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Hygienic aspects of microbic contamination of water basins (Russian)	1975	Inst. Obshch. Kommun. Gig., AMN SSSR, Moscow	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Vestnik Rossiiskoi akademii meditsinskikh nauk / Rossiiskaia akademiia meditsinskikh nauk Periodical, Abbrev. Vestn.Akad.Med.Nauk SSSR Pub Date Free Form 1975/ Volume 30 Issue 3 Start Page 46 Other Pages 52 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The ever increasing microbial contamination of water sources in recent years plays a role in spreading intestinal diseases of bacterial and viral etiology. Particular significance attaches to microbial contamination during direct contacts of the population with water of reservoirs, during short term and long term recreation periods; such contamination is of importance in connection with the extensive development of recreation institutions for long term rest, located in the direct vicinity of water reservoirs. A number of problems are associated with self cleaning of water reservoirs (such as association of microbial, chemical and thermal pollution, determination of the correlation between health important microflora, pathogenic enterobacteria and viruses). A certain barrier role is effected by existing water pipe systems with respect to the most common chemical pollutants and pathogenic microflora. Formidable tasks face hygienists under the existing conditions of ever increasing microbial contamination of water reservoirs. (12 references). Descriptors bacteriology, methodology, microorganism, recreation, water pollution Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Nikolaeva,T. A., Bagdasariyan,G. A., Itskova,A. I., Talaeva Yu.,G. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Pharmacological activity of three fractions obtained by smoking cannabis through a water pipe	1976	Dept. Psychobiol., Esc. Paulista Med., Sao Paulo	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Bulletin on narcotics Periodical, Abbrev. Bull.Narc. Pub Date Free Form 1976/ Volume 28 Issue 2 Start Page 49 Other Pages 56 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0007-523X Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors cannabinol, cannabis, dronabinol, placebo, catatonia, cornea reflex, drug comparison, drug screening, intraperitoneal drug administration, motor activity, mouse, rabbit, sleep time, theoretical study Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Savaki,H. E., Cunha,J., Carlini,E. A., Kephalas,T. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Soil temperatures and heat loss for a hot water pipe network buried in irrigated soil	1976	Alpert, J.E., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, Pa. 16802	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of environmental quality Periodical, Abbrev. J.Environ.Qual. Pub Date Free Form 1976/10 Volume 5 Issue 4 Start Page 400 Other Pages 405 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0047-2425 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract A 0.09 ha field prototype of a simultaneous waste heat and waste water disposal system was constructed and instrumented. Data are reported for soil, pipe, soil surface, and air temperatures; heat loss (0.068-0.117 cal cm-2 min-1); and soil thermal conductivity (3.61-5.63 mcal [cm sec Â°C]-1). The data are used to evaluate the heat flow theory which is currently being used to predict the land area required for waste heat disposal with a buried hot water pipe network. Predicted heat loss was consistently lower than experimental heat losses. The results of the experiment indicate that substantial improvements need be made in the existing theory to account for the transient heat flow and heat storage. Descriptors energy conservation, lavage, mathematical model, model, recycling, soil, temperature, theoretical study, therapy, waste water management Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Alpert,J. E., VanDemark,S. C., Fritton,D. D., DeWalle,D. R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Structure vibration with diesel engines	1976	Fachbach, Heinz A., Forsch. Vereinig. Verbrenn. Kraftmaschinen, Graz	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Generic Periodical, Full MTZ Motortechnische Zeitschrift Periodical, Abbrev. MOTORTECHN.Z. Pub Date Free Form 1976/07 Volume 37 Issue 8-Jul Start Page 269 Other Pages 274 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0024-8525 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The aims of the research work described in this paper consist of a fundamental knowledge concerning vibration transmission from combustion chamber to the noise radiating external crankcase surfaces with watercooled inline engines; furthermore, the influence of cast iron and cast aluminium as a material of crankcase, the origin of the noise of crankshaftpulleys, as well as the attenuation of vibration isolating elements for pipe systems. With watercooled inline engines, the main part of vibration energy is transmitted from cobustion chamber via crankdrive components to the noise radiating external surface, the natural vibration modes of the force transmitting parts exerting the main influence on the vibration transfer. The prediction elaborated by theoretical considerations, that engines the casing of which consist of cast aluminium produce an essentially higher noise level compared to engines made of cast iron, could not be confirmed with running engines. The position of the axial bearing of crankshafts with inline engines as well as the mass of crankshaft pulleys have a certain influence on the noise radiated by crankshaft pulleys. The measures vibration isolation of the pulley as well as the noise attenuating enclosure, however, are much more effective. With exhaust pipe systems sufficient vibration attenuation can be achieved by means of corrugated pipes and socalled piston ring compensators, the arrangement being very advantageous. The vibration isolation of air intake and cooling water pipes can be carried out by means of flexible rubber tubes. Descriptors diesel engine, methodology, vibration Links Book Title KORPERSCHALLAUSBREITUNG BEI DIESELMOTOREN Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Fachbach,H. A., Thien,G. E. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Inner ear decompression sickness	1976		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The Laryngoscope Periodical, Abbrev. Laryngoscope Pub Date Free Form Sep Volume 86 Issue 9 Start Page 1315 Other Pages 1327 Notes LR: 20131121; JID: 8607378; 206GF3GB41 (Helium); S88TT14065 (Oxygen); OID: NASA: 76266481; ppublish Place of Publication UNITED STATES ISSN/ISBN 0023-852X; 0023-852X Accession Number PMID: 957843 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM; S DOI 10.1288/00005537-197609000-00003 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 957843 Abstract With recent increases in commercial, military, and sport diving to deeper depths, inner ear injuries during such exposures have been encountered more frequently and noted during several phases of diving: during compression, at stable deep depths, with excessive noise exposure in diving, and during decompression. The pathophysiology of these injuries differs, depending upon the phase of diving in which the injuries occur. In this report, 23 cases of hearing loss, tinnitus, and/or vertigo occurring during or shortly after decompression are presented. Thirteen of these cases occurred in helium-oxygen dives involving a change to air during the latter stages of decompression. A significant correlation is present between prompt recompression treatment, relief of symptoms, and lack of residual deficits. Current knowledge indicates that the management of otologic decompression sickness should include: 1. prompt recompression to at least 99 feet deeper than the symptom onset depth; 2. recompression using the previous helium-oxygen mixture when the injuries occur during or shortly after a switch from helium-oxygen to air during the latter stages of decompression; 3. the use of parenteral diazepam for symptom relief and cyclic inhalations of oxygen enriched treatment gases; and 4. the avoidance of further diving by divers who exhibit permanent inner ear injuries after the acute symptoms have subsided. Descriptors Adult, Air, Deafness/etiology, Decompression Sickness/complications/therapy, Diving, Ear, Inner, Helium, Humans, Oxygen, Tinnitus/etiology, Vertigo/etiology Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Farmer,J. C., Thomas,W. G., Youngblood,D. G., Bennett,P. B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Nitrogen oxide reduction by application of two stage combustion: some tests on an industrial water pipe boiler (Dutch)	1976	NV Nederlandse Gasunie, Groningen	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Periodical, Abbrev. POLYTECHN.T.ED.PROCESTECHN. Pub Date Free Form 1976/ Volume 31 Issue 5 Start Page 303 Other Pages 308 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors nitrogen oxide, oil, boiler, gas, pollution control, prevention Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Broer,W. T., Schalke,P., De Weert,G. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Breeding and fertility of the Egyptian spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus: effect of different environments	1976	Nuffield Inst. Comp. Med., Zool. Soc., London	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Laboratory animals Periodical, Abbrev. Lab.Anim. Pub Date Free Form 1976/ Volume 10 Issue 1 Start Page 15 Other Pages 24 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0023-6772 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract 2 years experience with Acomys in one laboratory confirmed the slow breeding rate found by other workers. On moving the animals to another laboratory there was a 2-5 fold increase in breeding rate. The most likely explanation of this change was the presence of copper in the drinking water at the 1st laboratory, due to the use of copper water pipes. The data relating to maintenance and breeding of acomys for 2 years at the 2nd laboratory were analyzed to provide a more representative picture of the species. Descriptors copper, drinking water, breeding, fertility, mouse, pregnancy, theoretical study Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Young,D. A. B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Diving injuries to the inner ear	1977		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology.Supplement Periodical, Abbrev. Ann.Otol.Rhinol.Laryngol.Suppl. Pub Date Free Form Jan-Feb Volume 86 Issue 1 Pt 3 Suppl 36 Start Page 1 Other Pages 20 Notes LR: 20080221; JID: 1256156; OID: NASA: 77132949; ppublish Place of Publication UNITED STATES ISSN/ISBN 0096-8056; 0096-8056 Accession Number PMID: 402882 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; AIM; IM; S DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 402882 Abstract Most of the previous literature concerning otologic problems in compressed gas environments has emphasized middle ear barotrauma. With recent increases in commercial, military, and sport diving to deeper depths, inner ear disturbances during these exposures have been noted more frequently. Studies of inner ear physiology and pathology during diving indicate that the causes and treatment of these problems differ depending upon the phase and type of diving. Humans exposed to simulated depths of up to 305 meters without barotrauma or decompression sickness develop transient, conductive hearing losses with no audiometric evidence of cochlear dysfunction. Transient vertigo and nystagmus during diving have been noted with caloric stimulation, resulting from the unequal entry of cold water into the external auditory canals, and with asymmetric middle ear pressure equilibration during ascent and descent (alternobaric vertigo). Equilibrium disturbances noted with nitrogen narcosis, oxygen toxicity, hypercarbia, or hypoxia appear primarily related to the effects of these conditions upon the central nervous system and not to specific vestibular end-organ dysfunction. Compression of humans in helium-oxygen at depths greater than 152.4 meters results in transient symptoms of tremor, dizziness, and nausea plus decrements in postural equilibrium and psychomotor performance, the high pressure nervous syndrome. Vestibular function studies during these conditions indicate that these problems are due to central dysfunction and not to vestibular end-organ dysfunction. Persistent inner ear injuries have been noted during several phases of diving: 1) Such injuries during compression (inner ear barotrauma) have been related to round window ruptures occurring with straining, or a Valsalva's maneuver during inadequate middle ear pressure equilibration. Divers who develop cochlear and/or vestibular symptoms during shallow diving in which decompression sickness is unlikely or during compression in deeper diving, should be placed on bed rest with head elevation and avoidance of maneuvers which result in increased cerebrospinal fluid and intralabyrinthine pressure. With no improvement in symptoms after 48 hours, exploratory tympanotomy and repair of a possible labyrinthine window fistula should be considered. Recompression therapy is contraindicated in these cases... Descriptors Action Potentials, Animals, Auditory Threshold, Cochlea/physiopathology, Cochlear Nerve/physiopathology, Deafness/physiopathology, Decompression, Decompression Sickness/physiopathology, Diving, Ear, Inner/physiopathology, Electroencephalography, Humans, Naval Medicine, Noise, Tinnitus/physiopathology, Tympanic Membrane/injuries, Vertigo/physiopathology, Vestibule, Labyrinth/physiopathology Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Farmer,J. C.,Jr Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
The sulphur:nitrogen ratio of conifer foliage in relation to atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide	1977	Dept. Forestry Natural Resources, Univ. Edinburgh	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Plant and Soil Periodical, Abbrev. Plant Soil Pub Date Free Form 1977/ Volume 47 Issue 1 Start Page 89 Other Pages 102 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0032-079X Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The S:N ratio of the current foliage of two commonly planted conifers, Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) was determined for areas known to have unpolluted atmospheres. The mean values of the ratio (0.034 and 0.028 respectively) were used to compare similar foliage from a) an industrialised area, and b) a series of transects radiating from a brickworks chimney. The established ratios were used to predict foliar S concentrations and the greater amounts found were ascribed to foliar absorption of atmospheric S. The 'excess' S was negatively related to distance from the supposed source, and also to needle weight which itself was positively related to distance. It is concluded that this measure derived from the S:N ratio is theoretically and practically a more sensitive indicator of the accumulation of S in conifer foliage exposed to atmospheric pollution than the analysis for elemental S or the SO4-ion alone. Descriptors nitrogen, sulfur, sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid derivative, unclassified drug, plant, tree Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Malcolm,D. C., Garforth,M. F. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Scientific research on Cannabis: Chemical aspects of Cannabis smoke produced through water pipes	1977	Dept. Biol. Chem., Med. Sch., Univ. Athens	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form 1977/ Volume ST Issue SOA/SER.S/55 Start Page Other Pages Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Unlike other investigators, the authors have studied the chemical composition of cannabis smoke generated by an experimental device capable of simulating the favorite way of Greeks, as well as Middle Eastern heavy cannabis smokers, who utilize water pipes. Descriptors cannabis, in vitro study, theoretical study Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Alikaridis Ph.,, Michael,C. M., Papadakis,D. P. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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