Wet Cloth Research Articles

Role of work uniform in alleviating perceptual strain among construction workers.

This study aims to examine the benefits of wearing a new construction work uniform in real-work settings. A field experiment with a randomized assignment of an intervention group to a newly designed uniform and a control group to a commercially available trade uniform was executed. A total of 568 sets of physical, physiological, perceptual, and microclimatological data were obtained. A linear mixed-effects model (LMM) was built to examine the cause-effect relationship between the Perceptual Strain Index (PeSI) and heat stressors including wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT), estimated workload (relative heart rate), exposure time, trade, workplace, and clothing type. An interaction effect between clothing and trade revealed that perceptual strain of workers across four trades was significantly alleviated by 1.6–6.3 units in the intervention group. Additionally, the results of a questionnaire survey on assessing the subjective sensations on the two uniforms indicated that wearing comfort was improved by 1.6–1.8 units when wearing the intervention type. This study not only provides convincing evidences on the benefits of wearing the newly designed work uniform in reducing perceptual strain but also heightens the value of the field experiment in heat stress intervention studies.

Detection of Moisture Adsorption on Joining Surface Using Static Electricity Distribution

Condition of a material surface is an important factor in strength of bond for adhesion. Especially, penetration of water into the adhesive joint part have negative effects on the strength of bond such as degradation of a polymer, corrosion degradation of an adherend, and degradation of a mechanical properties in the interfacial surface. Technologies of some surface analyses have been developed in order to evaluate the moisture adsorption on the material surface. The technologies, they are necessary to use specific materials or vacuum environments, are limited to tools usage. However, various adhesion between different materials have carried out in the air at production site, so the existing techniques cannot be applied as the surface analysis and evaluation at the production site. Therefore development of a new surface analysis technique adaptable a variety of materials in air, non-contact and non-destructive in order to evaluate the moisture adsorption on the surface is demanded. So, we have focused on a relationship between static electricity and moisture as a means of observing the state of the material surface. Static electricity is less likely to occur with high humidity, also static electricity on the insulator surface is inhomogeneously charged. If it is possible to observe the two-dimensional distribution of static electricity with high spatial resolution, it may be possible to detect indirectly the influence of moisture adsorbed locally to the surface. So far, static electricity measurement technologies using targeted electrostatic fields include the static induction type, vibrating reed induction type fieldmeters and chopper stabilized instruments. Their sensors using the technologies are often used at the production site. However, when the sensors are used to measure electrostatic charge distributions within an object surface, it is necessary to narrow the sensing area for high spatial resolution and scan point by point over the whole surface. As a result, measurements of the charge distributions are quite costly in terms of time. State of the charge distribution on the surface change over time, it is important key to measure the static electricity distribution in a short period of time. We developed a sensor that can visualize static electricity with a spatial resolution at 1 mm. Moreover, technology of measuring static electricity distribution with high spatial resolution in a short period of time using the 30 parallel sensor. In this study, it was examined on detection of a moisture adsorption by survey changes of the charge distribution on the object surface using the developed measurement technology of the static electricity distribution. First, static electricity distribution in an area of 30 mm × 30 mm on an acrylic surface was evaluated when the acrylic and a dried nylon cloth was friction. As a result, irregularly charged distribution of surface potential in the range of -1000 V ~ +1000 V was observed. Although absolute amount of the surface potential distribution was slightly changed, the shape of the distribution even after three minutes of the friction was unchanged. This result indicates that the electrostatic charges are unable to move within the same surface by reason of the insulating acrylic surface. Next, the part of the same acrylic surface and the wet nylon cloth was contacted lightly, it was completely dry the sample surface by natural evaporation. The charge distribution on the acrylic surface in the state was evaluated. As the result, the charges of the part on the surface contact with the wet nylon was lost. These results imply that the electrostatic charges flow as surface current through the formed water film on the sample surface, and the charges leaks in the air. Thus, it was revealed that the influence of moisture adsorption on the surface was able to detect indirectly by utilizing static electricity distribution. The measurement technique of static electricity distribution is possible to adapt to various materials in air, non-contact and non-destructive. Therefore, it was suggested the possibility of simply evaluating the influence of moisture adsorption on joining surface at production site of the adhesion.

Prolonged emersion of Solea senegalensis , Kaup 1858, for its application in transport

This study aimed to determine the maximum time of emersion of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) specimens to form the basis for a dry sole transport procedure. For this purpose, 56 specimens (922.33 ± 29.52 g body weight) were individually placed in polystyrene boxes on a wet cloth, maintaining constant temperature (15°C) during emersion trial. Specimens (n = 7 per group) were sampled for plasma, and mortality was monitored at different points (0, 2, 6, 12, 20, 28, 36 and 44 h of emersion), and several stress (cortisol, glucose and lactate) and metabolic (triglycerides, proteins and amino acids) parameters were assessed. After sampling, each experimental group was placed in recovery tanks for the assessment of delayed mortality and feeding performance after emersion trial. Transport periods longer than 28 h produced high stress level indicated by (i) significant increase in circulating cortisol and lactate and (ii) glucose reserves mobilization. These alterations originated physiological problems during the emersion trial that induced mortality as well as problems for recovering correct feeding performance of specimens. These results suggested that at 15°C for S. senegalensis specimens (around 900 g body weight), a waterless transport is possible without direct or delayed mortality up to 28 h.

PENGARUH KIPAS TERHADAP WAKTU DAN LAJU PENGERINGAN MESIN PENGERING PAKAIAN

The purpose of this research, in addition to design and assemble clothes dryers, as well as to determine the influence of the fan in the space of clothes dryers with respect to the time required for drying clothes and the rate of drying clothes, with initial conditions wet clothes different i.e the results of squeeze of hand and the results of squeeze of washing machine. Research carried out on the clothes dryer that works with electric energy sources and using the vapor compression cycle. Total electric power required is 2,588 kW. The clothes dryer works to get dry air at a high enough temperature that can be used for drying clothes. The clothes dryer works with open systems, meaning that the air which has been used for drying clothes immediately dumped out of the clothes dryer. The working fluid used in drying clothes is the outdoor air, whereas the working fluid that is used for the vapor compression cycle is R134a. The research was conducted by using 50 batik clothes from Pekalongan, size XL, which has a total dry weight of 7660 grams. Research results: (a) the clothes dryer can work well without a jam occurs during machine work, when no load, the air condition in the space of clothes dryers has a dry bulb temperature 72°C and wet bulb temperature 29.3oC (b ) for the initial conditions of the wet clothes outcome of squeeze of hand, the presence of the fan working in the space of clothes dryers is able to shorten the drying time of the clothes about 40% and can increase the rate of drying clothes about 67% (b) for the initial conditions of the wet clothes outcome of squeeze of washing machine, the presence of fan working in the space of clothes dryers is able to shorten the drying time of clothes approximately 39% and can increase the drying rate of about 65%.

An overview of interactive wet cloth simulation in virtual reality and serious games

Cloth simulation is an area of research in domain of computer graphics, that assists actors/actress to wear such clothes that seem real using animated techniques. In this paper, we discuss a panoramic overview on computer graphics cloth simulation and modelling techniques such as firstly geometrical methods which utilise geometrical equations to generate cloth-like visualisations without taking into account the cloth apparent characteristics, secondly these approaches in dynamic cloth simulation are connected to fabric engineering field including three types which are the mass-spring model, particle-based system and elastically deformable model and thirdly hybrid methods that combine physical and geometrical methods essentially to arrive at a more complex simulation model are highlighted. The advance cloth simulation which stated that the cloth simulation is a mixture of a many methods and strategies, which involves mechanical simulation, statistical integration, collision recognition, constraints, and rendering approaches for creating clothes is discussed. Physical modelling phase and collision handling phase are critically inspected. The interaction between fluids and rigid and elastic bodies that boosts the complexity of fluids’ motion is discussed..

Knowledge, attitude, and belief regarding burn first aid among caregivers attending pediatric emergency medicine departments

Background and objectivesEmergency departments witness many cases of burns that can be prevented with various first-aid measures. Immediate and effective burn first aid reduces morbidity and determines the outcome. Thus, it is imperative that measures of primary burn prevention and first-aid knowledge be improved. This descriptive study determines the current level of knowledge, attitude, and belief regarding burn first aid among caregivers. Materials and methodsCaregivers attending four pediatric emergency departments answered a structured questionnaire for demographic information, knowledge, and the burn first aid they provide including two case scenarios. Applying cold water for 15–20min, smothering burning clothes, and covering the pot of oil on fire with a wet cloth were considered appropriate responses. The main outcome measure was the proportion of caregivers who were aware of burn first aid and did not use inappropriate remedies. Additional questions regarding the best means of educating the public on burn first aid were included. Individual chi-squared tests and univariate logistic regressions were performed to correlate knowledge with demographic features, history of burns, and first-aid training. ResultsThe 408 interviewed caregivers (55% women) reflected a wide range of age, occupation, and educational level. Sixty percent (60%) of respondents had a large family, with 52% reporting a history of burns. Overall, 41% treated burns with cool or cold water, although 97% had inappropriate or no knowledge of the duration. Further, 32% treated burns with nonscientific remedies alone or in combination, including honey, egg white, toothpaste, white flour, tomato paste, yogurt, tea, sliced potato, butter, or ice. Only 15% had first-aid training. While 65% of caregivers covered a pot of oil on fire with a wet cloth, only 24% reported smothering burning clothes. Participants preferred learning more of first aid for burns via social media (41%), hospital visits (30%), and television (TV) (16%). No significant correlation was found between age, family size, language, history of burns, or training and knowledge; however, female gender and higher educational level were associated with increased awareness, although this was not statistically significant (p=0.05 and p=0.17, respectively). The logistic regression accounting for all significant variables showed that the history of burns had the greatest effect on knowledge of first aid (p<0.03). ConclusionKnowledge of burn first aid among caregivers is limited, with many resorting to non-scientific remedies. Use of social media, hospital visits, and TV for first-aid education might improve caregivers’ awareness. A nationwide educational program emphasizing first-aid application of only cold water and reduced use of inappropriate home remedies for burns is recommended.

A recommended early goal-directed management guideline for the prevention of hypothermia-related transfusion, morbidity, and mortality in severely injured trauma patients.

Hypothermia is present in up to two-thirds of patients with severe injury, although it is often disregarded during the initial resuscitation. Studies have revealed that hypothermia is associated with mortality in a large percentage of trauma cases when the patient’s temperature is below 32 °C. Risk factors include the severity of injury, wet clothing, low transport unit temperature, use of anesthesia, and prolonged surgery. Fortunately, associated coagulation disorders have been shown to completely resolve with aggressive warming. Selected passive and active warming techniques can be applied in damage control resuscitation. While treatment guidelines exist for acidosis and bleeding, there is no evidence-based approach to managing hypothermia in trauma patients. We synthesized a goal-directed algorithm for warming the severely injured patient that can be directly incorporated into current Advanced Trauma Life Support guidelines. This involves the early use of warming blankets and removal of wet clothing in the prehospital phase followed by aggressive rewarming on arrival at the hospital if the patient’s injuries require damage control therapy. Future research in hypothermia management should concentrate on applying this treatment algorithm and should evaluate its influence on patient outcomes. This treatment strategy may help to reduce blood loss and improve morbidity and mortality in this population of patients.

A New Proposal for Management of Severe Frostbite in the Austere Environment

Despite advances in outdoor clothing and medical management of frostbite, individuals still experience catastrophic amputations. This is a particular risk for those in austere environments, due to resource limitations and delayed definitive treatment. The emerging best therapies for severe frostbite are thrombolytics and iloprost. However, they must be started within 24 hours after rewarming for recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) and within 48 hours for iloprost. Evacuation of individuals experiencing frostbite from remote environments within 24 to 48 hours is often impossible. To date, use of these agents has been confined to hospitals, thus depriving most individuals in the austere environment of the best treatment. We propose that thrombolytics and iloprost be considered for field treatment to maximize chances for recovery and reduce amputations. Given the small but potentially serious risk of complications, rt-PA should only be used for grade 4 frostbite where amputation is inevitable, and within 24 hours of rewarming. Prostacyclin has less risk and can be used for grades 2 to 4 frostbite within 48 hours of rewarming. Until more field experience is reported with these agents, their use should probably be restricted to experienced physicians. Other modalities, such as local nerve blocks and improving oxygenation at high altitude may also be considered. We submit that it remains possible to improve frostbite outcomes despite delayed evacuation using resource-limited treatment strategies. We present 2 cases of frostbite treated with rt-PA at K2 basecamp to illustrate feasibility and important considerations.

To Prevent Hypothermia

To Prevent Hypothermia Fatimah Asghar (bio) a confession from a coxswain after the race my teammateskicked the boys off the bus& into the downpour blocked the windowswith their sweatshirts& peeled the wet clothes from my skin, each inchrevealed for them to see.the matted-down disobedient hair plasteredto my brown legs.it took two hungry girls to remove the spandexfrom my paling thighstheir blonde hair a cascade of heaven, water droplets fallingfrom their follicles & stingingmy body, the ports tore [End Page 96] off my shirt & sports bramy nipples lighthousesin a swole ocean, a trail of dark hair running upmy belly. my whole boatwitness to my small naked frame a gulf of shiver in the busaisle. the first time I was nakedin front of someone other than my sister. their own hairlesslegs wisping into their shortsskin ripe as peaches, reaching for my brown body. these girlswhom I had stole glances atwhile we changed, wished I could look like, my lockerroom crew, my 5a.m. practicegirls, my lean over the starboard side so she could pee off the riggergirls, my two-mile run aftereating Annie’s mac-n-cheese girls. they laughed at my nervousness& took turns rubbing the lifeback into my bones offered clothes off their ownbacks to keep me from shaking.my girls, sandwiching me [End Page 97] in their heat until my jointsbloomed, until the warmthblossomed through my blood. what more could I askthan a team willing to undresstheir captain, too cold & rain-glittered to do it alone? [End Page 98] Fatimah Asghar Fatimah Asghar is a nationally touring poet, photographer, and performer. She has received fellowships and residencies from Fullbright, Millay Colony, New Harmony Writer’s Workshop, Kundiman, and VONA. She is a member of the Dark Noise collective and her work has appeared in Poetry, Gulf Coast, the Margins, and the Paris-American. Her chapbook After was published by YesYes Books in 2015. Copyright © 2015 University of Nebraska Press

My Crying Towel

My Crying Towel Laura Kasischke (bio) Music has been my playmate, my lover, my crying towel. — Buffy Sainte-Marie My husband’s been my crying towel. Howmany nights now I’ve washed up in his armswearing my flannel gownlike something dug up by the hunter’s dogs, all wet hair and clothes, soft bones. Cats, yowling(also my crying towels)while he’s let me sing & sob into his neck, his spine, his shoulder—sloppyfistfuls fed to wandering flocks.Swollen crumbs fed to thin-necked swans.Our mattresses and coverlets and pillows, onthe lawn, left out in a storm.And my silk scarves. His cotton socks.His sleeves. My steering wheel. His glove box. His leather jacket’s dead animal’s faint male musk.Or our old telephone: olivegreen, harvest gold, bolted to wall.Its wet receiver. My lachrymal.My late-night calls.The radio off.The radio on.My ship’s crossing my watery saltto slip into that dark and humid port.Followed by the soggy song in which I acknowledge it all, how I’ve smeared its lyrics in mascara on a dishcloth, howI’ve dragged that old tune up again, and spit out. [End Page 738] Laura Kasischke laura kasischke’s most recent collection of poetry, The Infinitesimals, was published in 2014 by Copper Canyon Press. She lives in Chelsea, MI. Copyright © 2016 The Massachusetts Review, Inc.

Heat Illness Among North Carolina Latino Farmworkers.

Heat exposure is an important hazard for workers in manual occupations, including farmworkers. This analysis delineates the prevalence of heat illness among farmworkers, and the factors associated with heat illness. North Carolina Latino male farmworkers completed interviews in August, 2013. They reported on heat exposure and behaviors over the previous 3 months while working both outdoors and indoors. A third (35.6%) of the participants reported heat illness while working outside, and 13.9% while working inside. Factors associated with heat illness while working outside included working in wet clothes and shoes, harvesting and topping tobacco, and spending after-work time in an extremely hot house. Policy addressing heat illness is needed, as is more detailed research on occupational heat exposure that uses common measures.

THz Absorption in Fabric and Its Impact on Body Scanning for Security Application

In recent years, body scanner technologies based on millimeter-wave and terahertz technologies have been shown to improve security in areas sensitive to terrorist attacks by detecting hazardous objects hidden underneath the clothing of people. Inevitably, useful devices have to provide an adequate compromise between spatial resolution limited due to diffraction and penetration through clothing. Within this context, the spectral absorption of a wide range of fabric, interference caused by the texture, and the effect of moisture within the fabric have to be considered. We have studied these effects by time-domain and Fourier transformation spectroscopy. The experimental findings are verified using a passive THz security camera operating in two frequency bands at 0.85 and 0.35 THz. The latter band was proven to be of superior use for security checks as it provides useful results even in cases of wet clothes.

Microporous layers based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) and sulfonated poly(vinylidene fluoride)

In this study, electrically conductive microporous layers (MPLs) were prepared through the phase inversion technique by coagulation in a water bath of a mixture of either poly(vinylidene fluoride) or sulfonated poly(vinylidene fluoride) and graphite and carbon black as electrically-conductive fillers (ECFs). The novel gas diffusion layers (GDL) were obtained by casting the MPLs on a wet proof carbon cloth. Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), due to its excellent chemical stability, thermal resistance and hydrophobic character was proposed in place of the more expensive and less processable PTFE. Moreover, sulfonated poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDFS, 1.9% sulfonation degree) it was investigated as binding agent in order to obtain MPLs with improved characteristics especially in view of the possibility of preparation of gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) by the deposition of electro-active catalysts. MPLs morphology, water contact angle, electrical resistance, and through-plane air permeability were carefully examined. The PVDF and PVDFS MPLs were assembled with a catalysts coated Nafion membrane and the performance of the resulting membrane electrode assemblies were compared in a fuel cell fed with air and hydrogen. While electrical resistance of MPLs was slightly influenced by the different preparation conditions, the air permeability considerably increased by switching the solvent from N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and by increasing the air exposure time of the composite film after casting as confirmed by the morphological analysis through scanning electron microscopy. As an indication of the MPLs performance, at the operating current density of 0.60 A cm−2, the single cell voltage of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) was enhanced from about 0.43 to 0.5 V for PVDF based MPLs to about 0.60 V of PVDFS based MPL. The use of the phase inversion technique open several possibilities to tailor the MPL structure to specific fuel cell applications and moreover offers a more straightforward and scalable preparation method.

Work Safety Climate, Safety Behaviors, and Occupational Injuries of Youth Farmworkers in North Carolina.

The aims of this project were to describe the work safety climate and the association between occupational safety behaviors and injuries among hired youth farmworkers in North Carolina (n = 87). We conducted personal interviews among a cross-sectional sample of youth farmworkers aged 10 to 17 years. The majority of youths reported that work safety practices were very important to management, yet 38% stated that supervisors were only interested in "doing the job quickly and cheaply." Few youths reported appropriate work safety behavior, and 14% experienced an injury within the past 12 months. In bivariate analysis, perceptions of work safety climate were significantly associated with pesticide exposure risk factors for rewearing wet shoes (P = .01), wet clothes (P = .01), and shorts (P = .03). Youth farmworkers perceived their work safety climate as being poor. Although additional research is needed to support these findings, these results strengthen the need to increase employer awareness to improve the safety climate for protecting youth farmworkers from harmful exposures and injuries.

Confessions of an ambidextrous fiddler crab

Confessions of an ambidextrous fiddler crab

Protection Against Cold in Prehospital Care: Wet Clothing Removal or Addition of a Vapor Barrier

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of wet clothing removal or the addition of a vapor barrier in shivering subjects exposed to a cold environment with only limited insulation available. Volunteer subjects (n = 8) wearing wet clothing were positioned on a spineboard in a climatic chamber (-18.5°C) and subjected to an initial 20 minutes of cooling followed by 30 minutes of 4 different insulation interventions in a crossover design: 1) 1 woolen blanket; 2) vapor barrier plus 1 woolen blanket; 3) wet clothing removal plus 1 woolen blanket; or 4) 2 woolen blankets. Metabolic rate, core body temperature, skin temperature, and heart rate were continuously monitored, and cold discomfort was evaluated at 5-minute intervals. Wet clothing removal or the addition of a vapor barrier significantly reduced metabolic rate (mean difference ± SE; 14 ± 4.7 W/m(2)) and increased skin temperature rewarming (1.0° ± 0.2°C). Increasing the insulation rendered a similar effect. There were, however, no significant differences in core body temperature or heart rate among any of the conditions. Cold discomfort (median; interquartile range) was significantly lower with the addition of a vapor barrier (4; 2-4.75) and with 2 woolen blankets (3.5; 1.5-4) compared with 1 woolen blanket alone (5; 3.25-6). In protracted rescue scenarios in cold environments with only limited insulation available, wet clothing removal or the use of a vapor barrier is advocated to limit the need for shivering thermogenesis and improve the patient's condition on admission to the emergency department.

Repeating Crumley et al (1950)

Koch asked me in a comment to replicate an experiment done in 1950 by Helen A Crumley et al demonstrating Tobacco seed growth in deuterium oxide (D2O). The experiment is rather simple (and the figure from the paper is shown below) as Crumley placed 100 seeds in differing amounts of D2O (double distilled water, 33%, 66%, and 99.8% D2O) and analyzed the growth. Influence of ordinary water, 33%, 66%, and 99% deuterium oxide on tobacco seed germination. Counts made at daily intervals for 39 days. (From Crumley, Fig 3) So here I am planning the experiment. I will change some things from their experiment. First they placed the seeds on wet cloths (paper towels?), and I will submerge the seeds in the water amounts they used. They also used a variety of plant species (tobacco, clover, radish, Kentucky bluegrass), where I will just use tobacco seeds (but I will try two different species). Finally they talk about their results in terms of percent germination, but it isn’t clear from the paper if they mean number of plants that have exhibited germination, or if they are referring to some amount of growth exhibited by each plant. I will look for both possibilities and report the results as I find them. In a preliminary experiment I will submerge the plants in water in petri dishes and seal it with parafilm. I will be looking into a more airtight solution as time goes on. I also won’t do 100 seeds but probably on the order of 33 seeds per sample. And in the future I will look into figuring out a way to measure the seed growth. Original Crumley paper can be found here.

Two Poems

46 WLT SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2015 On Vision Wally Neuzil to Schiele Vision is God’s gift but to me it seems it was not given. All I see is you. This must be the devil’s last offering to me. Yesterday I managed to get into your house as far as the marble staircase but they dragged me out: Fräulein, where are you going? Do leave at once! A man stuck out his head at the racket, it’s you I hoped you’d rush to gather me up but it was someone else. Love is compulsive instinct, you used to say. I would have recognized your brown eyes, their green. Do you remember our Neulengbach landlord? Guess, he kicked me out, told me to find another painter. Do you remember the draught from the windows and how cold I used to get in my black stockings? Our polka-dotted cup, the bread crumbs slowly drowning in the hot bread soup? I imagine you embrace me, your other hand pushes the paint tubes on the floor. The girl-child with the big mane, your model was one half-crown dearer to you than a prostitute. The other day you set an anthill on fire in the park to show me the burning of Troy so they banished us from all public gardens. I thought the ban touched us both but it seems I’m wrong again. This one’s a sure suicide, the man in dungarees walking by me told his mate when I strolled into Praterstrasse. Trust me, I live by the river, I have an eye for ’em. Then the winter boughs lassoed back and held me in my place. You are walking with your wife in Paradise where I cannot follow. Still, for one last time I will sit for you. Wally in wet clothes sticking to her bare skin will be your most scandalous work yet. Of all the cover feature bodies in literature Two Poems by Zsuzsa Takács Masters Whose Doorsteps Masters whose doorsteps I approached in rapture and awe before ringing the doorbell that gave a ululant screech like a siren. A seedy woman let me in the ballroom flooded in chandelier light: the landlady, just reading the gas meter, writing in her chequered notebook, she kindly showed me the way strewn with roses. I knocked; something stirred inside. At the fatigued Come in!, I pushed the copper doorknob but a protruding nail ripped the skin on my hand. I was given coffee, hot and undrinkably strong. In a soiled mug by the cup there was sugar turned to stone; they insisted I take some, but no spoon was in sight. Stranded, I dug my fingers into the fossil: they watched me, mortified. That instant I saw the aluminum teaspoon halfhidden under the lace coverlet. I made to apologize: “I thought it was part of the pattern.” I stirred the dark potion for a while, but at the first sip I dropped the red-hot alt-wien cup back into its cracked alt-wien saucer. They slurped the flame-hot beverage with closed eyes. The muse was chain-smoking, her teeth spotted and yellowish like the fusiliers’ torch-lit cloak on Rembrandt’s Night Watch. The host’s dark eyes scanned me from head to toe, halting on my bleeding hand. His lips curled into a smile. I stood (sat) his gaze like one struck by lightning. I noticed he was wearing white summer gloves and knew at once it was for poetry’s stigmata. WORLDLITERATURETODAY.ORG 47 Editorial note: From Tiltott nyelv (Forbidden tongue), 2013. Zsuzsa Takács (b. 1938) is the doyenne of contemporary Hungarian poetry. She started publishing in the early 1970s. Her volumes address both private and historical traumas, the impotence of empathy and language when faced with the suffering of the creature—of a beloved person, or one’s own. She lives in Budapest. Erika Mihálycsa is a lecturer in twentieth-century British literature at Babes-Bolyai University Cluj, Romania, a prolific translator from English, and editor of Hyperion magazine, issued by Contra Mundum Press. Viennese girls I will be as you always wanted me to...

Effect of soaking and germination on approximate composition and certain characterize of isolate protein (solubility and degree of hydrolysis) Of mung bean Vigna radiate

Four groups of local mung bean Vigna radiate were soaked for 24h. Three of these were germinated for 1, 2 and 3 days at room temperature 23˚Cusing wet cloths between technique while the fourth was depending as a soaking sample in addition to control treatment without soaking. Approximate chemical composition (crud protein, oil, ash, moisture, fibers and carbohydrates) and mung protein isolates (MPI) with its solubility SP and degree of hydrolysis DH, were determined for four dehulling groups besides control sample. Dehulling mung bean DMB flour contained 23.53, 1.83, 3.11, 7.5, 17.14 and 46.89% crud protein, oil, ash, moisture, fibers and carbohydrates, respectively. While the values of MPI, SP, and DH were 12.85, 1.5 and 1.4 % respectively .During germination significantly increasing in (CP) (MPI) and (DH) and the maximum values were 25.29, 15.34 and 2.11%respectively after two days, while maximum value was 9.53% for protein solubility after 3 days of germination. While oil content diminished a little and slight inconstant changes were shown in fibers and rest carbohydrates.

Modelling of Solar Evaporation Assisted by Floating Light-Absorbing Porous Materials

Solar energy is one of the promising renewable energy sources for desalination of saline and brackish waters. The solar evaporation rate could be enhanced by placing light-absorbing agents on the surface or bottom of the solar ponds. So far, different materials such as various dyes, blackened wet jute cloth, black plastic bubble sheets, black rubber, floating porous plates, etc. were used to induce the solar evaporation rate, but the evaporation results showed that the water evaporation enhancement using those materials was quite limited. We have recently reported the use of solar lightabsorbing carbon-Fe3O4 particles and achieved a 230% increase in solar evaporation rate. This paper focuses on mathematical modeling of the solar evaporation process assisted by this kind of floating light-absorbing material. The proposed model was used to predict the evaporation rate of the experimental tests and results showed an acceptable compatibility between the experimental and calculated evaporation rates by an error lower than 13%.