Object pools its design reminds scallop. Swimming is apparently conceived as a single mass, which conceals all the necessary facilities for the overall operation of swimming pools. Capacity is designed for 200 people with one swimming pool of 25m, one child and one recreational pool. Additional function creates a bar with a terrace for snacks as for bathers, as well as for visitors. The entrance hall provides an opportunity for kids games in the form of a children's area with views through the glass walls to the pool hall. Interestingly as interior design-designed air management, which in a way adds a certain elegance construction. By installing solar panels on the south side of the roof structure becomes an object environmentally friendly and uses renewable energy as the future trend.

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Simhallar har en hög fuktbelastning från insidan som är krävande för ytterväggar och tak. Utöverdet varma och fuktiga klimatet har simhallar ofta en hög takhöjd, som i kombination med denhöga lufttemperaturen skapar ett termiskt tryck mot simhallens innertak. Via konvektion riskerarvarm och fuktig luft att strömma ut genom otätheter i takkonstruktionen till kallare delar i taketmed kondensbildning som följd.Konvektion genom taket kan hindras genom att trycksätta ett utrymme innanför simhallens takmed ett högre tryck än det högsta termiska trycket i simhallen. Syftet är att undersöka ur ettfukttekniskt perspektiv hur det trycksatta utrymmet ska utföras för att vara fuktsäkert.Rapporten omfattar en redogörelse för hur klimatet i simhallar har förändrats genom åren ochvilka skademekanismer som påverkar takkonstruktionen. Teoretiska fuktberäkningar görs iprogrammet Wufi 5 på en takkonstruktion i limträ som både utförs med och utan ett trycksattutrymme innanför taket i simhallen.Resultaten visar på att en takkonstruktion med ett trycksatt utrymme är en fukttekniskt säkrarelösning. Det totala vatteninnehållet i konstruktionen minskar över tid, vilket tyder på attbyggfukt torkas ut och att fukt från simhallen inte läcker ut i det trycksatta utrymmet. / Buildings with indoor swimming pools are exposed to high humidity from the inside which isstressful on the exterior walls and the roof. In addition to the warm and humid climate insidepublic baths they also often have a high ceiling height, that in combination with the high airtemperature creates a thermal pressure against the ceiling. By way of convection the warm andhumid air will escape through the ceiling construction if it is not airtight and the humid air willcondense when it reaches the colder layers.To prevent convection to occur, a pressurized space with a higher pressure than what the ceilingis exposed to in the swimming pool area can be placed above the ceiling of the public bath. Thepurpose of this study is to examine how the pressurized space can be executed to be moistureproof.This study includes a report of how the climate in indoor swimming pools have changed throughthe years, and how damage due to moisture affects the roof construction. Theoreticalcalculations are implemented on a roof construction made of glued laminated timber, calculatedboth with and without the pressurized space.The results point to that a roof construction with a pressurized space above the ceiling of theswimming pool area is a more moisture-proof solution. The total content of water in theconstruction reduces over time, which means that the construction gets dryer and no moist fromthe swimming pool area makes its way into the pressurized space.

Amebas de vida livre (AVL) são distribuídas mundialmente no solo e na água. Um número pequeno delas é considerado importante para a saúde dos seres humanos: Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris e Sappinia diploidea. Algumas das infecções são oportunistas, ocorrendo em indivíduos imunocomprometidos, enquanto outras são não oportunistas. Amostras de água foram coletadas de banheira de hidromassagens e piscinas térmicas na cidade de Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, com o objetivo de determinar a presença de Acanthamoeba, bem como realizar a caracterização fenotípica e genotípica dos isolados. Amebas foram isoladas em cultivo monoxênico com Escherichia coli. A identificação dos isolados foi baseada na morfologia dos cistos e na amplificação por PCR com oligonucleotídeos gênero-específico. De 72 amostras analisadas, 20 (27,77%) foram positivas para amebas de vida livre, e identificadas morfologicamente como pertencentes ao gênero Acanthamoeba. Destas, 11 possuíam características compatíveis com o grupo morfológico II e 9 com o grupo III. Entre os isolados, 11(55%) foram considerados potencialmente patogênicos a partir de testes de osmotolerância e termotolerância. Somente 9 isolados quando submetidos à Reação da PCR, confirmaram pertencer ao gênero Acanthamoeba. A análise do sequenciamento através da comparação das sequências dispostas no GenBank, demonstrou a distribuição nos grupos genotípicos T3 (11,1%), T5 (11,1%), T4 (33,3%) e T15 (44,4%).Os resultados obtidos com este confirmam a presença de isolados potencialmente patogênicos que podem representar um risco à saúde humana nos ambientes de banheiras de hidromassagem e piscinas térmicas. / Free-living amoebae (FLA) are widely distributed in soil and water. A few number of them are implicated in human disease: Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris and Sappinia diploidea. Some of the infections were opportunistic, occurring mainly in immunocompromised hosts, while others are non opportunistic. Water samples were collecyed from both hot tubs and thermal swimming pools in the city of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, to determine the presence of Acanthamoeba in the water as well as perform the phenotypic and genotypic characterization of the isolates. Amoebae were isolated in monoxenic culture with Eschererichia coli. The identification of the isolates was based on the cysts morphology and PCR amplification using genus-specific oligonucleotides. From 72 samples analyzed, 20 (27,77%) were positive for free-living amoebae, and the isolates were morphologically identified as belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba. Out of these, 11 presented morphological characteristics compatible with group II, and 9 with group III. Among the isolates, 11 (55%) were considered potentially pathogenic according to osmotolerance and temperature assays. The isolates when submitted to PCR reaction only 9 were confirmed as belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba. The sequences analysis when compare to the sequences in the GenBank, showed that genotype distribution in group T3 (11,1%), T5 (11,1%), T4 (33,3%) and T15 (44,4%). The results of this study confirmed the presence of potentially pathogenic isolates of free living amoebae in hot swimming pool and spas which can present risks to human health.

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Per una banda les característiques pròpies de l’equipament, com són les condicions ambientals determinades o els paràmetres fisicoquímics concrets de l’aigua dels vasos, i per un altre costat les característiques implícites en el mateix ús, fan que les piscines cobertes i climatitzades siguin les instal·lacions esportives més complexes de gestionar des del punt de vista de la seguretat i la higiene. En els darrers anys les diferents administracions han generat una sèrie de normatives per legislar els aspectes relacionats amb l’ús de les instal·lacions esportives. Des de normes genèriques per a tots els edificis fins a normes específiques per a les piscines. Aquesta legislació posa a l’abast dels gestors prou eines per garantir la seguretat i la higiene dels usuaris. L’objectiu del present estudi ha estat comprovar quin és el grau de compliment de la normativa vigent en les piscines cobertes i climatitzades de Catalunya, mitjançant una entrevista al responsable de manteniment de les instal·lacions. / Por un lado las características propias del equipamiento, como son las condiciones ambientales determinadas o los parámetros fisicoquímicos concretos del agua de los vasos, y por otro lado las características que van implícitas con el mismo uso, hacen que las piscinas cubiertas y climatizadas sean las instalaciones deportivas más complejas de gestionar desde el punto de vista de la seguridad y la higiene. En los últimos años las diferentes administraciones han generado una serie de normativas para legislar aspectos relacionados con el uso de las instalaciones deportivas. Desde normativas genéricas a todos los edificios hasta normativas específicas para las piscinas. Esta legislación proporciona a los gestores suficientes recursos para garantizar la seguridad y la higiene de los usuarios. El objetivo del presente estudio ha sido comprobar el grado de cumplimiento de la normativa vigente en las piscinas cubiertas y climatizadas de Cataluña, mediante una entrevista con el responsable del mantenimiento de las instalaciones. / On the one hand, concerning the characteristics of the equipment, as are the environmental conditions determined or the concrete physical-chemical parameters of the water vessels.On the other hand, concerning the implicit characteristics in its use, make swimming pools which are covered and heated, the most complex sports facilities to maintain from a safe and hygienic point of view. In recent years, different governments have generated a series of regulations to legislate the aspects in reference to the use of the sports facilities. From general regulations for all the buildings to specific regulations of the swimming pools. This legislation provides enough tools for the management to guarantee the safety and hygiene of the users, which. The objective of this study has been to prove, to which degree, the current regulations complement the swimming pools in Catalunya which are covered and heated, through an interview with the head of maintenance of the sports facility.

Document formatted into pages; contains 78 pages. / Title from PDF of title page. / Thesis (M.S.P.H.)--University of South Florida, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. / Text (Electronic thesis) in PDF format. / ABSTRACT: Malathion is a commonly used organophosphate pesticide on field crops, fruits, nut trees, vegetables, livestock, agricultural premises, and land. The approved uses also include mosquito and medfly control. These uses can result in human skin contact. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the human skin absorption of malathion for the purpose of assessing the risks associated with aqueous solution exposures following applications. Aerial applications can result in solubilized malathion in swimming pools and other waters that may be contacted. Human volunteers were selected and exposed to aqueous solutions of malathion at various concentrations. Participants submerged their arms and hands in twenty liters of dilute malathion solution in either a stagnant or stirred environment. The "disappearance method" was applied by measuring malathion concentrations in the water before and after human subject exposure to the water for various periods of time. Malathion was measured using Gas Chromatography. No measurable skin absorption was detected in 42% of the participants. Measurable skin absorption among the remaining 58% of participants resulted in doses that were more than an order of magnitude less than the minimal dose necessary to cause a measurable change in red blood cell acetylcholinesterase (RBC-AChE). Extrapolation of these results to a mathematical model for recreational swimmers and bathers exposed to contaminated swimming pools and surface waters typically detected after bait application again are an order of magnitude below the doses needed to cause a detectable change in RBC-AChE. These data indicate that exposure to aqueous malathion following usual aerial bait applications is not appreciably absorbed, and therefore, it is not a public health hazard. / System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader. / Mode of access: World Wide Web.

SUMMARY The amount of disabled people of working age is icreasing in Lithuania. In the second place in the structure of primary disablement are connective tissue and muscle-skeleton diseases. In 2002 for the first time recognized as invalids were 2898 persons, in 2003 – 3448 persons. Part of inhabitants are becoming invalids because of the joint diseases. The most effective and modern treatment of hip arthrosis and some other hip joint diseases is total hip arthroplasty. In 2003 the State Patient’s Cash has received 4704 requests for total hip arthroplasty. This problem becoms more and more urgent (State Patient’s Cashies, 2004). Kinesitherapy in the gym and in the swimming pool are the main means used in the restoring of functional abilities of the patients after total hip arthroplasty. One can find the data about the efficiency of kinesitherapy for the patients after total hip replacement, but there is no separate data about efficiency of the kinesitherapy in the swimming pool. The aim of the research: to evaluate the efficiency of the kinesitherapy in the swimming pool for the patients after total hip replacement. The tasks: 1. To evaluate the change of functional abilities of the patients, who received the kinesitherapy in the gym. 2. To evaluate the change of functional abilities of the patients, who received the kinesitherapy in the gym and in the swimming pool. 3. To compare the change of functional abilities between the patients of both groups. 4. To establish the... [to full text]

Amebas de vida livre (AVL) são distribuídas mundialmente no solo e na água. Um número pequeno delas é considerado importante para a saúde dos seres humanos: Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris e Sappinia diploidea. Algumas das infecções são oportunistas, ocorrendo em indivíduos imunocomprometidos, enquanto outras são não oportunistas. Amostras de água foram coletadas de banheira de hidromassagens e piscinas térmicas na cidade de Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, com o objetivo de determinar a presença de Acanthamoeba, bem como realizar a caracterização fenotípica e genotípica dos isolados. Amebas foram isoladas em cultivo monoxênico com Escherichia coli. A identificação dos isolados foi baseada na morfologia dos cistos e na amplificação por PCR com oligonucleotídeos gênero-específico. De 72 amostras analisadas, 20 (27,77%) foram positivas para amebas de vida livre, e identificadas morfologicamente como pertencentes ao gênero Acanthamoeba. Destas, 11 possuíam características compatíveis com o grupo morfológico II e 9 com o grupo III. Entre os isolados, 11(55%) foram considerados potencialmente patogênicos a partir de testes de osmotolerância e termotolerância. Somente 9 isolados quando submetidos à Reação da PCR, confirmaram pertencer ao gênero Acanthamoeba. A análise do sequenciamento através da comparação das sequências dispostas no GenBank, demonstrou a distribuição nos grupos genotípicos T3 (11,1%), T5 (11,1%), T4 (33,3%) e T15 (44,4%).Os resultados obtidos com este confirmam a presença de isolados potencialmente patogênicos que podem representar um risco à saúde humana nos ambientes de banheiras de hidromassagem e piscinas térmicas. / Free-living amoebae (FLA) are widely distributed in soil and water. A few number of them are implicated in human disease: Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris and Sappinia diploidea. Some of the infections were opportunistic, occurring mainly in immunocompromised hosts, while others are non opportunistic. Water samples were collecyed from both hot tubs and thermal swimming pools in the city of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, to determine the presence of Acanthamoeba in the water as well as perform the phenotypic and genotypic characterization of the isolates. Amoebae were isolated in monoxenic culture with Eschererichia coli. The identification of the isolates was based on the cysts morphology and PCR amplification using genus-specific oligonucleotides. From 72 samples analyzed, 20 (27,77%) were positive for free-living amoebae, and the isolates were morphologically identified as belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba. Out of these, 11 presented morphological characteristics compatible with group II, and 9 with group III. Among the isolates, 11 (55%) were considered potentially pathogenic according to osmotolerance and temperature assays. The isolates when submitted to PCR reaction only 9 were confirmed as belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba. The sequences analysis when compare to the sequences in the GenBank, showed that genotype distribution in group T3 (11,1%), T5 (11,1%), T4 (33,3%) and T15 (44,4%). The results of this study confirmed the presence of potentially pathogenic isolates of free living amoebae in hot swimming pool and spas which can present risks to human health.