We investigated the dependence on solvents of optical absorption and emission of the bacteriochlorophyll a-serine (BChl-ser), a water soluble bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) derivative. Comparison between the experimental data and those collected for BChl in nonaqueous solvents shows that only a minor interaction takes place between serine and the macrocycle's pi-electron system. Nevertheless, the c...

A series of charge-balanced Si4+-M1+,2+ (M = Mg2+, K+, Li+) substitution compositions with the chemical formulae SrFe12−2xSixMgxO19 (x 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2), Sr1−yFe12−ySiyKyO19 (y and SrFe12−z(Si0.6Li0.6)zO19 (z 0.2, 0.4, 0.6) were prepared using conventional ceramic processes. While sole doping Si x 0.1 (SrFe12−xSixO19 0.1)) causes a noticeable Fe2O3 phase formation, co-doping Si-Mg Si-Li allow ...

In this research, we model a semiconductor wafer fabrication process as a complex job shop, and adapt a Modified Shifting Bottleneck Heuristic (MSBH) to facilitate the multi-criteria optimization of makespan, cycle time, and total weighted tardiness using a desirability function. The desirability function is implemented at two different levels of the MSBH: the subproblem solution procedure leve...

Oxidative stress has been associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. However, it is not clear whether oxidative damage is a cause or a consequence of the metabolic abnormalities present in diabetic subjects. The goal of this study was to determine whether inducing oxidative damage through genetic ablation of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) leads to abnormalities in glucose homeostasi...

This report was prepared by WHO within the framework of the Bloomberg Global Tobacco Control Initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority in Turkey. It outlines the current state of tobacco-smoking in Turkey, including the health and social aspects, epidemiological data and economic, legal and political issues. Turkey, until rec...

Hydraulic fracturing is a complex nonlinear hydro-mechanical coupled process. Accurate numerical simulation of great significance for reducing costs and improving reservoir development benefits. The aim this paper to propose an efficient method the fracturing-to-production problem under unified framework that has good convergence accuracy. A model (HMFM) established poroelastic media saturated ...

Chickpeas are prized legume crops that frequently eaten in developing countries. Hence, a field experiment was conducted to study the Impact of Foliar Applied Zinc, Boron and Iron on plant Growth, Chlorophyll content, Yield attributes Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Varieties during Rabi season 2018-19 2019-20. The laid out Split Plot Design assigning three varieties main plots (KGD-1168, Radhey ...

IntroductionAs survival rates of colon cancer increase, knowledge about functional outcomes is becoming ever more important. The primary aim this systematic review and meta-analysis was to quantify after surgery for cancer. Secondly, we aimed determine the effect time follow-up type colectomy on postoperative outcomes.Materials methodsA literature search performed identify studies reporting bow...