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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Cardiac arrest in child caused by button battery in the oesophagus and complicated by aorto-oesophageal fistula]

17 Oct 2009 Ingestion of button battery can result in serious complications if the battery becomes lodged in the oesophagus. We report a case of a 14-month-old child who died from exanguination due to aorto-oesophageal fistula caused by a lithium button battery ... Read more...

Hurricane Ike rapid needs assessment - Houston, Texas, September 2008.

30 Sep 2009 On the morning of September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall on the upper Texas Gulf coast at Galveston Island as a category 2 storm, with hurricane force winds extending 125 miles from its center. As the storm continued through nearby Houston ... Read more...

Life-cycle energy demand and global warming potential of computational logic.

29 Sep 2009 Computational logic, in the form of semiconductor chips of the complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistor structure, is used in personal computers, wireless devices, IT network infrastructure, and nearly all modem electronics. This ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Electric Power Supplies'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Cardiac arrest in child caused by button battery in the oesophagus and complicated by aorto-oesophageal fistula] 17 Oct 2009
• Hurricane Ike rapid needs assessment - Houston, Texas, September 2008. 30 Sep 2009
• Life-cycle energy demand and global warming potential of computational logic. 29 Sep 2009
• Comparison of life cycle carbon dioxide emissions and embodied energy in four renewable electricity generation technologies in New Zealand. 13 Aug 2009
• Carbon monoxide exposures after hurricane Ike - Texas, September 2008. 12 Aug 2009
• Absorption enhancement using photonic crystals for silicon thin film solar cells. Aug 2009
• Photovoltaic characteristics of polymer solar cells fabricated by pre-metered coating process. Aug 2009
• Improved hybrid solar cells via in situ UV polymerization. Aug 2009
• Friction on the microscale. 30 Jul 2009
• Acoustic levitator for structure measurements on low temperature liquid droplets. 30 Jul 2009
• Bioaugmentation for electricity generation from corn stover biomass using microbial fuel cells. 30 Jul 2009
• International views on a fast-changing future. 30 Jul 2009
• Cogeneration--a cost cutting opportunity? 30 Jul 2009
• Effect of morphology and pore size of sulfonated mesoporous benzene-silicas in the preparation of poly(vinyl alcohol)-based hybrid nanocomposite membranes for direct methanol fuel cell application. 21 Jul 2009
• Ultracompact backlight-reversed concentration optics. 18 Jul 2009
• Design and development of a portable gamma radiation monitor. 29 Jun 2009
• Atomic layer deposition of platinum nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes for application in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. 29 Jun 2009
• Development of a biomechanical energy harvester. 21 Jun 2009
• Investigation of unifying transcutaneous transformer for transmission of energy and information. 16 Jun 2009
• Material and energy dependence of services and its implications for climate change. 13 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Electric Power Supplies'

Definition: Devices that control the supply of electric current for running electrical equipment.

Descriptor UI: D011211

Alternative terms: Electric Power Supplies; Electric Power Supply; Power Supply, Electric; Supply, Electric Power; Power Supplies, Electric; Power Sources, Electric; Power Supplies; Power Supply; Electric Power Sources; Electric Power Source; Power Source, Electric; Power Sources; Power Source;

Related Mesh Headings: Energy-Generating Resources;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; microbiology; parasitology; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; virology; ethics;

Tree Number: E07.305.124;

History Note: 2006 (1977)

Technical Notes: do not confuse with POWER PLANTS which are on an industrial level