The EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management (H-SAF) was established by the EUMETSAT Council on 3 July 2005, starting activity on 1 September 2005. The Italian Meteorological Service serves as Leading Entity on behalf of twelve European member countries. H-SAF products include precipitation, soil moisture and snow parameters. Some products...

It is of use because it gives us a simple and reliable tool to use at the bedside to understand patients’ experiences with atrial fibrillation. We have scales that assess patient’s overall health status (so-called generic questionnaires), the most widely used of which is the SF-36 questionnaire. The SF-36 has been used previously to assess health status in a number of studies of atrial fibrilla...

This research work presents the comparison analysis of Shunt Active Filter (SAF) with Parallel Hybrid Active Filter (PHAF). The performances of SAF and PHAF have been analyzed with PI controllers based on Synchronous Reference Frame theory. In each case, simulation is carried out for three phase unbalanced non liner load conditions. The advantages of the designed system and the proposed current...

Background: Weight loss may improve glucose control in persons with type 2 diabetes. The effects of fat quality, as opposed to quantity, on weight loss are not well understood. Objective: We compared the effects of 2 dietary oils, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and safflower oil (SAF), on body weight and composition in obese postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes. Design: This was a 36-wk ra...

INTRODUCTION Oval-shaped root canals might represent a great challenge for proper disinfection. This study compared the capability of a newly developed instrument, the self-adjusting file (SAF), and rotary nickel-titanium (NiTi) instrumentation to eliminate Enterococcus faecalis populations from long oval root canals of extracted human teeth. As a secondary purpose, the ability of a modificatio...

OBJECTIVE Advanced glycation end products play a pivotal role in atherosclerosis. Recently, we showed that tissue advanced glycation end products deposition, noninvasively assessed by skin autofluorescence (SAF), is increased in patients with peripheral artery disease. The aim of the present study was to establish whether SAF is associated with all-cause mortality and with fatal or nonfatal maj...

INTRODUCTION There is considerable variability in the results of studies that evaluate diagnostic reliability in teledermatology. There are only two studies that compare the synchronous and asynchronous modalities of teleconsult in the same sample. We present the results of the pilot project DERMATEL, a study of diagnostic concordance that aims to increase the evidence of these aspects. MATER...

INTRODUCTION The study was designed to explore the mechanical properties of the self-adjusting file (SAF) and its application in the root canal using continuous irrigation. METHODS The compressibility of the SAF file and the resulting peripheral force were measured using specially designed systems. The abrasivity of the file was tested on dentin blocks representing a flat root canal. The dura...

This paper presents an optimal utilization of Photovoltaic (PV) solar system based Shunt Active Filter (PV-SAF) for harmonic mitigation, real and reactive power compensation at the point of common coupling (PCC) throughout the day. This PV system operated SAF reduces the energy consumption by disconnecting the utility grid from the load through semiconductor switches, when the PV system generat...