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Queen Victoria's bathing machine
Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria's modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of history.
BOOK
Inside the factory. Season 8, Episode 6, Bath bombs
Gregg Wallace visits a colourful bath bomb factory in Dorset.
Streaming Video
Effect of Bathroom Aids and Age on Balance Control During Bathing Transfers
Bathroom assistive devices are used to improve safety during bathing transfers, but biomechanical evidence to support clinical recommendations is lacking. This study evaluated the effectiveness of common bathroom aids in promoting balance control during bathing transfers. Twenty-six healthy adults (12 young, 14 older) stepped into and out of a slippery bathtub while using a vertical grab bar on the side wall, a horizontal grab bar on the back wall, a bath mat, a side wall touch, or no assistance. Balance control was characterized using center of pressure measures and showed greater instability for older adults. The vertical grab bar and wall touch resulted in the safest (best controlled) transfers. The bath mat provided improved balance control in the axis parallel to the bathtub rim but was equivalent to no assistance perpendicular to the rim, in the direction of obstacle crossing. These results can support clinical recommendations for safe bathing transfers.
Journal Article
Experimental measurements and mathematical modeling towards quantification of brain swelling stress
Traumatic brain injury results in brain tissue swelling which can be a life threatening condition due to skull confinement. While previous efforts successfully measured the exhibited volume change in brain tissue swelling, no data exist to provide information about the exhibited stresses. In this study, confined compression mechanical testing was employed to measure swelling stress in murine brain tissue samples by varying the ionic concentration of the bathing solutions. Subsequently, computer simulations of the experimental protocol were employed to confirm a triphasic mathematical model describing the effect and provide insights into the experimental data. We measured the swelling stress to be in the range of 1.2–6.7kPa (9.0–50.2mmHg) depending on the ionic strength of the bathing solution, while a good correspondence was demonstrated among the experimentally measured and simulated responses. Furthermore, the mathematical model featured the osmotic pressure as the primary contributor to the swelling stress, while a parametric analysis showed that the densities of the intracellular fixed charges and of the non-permeable solutes significantly affect the swelling stress.
Journal Article
NO FRILLS, NO-BODY, NOBODY
The antinaturalistic origin of clothing (which is not a second skin, because it can be put on and taken off) makes it one of the most significant features of the “symbolic treatment” necessary for the humanization of the living body. Once reduced to an essentiality that places it in competition with the skin covering the body, often considered the “first clothing” provided by nature, dress runs the risk of betraying its own vocation from the outset. If deprived of accessories, clothing is actually comparable to the human skin but only to that of the newborn baby not yet “humanized” by
Book Chapter
Back to the Beach
Three beach items are reviewed: A lightweight EVA foam bag from Beach Innovations, the Sand Screw, and Zommies Beach Towel Anchors.
Magazine Article
Bathing systems: confronting today's realities
A nursing home's bathing area, an operation that must combine high productivity with personal sensitivity, is a strong indicator of a facility's proper place in today's competitive marketplace. For this reason, cost-efficiency and marketability are increasingly important factors influencing the purchase of nursing home bathing equipment. The remarks of several representatives of bathing systems vendors as to how their companies are responding to these demands are presented. William Nass of Apollo Corp., for example, says Apollo offers a quick-fill reservoir device that allows a facility to bathe one resident while filling up the bath water for the next. This translates to a 90-second fill time versus several minutes for more conventional means.
Journal Article
Health & Beauty: The Athletic Aesthetic
Take up a new sport and your body will likely take on a new shape. Joseph Hooper talks to in-line skaters, runners, cyclists, swimmers, and tennis players and finds that strong legs and steely shoulders are an athlete's reward.
Magazine Article
Beauty & Health: Matte & Shine
Art dealer Larry Gagosian has come far and fast since selling posters in Los Angeles. Dodie Kazanjian catches up to him
Magazine Article