The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) is developing a new class of flexible, generative textile as a novel means of sustainable wind energy generation. Flexible, generative carbon nanotube (CNT)-based textiles may have excellent potential for electrical capacitive storage and reuse in conjunction with small-scale energy-harvesting systems, both from wind for fixed applications and from human locomotion. This paper describes the design and optimization of a three-layer generative textile composed of discrete layers for generation, distribution, and storage. Initial results suggest that improvement in the generation layer will provide the highest increase in overall performance. The output of the electromagnetic tests shows a power density of 0.17 mW/cm3. However, the efficiency can be significantly improved through increasing the voltage output of the generation layer from 20 mV to around 1V. In an analysis of the operational envelope, wind data collected locally at ERDC-CERL and at other sites around the world reveal close similarity in the probability distributions, which could allow for a practical engineering approach capable of harvesting the steady “ram” component in addition to a variable energy component of the wind. To further study the textile-wind interactions, a wind simulation environment is being developed and has been able to obtain reproducible wind speed data thus far.

Introduction: Anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis is a ttreatabel but potentially fatal syndrome that has been recently identified as a neuropsychiatric presentation. We describe the case of a 19 year old woman referred with an acute psychotic presentation that deteriorated to catatonia an other problems requiring intensive care. Objectives: To review the presentation of anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis and its implications in emergency psychiatry. Methods: Case report and review of the literature. Results: A 19 year old female university student was referred to an acute in-patient psychiatric unit following a 3-4 days history of delusional beliefs with fluctuating episodes of aggression and agitation. She was initially treated with oral quetiapine up to 600mg daily but became catatonic after few days. She then deteriorated quickly developing hypoventilation and aspiration pneumonia that required admission to a medical intensice care unit and intubation. Anti-NMDA-encephalitis was diagnosed. Conclusions: Anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis is a syndrome that can present as an acute psychotic disorder before developing more organif symptoms. Awarenes of the disorder can potentially bring an earlier recognition and treatment and improve outcome. Implications in care models provision are discussed due to the severity of both physical and psychiatric symptoms.

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