1. Anonymous, Towels beat hot air driers hands down. Associated Press Newswire, 1993(July). Handwashing Michaels. Reports on a study done by the University of Westminster and financed by the Association of Soft Tissue Paper Manufacturers finding that hot air dryers increased bacteria on hands more than 500%. 2. Anonymous, Alcohol for hand hygiene: New comparative studies add to the evidence bas...

Modern electrical dryers are often equipped with end-ofcycle alarms, making their use more efficient and reducing the need for periodic monitoring. We believe that lowerincome households as well as ecologically aware consumers, drying their laundry on a clothesline, could benefit from a similar mechanism. Such an alarm must be simple to use, compatible with existing systems and low-cost. This w...

This paper studies the impact of mechanisation on employment patterns in coffee plantations Indian state Karnataka. study attempts to highlight fact that farm developing countries decreases with agricultural mechanisation, particularly for women workers. To measure technology workers Karnataka, unit level data from employment-unemployment survey was collected National Sample Survey Office (NSSO...

A rapid growth in the application of embedded programmable processors in systems from simple household machines (e.g., washers and dryers) to complex real-time control in automobiles has been seen over last three decades. Microprocessors, microcontrollers, and digital signal processors (DSPs) have been at the forefront such development. This has warranted training electrical and computer engine...

QUESTION Several of my patients quote recent media coverage claiming that working with home appliances could increase the risk of misarriages. What is your advice? ANSWER Two recent epidemiologic studies from California have suggested an increased risk of miscarriages associated with exposure to magnetic fields. Even if the threshold associated with such risk is a biologic and true risk (and ...