Novel pervasive scenarios for home management: the Butlers architecture.

Many efforts today aim to energy saving, promoting the user's awareness and virtuous behavior in a sustainability perspective. Our houses, appliances, energy meters and devices are becoming smarter and connected, domotics is increasing possibilities in house automation and control, and ambient intelligence and assisted living are bringing attention onto people's needs from different viewpoints. Our assumption is that considering these aspects together allows for novel intriguing possibilities.

Applications of bioreactors in medicine.

The use of immobilized enzymes, antibodies or reactive proteins was recently considered as a promising approach for detoxification purposes. The appropriate solutions of some specific problems were described and discussed. An hollow fiber haemodialyzer with a membrane surface area of 0.

Use of uncoated activated carbon hemoperfusion in acute poisoning: in vitro studies.

In acute poisoning the main purpose of any therapeutic approach is a rapid removal of the drug or poison from body tissues. This approach suggested to undertake a study for the development of an uncoated activated carbon hemoperfusion column suitable for acute poisoning. Th clearances were significantly superior compared with a similar device manufactured using coated carbon.