To verify a theoretical mass balance and multiple compartment partitioning model developed to predict freely dissolved concentrations (FDCs) of hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs) using negligible depletion-solid phase microextraction (nd-SPME), a series of sediment slurry experiments were performed using disposable poly(dimethyl)siloxane (PDMS) coated-SPME fibers and (14)C-radiolabeled HOC an...

The high ratio of pyridinic and pyridone N-doped graphene sheets have been synthesized by functionalizing graphene oxide (GO) with different oxygen groups on its surface. The typical N-doped graphene was determined to be ~3-5 layers by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), and the nitrogen content was measured as 6.8-8 at. % by X-ray photoelectron spectroscop...

Predictive models of complex drug-drug interactions between multiple inhibitors and their metabolites have not been evaluated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate an interaction model for cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) that incorporated the simultaneous reversible and irreversible inhibition by multiple inhibitors. Erythromycin (ERY) and diltiazem (DTZ), and their major metabolites, N-desme...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the morphologic characteristics of the trabeculo-Descemet membrane (TDM) by in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) after deep sclerectomy with collagen implant and to correlate the findings with the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effect of goniopuncture. METHODS Twenty eyes of 19 patients were evaluated in a prospective, observational case series. Examination using IVC...

oped a good expertise in the Ni in incidence pumping (DGRIP) scheme the beam quality and the spatial coherence as well as the pointing stability of plasma has been successfully demonstrated by using high harmonic (HH) radiation for injection for spectroscopy of heavy ions in the experimental st rage ring (ESR) and in the upcoming storage ring at FAIR (NESR) will bene XRL. A successful seeding p...

Laser-assisted lipolysis with a medium-pulsed 1064-nanometer neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) system is a new FDA-approved method of removing localized areas of fat with the added benefit of skin tightening. This new method is particularly useful in treating the lower abdomen and submental areas where skin laxity may occur after the removal of adipose tissue. In addition, decrea...

Laser emission from neodymium-doped glass was first produced nearly 40 years ago. Later, a crystal of yttrium, aluminum, and garnet (YAG) was discovered to be a better lasing host for neodymium. The Nd:YAG laser has since been used for a variety of medical applications, more recently, this instrument has been used for the purpose of damaging hair follicles to epilate unwanted hair. This article...

Rhythmic bursting on the order of seconds in a cluster of plastic beads under continuous irradiation of a focused neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser beam (1064 nm) is reported. The oscillatory instability is induced as a result of competition between trapping and scattering forces, where both forces are induced by the focused laser beam. Above a critical power of the laser b...

Transparent yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) ceramics doped with cerium ions (Ce3+) were successfully synthesized using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) process at a temperature of 1600 °C, isothermal exposure 10 minutes, pressure 100 MPa and heating rate °C/min from mechanical mixture powders yttrium, aluminum, oxides. Transmittance in visible range for 1 mm thick samples is above 40 %; near infr...