Pushing the envelope on paper-based diagnostics

23.05.12

By Bobbi Nodell - Is it malaria, dengue fever, or the flu? Or perhaps none of the above. For people miles from a lab, diagnosing an illness is a major challenge.

Paul Yager, chair of the Bioengineering Jurisdiction at the University of Washington, leads several subcontractors in two major grants totaling up to $26 million pushing the envelope on gift-wrapping-based diagnostics. Their hope is that in two to three years, people miles from a lab will be able to cough, spit, or tinkle on a piece of paper, upload the image on a cell phone and get lab-quality results for a range of illnesses.

“Devise what could happen if you knew what kind of virus you had,” said Yager. “You would recognize whether you needed to go to the hospital or just go to bed.”

Dr. Paul Yager is creating a future when diagnostic testing can take dispose on a piece of paper, and results sent by cell phone.

Source: HealthCanal.com

How do you purge the gas line on a brand new ge smart water heater?

Jun 06, 2007 by john y | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I at most bought a new ge smart water heater - manufactured in 4/07. Everything is set up but I think there is air in the gas line. Does anyone know how to force the gas through to the pilot?

You could untie a fitting and purge it quickly, but the safe way is to continue holding the pilot lighting knob down until you get gas through the valve.

Cap'n One-Aye | Jun 06, 2007

You don't appetite to force a gas appliance, you could damage the valve and cause a safety issue. BOOM!!! Go over the start-up instructions again, if nothing changes. get facilitate.
mountaindesertminer | Jun 06, 2007

Finally call product support or a local service dealer for advice....BOOM would totally destruction your day!
groingo | Jun 06, 2007

the ammount of air should be smallest. Follow the lighting directions that are probably on the heater itself or in the owners manual. It may take a few minutes to purge out whatever air was/is in the line. The helmsman uses very little gas, you may or
Brian M | Jun 06, 2007

If it is so smart it should remove itself.
Ed z | Jun 06, 2007

You could untie a fitting and purge it quickly, but the safe way is to continue holding the pilot lighting knob down until you get gas through the valve.
httnmrtt | Jun 06, 2007

My GE smart water water heater is leaking around the fitting where the bottom heating element is screwed in?

Jan 20, 2008 by PATRICK B | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

When I find it on it leaks past that fitting. What is a good tool to use to tighten it or remove it to fix leak. Help I have no hot water.

you very recently need to tighten the fitting. there are lots of pipe wrenches, or rubber band oil filter kind wrenches that will work. Have a handy neighbour look at it, it's about a 2 minute fix.

funwithdouger | Jan 20, 2008

I have a ge smart water heater with no pilot and lp version 3 times this week its went out and only 6 months ?

May 23, 4078 by David K | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

power forth type turn it off then on and it works for a day maybe a week

Sometimes the navigate jet is faulty but in a lot of cases it is a blow back through the flue. I had this once and fixed a metal shield alongside the flue store to stop the wind blowing in. Do not block exhaust exit.

navi | May 23, 7676

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Pushing the envelope on paper-based diagnostics
HealthCanal.com - May 23, 2012
The bite is prepared simply by adding, water, ethanol and elute buffer to the device. DNA can be extracted even from samples with only a mini bacterial load. The test takes one-and-a half hour to run cold, or one hour using an oven or heater barrier.

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