of low pathogenicity.
A review of studies examining the aetiology of bacterial meningitis and the geographical location of epidemics of meningococcal meningitis in and around Zaire reveals a ‘hypoendemic zone’, the limits of which correlate well with the area in which mean absolute humidity remains above 10 g m−3 of air throughout the year. Continuous high absolute humidity appears to reduce the transmission of meningococci.
Nanoindentation of Bone in a Physiological Environment
- R. Akhtar, S. Morse, P. M. Mummery
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- MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 841 / 2004
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Nanoindentation has been established as an effective method to measure the mechanical properties of bone tissue at the micron and sub-micron length scale. Although it is well-documented that the mechanical properties of macroscopic bone specimens vary depending on whether the samples are tested dry or wet, nanoindentation is generally conducted on dehydrated bone tissue at room temperature, primarily because nanoindentation systems are extremely sensitive to changes in environmental conditions such as humidity and temperature. In this study, these problems were overcome by using a specially constructed liquid cell with an extension piece that allowed the indenter tip to be submerged under 5 mm of liquid. The custom setup was used to test cortical bovine bone and cancellous human bone specimens in three distinct conditions – dehydrated, rehydrated in simulated body fluid (SBF) at 20°C, and rehydrated in SBF at 37.5°C. A heating element with a temperature control unit was used to test at 37.5°C. The hardness and elastic modulus of the bone samples were found to decrease when dry specimens were rehydrated and tested in physiological conditions. It is suggested that nanoindentation in physiological conditions gives a better estimate of the mechanical properties of the microstructural components of bone in vivo rather than nanoindentation under conventional conditions.
Physics and Results from the AMANDA-II High Energy Neutrino Telescope
- Steven W. Barwick, the AMANDA Collaboration, J. Ahrens, X. Bai, S. W. Barwick, T. Becka, K.-H. Becker, E. Bernardini, D. Bertrand, F. Binon, A. Biron, S. Böser, O. Botner, O. Bouhali, T. Burgess, S. Carius, T. Castermans, D. Chirkin, J. Conrad, J. Cooley, D. F. Cowen, A. Davour, C. De Clercq, T. DeYoung, P. Desiati, J.-P. Dewulf, P. Doksus, P. Ekström, T. Feser, T. K. Gaisser, R. Ganupati, M. Gaug, H. Geenen, L. Gerhardt, A. Goldschmidt, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Hanson, R. Hardtke, T. Hauschildt, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, S. Hundertmark, J. Jacobsen, A. Karle, L. Köpke, M. Kowalski, K. Kuehn, J. I. Lamoureux, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, P. Lindahl, J. Madsen, K. Mandli, P. Marciniewski, H. S. Matis, C. P. McParland, T. Messarius, Y. Minaeva, P. Miočinović, R. Morse, R. Nahnhauer, T. Neunhöffer, P. Niessen, D. R. Nygren, H. Ogelman, Ph. Olbrechts, C. Pérez de Los Heros, A. C. Pohl, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, S. Richter, J. Rodríguez Martino, D. Ross, H.-G. Sander, K. Schinarakis, T. Schmidt, D. Schneider, R. Schwarz, A. Silvestri, M. Solarz, G. M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, D. Steele, P. Steffen, R. G. Stokstad, P. Sudhoff, K.-H. Sulanke, I. Taboada, L. Thollander, S. Tilav, W. Wagner, C. Walck, C. H. Wiebusch, C. Wiedemann, R. Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, G. Yodh, S. Young
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union / Volume 214 / 2003
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This paper briefly describes the principle of operation and science goals of the AMANDA high energy neutrino telescope located at the South Pole, Antarctica. Results from an earlier phase of the telescope, called AMANDA-BIO, demonstrate both reliable operation and the broad astrophysical reach of this device, which includes searches for a variety of sources of ultrahigh energy neutrinos: generic point sources, Gamma-Ray Bursts and diffuse sources. The predicted sensitivity and angular resolution of the telescope were confirmed by studies of atmospheric muon and neutrino backgrounds. We also report on the status of the analysis from AMANDA-II, a larger version with far greater capabilities. At this stage of analysis, details of the ice properties and other systematic uncertainties of the AMANDA-II telescope are under study, but we have made progress toward critical science objectives. In particular, we present the first preliminary flux limits from AMANDA-II on the search for continuous emission from astrophysical point sources, and report on the search for correlated neutrino emission from Gamma Ray Bursts detected by BATSE before decommissioning in May 2000. During the next two years, we expect to exploit the full potential of AMANDA-II with the installation of a new data acquisition system that records full waveforms from the in-ice optical sensors.
Micro-Fabricated Thin-Film Fuel Cells for Portable Power Requirements
- Alan F. Jankowski, Jeffrey P. Hayes, R. Tim Graff, Jeffrey D. Morse
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- MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 730 / 2002
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- 01 February 2011, V4.2
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Fuel cells have gained renewed interest for applications in portable power since the energy is stored in a separate reservoir of fuel rather than as an integral part of the power source, as is the case with batteries. While miniaturized fuel cells have been demonstrated for the low power regime (1-20 Watts), numerous issues still must be resolved prior to deployment for applications as a replacement for batteries. As traditional fuel cell designs are scaled down in both power output and physical footprint, several issues impact the operation, efficiency, and overall performance of the fuel cell system. These issues include fuel storage, fuel delivery, system startup, peak power requirements, cell stacking, and thermal management. The combination of thin-film deposition and micro-machining materials offers potential advantages with respect to stack size and weight, flow field and manifold structures, fuel storage, and thermal management. The micro-fabrication technologies that enable material and fuel flexibility through a modular fuel cell platform will be described along with experimental results from both solid oxide and proton exchange membrane, thin-film fuel cells.
The role of young children in a community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A
- P. F. SMITH, J. C. GRABAU, A. WERZBERGER, R. A. GUNN, H. R. ROLKA, S. F. KONDRACKI, R. J. GALLO, D. L. MORSE
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- Epidemiology & Infection / Volume 118 / Issue 3 / June 1997
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An Hasidic Jewish community has experienced recurrent hepatitis A outbreaks since 1980. To assess risk factors for illness during a 1985–6 outbreak, the authors reviewed case records and randomly selected 93 households for an interview and serologic survey. In the outbreak, 117 cases of hepatitis A were identified, with the highest attack rate (4·2%) among 3–5 year olds. Among the survey households, the presence of 3–5 year olds was the only risk factor that increased a household's risk of hepatitis A (indeterminant relative risk, P=0·02). Furthermore, case households from the outbreak were more likely to have 3–5 year olds than were control households from the survey (odds ratio=16·4, P<0·001). Children 3–5 years old were more likely to have hepatitis A and may have been the most frequent transmitters of hepatitis A in this community. Hepatitis A vaccination of 3–5 year olds can protect this age group and might prevent future outbreaks in this community.
Comparison Between Cadmium Zinc Telluride Crystals Grown in Russia and in the Ukraine
- H. Hermon, M. Schieber, R. B. James, N. Yang, A. J. Antolak, D. H. Morse, N. N. P. Kolesnikov, Yu. N. Ivanov, V. Komar, M. S. Goorsky, H. Yoon, J. Toney, T. E. Schlesinger
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A comparative analysis of different Cd1−xZnxTe (CZT) crystals grown by a vertical high pressure Bridgman (VHPB) method is reported. The results of several analytical techniques, such as triple axis x-ray diffraction (TAD), rocking curves, low temperature photoluminescence (PL), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and proton induced x-ray emission (PIXE) are discussed. Segregated carbon inclusions were identified by SEM and energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF), and the results are interpreted in terms of constitutional supercooling of the solidifying CZT melt. The carbon inclusions significantly decrease the resistivity, and in some cases, the noise is too large for the fabrication of radiation detectors. Combining these results with other measurements reported by our research team [1], we identify correlations between the growth and the defects identified in these CZT crystals.
Characterization of Low Density Carbon Foams by X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) and Ion Microtomography (IMT)
- W. E. Moddeman, D. P. Kramer, D. W. Firsich, P. D. Trainer, R. N. Yancy, D. L. Weirup, C. M. Logan, A. E. Pontau, A. J. Antolak, D. H. Morse
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- MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 217 / 1990
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Two NDT techniques were used to characterize low-density, microcellular, carbon foams fabricated from a salt replica process. The two techniques are x-ray computed tomography (CT) and ion microtomography (IMT); data are presented on carbon foams that contain high-density regions. The data show that densities which differ by <10% are easily observable for these low density (<100 mg/cm3) materials. The data reveal that the carbon foams produced by this replica process have small density variations; the density being ∼30% greater at the outer edges than when compared to the interior of the foam. In addition, the density gradient is found to be rather sharp, that is the density drops-off rapidly from the outer edges to a uniform one in the interior of the foam. This edge build-up in carbon density was explained in terms of polymer concentrating on the foam exterior during drying which immediately followed a polymer infusion processing step. Supporting analytical data from other techniques show the foam material to be >99.9 % carbon