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9^th World congress of cryosurgery. Abstracts.

• Organiser : IIF-IIR, ISC, International Society of Cryosurgery
• Publication date: 1995
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Urology, Proctology, Cryotherapy, Cryobiology, Cancer, Measurement, Skin, Eye, Equipment, Cryopreservation, Cryosurgery
• Formats : Hard copy, PDF

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Cryosurgery: Mechanism and Applications.

• Author(s) : IIF-IIR
• Publication date: 1995
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Veterinary medicine, Urology, Proctology, Cryotherapy, Cryobiology, Skin, Respiratory system, Eye, Cryopreservation, Cryosurgery
• Formats : Hard copy

Optimizing building performance at Pushpawati Singhania research institute

• Author(s) : NANTHAGOPALAN T. K.
• Publication date: 2016/11
• Languages : English
• Source: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Journal - vol. 19 - n. 6
• Formats : PDF

World’s most powerful MRI machines push the limits of human imaging

Latest MRI machines, developed in the US and in France and designed to operate under ultra-high magnetic strength thanks to giant superconducting magnets, should notably allow major advances in the understanding of neurological diseases.

• Publication date : 2019/02/28

Briefs: Ice slurries, heart attack victims and surgery patients

In cardiac arrest victims, without fresh oxygen from blood pumped through the body, brain cells start to die in just minutes. Within 10-20 minutes after the heart stops beating, even if doctors can get the heart beating again, the brain has died....

• Publication date : 2009/12/09

Infants with brain damage benefit from cooling

Doctors at the UC Davis Medical Center have been using a cooling technique to help children born with brain damage. Instead of being placed in blankets after birth, the infants are being cooled in order to prevent further brain damage from occurring.

• Publication date : 2012/07/31

Fallstreak holes

Fallstreak holes are a stunning and very rare natural phenomenon. Last November, a Reddit user shared an incredible picture showing one of these wonders of nature in the skies over eastern Victoria, Australia.

• Publication date : 2016/05/10

Cooling to heal

Therapeutic hypothermia cools the body of patients who have suffered brain damage to a moderate temperature (between 32°C and 34°C) in order to slow the deterioration process.

• Publication date : 2014/11/24

Advances in brain tissue cryopreservation

A team of researchers has developed a method for preserving the neuronal architecture and functional activity of cerebral organoids. This could make it possible to reduce the long-term costs of culturing these...

• Publication date : 2024/06/27

The global Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) market

The global market for MRI systems valued USD 4.13 billion, as of the first quarter of 2013, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.56% reaching approximately USD 5.24 billion by 2018.

• Publication date : 2015/04/03

Smart standard for smart labels

There are currently no official standards to assess smart labels

• Publication date : 2012/09/07

Vending machine dispenses fresh foods via RFID

The startup PantryLabs has created refrigerated kiosks which can identify sandwiches and other perishable products stored within, and can track sales and inventory levels.

• Publication date : 2014/09/24

Time-temperature indicator materials given green light by EFSA

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) validates active materials used to create time-temperature indicators on chilled food packaging.

• Publication date : 2013/09/03

A project aimaing at improving fresh produce exports from Dominican Republic

The United States Department of Agriculture is currently working to strengthen the DR’s ability to export high quality fruit and vegetable products.

• Publication date : 2017/07/18
• Subjects: Developing country

Tracking drugs and life-sciences goods thanks to RFID temperature tag

DHL Global Forwarding has commercialized DHL Thermonet, an RFID-based air-freight service allowing customers to track the temperatures of their goods throughout the shipping process.

• Publication date : 2013/09/08

A new software to track and analyze cold chain performance

ShockWatch, a provider of supply chain monitoring, introduced the web-hosted TrekView Data Management System (DMS) to make monitoring temperature-sensitive products easier.

• Publication date : 2013/12/03

Food cold chain: improving temperature control to reduce loss

Recent review articles provide an update on technologies to monitor temperature in the food cold chain, in order to avoid food loss during transport and...

• Publication date : 2022/04/29
• Subjects: Figures, economy, Technology

Taiwanese fruit distributor tracks fresh produce via RFID

Je-Nong Cooperative Farm has reduced labor costs by adopting plastic crates with embedded passive UHF EPC tags to track its products.

• Publication date : 2013/11/19

Obituary: Jozef Mlynarczyk

The IIR would like to express its sincere condolences to the family and relatives of Jozef Mlynarczyk, who died on March 19, 2018.

• Publication date : 2018/05/17

Obituary: Robert Heap

The IIR would like to express its sincere condolences to the family and relatives of Robert Heap, who died on March 11, 2014, at the age of 72.

• Publication date : 2014/04/30

Obituary of Professor Eric Granryd

The IIR is deeply saddened to learn that Professor Eric Granryd died on March 30, 2022 at the age of 88.

• Publication date : 2022/04/07

Obituary: Prof Ezio Fornasieri

The IIR would like to express its sincere condolences to the family and relatives of Prof Ezio Fornasieri, who died in November 2013 at the age of 70.

• Publication date : 2013/11/26

The IIR is taking part in standardization work for TTIIs in France

Gérald Cavalier, President of Section D of the IIR’s Science and Technology Council was appointed President of the new E18A Commission of AFNOR (Association Française de Normalisation, the French Standardization Agency): “Cold chain control -...

• Publication date : 2012/08/22

Call for abstracts now open: Cryogenics Conference 2021

The Programme Committee of the 16th IIR Conference on Cryogenics kindly invites authors to submit their abstracts by February 10, 2021!

• Publication date : 2020/12/14
• Subjects: Technology

Download the latest technical papers from the IIR Cryogenics Conference

Held on 8-11 April this year, the 15th IIR Cryogenics Conference welcomed over 120 guests from more than 22 countries.

• Publication date : 2019/07/02

Obituary : Gerald Groff

Gerald Groff, former President of Section E and very active in the IIR died on September 15.

• Publication date : 2019/09/30

Obituary: S. Forbes Pearson

Dr S  Forbes Pearson, one of the most famous IIR person, passed away. The IIR presents its deepest sympathy and sincerest condolences to his family and relatives.

• Publication date : 2024/03/28