BACKGROUND Microwave is the most reliable sample digestion method. However, it requires expensive microwave digester automation and has relatively low productivity. In this study, three non-automated digestion methods, i.e. wet acid digestion using nitric acid (HNO3) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), wet acid digestion using HNO3, and dry washing, are compared in order to determine the best approac...

The density of biochemical factors of blood in wet cupping is statistically different from phlebotomy In summary we have cupped 40 volunteers and at the same time we sampled their venous blood. Then wet cupping and venous samples were sent to the lab for comparing blood triglyceride, cholesterol, sugar, urea, uric acid and creatinine factors. The results show that there are significant differen...

-A vermiculite (Libby, Montana) sample obtained from the Zonolite company contained mostly coarse-grained separates with only 8.7 per cent clay. The 2-50 #m fraction was used for particle-size reduction studies by wet and dry grinding, and size-fractionated into < 2, 2-5, 5-20 and 20--50 #m sizes. About 18 per cent of the sample was attrited to clay after 64 hr of wet grinding, but as much as 5...

Increases in reactive nitrogen deposition are a growing concern in the U.S. Rocky Mountain west. The Rocky Mountain Airborne Nitrogen and Sulfur (RoMANS) study was designed to improve understanding of the species and pathways that contribute to nitrogen deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). During two 5-week field campaigns in spring and summer of 2006, the largest contributor to r...

The z-direction (ZD) elastic properties of paper have received little attention in the past because of measurement difficulties. This paper describes the effects of wet pressing, refining, and yield on three ZD elastic properties, C33 , C4 4 , and C55. The elastic parameters were measured using ultrasonic methods on an unbleached kraft oak pulp. The ZD elastic parameters were very sensitive to ...

We measured the content of long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) in biopsies obtained from the vastus lateralis muscle in humans at rest and after different exercise intensities. Nine volunteers exercised at 65% of maximal oxygen uptake (V˙o 2 max) for 40 min and at 90% of V˙o 2 max for another 15 min on a Krogh bicycle ergometer. LCFA measured in muscle tissue averaged 76 ± 5 nmol/g wet wt at rest, de...

In situ studies that rely on non-invasive faecal hormone monitoring are subject to problems due to potential changes in hormone concentrations in samples exposed to field conditions. In this study, we conducted an environmental validation for measurement of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGMs) in jaguars (Panthera onca). We collected fresh faeces (e.g. no older than 8 h) from jaguars (six m...

The characterization of two-phase flow has been commonly based on homogeneous wet capillary models, which are limited to heterogeneous porous media. In this work, pressure and relative permeability models for three systems derived, enable the analysis effect oil-wet ratio mechanism. pressures, permeabilities water cut curves simulated at primary drainage stage. results show that water-wet exhib...

A meso-scale model was used to understand and describe the processes driving high ozone concentrations observed during both dry and monsoon seasons in monthly cli-matologies profiles over Lagos (Nigeria, 6.6 • N, 3.3 • E), obtained with the MOZAIC airborne measurements (ozone and carbon monoxide). This study focuses on ozone 5 enhancements observed in the upper-part of the lower troposphere, ar...

With 300 Gy of [(60)Co] γ-ray radiation of dry wheat seeds of Vortex 9722, the protein content, wet gluten content, sedimentation value, and hardness variation were analyzed in 341 lines in M4. Using over population mean ± 2X standard deviation as the screening standard, 8 lines with higher protein and wet gluten content and 4 lines with lower protein and wet gluten content were selected. In th...