Plasma. Medical search. Frequent questions

In 2020, doctors used convalescent plasma therapy to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). (mayoclinic.org)
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers demonstrated that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) convalescent plasmas (CCPs) with low neutralizing and high fragment crystallizable (Fc)-effector activity result in effective prophylaxis. (news-medical.net)

Further upstream of the bow shock, i.e. towards the Sun, Cluster is providing new measurements which contribute to a better understanding of various phenomena including: plasma turbulence and its role in the heating of the solar wind, backstreaming ions, pickup ions, and plasma bubbles (see Featured highlight below). (esa.int)
The aim of this projectis to (1) develop state-of-the-art laser diagnostics for investigating plasma phenomena and (2) demonstrate and apply these methods in relevant conditions for plasma-discharge applications. (lu.se)
Conventional methods for investigating plasma phenomena mainly rely on electric probe techniques, ex-situ mass spectroscopy or passive light emission analysis. (lu.se)
Intermediate phenomena are rarely studied in-situ and little is known about intermediate states and governing processes, making plasma-discharge applications hard to assess and analyse. (lu.se)
These previous efforts provide a solid foundation for development of advanced laser-based plasma diagnostics and ground-breaking investigations of stochastic discharge plasma phenomena. (lu.se)
The outcome of this project is to (I) provide experimentalists with novel diagnostic tools for studies of plasma phenomena and (II), generate experimental data that will increase understanding of plasma-induced phenomena for scientists and engineers. (lu.se)

Quantemol-VT VizGlow VizSpark CFD-ACE+ COMSOL LSP Magic Starfish USim VSim STAR-CCM+ List of plasma physics articles Pokhotelov, D. (wikipedia.org)
Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (2nd ed. (wikipedia.org)
Principles of Plasma Physics. (wikipedia.org)
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have uncovered a process in the swirling masses of plasma surrounding black holes and neutron stars that can cause previously unexplained emissions of light and heat. (eurekalert.org)
These accretion disk reconnection processes are something new in the plasma physics world," said PPPL physicist Fatima Ebrahimi, co-author of a paper reporting the results in The Astrophysical Journal Letters . (eurekalert.org)
I hadn't studied plasma physics in school and never written a research paper. (eurekalert.org)
PPPL, on Princeton University's Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro, N.J., is devoted to creating new knowledge about the physics of plasmas - ultra-hot, charged gases - and to developing practical solutions for the creation of fusion energy. (eurekalert.org)
Experimental determination of the thermal, turbulent, and rotational ion motion and magnetic field profiles in imploding plasmas by Y. Maron has been published in Physics of Plasmas. (weizmann.ac.il)
Plasma are widely used in industry for many applications and products in daily life, as shown in the five modules on basic industrial plasmas of the MOOC on plasma physics and its applications. (epfl.ch)
The plasma parameters and plasma physics are very different from fusion and astrohpysical plasmas. (epfl.ch)
During her time at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Claudia Bernhardt has rotated through several engineering jobs, been promoted to staff mechanical engineer in the design group and has become one of the leaders of PPPL's Women in Engineering (WiE) employee resource group. (pppl.gov)
The Planetary Plasmas subgroup of University College London's Astrophysics Group/Department of Physics and Astronomy is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to conduct original research related to the area of magnetospheric/plasma physics of the outer planets of the solar system. (usra.edu)

In addition to studying the astrophysical properties of plasma, scientists are exploring how to confine it within doughnut-shaped devices known as tokamaks to harness fusion reactions that produce the vast energy of the sun and stars. (eurekalert.org)
It consists of a complex system of magnetic fields that confine the plasma of reactive charged particles in a hollow, doughnut-shaped container. (britannica.com)
Radio frequency (RF) waves in MegaAmpere toroidal plasma currents are launched to confine solar temperature plasmas, and can be studied with visualization. (utexas.edu)

https://fedoraproject.org//wiki/Changes/Plasma_5 Plasma 5 is successor to KDE Plasma 4 created by the KDE Community. (redhat.com)

Convalescent plasma therapy isn't a new idea. (mayoclinic.org)
Convalescent plasma therapy is used to prevent or treat severe or life-threatening complications from an illness. (mayoclinic.org)
Convalescent plasma therapy has the same risks as any plasma therapy. (mayoclinic.org)
Your doctor may consider convalescent plasma therapy in limited situations. (mayoclinic.org)
If you have COVID-19 and your immune system is weakened by treatment or disease, convalescent plasma therapy may be an option. (mayoclinic.org)
If you have questions about convalescent plasma therapy, ask your doctor. (mayoclinic.org)

The 6th Spectral Line Shapes in Plasmas code comparison workshop to be held in Hyères, France, October 17 - 21, 2022. (weizmann.ac.il)

With Towsley's consent, her doctors administered an experimental treatment: a transfusion of plasma donated by someone who had just recently recovered from coronavirus. (cbsnews.com)

Plasma is the fourth state of matter, after solids, liquids and gases. (livescience.com)
Therefore, it is of great importance to develop a detection system with good sensitivity and specificity to analyze the reaction products from the discharge for different plasma conditions (e.g., different feed gases, electric discharge power and mixing ratios). (nature.com)

Instead, "cold" plasmas with a temperature of about 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) are made in the lab by partially ionizing helium gas with pulses of microwaves lasting just millionths of a second. (livescience.com)
When moving the plasma jet, the temperature of the dentin increased only to between 102 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit -hot, but not searing enough to kill microbes or harm tissue, said Rupf. (livescience.com)
One key to industrial plasma processing is that high temperature plasma chemistry - at thousands of degrees Centigrade - can be applied to low temperature substrates , such as glass, plastics, and even people. (epfl.ch)
Although it is not yet routinely available for clinical use, studies have shown that the plasma, when used at room temperature, appears as a promising innovation featuring antimicrobial activity, positive effects in adhesiveness, tooth whitening and osseointegration, without causing oral tissue damage. (bvsalud.org)

The single particle model describes the plasma as individual electrons and ions moving in imposed (rather than self-consistent) electric and magnetic fields. (wikipedia.org)
An intense laser pulse generates a wave within the channel, which can capture and accelerate electrons from the plasma. (sciencedaily.com)
Like a surfer, the electrons are carried along by the plasma wave, which accelerates them to high energies," explains Manuel Kirchen, lead author of one of the papers. (sciencedaily.com)
As a result, the researchers were able to obtain the electrons for their particle bunch from the front part of the plasma cell, which were then accelerated over the entire rear section of the cell. (sciencedaily.com)
Being more tightly bound, the electrons in the nitrogen are released a little later, and that makes them ideal for being accelerated by the plasma wave," explains Manuel Kirchen. (sciencedaily.com)
As these waves move through a plasma, electrons traveling at the right speed get captured in weak spots of the wave’s magnetic field. (nasa.gov)
Other electrons in the plasma traveling faster or slower than the wave end up passing energy back and forth as they try to keep up with it. (nasa.gov)
Plasma, known as the fourth state of matter, comprises free-floating electrons and atomic nuclei, or ions, and makes up 99 percent of the visible universe. (eurekalert.org)
The ions are produced by introducing the sample into an inductively coupled plasma which strips off electrons thereby creating positively charged ions. (carleton.edu)

Convalescent plasma, widely given to severely ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 during the pandemic, does not improve their ability to survive or recover, according to a national clinical trial led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and published in the journal CHEST. (news-medical.net)
Plasmas are widely used in applications and research for e.g. surface and gas treatment, ignition systems and material processing. (lu.se)

While the plasma jet fires, it charges oxygen gas in the surrounding air, creating highly reactive molecules that can break down the bacteria's defenses. (livescience.com)
Broadband mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy is a well-established and valuable diagnostic technique for reactive plasmas. (nature.com)
However, the plasmas formed in electric discharges are complex systems, consisting of numerous (reactive) species, and it is a challenge to control its reaction specificity. (nature.com)
Plasma offers remarkable capabilities in generating a highly reactive environment, which facilitates more efficient reaction pathways. (lu.se)

The University of Missouri-Columbia began testing plasma glucose in the 2013-2014 cycle. (cdc.gov)

I think plasma will provide additional advantages [in treating cavities], namely by not drilling into or removing dentin so deeply," said Stefan Rupf, an assistant professor of dentistry at Saarland University in Germany and lead author of a study on the work in next month's issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology. (livescience.com)
As for whether these plasma jets can assure pain-free dentistry without the high-pitched whine of drills, Rupf thinks it is certainly possible. (livescience.com)
Parish Sedghizadeh is an assistant professor at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry who works with plasmas but was not involved with the new study. (livescience.com)
This literature review aims to conduct a brief introduction to plasma, addressing what it is, how it is generated, its mechanism of action, as well as its use in dentistry, in different specialties. (bvsalud.org)

In the case of COVID-19 convalescent plasma, donors are tested before they give blood. (mayoclinic.org)
While people who give plasma are often called donors, companies such as CSL compensate them with as much as $400 per month. (startribune.com)
By increasing the amount of raw material (source plasma) we collect from donors through our existing infrastructure, as well as making plans to collect more in the future, we are striking the right balance for patients. (blood.ca)
Ontario and Quebec have already enacted legislation banning clinics that pay donors for plasma. (cbc.ca)
The bill has fines for individuals caught paying others for plasma, but there are no penalties for donors. (cbc.ca)
This government is telling Albertans that it's OK to buy plasma products from paid donors in other jurisdictions, and to me that's simply not acceptable. (cbc.ca)

Scientists are celebrating not just one but two milestones in the development of innovative plasma accelerators. (sciencedaily.com)
To do so, the scientists provided the algorithm with a functional model of the plasma accelerator and a set of adjustable parameters, which the algorithm then optimised on its own. (sciencedaily.com)
For the first time, NASA scientists see how energy is transported in a plasma. (nasa.gov)
By learning how energy travels in a plasma, NASA scientists can better understand how the solar wind is heated to extreme temperatures. (nasa.gov)
The process interests scientists because it seems to happen throughout the universe, from plasma masses spanning light years to tabletop experiments in laboratories. (eurekalert.org)
Chang's brother, engineer Ronald Chang, who is also Ad Astra's executive director, will run the lab, where Costa Rican scientists will work on plasma development. (ticotimes.net)

The present recommendations concern the use of these tests to screen blood and plasma collected for transfusion or manufactured into other products. (cdc.gov)
Convalescent plasma - using a transfusion of blood with antibodies donated by recovered patients - has already shown promising results as a treatment for coronavirus. (cbsnews.com)

Laser diagnostics enable us to investigate specific species within the plasma and, in conjunction with chemical models, determine the predominant reaction pathways under specific conditions. (lu.se)

As a hybrid mass spectrometer, MC-ICPMS combines an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) plasma source, an energy filter, a magnetic sector analyzer, and multiple collectors for the measurement of ions. (carleton.edu)

There are several main types of plasma models: single particle, kinetic, fluid, hybrid kinetic/fluid, gyrokinetic and as system of many particles. (wikipedia.org)
Kinetic Alfvén waves have long been suspected to transport energy in plasmas, a fundamental state of matter composed of charged particles that exists throughout the universe. (nasa.gov)
By understanding the fundamental process that transports energy through a plasma, NASA can improve nuclear fusion technology and better understand how the solar wind - the constant flow of solar particles that bathes the entire solar system - is heated to extreme temperatures. (nasa.gov)

Experiments using plasma for waste management began in the 1980s. (howstuffworks.com)
The group conducted its experiments using a new type of plasma cell, specially developed for the purpose, whose plasma channel is divided into two regions. (sciencedaily.com)

Plasma 5.27 is out and brings massive improvements to the desktop and all its tools. (kde.org)
Plasma 5.27 brings exciting new improvements to your desktop, and the first thing you'll notice when firing up Plasma is our new Konqi-powered wizard which will guide you through setting up the desktop. (kde.org)
Additionally, Plasma 5.27 is a Long Term Support version with tons of stability work and bugfixes, so you can feel the warm and stable 💘 from the KDE community forever. (kde.org)
Read on to find out more about Plasma 5.27! (kde.org)
If you enjoy Plasma 5.27, you can express your 💖 for Free Software too! (kde.org)
In Plasma 5.27, Discover now has a brand-new homepage design with dynamically-updating categories that show popular apps, plus a new set of featured apps that showcase the best of KDE. (kde.org)
In Plasma 5.27, KRunner can now show you the current time in other locations! (kde.org)

This model has been used extensively for simulation of tokamak plasma instabilities (for example, the GYRO and Gyrokinetic ElectroMagnetic codes), and more recently in astrophysical applications. (wikipedia.org)
tokamak , device used in nuclear-fusion research for magnetic confinement of plasma . (britannica.com)
The tokamak (an acronym from the Russian words for toroidal magnetic confinement) was developed in the mid-1960s by Soviet plasma physicists. (britannica.com)

State officials said the second allegation is damning because Edgar was told that the denial decision was made by a local manager and then affirmed by two supervisors up the chain of command at CSL, one of the world's largest plasma collection agencies. (startribune.com)
The United States provides around 70 percent of the world's plasma. (wpr.org)

One of the most promising emerging methods for reducing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions in chemical industrial processes is plasma-based gas conversion 1 . (nature.com)
Plasma-discharge formation is randomized and transient and these plasma-induced processes occur in volatile and harsh environments. (lu.se)
Our research group focuses on exploring the applications of plasmas in different industrial processes, such as combustion, reformation, catalysis, and more. (lu.se)
By reducing the energy cost associated with specific reactions, plasma enables enhanced efficiency, making the processes more effective overall. (lu.se)

The exterior cusp is also seen as a very turbulent region with vortices in the plasma flow. (esa.int)

A MC-ICPMS is a hybrid mass spectrometer that combines the advantages of superior ionization of an inductively coupled plasma source and the precise measurements of a magnetic sector multicollector mass spectrometer. (carleton.edu)
Multicollector-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICPMS) Instrumentation - How Does It Work? (carleton.edu)

WARNING out-of-topic, is there a way to use pinch to zoom in kde's plasma desktop? (kde.org)

The process, known as magnetic reconnection, also jettisons huge plumes of plasma billions of miles in length. (eurekalert.org)

In the United States, government rules and guidelines for individual donation centers determine who can donate plasma. (healthline.com)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the donation of blood and blood components such as plasma . (healthline.com)
Each plasma donation center also has its own additional requirements. (healthline.com)
What are the risks of plasma donation for people with asthma? (healthline.com)
You can manage some side effects of plasma donation with getting rest, drinking water, and eating iron-rich foods. (healthline.com)
If you're experiencing asthma symptoms, blood or plasma donation can worsen those symptoms. (healthline.com)
Check in with the plasma donation center to make sure you can donate, especially if you take medication to manage your asthma. (healthline.com)
After your plasma donation, you'll stay at the center for 10-15 minutes to make sure your body begins to recover. (healthline.com)
You'll have a bandage over the site of the needle prick from the plasma donation that you can keep on for several hours . (healthline.com)
You can continue to monitor your asthma symptoms after the plasma donation. (healthline.com)
Each plasma donation center has its own eligibility guidelines. (healthline.com)
The main difference between a whole blood and plasma donation is the collection method-apheresis. (blood.ca)
We speak with three guests to learn more about the plasma donation industry. (wpr.org)

In the future, Ebrahimi plans to explore how the MRI affects accretion disk turbulence, disturbances in the plasma that can affect how heat, light, and motion propagate throughout the disk. (eurekalert.org)

Tests to detect antibody to HTLV-III will be licensed and commercially available in the United States in the near future to screen blood and plasma for laboratory evidence of infection with the virus. (cdc.gov)

The Plasma Active team used valuable user feedback and real-world usage to improve the end-user experience significantly over Plasma Active One. (kde.org)
Plasma and leukocyte vitamin C levels were significantly lower in the asthma group. (who.int)
After 11 weeks of treatment, mean plasma NPY level was significantly increased (P = 0.004) compared to pretreatment levels. (lu.se)
The mean plasma CGRP level was significantly reduced at 11 and 38 weeks of treatment compared to pre-treatment value (P = 0.002 and P = 0.004, respectively). (lu.se)
Additionally, plasma MTBR-tau243 was significantly associated with Mini-Mental State Examination scores in amyloid-positive participants, while plasma p-tau217 was not, suggesting the potential clinical applications of plasma MTBR-tau243 in predicting not only neurofibrillary tangles but also cognitive impairment in AD, they note. (medscape.com)

KRunner is the launcher built into the Plasma desktop. (kde.org)

The latest finding of this powerful eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai indicates the blast was strong enough to cause plasma bubbles in the ionosphere that can. (hothardware.com)

Homogeneous, single-chain human factor V was used to develop a double antibody competition radioimmunoassay to measure factor V concentrations in plasma and platelets. (nih.gov)

In just two months, the Plasma Active development team has made significant improvements over Plasma Active One . (kde.org)

It's fantastic to see the speed with which the new technology of plasma acceleration is reaching a level of maturity where it can be used in a wide range of applications," congratulates Wim Leemans, Director of the Accelerator Division at DESY. (sciencedaily.com)
The Plasma Launcher lets you quickly and easily launch applications, but it can do much more -- convenient tasks like bookmarking applications, searching for documents as you type, or navigating to common places help you get straight to the point. (kde.org)
Give your eyes some rest by switching Plasma and its applications to a built-in dark theme. (kde.org)
We demonstrate its potential in plasma applications by accurate identification and quantification of a variety of reaction products (e.g. nitrogen oxides and carbon oxides) under low-pressure conditions, including the molecular species with overlapping absorbance features (e.g. acetone, acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, etc. (nature.com)

Based on this recipe for achieving high electron beam quality, the team then scored a second research success: Sören Jalas and his colleagues were able to use artificial intelligence (IA) to modify an algorithm that controls and optimises the complex system of the plasma accelerator. (sciencedaily.com)
U.S.-Costa Rican astronaut Franklin Chang's dream of developing a plasma rocket for travel to Mars is set to become one step closer to reality tomorrow when his new space research lab is inaugurated in the northwestern province of Guanacaste. (ticotimes.net)
This latest research shows that the CSF MTBR-tau243 findings translate to plasma, making it more accessible for clinical trials and diagnosis. (medscape.com)
The researchers measured MTBR-tau243 and p-tau217 in plasma samples from 35 adults from Washington University's Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (Knight ADRC) and 108 from the Swedish BioFINDER-2 study who underwent tau-PET scans. (medscape.com)

All content is posted anonymously by employees working at BPL Plasma. (glassdoor.com)

Plasma cell myeloma (multiple myeloma, myelomatosis, medullary plasmacytoma) is a bone marrow-based, malignant disorder of postgerminal center B-cells that is characterized by a clonal proliferation of plasma cells, with associated serum and/or urine monoclonal proteins. (medscape.com)
Asymptomatic plasma cell myeloma is a plasma cell neoplasm defined by the presence of serum monoclonal protein of 3.0 gm/dL or greater (by electrophoresis) and/or clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow of 10% or greater, without evidence of end-organ damage (hypercalcemia, renal insufficiency, anemia, lytic lesions of bone). (medscape.com)

The Tomahawk® Plasma Circle Cutting Guide Kit allows for quick and easy setup of the plama cutting torch for accurate circles from 3-33 in. (lincolnelectric.com)
Works with all Tomahawk® Lincoln LC series handheld plasma torches. (lincolnelectric.com)

Plasma MTBR-tau243 reflects changes in tau pathology that occur during the clinical symptomatic phase of AD," said lead researcher Kanta Horie, PhD, an Eisai-sponsored visiting researcher in Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. (medscape.com)
Plasma MTBR-tau234 can also be used to stage AD tauopathy, determine if cognitive symptoms are likely due to AD pathology, and holds promise to track the effects of tau-targeting therapies, Horie said. (medscape.com)

Researchers measured the neutralizing titers of plasma samples against the SARS-CoV-2 new variant of concern Omicron's sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 with arginine (Arg)346 mutations. (news-medical.net)
Researchers recently demonstrated that a small, blowtorch-like device emitting a relatively cool beam of purple plasma can eliminate oral bacteria in cavities, leaving more tooth structure intact than a drill does. (livescience.com)
The researchers used a new model plus previously gathered data to find that a wiggling in the plasma known as the magnetorotational instability (MRI) forces magnetic fields together. (eurekalert.org)
In the Knight ADRC cohort, plasma MTBR-tau243 showed a strong correlation with CSF MTBR-tau243 (Spearman's Rho, 0.83) and tau-PET (Rho, 0.74), "suggesting that plasma MTBR-tau243 is translatable from CSF and predicts tau-PET," the researchers note in their late-breaking abstract. (medscape.com)
This implies that plasma MTBR-tau243 recapitulates more advanced pathological stages (neocortical spreading phase) compared with early pathological stages (subcortical accumulation phase), the researchers say. (medscape.com)

In either form of plasma cell myeloma, immune dysfunction, cytopenias and lytic bone lesions occur as a result of direct cellular interactions (cytokines, growth factors) and/or mass effect. (medscape.com)

High or low amounts of individual plasma amino acids must be considered with other information. (medlineplus.gov)
Big, high resolution LCD screens are forcing plasma televisions into the huge screen corner. (hothardware.com)
It is technologically difficult and often costly for plasma makers to give a full high-definition function. (hothardware.com)
Plasma with a high level of antibodies may help people with the same illness recover. (mayoclinic.org)
COVID-19 convalescent plasma with a high level of antibodies may be used to help people diagnosed with COVID-19 who have a weakened immune system. (mayoclinic.org)

Once you get a positive response, make sure to find out about the interview process at BPL Plasma and prepare for tough questions. (glassdoor.com)
Lightning strikes and the superhot plasmas that make up the sun and other stars are common examples of hot plasmas. (livescience.com)
Every new version of Plasma brings visual enhancements that make it more attractive. (kde.org)
Becoming a plasma donor can make a lifesaving difference to patients across Canada, who depend on treatments made from donated plasma. (blood.ca)

KDE == The Plasma desktop in Fedora 22 is upgraded to version 5, which is based on Qt 5 and KDE Frameworks 5. (redhat.com)
I currently have Panasonic plasma on a desktop stand but I'm soon going to hang it on the wall. (avforums.com)
The KDE Project released today the third maintenance update to its latest KDE Plasma 5.17 desktop environment series to address more issues and update translations. (linux.com)
LXer: Plasma 5.6 Makes KDE Plasma Desktop Environment More Powerful, Beautiful And Useful? (linuxquestions.org)
Once upon a time a group of developers working on the open source KDE Plasma Active desktop environment for mobile devices figured it'd be cool if there was a tablet designed specifically to run the software. (liliputing.com)
Your Plasma desktop is very flexible and can be configured just how you like it using the System Settings app. (kde.org)

Plasma amino acids is a screening test, usually done on infants that looks at the amounts of amino acids in the blood. (medlineplus.gov)
Convalescent plasma (kon-vuh-LES-unt PLAZ-muh) therapy uses blood from people who've recovered from an illness to help others get better. (mayoclinic.org)
To get convalescent plasma, people donate blood after recovery. (mayoclinic.org)
The blood is processed to remove blood cells, leaving behind a liquid called plasma. (mayoclinic.org)
Your doctor will order convalescent plasma that is compatible with your blood type from your hospital's local blood supplier. (mayoclinic.org)
Blood is made up of platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells, all of which are suspended in a liquid called plasma. (healthline.com)
Donating plasma can help people with liver disease and blood clotting disorders, among many others. (healthline.com)
Donated plasma - the clear liquid portion of blood - is used in a variety of surgeries and medical treatments and in the development of new therapies. (startribune.com)
Included was the recommendation that members of groups at increased risk for AIDS should refrain from donating plasma and/or blood. (cdc.gov)
They are intended to supplement, rather than replace, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recently revised recommendations to blood and plasma collection facilities and the earlier inter-agency recommendations (1). (cdc.gov)
To become a plasma donor, having a history of making regular blood donations helps, but is not always necessary. (blood.ca)
The process for donating plasma is similar to donating blood. (blood.ca)
As part of our role, Canadian Blood Services is responsible for monitoring the amount of human plasma available to meet the needs of patients in Canada. (blood.ca)
Officials say the paid plasma clinic in Saskatoon has discouraged people from voluntarily giving blood. (cbc.ca)
That has created worries about what will happen to the Canadian blood supply if private plasma clinics expand across the country. (cbc.ca)
A desire for Canada to get more of its plasma domestically is behind the push to keep the country's blood supply reliant on volunteers who donate to Canadian Blood Services. (cbc.ca)
Survivors of COVID-19 are donating their blood plasma in droves in hopes it helps other patients recover from the coronavirus. (wpr.org)
Let me clarify that we are not referring to blood plasma, as that pertains to the field of biology. (lu.se)

The magnetopause is the border of the magnetosphere, a thin plasma layer that separates the magnetic field of the solar wind from the Earth's magnetic field. (esa.int)
At this location the plasma pressure of the solar wind is in equilibrium with the magnetic pressure inside the magnetosphere. (esa.int)
Although the magnetopause is usually considered as an impenetrable boundary, some plasma from the solar wind can enter the magnetosphere. (esa.int)
Impulsive penetration where plasma filaments, which have a higher momentum than the surrounding solar wind plasma, impact and possibly penetrate the magnetopause. (esa.int)

The Spark tablet will be the first 7 inch tablet to ship with Mer Linux and KDE Plasma Active software when it launches in May. (liliputing.com)

BPL Plasma is dedicated to the collection of plasma for life-saving therapies. (glassdoor.com)

Glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it's like to work at BPL Plasma, including salaries, reviews, office photos, and more. (glassdoor.com)

A group of developers at KDE have been working to offer a tablet with free and open source software based on the KDE Plasma Active user interface. (liliputing.com)

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