Many dwellings in warm-humid climates attain a comfortable environment by natural ventilation.The opening of exterior windows for ventilation allows the entry of insects along with the breeze.As a remedy,occupants ins...Many dwellings in warm-humid climates attain a comfortable environment by natural ventilation.The opening of exterior windows for ventilation allows the entry of insects along with the breeze.As a remedy,occupants install insect-proof screens on windows resulting in reduced airflow into the interior.This study attempts to evaluate the air change effectiveness and thermal comfort in a residential kitchen with insect-proof screens.A kitchen with insect-proof screens on the windows is compared with a case without insect-proof screens.Numerical simulation was conducted using ANSYS Fluent 2019 R2.The insect-proof screen is modelled as a porous media.The air velocity and temperature measurements were validated by measurements in a real scenario.The presence of insect-proof screens reduced the air velocity inside the space by 82%.However,the airflow pattern in the case with screens was more uniformly distributed.The mean age of the air was considerably higher in the case with insect-proof screens,which in turn resulted in a reduced ACE.The presence of an insect-proof screen resulted in a Predicted Mean Vote(PMV)of 2.79 indicating a‘hot’sensation,whereas in the other case,the comfort vote is only 1.93 indicating a‘warm’sensation.The presence of insect-proof screens on windows reduced the air velocity and ventilation efficiency,contributing to increased thermal discomfort in the kitchen.展开更多
Global prevention of gastric cancer needs to increase its level of effectiveness.The prevention strategy should include all stages of primary and secondary prevention.The necessary steps to prevent gastric cancer are ...Global prevention of gastric cancer needs to increase its level of effectiveness.The prevention strategy should include all stages of primary and secondary prevention.The necessary steps to prevent gastric cancer are the following:Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and diet,avoiding smoking and alcohol;serological screening of Helicobacter pylori infections and eradication;serological screening of atrophic gastritis in the population over 45 years of age and identification of severe atrophic gastritis with a high risk of developing gastric cancer;verification of atrophic gastritis and precancerous changes in the gastric mucosa using modern endoscopic(confocal laser endomicroscopy,narrow-spectrum imaging,and magnifying endoscopy)and morphological methods among patients with severe atrophic gastritis who were identified using serological screening;treatment of patients with atrophic gastritis during diagnosis verification;annual endoscopic and morphological monitoring of patients with atrophic gastritis during permanent treatment;annual serological monitoring of patients with atrophic gastritis who refused endoscopic and morphological monitoring;and radical treatment of patients with verified early gastric cancer.Ways to implement the algorithm for the global strategy for the prevention of gastric cancer(protocol of practical recommendations)are:State,government,and municipal programs;departmental programs of health departments;family doctors for patients who have a contract at the initiative of the doctor;family doctors for patients with a contract at the patient’s initiative;and within private healthcare system where both doctors and patients can initiate the implementation of algorithm.展开更多
基金supported in part by the Department of Science and Technology,Ministry of Science and Technology,Government of India through the project-Community-Scale Energy Demand Reduction in India(CEDRI)under Grant DST/TMD/UK-BEE/2017/20.
文摘Many dwellings in warm-humid climates attain a comfortable environment by natural ventilation.The opening of exterior windows for ventilation allows the entry of insects along with the breeze.As a remedy,occupants install insect-proof screens on windows resulting in reduced airflow into the interior.This study attempts to evaluate the air change effectiveness and thermal comfort in a residential kitchen with insect-proof screens.A kitchen with insect-proof screens on the windows is compared with a case without insect-proof screens.Numerical simulation was conducted using ANSYS Fluent 2019 R2.The insect-proof screen is modelled as a porous media.The air velocity and temperature measurements were validated by measurements in a real scenario.The presence of insect-proof screens reduced the air velocity inside the space by 82%.However,the airflow pattern in the case with screens was more uniformly distributed.The mean age of the air was considerably higher in the case with insect-proof screens,which in turn resulted in a reduced ACE.The presence of an insect-proof screen resulted in a Predicted Mean Vote(PMV)of 2.79 indicating a‘hot’sensation,whereas in the other case,the comfort vote is only 1.93 indicating a‘warm’sensation.The presence of insect-proof screens on windows reduced the air velocity and ventilation efficiency,contributing to increased thermal discomfort in the kitchen.
文摘Global prevention of gastric cancer needs to increase its level of effectiveness.The prevention strategy should include all stages of primary and secondary prevention.The necessary steps to prevent gastric cancer are the following:Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and diet,avoiding smoking and alcohol;serological screening of Helicobacter pylori infections and eradication;serological screening of atrophic gastritis in the population over 45 years of age and identification of severe atrophic gastritis with a high risk of developing gastric cancer;verification of atrophic gastritis and precancerous changes in the gastric mucosa using modern endoscopic(confocal laser endomicroscopy,narrow-spectrum imaging,and magnifying endoscopy)and morphological methods among patients with severe atrophic gastritis who were identified using serological screening;treatment of patients with atrophic gastritis during diagnosis verification;annual endoscopic and morphological monitoring of patients with atrophic gastritis during permanent treatment;annual serological monitoring of patients with atrophic gastritis who refused endoscopic and morphological monitoring;and radical treatment of patients with verified early gastric cancer.Ways to implement the algorithm for the global strategy for the prevention of gastric cancer(protocol of practical recommendations)are:State,government,and municipal programs;departmental programs of health departments;family doctors for patients who have a contract at the initiative of the doctor;family doctors for patients with a contract at the patient’s initiative;and within private healthcare system where both doctors and patients can initiate the implementation of algorithm.
