To find out more about what such fires presage, Dr Balch has been conducting experimental burns like the one now planned since 2004.At the start of each experiment the group cuts a fire break along the perimeter of the area.
At the start of each experiment the vessel was charged with 750 mL of deionized water.
The cell numbers were determined at the start of each experiment and then at successive time intervals.
Cultures for Experiment 2 (batch systems) were washed twice and resuspended in 25% Ml before the start of each experiment.
The polymer shale sample was pre-sheared at 200 s−1 before the start of each experiment.
Before the start of each experiment, the catalyst was first heated up to 250°C, while the reactor was purged with nitrogen.
At the start of each experiment, the boxes were flushed for 5 min with the indicated oxygen concentration (Table 1) by using two outlets.
Prior to the start of each experiment, the pore-water pressure sensor was immersed in a water-filled jar for several minutes to ensure accurate measurement.
Mice were 5 weeks of age at the start of each experiment.
Shoulder angles were set manually with a goniometer and then remeasured prior to the start of each experiment.
The number of symptomatic cases at the start of each experiment remained the same irrespective of the population size.
