Alaeddin and the enchanted lamp;

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Christian Vellacott, the journalist; or, The slave of the lamp; a story of Jesuitism, royalism, and republicanism /

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University Museums window and lamp detail

Albert Kahn, architect. Spence Bros., contractor. Also called Natural History Museum

University Museums window, puma, lamp details

Albert Kahn, architect. Puma sculpture by Carleton Watson Angell, 1940; black terrazzo

Lamp Post Motel

2424 E. Stadium (M-17) at Washtenaw (U.S. 23) Ann Arbor, Michigan NOrmandy 5-6123. The Lamp Post is a luxurious Motel of Colonial Design. Each of the 54 Rooms is furnished with Wall-To-Wall Carpeting, complementary TV, background music, bath, individually controlled message and morning wake-up system and Heated Pool. A Howard Johnson's Restaurant is adjoining. Located near University of Michigan Campus and Hospitals.

Construction Safety Orders. Trench Construction Safety Orders and Lamp Scaffold and Parallel Safety Orders

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The lamp and the bell : a drama in five acts /

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Lamp yr ysgol sul : a chydymaith y geiriadur ysgrythyrol.

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Lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein (LAMP)--preliminary study on a hidden antigen target for vaccination against schistosomiasis

Our previously reported gene atlasing of schistosome tissues revealed transcripts that were highly enriched in the digestive tract of Schistosoma mansoni. From these, we selected two candidates, Sm-LAMP and Sm-NPC2 for testing as vaccine targets. The two molecules were selected on the basis of relatively high expression in the gastrodermis, their potentially important biological function, divergence from homologous molecules of the host and possible apical membrane expression in the gastrodermis. Bacterially expressed recombinant peptides corresponding to regions excluding trans-membrane domains of the selected vaccine targets were used in blinded vaccine trials in CBA mice using alum-CpG as adjuvant. Vaccine trials using the recombinant insoluble Sm-LAMP protein showed 16-25% significant reduction in total worm burden. Faecal egg count reduction was 52% and 60% in two trials, respectively, with similar results for the solubly expressed protein. Liver egg burden was reduced significantly (20% and 38%) with an insoluble recombinant Sm-LAMP in two trials, but not with the soluble recombinant form. Parasite fecundity was not affected by either Sm-LAMP protein preparations in the trials. It is concluded that Sm-LAMP may provide limited protection towards S. mansoni infections but could be used in combination with other vaccine candidates, to provide more comprehensive protection.

Trattamento plasma assistito di acqua con una sorgente Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD): analisi delle specie reattive prodotte e potere battericida

La proliferazione di batteri in liquido è una problematica che riguarda anche le acque di fiumi e mari. In questo progetto di tesi sperimentale si indagherà un trattamento plasma assistito diretto di acqua sintetica riprodotta in laboratorio con l’obiettivo di ottenere un effetto battericida sul liquido contaminato. L’acqua trattata verrà analizzata chimicamente, in particolare si andranno a misurare i TRO (Total Residual Oxidant, composti dell’ossigeno derivanti dalla parziale ozonizzazione dell’acqua) che dovranno essere presenti in quantità minori di 0,1 mg/l. Il dispositivo utilizzato per i test biologici è una sorgente di tipologia DBD (Dielectric Barrier Discharge) indiretto. Gli elettrodi della sorgente sono separati dal solo strato di materiale dielettrico e uno di questi è composto da una rete metallica in acciaio inossidabile. Il plasma si forma tra le maglie della rete e induce la formazione di specie reattive, radiazioni UV, particelle cariche, campi elettromagnetici e calore. Ciò che raggiunge la soluzione contaminata è l’afterglow del plasma, ovvero tutte le specie reattive a lunga vita prodotte dalla ionizzazione dell’aria e dalle radiazioni UV. La sorgente è stata dapprima caratterizzata elettricamente studiando le forme d’onda di tensione e corrente a determinate condizioni operative. Il liquido da trattare è contaminato con il batterio Escherichia coli. è emerso che in tutti i casi testati i livelli degli ossidanti sono entro il limite prestabilito di 0,1 mg/l. Il trattamento plasma in soli 10 secondi è responsabile di una decontaminazione parziale del batterio E. coli. Da ulteriori studi si potranno trovare delle condizioni tali da inattivare totalmente la carica batterica presente date le grandi potenzialità di questo trattamento.

Corneal sensitivity and slit scanning in vivo confocal microscopy of the subbasal nerve plexus of the normal central and peripheral human cornea

Purpose: To determine the subbasal nerve density and tortuosity at 5 corneal locations and to investigate whether these microstructural observations correlate with corneal sensitivity. Method: Sixty eyes of 60 normal human subjects were recruited into 1 of 3 age groups, group 1: aged ,35 years, group 2: aged 35–50 years, and group 3: aged .50 years. All eyes were examined using slit-lamp biomicroscopy, noncontact corneal esthesiometry, and slit scanning in vivo confocal microscopy. Results: The mean subbasal nerve density and the mean corneal sensitivity were greatest centrally (14,731 6 6056 mm/mm2 and 0.38 6 0.21 millibars, respectively) and lowest in the nasal mid periphery (7850 6 4947 mm/mm2 and 0.49 6 0.25 millibars, respectively). The mean subbasal nerve tortuosity coefficient was greatest in the temporal mid periphery (27.3 6 6.4) and lowest in the superior mid periphery (19.3 6 14.1). There was no significant difference in mean total subbasal nerve density between age groups. However, corneal sensation (P = 0.001) and subbasal nerve tortuosity (P = 0.004) demonstrated significant differences between age groups. Subbasal nerve density only showed significant correlations with corneal sensitivity threshold in the temporal cornea and with subbasal nerve tortuosity in the inferior and nasal cornea. However, these correlations were weak. Conclusions: This study quantitatively analyzes living human corneal nerve structure and an aspect of nerve function. There is no strong correlation between subbasal nerve density and corneal sensation. This study provides useful baseline data for the normal living human cornea at central and mid-peripheral locations

Grading scales for contact lens complications

Purpose. To devise and validate artist-rendered grading scales for contact lens complications Methods. Each of eight tissue complications of contact lens wear (listed under 'Results') was painted by a skilled ophthalmic artist (Terry R. Tarrant) in five grades of severity: 0 (normal), 1 (trace), 2 (mild), 3 (moderate) and 4 (severe). A representative slit lamp photograph of a tissue response of each of the eight complications was shown to 404 contact lens practitioners who had never before used clinical grading scales. The practitioners were asked to grade each tissue response to the nearest 0.1 grade unit by interpolation. Results. The standard deviation (± s.d.) of the 404 responses for each tissue complication is tabulated below:_ing_ 0.5 Endothelial pplymegethisjij-4 0.7 Epithelial microcysts 0.5 Endothelial blebs_ 0.4 Stromal edema_onjunctiva! hyperemia 0.4 Stromal neovascularization 0.4 Papillary conjunctivitis 0.5 The frequency distributions and best-fit normal curves were also plotted. The precision of grading (s.d. x 2) ranged from 0.8 to 1.4, with a mean precision of 1.0. Conclusions. Grading scales afford contact lens practitioners with a method of quantifying the severity of adverse tissue responses to contact lens wear. It is noteworthy that the statistically verified precision of grading (1.0 scale unit) concurs precisely with the essential design feature of the grading scales that each grading step of 1.0 corresponds to clinically significant difference in severity. Thus, as a general rule, a difference or change in grade of > 1.0 can be taken to be both clinically and statistically significant when using these grading scales. Trained observers are likely to achieve even greater grading precision. Supported by Hydron Limited.

A mask-based approach for the geometric calibration of thermal-infrared cameras

Accurate and efficient thermal-infrared (IR) camera calibration is important for advancing computer vision research within the thermal modality. This paper presents an approach for geometrically calibrating individual and multiple cameras in both the thermal and visible modalities. The proposed technique can be used to correct for lens distortion and to simultaneously reference both visible and thermal-IR cameras to a single coordinate frame. The most popular existing approach for the geometric calibration of thermal cameras uses a printed chessboard heated by a flood lamp and is comparatively inaccurate and difficult to execute. Additionally, software toolkits provided for calibration either are unsuitable for this task or require substantial manual intervention. A new geometric mask with high thermal contrast and not requiring a flood lamp is presented as an alternative calibration pattern. Calibration points on the pattern are then accurately located using a clustering-based algorithm which utilizes the maximally stable extremal region detector. This algorithm is integrated into an automatic end-to-end system for calibrating single or multiple cameras. The evaluation shows that using the proposed mask achieves a mean reprojection error up to 78% lower than that using a heated chessboard. The effectiveness of the approach is further demonstrated by using it to calibrate two multiple-camera multiple-modality setups. Source code and binaries for the developed software are provided on the project Web site.

The effect of light intensity and temperature on photocatalytic water splitting

Photocatalytic water splitting is a process which could potentially lead to commercially viable solar hydrogen production. This thesis uses an engineering perspective to investigate the technology. The effect of light intensity and temperature on photocatalytic water splitting was examined to evaluate the prospect of using solar concentration to increase the feasibility of the process. P25 TiO2 films deposited on conducting glass were used as photocatalyst electrodes and coupled with platinum electrodes which were also deposited on conducting glass. These films were used to form a photocatalysis cell and illuminated with a Xenon arc lamp to simulate solar light at intensities up to 50 suns. They were also tested at temperatures between 20°C and 100°C. The reaction demonstrated a sub-linear relationship with intensity. Photocurrent was proportional to intensity with an exponential value of 0.627. Increasing temperature resulted in an exponential relationship. This proved to follow an Arrhenius relationship with an activation energy of 10.3 kJ mol-1 and a pre-exponential factor of approximately 8.7×103. These results then formed the basis of a mathematical model which extrapolated beyond the range of the experimental tests. This model shows that the loss of efficiency from performing the reaction under high light intensity is offset by the increased reaction rate and efficiency from the associated temperature increase. This is an important finding for photocatalytic water splitting. It will direct future research in system design and materials research and may provide an avenue for the commercialisation of this technology.