Chile was the first country in the Americas to conduct surveillance for congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) as part of screening for common causes of congenital birth defects (referred to as TORCH pathogens). The surveillance system identified 15 CRS cases in 1999 and 2 cases in 2000, and it has identified no CRS cases since 2000. CRS surveillance in Chile meets recommended surveillance standards...

Bioluminescence is a phenomena in an organism which produces luminescence on quorum sensing and this phenomenon has been explored in many fields like invivo diagnostics, marker technology, protein engineering etc. and has immense potential as future torchlight too with the aid of technologies. Present study aims at the screening and identification of bioluminescent bacteria from different marin...

One walking a dark maze may stumble upon a wholesome thing but also may hurt his brow there. Another one takes a small torch at least to throw light upon the darkness. And as he walks, his torch will kindle more and more brightly, turning itself into an electric sun at one moment to elucidate and clarify all around him. Thus, I ask you where is your torch? Dmitry Mendeleev, the author of the ch...

This study focuses on the development of new methodological approaches to dust-preparation and burning separated particles, including through use polyfractional ensembles. Coal dust screening by means sieve analysis is described in standard methods. However, order further results obtained during mathematical modeling particle motion fuel-air mixture exothermal reactions oxidation while a torch,...

The Olympic flame and torch are significant symbols of the Olympic Games and are important in linking the general public with the festival. They are internationally recognized symbols, particularly important at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. “It is through the opening and closing ceremonies and the torch relay that the Olympiad must distinguish itself from another series of world champions...

The effectiveness and mechanism of a low temperature air plasma torch in clotting blood are explored. Both blood droplets and smeared blood samples were used in the tests. The treated droplet samples reveal how blood clotting depends on the distance at which the torch operated, and for how long the droplets have been exposed to the torch. Microscopy and cell count of smeared blood samples shed ...

Welding fumes are classified as Group 2B 'possibly carcinogenic' and this prompts to the implementation of local exhaust ventilation (LEV). The fume extraction torch with LEV integrated into the tool is the most attractive solution but its capture efficiency is often disappointing in practice. This study assesses the main parameters affecting fume capture efficiency namely the extraction flow r...