Non-Destructive Possibilities of Thermal Performance Evaluation of the External Walls.

Identification of the actual thermal properties of the partitions of building enclosures has a significant meaning in determining the actual energy consumption in buildings and in their thermal comfort parameters. In this context, the total thermal resistance of the exterior walls (and therefore their thermal transmittance) in the building is a major factor which influences its heat losses. There are many methods to determine the total thermal resistance of existing walls, including the quantitative thermography method (also used in this study).

Inverse Contrast in Non-Destructive Materials Research by Using Active Thermography.

Background: it is undesirable for defects to occur in building partitions and units. There is a need to develop and improve research techniques for locating such defects, especially non-destructive techniques for active thermography. The aim of the experiment was to explore the possibility of using active thermography for testing large-sized building units (with high heat capacity) in order to locate material inclusions.

The effect of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-alpha on Ehrlich ascites tumor growth.

We studied the antitumor effect of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (rhTNF-alpha) on the intraperitoneal (i.p.) growth of Ehrlich ascites tumor (EAT) in Swiss albino male mice.