Abstract: Methods for producing a zinc-enriched drinking water can include: providing water meeting drinking water standards; measuring a pH of the water; if the pH of the water is below a predetermined threshold, increasing the pH of the water above the predetermined threshold; and adding zinc to the water. The methods can produce a zinc-enriched water product with containing zinc; and having a pH above 7.

Abstract: A protective enclosure provides patient privacy and protection from inclement weather to a patient on a mattress on a stretcher. The enclosure includes a pair of slidable base portions and a cover connected to, and extending between, the base portions. The base portions are movable toward and away from each other in a transverse common plane underneath the mattress along a transverse axis that extends widthwise of the mattress. The cover bounds an interior space in which a body part of the patient is received. The cover has an overhead structure that extends along the transverse axis above the transverse common plane.

Abstract: A protective enclosure provides patient privacy and protection from inclement weather to a patient on a mattress on a stretcher. The enclosure includes a pair of slidable base portions and a cover connected to, and extending between, the base portions. The base portions are movable toward and away from each other in a transverse common plane underneath the mattress along a transverse axis that extends widthwise of the mattress. The cover bounds an interior space in which a body part of the patient is received. The cover has an overhead structure that extends along the transverse axis above the transverse common plane.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the flow of a diluent to adjust the viscosity of a magnet wire coating enamel solution is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a flow loop, a pressure sensor, a proportional controller and a flow control valve.