BACKGROUND Thioglycolic acid (TGA) is widely used in the hairdressing industry, which mostly caters to women. Recently, TGA has been reported to impair several organs, especially reproductive ones such as testes and ovaries. The reproductive toxicity of TGA on females has become an issue that cannot be neglected. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In the present work, superovulated female mice we...

A method for measuring the vapor pressures of a wide range of materials using a conventional thermobalance and standard sample holders is described. The equipment is calibrated using pure reference materials of known vapor pressure and exploiting the relationship between volatilization rate and vapor pressure based on the Langmuir equation for free evaporation. Enthalpies of vaporization and su...

A new technique, called modulated thermogravimetry, is introduced as a tool for obtaining continuous kinetic information for decomposition and volatilization reactions. The approach makes use of an oscillatory temperature program to obtain kinetic parameters during a mass loss. MTGA may be used under quasi-isothermal conditions to observe a single mass loss or may be combined with linear heati...

BACKGROUND/AIM Transient global amnesia (TGA) could be related to acute ischemic disturbances in mesial parts of temporal lobes, which are important for memory. Incompetence of internal jugular vein (IJV) valve with venous congestion causes venous microthrombosis of hippocampus. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of IJV valve incompetence, as well as other hemodynamic and st...

The catalytic pyrolysis of Chlorella vulgaris, high-density polyethylene (Pure HDPE) and, their binary mixtures were conducted to analyse the kinetic and thermodynamic performances from 10 100 K/min. parameters computed by substituting experimental ANN predicted data into these iso-conversional equations plotting linear plots. Among all models, Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO) model gave best prediction ...

Abstract The composites made of natural and synthetic fiber reinforced materials are getting attentions continuously for different engineering applications. Previously, only fibers were considered the reinforcement due to their superior mechanical properties. However, with span time also gaining popularity sustainable features. pretreatment could enhance thermomechanical performances through im...

C3-symmetrical, alkoxyphenyl substituted 2,5,8-(tris-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)benzo [1,2-b; 3,4-b′; 5,6-b′′]trithiophenes (OXD-BTT) are synthesized via threefold Huisgen-reaction. A broad variation of alkoxy substitution pattern and chain lengths is reported. The thermal behavior was investigated differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized optical microscopy (POM) thermogravimetry (TGA). Opt...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a stereotypic condition characterized by anterograde and retrograde amnesia that typically resolves within 24 hours. The pathophysiology of TGA is still unclear. We noted that patients hospitalized with TGA tend to appear in seasonal clusters, and decided to investigate this phenomenon. METHODS Every patient with acute presentation of a...

Polyvinyltetrazole (PVT) is produced from acrylonitrile (AN) monomer by using free-radicalpolymerization and Click Chemistry methods. The resulting polymer with a broad range of tetrazolegroup contents was conveniently synthesized through [3+ 2] azide-nitrile cycloaddition reaction ofnitrile-containing polymer with sodium azide in DMF. The prepared PVT was characterized by13CN...

Following an episode of typical transient global amnesia (TGA), a female patient reported similar clinical attacks in 2 maternal aunts. Prior reports of familial TGA are few, and no previous account of affected relatives more distant than siblings or parents was discovered in a literature survey. The aetiology of familial TGA is unknown. A pathophysiological mechanism akin to that in migraine a...