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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"CWP"”.
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Effects of Aerosol on Cloud Water Path: Statistical Method a Potential Source for Divergence in Observation-based Correlative Studies
… assess the correlation between cloud water path (CWP) and aerosol optical depth (AOD) using MODIS Aqua retrieved aerosol and cloud properties for regions dominated by different types of aerosol: Non Absorbing Aerosol Dominated Region over land (NAADR_Land), Non Absorbing Aerosol Dominated Region …
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Sustainable Approaches to Enhance Water Productivity in Cucumis melo
… solutions to enhance crop water productivity (CWP). This study conducted at the University of Nevada, Reno, evaluates three sustainable approaches to increase CWP in melons (Cucumis melo L.) under high desert conditions: (1) the effect of melon grafting on yield using squash hybrid rootstocks, …
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The Effect of the Cooper Wellness Program in Promoting Long- Term Lifestyle Behavior Changes
… effectiveness of the Cooper Wellness Program (CWP) in Dallas, Texas, in promoting maintenance of lifestyle behavior changes for one year or longer in the areas of diet, exercise, and stress management.</p> <p>The CWP offers an intensive live-in lifestyle behavior modification program in four-, …
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Earth observation technologies for improved agricultural decision support systems in South Africa
… water use (CWU) and crop water productivity (CWP), revealing substantial spatiotemporal variations between irrigated and rainfed croplands. Irrigated croplands generally had higher annual CWP (>0.002 kg/mm3/yr), while rainfed croplands consistently showed low CWP in forestry (0.001 kg/mm3/yr) …
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Appalachian Coal Miners At Greater Risk For Silica Exposure than Rocky Mountains
… or Rocky Mountains) on coal miner incidence of CWP and silicosis. </p> <p>Results </p> <p>The ANACOVA model results were significant [F (5, 25683) = 205.9, p <0.0001]. The mining region had a statistically significant (p<0.0001) effect of approximately 1.1 mg/m3 greater silica exposure in an …
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SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOSURFACTANTS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Cheese whey permeate (CWP) represents the main waste stream of the dairy industry. To produce 10 kg of cheese, around 100 kg of milk are used and roughly 90 kg of cheese whey (CW) are generated as a by-product. CW is still considered a valuable source of milk proteins, which are recovered by …
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Encouraging low-impact-development stormwater-management practices / Assabet River Watershed sub-basin case study
… by The Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) was used to evaluate Acton's regulations against the CWP's twenty-two model development principles. Acton's score was then compared to previously completed worksheets from eighteen other eastern seaboard communities. The Discovery Museums, a …
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Cell Wall/Surface Proteome of Candida albicans: its Application in Rapid Identification of Yeast Species by Mass Signature and Characterization by in vitro and in vivo Chemical Labelings
… Labeling by Amino acids in Cell Culture) based CWP quantification analyses were performed to monitor CWP accumulation level change in response to hyphae induction. Information on surface exposed peptide segments and regulation of cell wall/surface protein during morphogenesis provided new …
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Application of a TGA Method to Estimate Coal, Carbonate, and Non-carbonate Mineral Fractions as a Proxy for the Major Sources of Respirable Coal Mine Dust
… diseases, such as Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis (CWP) and Progressive Massive fibrosis (PMF). After the passage of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act (CMHSA) in the late 1960's the prevalence of CWP among US coal miners decreased. However, since the late 1990's a resurgence of lung …
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of coal mineworkers pertaining to Occupational Health and Safety at the Leeuwpan Mine in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
… which can cause coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) and a plethora of other hazards in both underground and open cast mines on a daily basis. The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of coal mineworkers pertaining to occupational health and safety at the Leeuwpan …
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Investigating the Effects of Particle Loading and Agglomeration on Respirable Coal Mine Dust Particle Classification by SEM-EDX
… diseases such as coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP, also referred to as "black lung"). Further, CWP can develop into a more severe form known as progressive massive fibrosis (PMF). There has been a resurgence of PMF since the late 1990s. Coal miners are also exposed to crystalline silica, which …
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Rapid FTIR analysis for respirable crystalline silica monitoring in coal mines using readily available sampling equipment
… development of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) (also known as "black lung"). CWP has the potential to progress to a more consequential form known as progressive massive fibrosis (PMF), for which a dramatic resurgence has been observed among US miners since the early 2000's. Recent rules …
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Characterisation of the cell wall protein Pga29p in the human pathogenic fungus <i>Candida albicans</i>
… Pga30p und Pga31p oder anderer Zellwandproteine (CWPs) kompensiert wird. Pga29p scheint daher keine tragende Rolle für die Zellwandintegrität von C. albicans zu spielen. In zwei unabhängigen Virulenzmodellen, einem Mäusemodell für systemische Infektion und einem humanen oralen Epithel Modell …
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THE INFLUENCE OF POSITIVE AFFECT AND ANXIETY ON ATTENTION AND CREATIVITY
… Test (RAT) and Compound Word Problems (CWP). One of the main goals of this study was to verify the prediction based on the Broaden and Build theory of positive resources by Fredrickson (2001). Although the mood manipulation used in this study, that is, placing both testing session in …
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Demonstration of Optical Microscopy and Image Processing to Classify Respirable Coal Mine Dust Particles
… including coal worker’s pneumoconiosis (CWP) and more severe forms such as progressive massive fibrosis. After the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act was passed in 1969, limits on exposure to respirable dust were set, and the prevalence of CWP abruptly decreased. However, during the …
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Development and Implementation of an Automated SEM-EDX Routine for Characterizing Respirable Coal Mine Dust
… years of exposure, coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) and silicosis are the most common disease diagnoses. Although dramatic reductions in CWP and silicosis cases were achieved across the US between about 1970-1999 through a combination of regulatory dust exposure limits, improved ventilation and …
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Monitoring and Control of Coal Dust Exposure Using Low-Cost PM Sensors and Computational Fluid Dynamics
… problems including coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP) and chronic massive fibrosis. The prevalence of these health problems has been on the increase since the 2000s due to increased exposure levels with roof bolter operators having the highest exposure levels. The currently used PDM3700 is too …
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MEMS Hybrid Electronic Integration: From Micro-Robotic Actuation to Control and Monitoring of MEMS Sensor
… including Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis (CWP), lung cancer, and silicosis, with disease severity inversely correlated with particle size. This work builds upon the Wearable Respirable Dust Monitor (WEARDM), a dual MEMS gravimetric sensor platform for high-sensitivity PM detection. The …
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Delays in Hiring Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) Graduates and the Impact on Their Training Success Rate
… 14,000 controllers over the next 10 years (FAA CWP, 2012). In response to this shortage it would be advantageous for the FAA to minimize the time lapsed in the selection, hiring and training processes. If the hiring process time was decreased, it would save the FAA money in terms of a reduction …
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An Improved Thermogravimetric Analysis Method for Respirable Coal Mine Dust and Comparison to Results by SEM-EDX
It has long been known that chronic exposures to high concentrations of respirable coal mine dust can lead to the development of lung diseases such as Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis, commonly referred to as "black lung", and silicosis. Since the mid-1990s, an alarming resurgence of diseases has been …
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