Temperature Response of an Acoustically Forced Turbulent Lean Premixed Flame: A Quantitative Experimental Determination Robin S. M. Chrystie a , Iain S. Burns b & Clemens F. Kaminski c a Clean Combustion Research Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia b Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK c Department o...

Occupational burns have been determined to be a serious public health concern. The analysis of workplace risks and risk factors associated with burns are critical to developing effective interventions in the future. In this study, we examined accepted Rhode Island workers' compensation claims (n = 5619) from 1998 to 2002 to assess the rates and risks of occupational burns. We used employment da...

Chemical hazards are one of the most dangerous hazards occurring in any industries that uses them. Several devastating effects like explosion, environmental pollution, asphyxiation, acid burns, and skin disorders, chronic and acute conditions of several diseases might occur due to the leakage of the poisonous chemicals. This project deals in the control of the chemical hazards in a Stainless St...

OBJECTIVE To identify the adequacy of first aid care following minor burns in children. DESIGN Prospective case series. SETTING Emergency Department and Acute Wound Clinic, the Children's Hospital at Westmead (CHW), Sydney. PARTICIPANTS 109 children who presented with minor burns (10% body surface area or less) to CHW over the five months from 2 November 1998 to 23 March 1999. MAIN OUTC...

BACKGROUND Facial burns represent between one-fourth and one-third of all burns. The long-term sequelae of periorbital burns include significant ectropion and lagophthalmos as a result of secondary burn contractures in the lower and upper eyelids, in addition to complete or incomplete alopecia of the eyebrows. METHODS A retrospective study of 14 reconstructive procedures for 12 postburn faces...

PURPOSE To evaluate goblet cell density (GCD) on conjunctiva and cornea in patients with ocular chemical burns by in vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) and impression cytology (IC) and to explore the correlation between two methods. METHODS Fifty-four patients (58 eyes) with chemical burn were enrolled in the study. LSCM was applied to identify the goblet cells on conjunctiva and ...

The O horizon, or detrital layer, of forest soils is linked to long-term forest productivity and health. Fuel reduction techniques, such as prescribed fire, can alter the thickness and composition of this essential ecosystem component. Developing an understanding of the changes in the chemical composition of forest detritus due to prescribed fire is essential for forest managers and stakeholder...

PURPOSE To evaluate the role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in the wound healing process following severe chemical burns to the ocular surface. METHODS Chemical burning of the ocular surface was induced in mice (C57BL/6) via the application of 0.1 M NaOH. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) mRNA expression ...

Chemical injuries of the eye form a small but significant fraction of ocular trauma. Three recent studies'-3 put the incidence at 7, 8-7, and 9-9% of all ocular trauma, respectively. While many of these injuries are trivial, with no lasting adverse effects, others, notably those involving strong alkalis and to a less extent acids and other noxious substances, are potentially blinding. This stud...

THIS volume is the successor to "The Treatment of Burns", the second edition of which was published ten years ago. It has been re-named to emphasise the importance of the team approach which is so vital to the care of the severely burnt patient. The late Curtis Artz, his two co-editors and the other forty contributors are all present or former members of the staff of the U.S. Army Institute of ...