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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002122319976871750</id><updated>2023-06-20T21:46:35.060-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Enid Tripp</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/8002122319976871750/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Micah Costa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13392553755784934826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002122319976871750.post-5924345713524237883</id><published>2022-04-29T01:34:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-29T01:34:36.847-07:00</updated><title type='text'>THE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) ACT OF 1996: WHY IT STILL MATTERS.</title><content type='html'><p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Solomon Sans Normal&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">On a bipartisan basis, Congress passed the <a href="https://thedisabilitydoc.com/">Traumatic Brain Injury</a> (TBI) Act of 1996 on June 27, 1996. Thirty-two days later President Clinton signed the bill into law, putting traumatic brain injury on the nation’s map for the first time as a serious, and potentially avoidable health issue.&nbsp;&nbsp;Congress had two intentions in passing the TBI Act: the first was to reduce the incidence of TBI; and the second, to improve access to TBI health services across states. To these ends, the legislation authorized federal agencies to conduct research and prevention projects and created federal-state partnerships to encourage the development of innovative state TBI health programs.</span></p><p style="bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Solomon Sans Normal&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Before the TBI Act was passed, we had limited knowledge about the extent of death and long-term disabilities resulting from TBIs. The Act authorized the CDC and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct TBI research directly and indirectly through grants to public and nonprofit private organizations.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks to this research, we now know that an estimated 1.5 million Americans sustain a TBI every year. Of this number, 50,000 people die, while 80,000 to 90,000 experience a long-term disability. Tragically, the highest percentage of these deaths and injuries involve young people and seniors over 75 years of age.&nbsp;</p><p style="bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Solomon Sans Normal&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Since 1996, Congress has reauthorized the Act four times, most recently with the TBI Program Reauthorization Act of 2018. With each reauthorization, Congress has made specific amendments to the Act. The TBI Amendments of 2000 authorized NIH to conduct research on cognitive disorders and develop effective TBI rehabilitation therapies and programs. The 2000 amendments also authorized grant funding to state protection and advocacy agencies, including Disability Rights NJ, to provide individuals with TBI “information, referrals, and advice, individual and family advocacy, legal representation, and specific assistance in self-advocacy.”</p><p style="bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Solomon Sans Normal&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">In addition, in response to veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with blast related injuries, including head injuries, in 2008 Congress authorized the CDC and NIH to work with federal military agencies and report on the incidence of TBI amongst veterans returning to civilian life. In a report submitted to Congress titled,&nbsp;<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Understanding the Public Health Problem among Current and Former Military Personnel,</span>critical gaps in TBI “surveillance, epidemiology, clinical diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation” were identified. Crucially, the report provides recommendations to improve identification of TBI amongst military service members and veterans, standardize classification of TBI, strengthen research, and follow evidence-based prevention strategies.&nbsp;</p><p style="bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Solomon Sans Normal&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">As part of the 2014 Reauthorization, Congress tasked the CDC and NIH with investigating TBI related scientific data and provide recommendations about additional research that would benefit children. The CDC recently submitted a report to Congress titled&nbsp;<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children</span>. As a result of this, and other research conducted, we now understand that children have the highest rate of hospital emergency room admissions of all age groups due to TBI. Critically, this research gives professionals working in the field of TBI treatment and prevention the data necessary to identify and close gaps in service systems, increase prevention initiatives and improve treatment outcomes for children with TBI.</p><p style="bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Solomon Sans Normal&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">In addition to extensive research conducted since the passage of the TBI Act of 1996, States across the nation have received federal TBI State Partnership Program grants on a competitive basis to strengthen and improve their TBI service delivery systems. New Jersey’s Department of Human Services was just awarded a 5-year/$1.7M grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living. The purpose of FY 2021 grant funding is to strengthen person-centered services and maximize the health and independence of people with TBI in New Jersey.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style="bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Solomon Sans Normal&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Disability is a part of life. Some of us are born with disabilities; others, for a myriad of reasons acquire a disability at some point in our lives. What sets TBI apart, for all the wrong reasons, is that traumatic brain injury is potentially preventable. The largest percentage of TBI’s occur because of a fall, vehicle accident, assault, or firearm related suicides. These injuries typically occur instantaneously and have the potential to lead to life changing injuries. If you drive a car, climb a step ladder, play certain sports, or simply fall badly you are at risk of incurring a TBI.&nbsp;</p><p style="bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Solomon Sans Normal&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">So why should federal legislation passed by Congress in 1996 still matter? Legislation is mostly an invisible factor in our lives, until it impacts us directly.&nbsp;</p><p style="bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Solomon Sans Normal&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The TBI Act of 1996 as reauthorized still matters, because until we have a cure, our first line of defense against TBI is still prevention. The second line of defense, if an accident occurs, is having access to state-of-the-art treatment and rehabilitation services developed from twenty-five years of cutting-edge research.&nbsp;</p></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/feeds/5924345713524237883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-traumatic-brain-injury-tbi-act-of.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/8002122319976871750/posts/default/5924345713524237883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/8002122319976871750/posts/default/5924345713524237883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-traumatic-brain-injury-tbi-act-of.html' title='THE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) ACT OF 1996: WHY IT STILL MATTERS.'/><author><name>Micah Costa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13392553755784934826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002122319976871750.post-5923894721442132654</id><published>2022-04-29T00:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-29T00:52:01.980-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cocoa Butter vs Coconut Oil – Which to Use for Skin Care</title><content type='html'><p>&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white; color: #595959; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">If you want healthy, beautiful skin, you likely have heard that using coconut oil or cocoa butter can offer several benefits. When you compare <a href="https://beautytipshalk.com/">cocoa butter vs coconut oil</a>, you might wonder whether one of these natural products might offer some advantages over the other. Here are some great reasons why you might want to consider adding these natural substances to your daily regimen so that you can achieve the beautiful, healthy glow you want.</span></p><h2 style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.95); font-family: Oswald, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">What is cocoa butter?</h2><p style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Cocoa (or cacao) butter is a fatty substance that is sourced from cacao beans. The beans are harvested and roasted before they are stripped and pressed to separate out the butter. Phytochemicals that are contained in cacao butter and cocoa are thought to provide health benefits for your skin and body.</p><h2 style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.95); font-family: Oswald, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Benefits of using cacao butter in your skin care regimen</h2><p style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Cacao butter is rich in fatty acids. This provides it with the ability to nourish and hydrate your skin and improve its elasticity. The fat contained in cacao butter helps to protect the skin and help it to retain moisture.</p><p style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The phytochemicals in&nbsp;cocoa butter&nbsp;are believed to improve the flow of blood to your skin. They also help to protect against damage from the sun and to slow the aging process. Cacao butter can be used to smooth wrinkles and scars. Many women use cacao butter lotions to help to prevent&nbsp;stretch marks&nbsp;during and after pregnancy. It might also help to heal rashes caused by dermatitis and eczema. Finally, cacao butter is great for sensitive skin and has a richly sweet scent that can add an uplifting feeling.</p><h2 style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.95); font-family: Oswald, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">What is coconut oil?</h2><p style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Coconut or copra oil is derived from the meat or kernel of coconuts from the coconut tree. This edible oil is known as a superfood, but it also offers benefits for your skin.</p><p style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Because of the composition of fatty acids contained in coconut oil, it is a good moisturizer that can help to soothe dry skin. It also has antimicrobial properties that allow it to protect your skin from microorganisms. Coconut oil also has anti-inflammatory properties, allowing it to reduce inflammation and speed wound healing. Finally, the antimicrobial properties of this oil might help to fight acne.</p><h2 style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.95); font-family: Oswald, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Cocoa butter vs coconut oil: The verdict</h2><p style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">While cocoa butter might come out on top for the benefits it offers to your skin, coconut oil also offers several benefits. Using both of these natural products in your skin care regimen might help you to derive greater overall benefits than using one alone. Better Shea Butter offers a wide selection of natural ingredients for skin care. To learn more about the benefits of cacao butter or coconut oil products for skin,&nbsp;contact us today&nbsp;or browse our catalog of great natural products for your skin.</p><p style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">If you’d like to test out and compare all of our butters, check out our&nbsp;butters samples packet.&nbsp;It includes our Unrefined Ivory Shea Butter, Unrefined Cocoa Butter, Pure Mango Butter and Pure Kokum Butter.</p></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/feeds/5923894721442132654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/2022/04/cocoa-butter-vs-coconut-oil-which-to.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/8002122319976871750/posts/default/5923894721442132654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/8002122319976871750/posts/default/5923894721442132654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/2022/04/cocoa-butter-vs-coconut-oil-which-to.html' title='Cocoa Butter vs Coconut Oil – Which to Use for Skin Care'/><author><name>Micah Costa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13392553755784934826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002122319976871750.post-6139807707553647434</id><published>2022-04-29T00:25:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-29T00:25:34.156-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Techno Economic Evaluation and Feasibility Analysis of a Hybrid Net Zero Energy Building in Pakistan: A Case Study of Hospital</title><content type='html'><p>&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 20px;">The current study is an <a href="https://technorenovation.com/">economic evaluation</a> and feasibility study of hybrid microgrid Net Zero Energy Buildings in Pakistan. A Net Zero Energy approach is proposed for a two-story hospital building situated in Taxila, Pakistan. Consequently, to design a hybrid Net Zero Energy Building, the solar radiation potential of the subject location and electricity usage of the hospital are estimated. The proposed hybrid microgrid Net Zero Energy Building comprises photovoltaic modules and converters. However, the thermal load is computed as a grid-connected hybrid system. Economic evaluation is performed by using economic indicators of the net present cost and the payback period. Also, initial and operational costs are determined, to determine the profitability of the project. Results show that the analysis is a cost-effective approach and has a payback period of 2.53y. Additionally, the per-unit cost of electricity is reduced to 0.12 USD/kWh. Moreover, the energy produced by a hybrid system is 10.24% more economical than that of the pre-working grid system. Results explain the reduction in the cost of energy and profit margin in electricity generation and the increase in electricity production and feasibility of hybrid Net Zero Energy Buildings in Pakistan. Research will help to develop an approach toward an IEA task 47 in Pakistan with the possible development of simulation-based installations of Net Zero Energy Buildings in the health sector in Pakistan.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #020202; font-family: MuseoSans, Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 25px; line-height: 27px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 35px 0px 18px;">Introduction</h2><p class="mb15" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 0px;">In the past few decades, energy consumption in buildings has been increased to 30% worldwide. Renewable energy is not a new concept to work with. Many researchers are already working on various renewable energy systems to reduce capital costs and increase energy production. In a study, the water management of PEM fuel is inspected, and, according to the results, the effectiveness of PEM fuel cells is at maximum at 80°C with the removal of wastewater periodically . In another research, the importance of simulation and optimization techniques is highlighted by working on PEM fuel cells in the energy sector. Results conclude that by the simulation of operating pressures and voltage parameters as working parameters, the energy and exergy efficiencies are 47.6 and 50.4%, respectively . In a study of the PEM electrolyzer, the payback period for the hydrogen generation systems is observed. Operating parameters were the current and voltage. According to the results, the simple payback period was thought to be 2.32y . In another research, a techno economic analysis was performed for sugar production processes. The main aim of the research was to reduce capital cost with an increase in the production of turbine power. So, by way of a well-structured analysis, the unit cost ought to be 3.142 [$/kW] with a payback period of 4.32 years</p><p class="mb0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 0px;">Key objectives of current research are as follows:</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 1em 0px 0em 1em; outline: 0px !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em;">➢ To develop an approach for NZEB in a non-RE building in Pakistan</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0em 0px 0em 1em; outline: 0px !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em;">➢ Analysis of economic indicators and design solutions that will influence non-RE NZEBs</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0em 0px 0em 1em; outline: 0px !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em;">➢ Finding of an optimized NZEB design</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0em 0px 1em 1em; outline: 0px !important; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em;">➢ Feasibility of non-RE NZEBs in Pakistan.</p><p class="mb0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 0px;">This section is followed by six subsections as follows: building design and site selection, estimation of thermal load of the hospital building, description of the HOMER program, design of hybrid microgrid NZEB, NZEB microgrid feasibility, and optimization step.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #020202; font-family: MuseoSans, Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 25px; line-height: 27px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 35px 0px 18px;">Methodology</h2><p class="mb0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 0px;">In this particular research, a hybrid microgrid NZEB is proposed for the hospital building situated in Taxila, Pakistan.&nbsp;The aim of the current research is to minimize the electricity consumption expenditure of the hospital by implementing RE techniques as well as to check the feasibility of NZEBs for the Pakistani climate. So, the total thermal load is calculated for a hospital located in Taxila, Pakistan, using ASHRAE thermal load equations. Also, an energy-efficient model is developed in HOMER Pro software by using variables of NPC, operating cost, and payback period. Later on, sensitivity analysis and optimization of the parameters are performed.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #020202; font-family: MuseoSans, Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 25px; line-height: 27px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 35px 0px 18px;">Building Design</h2><p class="mb0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 0px;">To design the building, the most important task was the selection of a site in order to perform a feasibility analysis of NZEBs in Pakistan.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #020202; font-family: MuseoSans, Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 30px 0px 14px;">Site Selection</h3><p class="mb0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 0px;">On the basis of climate condition, Pakistan is divided into five zones.&nbsp;However, the highest temperatures range, i.e., 25–127°F exists in zone D. Therefore, in this study, a hospital building is selected for the conversion into NZEB in zone D in Taxila, and it has a latitude of 33.43°N and longitude 72.8397°E. The solar potential of Pakistan for different cities is highlighted. It can be clearly seen that the selected zone has a high potential for energy production and development of NZEBs in Pakistan&nbsp;</p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #020202; font-family: MuseoSans, Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 25px; line-height: 27px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 35px 0px 18px;">Homer Program</h2><p class="mb0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3d40; font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 0px;">HOMER is one of the best tools for designing renewable-energy-based systems. Moreover, it can simulate the operations of a hybrid system for an entire year in time steps from 1 min to 1 h. It also enables us to compare and evaluate the disadvantages and advantages of economic and technical features. In HOMER, the design process is performed in three steps: simulation, optimization, and sensitivity analysis. In this paper, all three processes are followed to get the best overview of the feasibility of NZEBs in Pakistan.</p></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/feeds/6139807707553647434/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/2022/04/techno-economic-evaluation-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/8002122319976871750/posts/default/6139807707553647434'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/8002122319976871750/posts/default/6139807707553647434'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/2022/04/techno-economic-evaluation-and.html' title='Techno Economic Evaluation and Feasibility Analysis of a Hybrid Net Zero Energy Building in Pakistan: A Case Study of Hospital'/><author><name>Micah Costa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13392553755784934826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002122319976871750.post-4496102703095219544</id><published>2022-04-28T23:52:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-28T23:52:35.905-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Diet and exercise in the management of obstructive sleep apnoea and cardiovascular disease risk</title><content type='html'><p>&nbsp;</p><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.43em; margin: 15px 0px 15px -15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Abstract</span></h2><p id="p-2" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. It is accepted that OSA and obesity commonly coexist. The <a href="https://lelylifestyles.com/">American Academy of Sleep Medicine</a> recommends dietary-induced weight loss and exercise as lifestyle treatment options for OSA. However, most clinical trials upon which this recommendation is based have focused on establishing the effectiveness of calorie-restricted, often low-fat diets for improving OSA severity, whereas less attention has been given to the means through which weight loss is achieved (<span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">e.g.</span>&nbsp;altered dietary quality) or whether diet or exercise mediates the associations between reduced weight, improved OSA severity and the CVD substrate. The current evidence suggests that the benefits of a low-carbohydrate or Mediterranean diet in overweight and obese individuals go beyond the recognised benefits of weight reduction.</p><p id="p-2" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Introduction:</p><p id="p-4" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by repeated episodes of extrathoracic upper airway obstruction or reductions in breath amplitude that result in intra-arterial hypoxaemia and hypercapnia and transient arousals from sleep, leading to fragmented sleep. The prevalence of OSA among middle-aged adults is estimated to be 24% in males and 9% in females, with 7% of the general population estimated to have moderate to severe OSA.&nbsp;Moreover, OSA is increasingly being recognised as a cause of cardiovascular mortality</p><p id="p-4" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Biological pathways linking OSA and CVD</p><p id="p-7" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Epidemiological&nbsp;and prospective studies&nbsp;clearly support a causative link between OSA and various manifestations of CVD. The multiple pathways through which OSA sets up the CVD substrate are incredibly complex and have been reviewed elsewhere. We provide a brief discussion of these pathways in order to highlight the potential targets for treatment.</p><p id="p-8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sleep fragmentation occurs with obstructive apnoea and may induce severe intermittent hypoxaemia and carbon dioxide retention during sleep. As a result, the normal structured autonomic and haemodynamic response to sleep is disrupted. Repetitive apnoeas are accompanied by sympathetic activation and consequent vasoconstriction due to the combined influence of hypercapnia and hypoxia. Patients with sleep apnoea have high levels of nerve activity during wakefulness and sleep, with blood pressure increasing markedly toward the end of apnoea events</p></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/feeds/4496102703095219544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/2022/04/diet-and-exercise-in-management-of.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/8002122319976871750/posts/default/4496102703095219544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/8002122319976871750/posts/default/4496102703095219544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://enidtripp.blogspot.com/2022/04/diet-and-exercise-in-management-of.html' title='Diet and exercise in the management of obstructive sleep apnoea and cardiovascular disease risk'/><author><name>Micah Costa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13392553755784934826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>

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