187,104 research outputs found
Washer.
No full textPatent for improvements in washers by providing a washer with “two pivoted members, which can be swung open to insert the washer without removing the bolt or spoke upon when the washer needed to be replaced.” (Lines 10-13, p. 1) Illustration is included
Total Hip and Knee Replacements: Quality, Cost, and Access: What the Research Reveals—2010
No full textRepresentations of mad cow disease
No full textThis paper examines the reporting of the story of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and its human
derivative variant Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (vCJD) in the British newspapers. Three ‘snapshots’ of newspaper coverage
are sampled and analysed between the period 1986 and 1996 focusing on how representations of the disease evolved
over the 10-year period. Social representations theory is used to elucidate how this new disease threat was
conceptualised in the newspaper reporting and how it was explained to the UK public. This paper examines who or
what was said to be at risk from the new disease, and whether some individuals or groups held to blame for the diseases’
putative origins, the appearance of vCJD in human beings, and its spread
The hospital ‘superbug’: social representations of MRSA
No full textThe so-called ‘hospital superbug’ methcillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) became a topic of media and political concern from the middle of the 1990’s. It was increasingly politicised in the period leading up to the British General Election of 2005. This study examines the meanings of MRSA that circulate in Britain by analysing newspaper coverage of the disease over a ten year period. It utilises social representations theory and contextualises MRSA within existing research on representations of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs). A key pattern in the representation of EIDs is to externalise the threat they pose by linking the origin, risk and blame to ‘the other’ of those who represent them. In this light the study investigates who and what MRSA is associated with and the impact that these associations have on levels of alarm and blame. Key findings are that MRSA is represented as a potentially lethal ‘superbug’, marking the end of a ‘golden age of medicine’ in which the story of the discovery of antibiotics has played such a key role. Furthermore, MRSA is constructed around an “it could be you / me” set of assumptions by way of the plethora of human interest stories that dominate the coverage. Finally, the blame for MRSA focuses not on its genesis, but rather on why it spreads. This is attributed to poor hygiene in hospitals, which is ultimately caused by mismanagement of the National Health Service and erosion of the authority and morality symbolised by the ‘matron’ role. This constellation of meanings speaks to a somewhat different pattern of response to MRSA when compared to many past EIDs
Clothes Washer.
No full textPatent for a new and improved clothes washer "in which air is driven by the action of a piston through the clothing and the water surrounding it"(lines 9-11), includes instruction and illustratio
Fruit and Vegetable Washer
No full textPatent for a fruit and vegetable washer that will also remove the skins on the fruits and vegetables
Utility Rebates for ENERGY STAR Appliances: Are They Effective?
No full textIn this paper we estimate the increase in the market share of ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances that can be attributed to targetted cash rebates offered by utility companies. To estimate the impact of these incentives we use the variation in timing and size of the utility rebates across the US states. We then use these estimates along with information on the average energy saved by using an ENERGY STAR appliance relative to a non-ENERGY STAR appliance to provide an estimate on the cost per tonne of carbon saved by the rebate program. Our results show that a dollar increase in the rebate leads to a 0.3% increase in the share of ENERGY STAR-qualified clothes washers while the effect of rebates is not significant for dishwashers and refrigerators. Assuming a redemption rate of 40%, we calculate the cost of saving a tonne of carbon through the clothes washer rebate program to be around 32), is lower than the estimated cost of building and operating an additional power plant and the average on-peak spot price. We conclude that the ENERGY STAR clothes washers rebate programs are a cost-effective way for utilities to reduce energy demand.Eco-labelling, energy efficiency, appliances, utility rebates, carbon saving, energy saving
Gas injected washer plasma gun
No full textA plasma gun similar in geometry to the washer plasma gun has been operated with gas injected externally. Hydrogen, nitrogen and argon plasmas have been ionised and accelerated to velocities of the order of 107 mm s-1 and densities 1011 mm-3. Higher parameter range is possible with higher electrical input power
Supplementary tibial fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Direct cortical fixation using spiked washer screw vs. post-tie using washer screw
No full textWe compare clinical outcomes of two different supplementary tibial fixation in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using free tendon Achilles allograft. Eighty subjects underwent ACL reconstruction using Endobutton CL for femoral fixation and Bio-interference screw for tibial fixation. Supplementary tibial fixation was performed as direct cortical fixation using spiked washer screw (group I) or as post-tie using washer screw (group II). Lachman test, pivot shift test, IKDC classification, Lysholm score, and side-to-side difference (SSD) were evaluated. Thirty six in group I and thirty five in group II could follow up for at least 2 years. At the last follow-up, 7 in group I and 1 in group II showed 2+ or 3+ in Lachman test (p=0.027). Mean SSD was 2.4mm in group I and 1.4mm in group II (p=0.048). Post-tie using washer screw was more effective than direct cortical fixation using spiked washer screw to restore stability
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