... from Pulp and Paper and Lead in Soil at Mining Sites i Abstract This paper discusses EPA’s acquisition and use of science in addressing dioxins (and other organochlorines) from the pulp and paper ... welfare, and the environment (Therefore, economic and engineering information are not a chief focus of this study.) The project aims to help policymakers and others better understand the factors and ... chemical manufacturing, some bleaching of pulp and paper, andother industrial processes involving chlorine andother halogens In the U.S., municipal and medical waste incineration are the dominant...
... of: pre-test and post-test counselling about HIV and STIs; testing and treatment of curable STIs; and intensive risk-reduction counselling that included education, demonstration and promotion ... condom group After randomization, women in the diaphragm group received education and counselling about the diaphragm and a product instruction sheet HIV/STI testing and counselling and risk-reduction ... randomization Participants were seen at two study clinics within 30 kilometres of Harare (Chitungwiza, a peri-urban municipality, and Epworth, a slightly poorer and less developed suburb), and...
... (Testing) Standards - Field standard weights used in verifying weighing devices shall comply with requirements of NIST Handbook 105-Series standards (or other suitable and designated standards) ... specifications, tolerances, andother technical requirements apply as follows: (a) To commercial weighing and measuring equipment; that is, to weights and measures and weighing and measuring devices ... Conference on Weights and Measures, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600 Introduction Handbook 44 - 2007 NIST Weights and Measures Division...
... pharynx and skin C xerosis is found on the skin, nasopharynx, and conjunctiva; C auris in the external auditory canal; and C striatum in the anterior nares and on the skin C jeikeium and C urealyticum ... organism causes a diphtheria like illness and produces both diphtheria toxin and a dermonecrotic toxin C ulcerans is a commensal in horses and cattle and has been isolated from cow's milk The ... antitoxin and antibiotics should be initiated when respiratory C ulcerans is identified, and a contact investigation (including throat cultures to determine the need for antimicrobial prophylaxis and...
... belongs to CDC Group ANF-1 and has been isolated from human blood and abscess infections C accolens has been isolated from wound drainage, throat swabs, and sputum and is typically identified ... 25:3464, 2007; Epub 2007 Jan Meyer DK, Reboli AC: Other coryneform bacteria and Rhodococcus, in Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed, GL Mandell et al (eds) Philadelphia, Elsevier ... humans in rural Thailand, A pyogenes is a well-known pathogen of cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs A few human cases of sepsis, endocarditis, septic arthritis, pneumonia, meningitis, and empyema have...
... frequent vaccine shortages, delays in implementation of vaccination and of treatment in response to cases, and lack of public education and awareness were contributing factors in that outbreak Cutaneous ... in children and nonimmune young adults In temperate regions, respiratory diphtheria occurs year-round but is most common during winter months The development of diphtheria antitoxin and diphtheria ... level In addition to older age and lack of vaccination, risk factors for diphtheria outbreaks include alcoholism, low socioeconomic status, crowded living conditions, and Native American ethnic background...
... of the submandibular and paratracheal region and is further characterized by foul breath, thick speech, and stridorous breathing The diphtheritic pseudomembrane is gray or whitish and sharply ... tract and dilated cardiomyopathy Neurologic manifestations may appear during the first or second week of illness, typically beginning with dysphagia and nasal dysarthria and progressing to other ... headache, and voice change are the initial manifestations Neck edema and difficulty breathing are seen in more advanced cases and carry a poor prognosis The systemic...
... requires laboratory confirmation since the lesions are not characteristic and are clinically indistinguishable from other dermatoses Diphtheritic ulcers occasionally—but not consistently—have ... investigational new drug protocol and may be obtained by calling the Bacterial Vaccine Preventable Disease Branch of the National Immunization Program at 404-639-8257 between 8:00 A.M and 4:30 P.M U.S Eastern ... resolution of fever and a lower rate of bacterial resistance than erythromycin; however, relapses were more common with penicillin Erythromycin therapy targets protein synthesis and thus offers the...
... diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine, adsorbed) is the currently recommended vaccine for children up to the age of 7; DTaP replaced DTP (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and ... pseudomembrane elongation; and laryngeal, tracheal, or bronchial involvement Another important predictor of fatal outcome is the interval between local disease development and antitoxin administration ... toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine formulated for adolescents and adults Tdap was licensed for use in the United States in 2005 and is the recommended booster vaccine...
... microsatellites will be low [64] Testing of candidate genes and candidate polymorphisms in exons, promoters or other important regions such as splice sites, promoters or other regulatory regions, will have ... electrophoresis 4.2.2 Single strand DNA conformation and heteroduplexes Single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) is based on the specificity of folding conformation of single stranded DNA, when placed ... dyes and allele calling software possibilities For instance, the type of fluorescent dye used will influence migration, and moreover, this will depend on the length and sequence of the DNA strand...
... 20402-0001 Handbook 44 - 2007 Foreword Handbook 44 was first published in 1949, having been preceded by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms, beginning in 1918 Handbook ... Replaced “display” and “displayed” with “indicate” and “indicated” Replaced “display” and “displayed” with “indicate” and “indicated” Replaced “side” with “axis” in “Minimum and Maximum Dimensions ... S.1.1., S.1.2., and S.1.3 are directed and limited to paragraph S.1., which pertains to the design of indicating and recording elements and of recorded representations Paragraphs S.1.1.1 and S.1.1.2...
... NIST Handbook 130, Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Area of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality, Interpretations and Guidelines, Paragraph 2.6.11 Good Quantity Control Practices 2-68 Handbook ... Pucks and Packages (a) Test pucks and packages shall be: (1) representative of the type, size, and weight ranges to be weighed on a device, and (2) stable while in motion, hence the length and ... 2.24 Automatic Weighing Systems Handbook 44 - 2007 statistical process control) using suitable weighing instruments and measurement standards traceable to national standards to determine production...
... Vehicle-Tank Meters Handbook 44 - 2007 (d) L (1 gal) on other meters (Amended 1989, 1994 and 2006) S.1.1.4 Advancement of Indicating and Recording Elements - Primary indicating and recording elements ... agri-chemical liquids, and all other applications not shown 0.3 % 0.5 % 0.5 % 1.1 Petroleum products andother normal liquids from devices with flow rates** less than gpm and devices designed to ... calibration and weights and measures approval unless the meter is recalibrated with a different product and tested by a registered service agency or a weights and measures official and approved...
... the weights and measures official T Tolerances T.1 Tolerance Values on Normal Tests and on Special Tests Other Than Low-Flame Tests - Maintenance and acceptance tolerances for normal and special ... Physical and Chemical Reference Data, Volume 11, 1982, Supplement No 1, and published by the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Physics for the National Institute of Standards and ... Test Rate Up to and including m3/h Over m3/h up to and including 14 m3/h Over 14 m3/h 0.007 m3/h 0.014 m3/h 0.1 % of capacity rate Up to and including 250 ft3/h Over 250 ft3/h up to and including...
... 1996, and 2003) 5-27 5.56.(a) Grain Moisture Meters Handbook 44 - 2007 S.1.2 Grain or Seed Kind and Class Selection and Recording - Provision shall be made for selecting and recording the kind and ... second Time pieces and stopwatches shall be calibrated with standard time signals as described in National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 432, NIST Time and Frequency Dissemination ... Broadcast Times and Frequencies - Time and frequency standards are broadcast by the stations listed in Table N.2 5-24 Handbook 44 - 2007 5.55 Timing Devices Table N.2.* Broadcast Times and Frequencies...
... Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 105-Series standards (or other suitable and designated standards) This section shall not preclude the use of additional field standards and/ or equipment, ... tolerances, andother technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices as recommended by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and ... and Standards of the Metric System - In the early metric system there were two fundamental or base units, the meter and the kilogram, for length and mass The other units of length and mass, and...
... version of Christianity On the other hand, the Mabinogion stands as a later medieval compilation of various assorted tales and motifs from earlier oral-based Welsh myths and folkloric archetypes These ... relation between Christianity and pagan cultures, with the latter being the Other and, subsequently, of the devil’s kingdom As a study of medieval attitudes towards pagans and paganism(s), my thesis ... pagan motifs and tropes found in oral folklore and pagan belief structures are ransacked and re-invented for a new Christian purpose of affirming Christian superiority On the one hand, Bede’s...