This article presents the results of developing and testing air-cooling system a combined climate control unit used in pig farming. The authors have found water-evaporative to be most efficient for cooling air supply. Cooling systems this type consume 0.003 kW/kW electric power produce 1 kW cold. Based on developed mathematical model unit, determined that an supply with temperature 31.2 °C rela...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to test the effects of a respiratory filter intervention (filter) during controlled pollution exposure. BACKGROUND Air pollution is considered a risk factor for heart failure (HF) decompensation and mortality. METHODS This study was a double-blind, randomized to order, controlled, 3-way crossover, single-center clinical trial. It enrolled 26 patients wi...

Filter is one of the main components of embankment dams. By a simple but effective performance, filter protects the dam against erosion and soil scouring in impervious core caused by leakage (piping) and makes it safe. Interaction between filter and erodible base soil is a complex phenomenon which is dependent upon several factors, and has challenged researchers for better understanding the fil...

This paper presents the results of a study of air-conditioning usage in homes in the southeast of England. First part of the study consisted surveying 13 dwellings with air-conditioning for a series of 4 week periods during the summer of 2004. The second part involved testing energy efficiency of “single-split” and “portable” air-conditioning units under “in-use” conditions. Data on usage patte...

BACKGROUND A variety of different sampling devices are currently available to acquire air samples for the study of the microbiome of the air. All have a degree of technical complexity that limits deployment. Here, we evaluate the use of a novel device, which has no technical complexity and is easily deployable. RESULTS An air-cleaning device powered by electrokinetic propulsion has been adapt...

Unit testing is an essential part in high quality software development. The prerequisite of the system-wide test is that all components are working correctly. Such components are checked by unit tests which are focused on small part of code. Unit tests are isolated from other code fragments and are frequently programmed by using third party tools. In this paper we show how to minimalize the num...

A prerequisite for unit testing is the possibility to test the unit under test in isolation. Ignoring this requirement during system design and implementation can severely decrease the testability of a software system. This article describes design guidelines and metrics which support software developers in avoiding testability problems.