Wilson’s disease occurs equally in both male and female population, but research studies have cited differences in the sex specific phenotypes. Hepatic symptoms occurs 55%-60% more in the female population.
Fluorescense lifetime imaging microscopy is a technique for the production of image which is based on the difference of exponential decay rate of florescence from a fluorescent sample. This technique is usually used in multiphoton tomography, confocal microscopy and two photon excitation microscopy.
Fertilizer additives are compounds added in the fertilizers to stimulate their quality and productivity. The demand for fertilizer additives is stimulated by the surging demand for improved agricultural yields, followed by the need of primary nutrients and high quality of fertilizers. Fertilizer additives enhance the stability, quality of fertilizers and soil, by avoiding the loss of nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and sulfur.
The International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis 2017 report has stated the global incidence rate of venous thromboembolism to be 2 per 1000 persons. The risk factors associated with venous thromboembolism are prolonged hospital stay, cancer chemotherapy, smoking, alcohol consumption and pregnancy. Heparin has excellent plasma protein binding properties. It has been found to be effective in treatment of Parkinson’s disease via the cathepsin-d activity.
Intravenous access and drug administration is a critical and hazardous procedure with numerous complications during and post IV access. Needle-free IV connectors reduce the risk of most critical complications and aid in patient compliance. Needle-free IV catheters are utilized in aspiration and infusion procedures, where it is connected to the end of vascular catheter and enable access of the catheters. Needle-free IV catheters are needleless devices utilized for the connection of syringes, administration sets, and IV catheters. Numerous type of needle-free IV connectors are present in the market with different designs.
The World Health Organization 2019, report has stated that the non-communicable diseases are responsible for 70 % of deaths occurring due to chronic ailment, the remaining 30 % deaths are due to communicable diseases. Pharmaceutical industries are investing huge amount of revenue in the formulation and development studies to effectively deliver the drugs in human body. Excipients undergo tremendous scrutiny and modification to achieve desirable physical and chemical characterization of the drug formulations.
Automotive wiring harness can be defined as a medium to connect all electrical and electronic components together for power supply, sensor signals and transmitting data for enhancing vehicle performance. An automotive wiring harness is a collection of assorted wires, each having unique attributes such as material, dimensions, current ratings and number of cores, among others. Depending on their application, nature of current and signal to be transmitted, these wires are assembled together into a complete wiring harness which can be readily installed in an automobile.
Firefighting robots refer to the unmanned ground vehicles remotely controlled by a human operator in order to mitigate and extinguish fires. The main task of these robots is to minimize the exposure of human firefighters to dangerous and hostile conditions. Besides fire extinguishing application, firefighting robots are also used for numerous other purposes such as fire detection, fire suppression, searching and rescuing of trapped people and to evaluate geographical conditions of the area. Equipped with a number of advanced sensors and GPS systems, firefighting robots are capable of identifying the cause and origin of fire in order to assist first responders by keeping them away from the line of danger.
HFOs are composed from hydrogen, fluorine and carbon compounds similar to HFCs, but they are structurally different. HFOs have very short atmospheric life leading to distinct environmental benefits. HFOs are subject to all the legislation that applies to the supply and use of chemicals, including REACH in the EU.
The intervertebral disc consists of an inner portion which is a jelly like material and an outer portion which is a strong fibrous material. Over the last 3 decades, several medical device manufacturers have invested in the research and development of artificial discs which have received stringent scrutiny for approval from the regulatory agencies globally. The risks associated with total disc replacement are stroke, bleeding, nerve damage and difficulty in breathing. The manufacturers are currently developing artificial discs using radiolucent materials.
