Can we hit 300,000 Views by July ?

 

My 2 Duck Friends would be happy if we achieved 300,000 views as they would be Famous !

Not as famous as the Donald Duck but definately getting there !  

Cloud Based Monitoring of your Test Chambers Video 2 of 2

 

Once the data is captured, it is easily recoverable on a dashboard on your handphone, or notebook. This data can be very useful for your test reports and submissions for compliance to attain your IQ OQ and PQ status for your biomedical and pharmaceutical product which you manufacture in your factory.

For more information, visit 

www.qra.com.sg

Email : mark@qra.com.sg

             qrasales@qra.com.sg

Our friendly and knowledgeable sales specialists would be most pleased to guide you along your journey to achieving world class products fully compliant to

ASTM F 1980 - 21 

ISO 11607 

Email in your enquiries readers. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. 

Cloud Based Monitoring for your Test Chambers Video 1 of 2

 

Watch this video carefully. The traditional method of collecting data from your test chamber is by the chart recorder which is normally 6, 8 or 12 channels and each channel represents a sensor reading for a thermocouple (for temperature) or piezoelectric sensor (for humidity).

QRA has developed a novel way employing IoT or the Internet of Things which uses the online wifi which each company or household has. The data captured can be preset to every minute, or every 5 minutes to ensure that the recording set on the chamber is accurately performed.

If the reading goes above or below the setting of say 50 C, there will be a trigger alarm and the end user is alerted that something could be amiss with the chamber. He can then alert the technician in charge to go down a take a look in that eventuality.

Interested ?

Please contact  QRA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD.

www.qra.com.sg

Email : mark@qra.com.sg

            qrasales@qra.com.sg

We can custom a solution for you. No need expensive hires of full time technicians. They can be deployed elsewhere and can react when necessary - especially when triggered by the IoT Cloud Based Monitoring.

 

 

Athletic Chamber - Proven Benefits of Live High Train Low and High as evidenced by our Elite Sprint Stars Results in Recent Times

    

Internal View of Athletic Chamber at Sports SG supplied and installed by QRA INTERNATIONAL 

Recently, our national sprinter Ms. Shanti Pereira has made the front pages of the news by coming in 2nd in the women's 100 m sprint and attaining the gold medal in the 200 m sprint recently concluded Asian Games (2023 edition) in Hangzhou China.

Kudos to her and her team of coaches, sports scientists, nutritionists and officials for reaching the pinnacle of her sport and has made her the current darling of Singapore sportsmen and women. The team behind her success is instrumental in ensuring that her performance is approaching world standard. There is also a whole depth of scientific work and sports preparation  for many months and even years to get her performance to world class level and as a result slash her 100 m and 200 m times by so much. All legal and employing the highest levels of science and technology, coaching techniques etc - it is worth it.In my humble opinion.    

Two particular pieces of equipment which I wish to highlight ; the Singapore Sports Institute offers hypoxic sleep rooms with O2 levels of 3000 m or 18.6% O2 per cubic metre of air. Normal sea levels have 20.9 or 20.8% of O2 per cubic metre of air. They also have an athletic chamber of approximately 70m3 size (which my company supplied in 2016) whereby the athletes can train from the various temperature and humidity ranges :

The Technology - Athletic Chamber provided by QRA International 

Temp : 0 to 50 C

Hum  : 20 - 95 % rH

O2    : Sea Level or 0 m (20.9% O2) to 5000 m (16.5%) 

CO2  : Less than 2000 ppm after 1 hour of intense activity by 4 athletes inside the chamber.

 

Fun Fact

People who are trapped in sealed enclosed spaces for long durations (freezer cold rooms for example)  die or faint from CO2 poisoning rather than from a lack of oxygen. The build up of CO2 caused by our breathing will rise to 8000 ppm and that is where faint headedness, dizziness, nausea sets in. If the environment is not rectified in time, by either 

1.  Releasing or scrubbing the CO2 away (by filters) 

2. Opening up the room and allowing the mixing of fresh air with O2 in and CO2 out

then the worse will happen ; disorientation, fainting and possibly death.

The Theory - General

Scientific studies have shown that elite athletes with well conditioned bodies (I highlight the words) can benefit from high altitude training. In the old days, many athletes went up to the mountains where the air was 'thin' and O2 levels were far lower than at sea level.

Live High (LH) 

This is where people who live high up the mountains, and endure low O2 levels for long stretches of time, for example, the Sherpas in the Himalayas. They have exceptionally well conditioned bodies. The reason ? Their haemaglobin levels in their blood are up to 50% more than ordinary people living at sea level height.

Train Low (TL) and Train High (TH)  

Training Low means to train at sea level.Training High is to train at altitude.

The Theory - Specific 

Our bodies have both aorta and veins, and smaller tubes called capillaries.In each cm3 of blood vessel tube, for example have (say) 10 haemoglobin molecules or small buckets whose sole function is to carry Oxygen molecules from the main O2 supplier (lungs) to the various parts of the body.

With the proper use of oxygen, the body breaks it down and burns in for produce energy for all manner of daily bodily movement from breathing, walking, running, everything.

So at sea level, if for 1 cm3 of blood there are 10 buckets of haemoglobin to carry 10 air molecules worth 1 oxygen content in size, so the effect is 100 HO of energy potential - for example. (not scientific). So if he runs at sea level, at a certain speed which he is used to, he can use up to 100 HO of energy potential, and this is limited by the number of haemoglobin buckets in his per cm3 of blood.

In high level (3000 m - which is base camp Everest), the number of O2 molecules is far less say 10 molecules air but with 7 oxygen content per fixed volume of air. Then the person's energy capacity would be reduced to 10 x 7 or 70 HO. Thus, he would feel lethargic and not be able to run at the same speed.

Hence, your body's performance is limited by the O2 concentration in the air leading to anything from disorientation, altitude sickness, light headedness and slower work rate.  

To enhance his performance, the person would have to CONDITION his body by living in low O2 conditions for up to 2 weeks, so that :

1. The amount of haemoglobin grows in the blood vessels (it is amazing but true and backed by scientific research). It typically grows by 30 to 50% . So for 1 cm3 of blood, there can be up to 15 haemoglobin buckets in 1 cm3 of blood vessel - after conditioning in hypoxic rooms (rooms with low levels of Oxygen) for up to 2 weeks.

2. After 2 weeks, the athletes have (say) 15 buckets of haemoglobin and 15 molecules of air with 0.7 oxygen content, then the energy capacity is 15 x 0.7 or 105 HO. Over time and LH and TH, he can run at approximately the same speed but with less oxygen in the air.!

Magic ? No, the body is a tremendous adaptable machine !   

LHTLH or LHTL ? 

Science has shown that athletes with the program of Living High LH (3000) and Training Low TL (sea lavel) have the best results.

This means, that after 2 weeks of altitude training - either by living in the mountain at 3000 m height, and then going to train on the track in the sea level (0 metre), what happens ?

What happens ?

The height conditioned body  now has 15 haemoglobin buckets and at sea level (0 meters), there are 15 molecules with 1 oxygen content.

The persons energy capacity increases to 150 HO  or 15 x 10 HO ! 

He (in theory) can run by up to 50% faster than his original speed ! 

The effect is temporary as the haemoglobin level reverts back to 10 if the athlete stays at sea level - but the effect can last up till 2 weeks after return to sea level.

TL or TH ? 

Science has also shown that there are tangible benefits to train at both low and high levels of Oxygen. 

So here it is, the technology explained in layman terms 

Hence with the right team, technology, discipline and dedication, success for all our national athletes is a reality ! 

                                    The Completed Chamber Front View

    First in Asia with technology and leading the Way for our Future Top Athletes ! 

Interested ? Gym Owners, Recreational, serious and elite athletes please contact :

QRA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD.

Subject : 1.  Athletic Chamber 

                2. Walk - In Chamber for Humans

               3.  Gym Pod 

Email :    1. qrasales@qra.com.sg

                2. mark@qra.com.sg

Price Range : from S$ 100, 000  (US$ 75, 000)  upwards

QRA's Athletic Chambers selling well internationally - University of Canberra - 2018

 

                            UCRISE HEAT CHAMBER - ALSO CALLED ATHLETIC CHAMBER

A very proud moment for us ; our team of skilled and experienced engineers sold, installed and commissioned a chamber room with Hypoxic Function (up to 4000 m)  and with other climate parameters such as temperature and humidity control to the University of Canberra in Bruce, Canberra. 

The project was completed in 2018 and we have been serving the customer with full service contracts till end 2026

Temperature : 15 - 50 C

Relative Humidity : 20 - 95%

O2 Control (provided by other vendor) : 0 - 4000 m.

Purpose of these equipment : for Heat Studies and Performance Enhancement of Elite Athletes 

If you have any enquiries or need more information ; please address your enquiries to 

Email : mark@qra.com.sg

            qrasales@qra.com.sg

Website : www.qra.com.sg

and let our friendly specialists guide you to better understand what you need for your athletes, or research.

Make Better Great 

Seta Milan Mandarin Oriental 2 Michelin Star Dinner Post 2 of 2

 

                                                         Happy Belated Birthday Dinner 

Seta is a 10 year old 2 Michelin starred restaurant situated on the ground floor of Marina Mandarin Milan. Address is Via Andegari, 9 20121 Milan Italy. This is our second time we have dined here the first being about 6 years ago in 2017. 

My wife and I celebrated my belated birthday several days prior by having a wonderful meal with some of the dishes highlighted in this and the earlier post. Helmed by Antonio Guida, this restaurant seats only 30 diners, so it is imperative to make your dinner bookings way in advance. In our case, it was 2 months before we arrived in Italy,  

The dress code is obviously smart casual and in my humble opinion, there seemed to be more serving staff than there were diners. Perhaps it was my imagination, but the service was par excellante. 

* Risotta with Tartufo Truffle Mushroom  Flakes *

The highlight of our meal, was her special off menu dish above which we can ask the chef to whip up, Omakase style. This is the famed Truffle or Tartufo Risotta. The Maitre D' actually brought a huge truffle mushroom - I had never seen on before in my life ! and casually sliced off pieces onto the Risotta.

The most expensive mushroom in the world and put onto an ordinary porridge style dish.

The aroma of the Tartufo is AMAZING and unique that I could smell the whiff from 4 tables away at the end of the restaurant when it was served to another guest. 

                       Roasted Blue Lobster with Loozzolo zabaglione leek and Matcha Tea

I had Roasted Blue Lobster above as a starter and the flavours were really exquisite. Even though I am penning this post nearly 4 months on, the memory of this dish still stands out. The freshness, the texture and flavour of the lobster and the nuanced colours of it made this a really standout dish.

It being a rather drizzly night in Milan, the meal was a real treat and must do whenever we travel to this beautiful and classy city.

                                                            Array of Sweets x 1  

The assortment of sweets at the end of the meal was just overwhelming. We each had close to 10 small bites of chocolate, mousse, gels, and all things nice to end the evening. The sous chef must be complimented fully. 

                                                          Array of Sweets x 2

Seta Milan (part of Mandarin Oriental Milan) 

Via Monte di Pieta. 18

20121 Milano, MI

Italy.

Ratings 

Service     : 4.9  / 5  (pacing, friendliness of servers,attention) 

Food         : 4.9 / 5

Ambience : 4.7 / 5

Price        : $$$$   (be prepared to fork out EUR 250 per person)

 

Seta Mandarin Oriental Milan 2 Star Michelin Dinner 1st Dec 2023 Post 1 of 2

Seta Restaurant in Milan Marina Mandarin 

Via Monte di Pieta 18

20121 Milan Itlay

Head Chef :  Antonio Guida 

Awards : 2 Michelin Stars 

Dining : Fine Dining

Suckling Pig with Chickpea cream, savoy cabbage and scallop 

We had arrived in Milan from Singapore on the 1st of December morning, and judging that we would have been jet lagged and requiring an early night I managed to change the date for the dinner to the 2nd of December - much to my wife's delight.

In the post above, I had put the piece de la resistance the Tartufo pasta which was heavenly.

The other dish which was exceptional was the grilled blue lobster with leek and matcha tea. Testament to the fusion creativity of the chef Antonio.

The above dish was also done 9 out of 10 ;  Suckling pig wrapped with savoy cabbage, and scallop slices beneath and topped with small garlic (?). 

 

Al dente pasta Fusillero with turnips and mackerel 

This pasta above is one which my wife likes, al dente which has a certain 'bite' or chewiness to it. Altogether superb dish and a feast for the senses. I recall eating all my dishes with interest and soaking up the superb ambience inside the restaurant on that rather drab and drizzly evening. 

                                                               Crown of Cockerel 

This dish I can never appreciate. It is the crown combs of the cockerel and I believe there is loads of collagen in this soup !