A review and application of electrochemical noise (ECN) measurements as a corrosion monitoring tool

"July 2002."Submitted to Corrosion Reviews

Integrated Green Lean Six Sigma-Industry 4.0 approach to combat COVID-19: from literature review to framework development

Purpose: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a surge in demand for healthcare facilities, medicines, vaccines, and other healthcare items. Integrating Green Lean Six Sigma (GLSS) and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) has the potential to meet the modern demand of healthcare units and also leads to improving the quality of inpatient care with better safety, hygiene, and real-time diagnoses. A systematic review has been conducted to determine the tools/techniques, challenges, application areas, and potential benefits for the adoption of an integrated GLSS-I4.0 approach within healthcare facilities from the perspective of COVID management. Further, a conceptual framework of integrated GLSS- I4.0 has been proposed for better COVID management. Methodology: To conduct literature, authors used Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) and covers relevant articles from the arrival of COVID-19. Based on the systematic understanding of the different facets of the integrated GLSS- I 4.0 approach and through insights of experts (academicians, and healthcare personnel), a conceptual framework is proposed to combat COVID-19 for better detection, prevention, and cure. Findings: The systematic review presented here provides different avenues to comprehend the different facets of the integrated GLSS-I4.0 approach in different areas of COVID healthcare management. In this study, the proposed framework reveals that IOT (Internet of Things), Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are the major constituents of I4.0 technologies that lead to better COVID management. Moreover, integration of I4.0 with GLSS aids during different stages of the COVID management right from diagnosis, manufacture of items, inpatient and outpatient care of the affected person. Implications: This study provides a significant knowledge database to the practitioners by understanding different tools and techniques of integrated approach for better COVID management. Moreover, the proposed framework aids to grab day-to-day information from the affected people and ensures reduced hospital stay with better space utilization and the creation of a healthy environment around the patient. This inclusive implementation of the proposed framework will enhance knowledge-based in medical areas and provides different novel prospects to combat other medical urgencies

Innovative Method for the Estimation of Closure Velocity between RAT Driven Drogue and IFR Probe Air to Air refueling Flight Trials

Air-to-air refueling for a fighter platform is a force multiplier in terms of increasing its combat radius and payload carrying ability. Adapting for such a facility especially for an aircraft under design and development is a challenging task. It requires rigorous ground and flight testing to meet the certification standards. One of important flight test parameter that needs to be validated for structural impact load calculations and certification needs is the closure velocity. The air-to-air refueller was equipped with a Ram-air-turbine powered drogue and chute system. An innovative methodology of estimating the closure velocity between the drogue of the mother aircraft and the in-flight refueling probe of the receiving aircraft was evolved. The method was employed and validated during the air-to-air refueling trials of a prototype fighter platform. The intention of this paper is to explain the methodology employed and deliberate the results obtained with respect to the air-to-air refueling certification

Effect of change in body weight on clinical outcomes in critically ill patients

BACKGROUND: Intravenous fluid optimization is an essential component of managing patients in a critical care setting. A cumulative positive fluid balance is consistent with poor outcomes in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The overall utility of net cumulative fluid balance as a surrogate for assessing fluid overload has been interrogated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a prospective single-center observational study, which was done to correlate body weight changes with fluid balance in ICU patients and evaluate its impact on clinical outcomes. Inclusion criteria consisted of adult patients who were admitted to the critical care unit on specialized beds with integrated weighing scales between September 2017 and December 2018. The evaluation of the effect of changes in body weight on ICU survival was the primary objective of the study. RESULTS: We enrolled 105 patients in this study. The ICU mortality was 23.80% with non-survivors showing more weight gain than the survivors. Statistically significant weight gain was documented in the non-survivors on days 3 and 4 (1.9 vs 1.05; p = 0.0084 and 2.6 vs 1.6; p = 0.0030) of ICU admission. Non-survivors had greater cumulative positive fluid balance on fourth, fifth, and sixth days post-ICU admission when compared to survivors (3586 vs 1659 mL, p = 0.0322; 5418 vs 1255 mL, p = 0.0017; and 5430 vs 2305 mL p = 0.0264, respectively). In multivariate regression analysis, cumulative fluid balance did not correlate with days on mechanical ventilation or length of stay in ICU. Changes in body weight and cumulative fluid balance showed a good correlation. CONCLUSION: In patients admitted to the ICU, weight gain on third and fourth days of admission is concordant with increased ICU mortality. Body weight changes were seen to correlate well with the cumulative fluid balance. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Mishra RK, Pande A, Ramachandran R, Trikha A, Singh PM, Rewari V. Effect of Change in Body Weight on Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(9):1042–1048

Green liquor chip pretreatment as a feasible method for the enhancement of softwood pulp chemical properties

"November 2000.""Submitted to Cellulose Chemistry and Technology.

Corrosivity monitoring database of kraft recovery boilers

"March 1998.""Submitted to 9th International Symposium on Corrosion in the Pulp and Paper Industry Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 26-29, 1998.

Annual program review, corrosion control

"March 13, 1998."Recovery boiler corrosion / Preet M. Singh ... [et al.] ; Corrosion in closed cycle mills: project F019 / Preet M. Singh ... [et al.] -- Slide Material