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Safety Standards. Protection from laser beams involves not allowing laser radiation at a level higher than a maximum permissible exposure level to strike the human body. Maximum permissible exposure levels for both eyes and skin have been defined (55—57). One of the most common safety measures is the use of protective eyewear. Manufacturers of laser safety eyewear commonly specify the attenuation at various laser wavelengths. Under some conditions safety eyewear has been known to shatter or to be burned through (58), and it is not adequate to protect a wearer staring directly into the beam. 

A transformer is not a source of supply (it only transforms one voltage to another) but it is considered so, in terms of fault level calculations. In fact, it provides a means to add to the impedance of a circuit on the lower voltage side, and limits the fault level of the network to which it is connected. One will appreciate that the capacity of the actual source of supply, on the higher voltage side, will be much larger. On the LV side it is controlled by the impedance of the transformer. It is customary to consider this impedance to determine the fault level on the LV side. The fault level is measured as the dead... 

Later research and full-scale trial have shown that bacteria levels higher than 106 p/ml are dangerous and it is just a matter of time before problems return. If the levels on the other hand are lower than 104 p/ml the process will be stable and it is unlikely that disturbances will occur. (The absolute levels of bacteria may vary due to catalase activity and method of measurement). 

There are no known studies which hydrogen sulfide levels were measured in the blood or other tissues of children. It is not clear whether hydrogen sulfide can be transferred from mother to fetus although there is limited evidence that women occupationally exposed to hydrogen sulfide have a higher rate of spontaneous abortions (Hemminki and Niemi 1982 Xu et al. 1998). 

As pDNA and mRNA transfection differ in both the timing of mRNA expression and the gross amount of mRNA delivered to the cell, it is important to identify a suitable time point to measure miR-mediated repression. We observe that at any time point after transfection, pDNA transfections have higher measurable levels of miR-mediated repression compared to mRNA transfections (Fig. 6.2C). This difference may, in part, reflect a time lag of active miR-protein-complex formation relative to the onset of translation of the transfected Renilla luciferase mRNA. For single time point experiments, we decided to measure miR-mediated repression in mRNA and DNA transfections at 16 and 24 h, respectively. 

As part of the radon program at EML to develop or improve and field test radon monitors, a modified activated carbon device (Warner, 1986) was developed to obtain higher measurement sensitivity. As a result, we have surveyed 380 buildings in six states in the eastern United States. The purpose of the measurements reported in this paper was to test the feasibility of the new version of the passive activated carbon device and to obtain data on indoor radon levels in different geographical locations. 

A manometer is a device employing the change in liquid levels to measure gas pressure differences between a standard and an unknown system. For example, a typical mercury manometer consists of a glass tube partially filled with mercury. One arm is open to the atmosphere and the other is connected to a container of gas. When the pressure of the gas in the container is greater than atmospheric pressure, the level of the mercury in the open side will be higher and... 

Inventory indicators are of key interest for planners. Higher inventory on the one hand ensures delivery capability and hedges the risk of volatile procurement prices on the other hand, high inventories increase the capital employed and the capital costs. While transportation quantities are a result of distribution balances, inventory quantities can vary between minimum and maximum bandwidth boundaries. The relative inventory level IL1 measures the percentage of the total inventory ending quantity compared to the total absolute maximum bandwidth inventory. 

Exposure to other chemicals can influence the metabolism of -hexane. The effect of oral pretreatment with methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) on the metabolism of inhaled -hexane was investigated in male Fischer 344 rats (Robertson et al. 1989). Groups of 2-4 rats were given MEK (1.87 mL/kg, approximately 1,500 mg/kg) by gavage for 4 days prior to a single 6-hour inhalation exposure to w-hexane (1,000 ppm). Animals were sacrificed at 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 18 hours after exposure ended, and samples of blood, liver, testis, and sciatic nerve were obtained and analyzed for -hexane, MEK, and their metabolites. Significant increases in the levels of the neurotoxic metabolite 2,5-hexanedione and 2,5-dimethylfuran (derived from 2,5-hexanedione) were found in blood and sciatic nerve of rats pretreated with MEK. Levels of 2,5-hexanedione in blood were approximately 10-fold higher than control immediately after -hexane exposure in rats and fell rapidly to approximately 2-fold after 6 hours. In sciatic nerve, increases in 2,5-hexanedione were approximately 6-fold at 2 hours and 3-fold at 4 hours. Similar patterns were found with 2,5-dimethylfuran. 2,5-Hexanedione was not detected in the testis of non-pretreated rats levels were measurable but very low in pretreated rats (0.3-0.6 g/g compared to... 

An indication of the environmental effects of hydrogen deployment for each of six European countries (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the UK) is given in Fig. 19.10, where the fine dust emissions are shown for the hydrogen high-penetration scenario. Similar trends are found for other pollutants. The data are normalised in respect to the baseline scenario and show a trend very similar for the analysed countries with a reduction of more than 70% in 2050. The results are an average per country. At a local level, higher reductions can also be achieved if nontechnical measures, such as limitation of city centre access for non-zero emission vehicles, are taken. 

Electron Configuration distribution of electrons into different shells and orbitals from the lower to higher energy levels Electronegativity measure of the attraction of an element for a bonding pair of electrons Electroplating process where a metal is reduced on to the surface of an object, which serves as the cathode in an electrochemical cell... 

Screening for a BH4 deficiency should be done in all newborns with plasma phenylalanine levels higher than 120 pmol/1, as well as in older children with neurologic signs and symptoms [10]. The following tests are recommended (1) analysis of pterins in urine, (2) measurement of DHPR activity in blood from a Guthrie card,... 

They also measured a LIF spectrum of the CS radical, which showed that the vibrational distribution peaks at v" 1 3 and decreases at higher vibrational levels. These measurements only extended up to v" = 6 because of the low Franck-Condon factors for transitions from higher vibrational levels of CS(X) in the band sequence they measured. 

One study carried out between 1959 and 1966 found that very high levels of a caffeine metabolite is a marker for spontaneous abortion. Measured at 11 weeks gestation, the amount of the metabolite, paraxanthine, in blood semm was higher in women who had lost a pregnancy than in women in the control group. The risk of spontaneous abortion in women with the very highest level of paraxanthine was twice that than for the women with the lowest recorded levels. The levels were measured more than 30 years later, and the findings reported in 2000. 

As is often the case, where the RMs are obtained from a non-assured source, it is the responsibility of the user to establish their traceability to appropriate references, at an appropriate level of measurement uncertainty. Usually it will be possible to establish traceability to the SI, but if this is not possible, traceability to other references, such as a higher level RM can be achieved. The traceability issues related to in-house RMs are summarised in Box 4. 

Specific tests exist to measure CDD levels in samples of body fat, blood, and breast milk, but these tests are not routinely available. All people now have some levels of CDDs in their body fat and blood. Levels of 2,3,7,8-TCDD on a lipid basis are generally below 10 pg/g of lipid (ppt) in the blood and fatty tissue of the general population of the United States, and usually range from 3 to 7 ppt. Levels higher than these indicate past exposure to above-normal levels of 2,3,7,8-TCDD. Although CDDs stay in the body fat for a long time (see Section 1.4), tests are not used to determine when exposure occurred, but can be used to estimate dose of the exposure if the time of exposure is known. 

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