The effectiveness of UV and chlorination, used individually and sequentially, was investigated in killing pathogenic microorganisms and inhibiting the formation of disinfection by-products in two different municipal wastewaters for the source water of reclaimed water, which were from a microfilter (W1) and membrane bioreactor (W2) respectively. Heterotrophic plate count (HPC), total bacteria co...

The focus of this research was the development of an animal model for local administration of 3-mercaptopropionic acid (3-MPA) in a chemically-induced epileptic seizure model using microdialysis sampling with simultaneous electrocorticography recording (ECoG). Local administration of 3-MPA through the microdialysis probe was employed to elicit seizures in a localized brain region. Delivery of 3...

Introduction: This retrospective study investigated the concurrence rate and clinical characteristics of recently developed malignancies with microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). Materials and Methods: The subjects included 42 Japanese MPA cases (16 males and 26 females) that had been newly admitted to the hospital. Recent occurrences of malignancy (defined as malignancies diagnosed upon admission a...

ABSTRACT Accurate metallicities of RR Lyrae are extremely important in constraining period–luminosity–metallicity (PLZ) relationships, particularly the near-infrared. We analyse 69 high-resolution spectra Galactic stars from Southern African Large Telescope. measure 58 these with typical uncertainties 0.15 dex. All but one this sample has accurate ($\sigma _{\varpi }\lesssim 10{{\ \rm per\ cent...

STUDY DESIGN Biomechanical study. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the compression strengths of various bone fillers used in treating vertebral compression fractures using a third-generation sawbone model and to evaluate the viability of this novel model as an alternative to actual human or animal vertebrae for biomechanical testing of vertebral-filling materials. METHODS Cavities were created in the...

High pressure processing was investigated for controlling Cheddar cheese ripening. One-month-or 4-month-old Cheddar cheeses were subjected to pressures ranging from 200 to 800 MPa for 5 min at 25 C. The number of viable Lactococcus lactis (starter) and Lactobacillus (nonstarter) cells decreased as pressure increased. Subsequent storage of the control and pressure-treated cheeses at 10 degrees C...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the flexural strength of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and bis-acryl composite resin reinforced with polyethylene and glass fibers. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three groups of rectangular test specimens (n = 15) of each of the two resin/fiber reinforcement were prepared for flexural strength test and unreinforced group served as the control. Specimens w...