This paper describes an analysis of mortality among census areas in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The number of deaths following days with high particulate air pollution were compared with deaths on matched unpolluted days. The possible role of population age structure, relative deprivation (estimated using the NZDep96 index) and local exposure to outdoor air pollution from household f...

abstrak Mesin pengering dapat mempermudah hasil pertanian atau pengeringan makanan. Jenis mesin sudah banyak saat ini dengan berkembangnya industri pertanian. Beberapa diantaranya biji kakao, gabah, hybrid tipe konveyor otomatis, model sistem solar chimney , Pengering Gabah Sistem Rotary Dryer Dengan Bahan Padi Sekam, tenaga surya aktif berbentuk jajar genjang kabinet, Alat Produk Pertanian Tip...

Numerous environmental pressures have precipitated long-term population reductions of many insect species. Population declines in aerially foraging insectivorous birds have also been detected, but the cause remains unknown partly because of a dearth of long-term monitoring data on avian diets. Chimney swifts (Chaetura pelagica) are a model aerial insectivore to fill such information gaps becaus...

A three-dimensional numerical model of thermoelectric generator (TEG) modules attached to a large chimney plate is proposed and solved numerically using a control volume based finite difference formulation. The TEG module consists of a thermoelectric generator, an elliptical pin-fin heat sink, and a cold plate for water cooling. In the chimney, the temperature of flue gases is 450-650K. Althoug...

To what extent is the development of a fluid-transport system related to flow within the system? Colonies of the bryozoan Membranipora membranacea have a simple external fluid-transport system with three components: the canopy of lophophores (crowns of ciliated tentacles), the edge of the canopy, and chimneys (raised openings in the canopy). The lophophores pump seawater into the colony and cap...

In this letter we present the first images of the emission of SiO and H 13 CO + in the nucleus of the starburst galaxy M 82. Contrary to other molecular species, which mainly trace the distribution of the star forming molecular gas within the disk, the SiO emission extends noticeably out of the galaxy plane. The bulk of the SiO emission is restricted to two major features. The first feature, re...

PURPOSE Arch aneurysm combined with insufficient Zone 1 length remains challenging. While a chimney stentgraft with supra-aortic bypass is a recognized solution for arch aneurysm, no definite strategy has been established yet. The aim of this study was to investigate efficacy of chimney stentgraft for patients with zone 1 of insufficient length. METHODS Between 2011 and 2013, 10 consecutive p...