Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards a marine vessel comprising a bow section, a stern section, a centreline and a planing hull. The planing hull comprises a vee bottom section extending along the centreline from the stern section to the bow section and a pair of retainer walls extending from the stern section towards the bow section along either side of the vee bottom section. Each retainer wall extends downwardly parallel to, or at an acute angle to, the centreline. The vee bottom section is configured to, in use, direct water outwardly from the centreline towards the retainer walls. The retainer walls are configured to downwardly direct said outwardly directed water for providing lift to the marine vessel.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a patient includes measuring neural respiratory drive using a monitoring device (10), repeating the measurement either continuously or at regular time intervals, and comparing the measurements obtained in order to predict treatment failure and/clinical deterioration and/or re-admission. In embodiments of the invention, the neural respiratory drive is measured by obtaining a measure of the second intercostal space parasternal electromyogram. A monitoring device (10) includes a signal input (20), a processing unit (30), and a output unit (50), and is arranged to measure the neural respiratory drive, store the measured value and compare it to a previously measured value for the neural respiratory drive.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a patient includes measuring neural respiratory drive using a monitoring device (10), repeating the measurement either continuously or at regular time intervals, and comparing the measurements obtained in order to predict treatment failure and/clinical deterioration and/or re-admission. In embodiments of the invention, the neural respiratory drive is measured by obtaining a measure of the second intercostal space parasternal electromyogram. A monitoring device (10) includes a signal input (20), a processing unit (30), and a output unit (50), and is arranged to measure the neural respiratory drive, store the measured value and compare it to a previously measured value for the neural respiratory drive.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a patient includes measuring neural respiratory drive using a monitoring device (10), repeating the measurement either continuously or at regular time intervals, and comparing the measurements obtained in order to predict treatment failure and/clinical deterioration and/or re-admission. In embodiments of the invention, the neural respiratory drive is measured by obtaining a measure of the second intercostal space parasternal electromyogram. A monitoring device (10) includes a signal input (20), a processing unit (30), and a output unit (50), and is arranged to measure the neural respiratory drive, store the measured value and compare it to a previously measured value for the neural respiratory drive.

Abstract: The invention provides a nozzle-mixed burner for use in an endothermic process such as hydrogen reforming or ammonia reforming or ethylene cracking or EDC cracking. The burner comprises a fuel duct extending axially through a wall of the furnace. The fuel duct delivers gaseous fuel to an array of nozzles extending laterally to spray the fuel outwardly into an annular chamber defined by a cap. Combustion air is delivered to the chamber by way of a primary air duct. A convergent-divergent section of the duct and an outwardly divergent section of the chamber together form a radially extending venturi. Combustion of the fuel, supplemented by the venturi effect, draws the air through the duct by natural inspiration.

Abstract: A method of joining two tubular members which comprises inserting an end portion, which forms a spigot, of one of them into an end portion, which forms a socket, of the other to achieve an interference fit. The thickness of the wall of the end portion of at least one of the tubular members so varies in an axial direction that, when the spigot has been fully inserted into the socket, the external diameter of the spigot and the internal diameter of the socket are smaller at a first point on the axis than at a second point on the axis, the first point being nearer to the mouth of the socket than the second point.