Palm oil is shown to have antioxidant, anticancer and cholesterol lowering effects. It is resistant to oxidation when heated compared to other frying oils such as soy oil. When a frying oil is heated repeatedly, it forms toxic degradation products, such as aldehydes which when consumed, may be absorbed into the systemic circulation. We have studied the effects of taking soy or palm oil that wer...

Inertial energy scavengers are self-contained devices which generate power from ambient motion, by electrically damping the internal motion of a suspended proof mass. There are significant challenges in converting the power generated from such devices to useable form, particularly in micro-engineered variants. This paper presents approaches to this power conversion requirement, with emphasis on...

This paper gives an overview of our current research on force-controlled compliant motion. The goal is to build an Autonomous Compliant Motion (ACM) system of the next generation, i.e., with more autonomous sensing components and a less explicit, constraint-driven task specification. The ideas developed in the ACM context are useable for other

There has been an ongoing effort to turn mobile phones into generic platforms or musical expression. By generic we mean useable in a wide range of expressive settings, where the enabling technology has minimal influence on the core artistic expression itself. We describe what has been achieved so far and outline a number of open challenges.

OBJECTIVE To systematically analyze the role of heated humidified carbon dioxide (CO2) in laparoscopy. METHODS Clinical trials on laparoscopic procedures using standard dry CO2 versus heated humidified CO2 for pneumoperitoneum were analyzed. RESULTS Ten randomized controlled trials on 565 patients were analyzed. In both the fixed and random effect models, postoperative pain was significantl...

In the recent years, proper animal welfare practices in dairy farming have become an urgent topic to investigate sciences fields. Practices made accordance with five principles of freedom (hunger, thirst, well-being etc.), which are important for welfare, will improve levels and level product (milk yield, fertility etc.) quality. There is a multitude technologies be selected achieve practices. ...

Municipal compost sample was pyrolyzed to produce compost char as a sorbent for removing the herbicide atrazine from solution. The compost-based char was compared with an activated carbon derived from corn stillage. When compost was pyrolyzed, the char yield was greater than 45% when heated under air, and 52% when heated under N2. In contrast, when the corn stillage was pyrolyzed under N2, the ...

Research synthesis has an important role supporting the transfer of knowledge between researchers and healthcare decision-makers. But if our goal is to make knowledge more useable and context specific, then extending the scope of systematic reviews or producing syntheses with policy makers and managers may be insufficient. Dialogues, partnerships and reinterpretations of evidence in context wil...

Radio frequency heating (RFH) technologies use electromagnetic energy in the radio frequency (RF) band to heat soil in situ, thereby potentially enhancing the performance of standard soil vapor extraction (SVE) technologies. Contaminants are remove d from in situ soils and transferred to collection or treatment facilities. (IITRI) RFH process was evaluated under the U. S. Environmental Protecti...

In this paper I discuss the common pitfalls and misconceptions assocated with designing appropriate, useable and functional websites and how the end-user is affected by these errors. Topics discussed cover both technical and non-technical aspects of this subject, including the myriad of human issues associated with the use of online resources and interfaces.