introduction: biosorption of heavy metals can be an effective process for the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions. also, living lichens are known to accumulate metals across their surface. materials and methods: in this study, the biosorption of cadmium ions cd (ii) by the lichens acarospora strigata, lecanora muralis and caloplaca aurantia was investigated in aqueous solution in...

the kinetic study of the condensation reaction between phloroglucinol and acetone was investigated at 30, 35, 40 and 45±0.05 °c in 100% methanol. the hydrochloric acid concentrations used were 0.0261, 0.0364, 0.0577 and 0.0728 m. the reaction was investigated with and without a promoter, thioglycollic acid (tga), and taking into account the functionality (h) of phloroglucionol. the reaction was...

background: embryo selection is a vital part of in vitro fertilization (ivf) programs, with morphology-based grading systems having been widely used for decades. time-lapse imaging combined with embryo morph kinetics may proffer a non-invasive means for improving embryo selection. we report the first ongoing and chemical pregnancies using time-lapse embryo scope to select best embryos for trans...

The oxidation resistance of TiC/Ni composites is crucial for its application in high-temperature environment. in-situ are fabricated by reactive sintering method, and the influence TiC particle size on composite studied. increases from 1.54 μm to 2.40 as holding time prolongs 2 h 6 h, due dissolution-reprecipitation mechanism. kinetics with different oxidized at 800 °C 100 obeys parabolic kinet...

Abstract Emerging contaminants such as pharmaceutical compounds offer potential hazards to the aquatic environment and human health. In this paper, adsorptive removal of drug Nitrazepam from water was investigated for first time using biochar prepared Sargassum macroalgae. The efficiency 1 g/L macroalgae-derived 98% with a maximum adsorption capacity 143.12 mg/g. Effects solution pH, adsorbent ...

background: the aim of this study was to propose a new stochastic model to study the time course of ethanol elimination in human bodies. methods: the times and amount of alcohol ingested are assumed to be random in controllable intervals. constant elimination rate follows zero order kinetics and is replaced by first order kinetics when the effects of alcohol increase due to alcohol ingestion. s...

two different growth media, namely complex and defined media, were used to examine establishment of steady-state conditions in phosphate-limited culture system of saccharomyces cerevisiae cen.pk113-5d strain. using the defined growth medium, it was possible to obtain steady state condition in the continuous culture. the effect of phosphate concentration on the growth of s. cerevisiae in phospha...

Phase-type distributions constitute a very versatile class of distributions. They have been used in a wide range of stochastic modelling applications in areas as diverse as telecommunications, finance, biostatistics, queueing theory, drug kinetics, and survival analysis. Their use in modelling systems in the healthcare industry, however, has so far been limited. In this paper we introduce phase...