A synthetic blend of chemicals comprising volatiles released by the human body has been shown to be an effective attractant for female Aedes aegypti in olfactometer bioassays with laboratory-reared mosquitoes. We report the laboratory evaluation of Ae. aegypti response to a synthetic blend tested with 4 types of mosquito traps (CDC model 512, CDC model 1012, CFG, and Fay-Prince traps). Aedes ae...

A dry starch–oil composite was blended with each of three glycols; ethylene, polyethylene, and propylene, and then reacted with isocyanate to produce polyurethane foams. The liquid glycols permitted the dry composite to blend well with the other ingredients in the foam formulations. Infrared spectra confirmed the presence of urethane structures in the composite–glycol foams. Polyethylene glycol...

The photodegradation of a 1:1 blend of poly (caprolactone) and poly(vinyl chloride) has been studied by following carbon dioxide emission during UV exposure. Similar measurements were made on poly(caprolactone) and poly(vinyl chloride) homopolymers prepared and irradiated in the same way. It was found that the blend gave lower CO2 emission than either of the two homopolymers, indicating that th...

Seventy-two crossbred pigs weighing an average of 41.5 kg were assigned on the basis of sex, weight and litter to one of four dietary treatments in a factorial (4 treatments × 2 sexes) arrangement. The control diet was based on barley and soybean meal while the experimental treatments consisted of diets in which a portion of the dietary protein was supplied by 20% of a 50:50 blend of extruded (...

The Aim of this study was preparation of dry powder formulation of rifampicin loaded polymeric microparticles as dry powder formulation for inhalation in effective tuberculosis treatment.The microparticles containing rifampicin (RIF) were prepared by spray drying method using different biocompatible polymers like chitosan and hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) The microparticles and microp...

This study investigated the impact of dual-fuel operation using ethanol-blended diesel fuel enriched with hydroxy gas on CRDI engine performance, combustion, and emission characteristics. Neat was used to run engine, along a 20% volume fraction an ethanol-diesel mixture that had been enhanced three distinct streams gas, namely 1, 1.5, 2 LPM. Hydroxy generated by electrolysis technique plate-typ...

In this research, we established a modified 45 flammability test for cotton blend material to measure the flammability of nanosilicone softener treated-cotton blend material. The wet pick-up was about 150±10%. b) The specimens were tested in the cross direction and nine specimens were measured. The average percent weight loss of the untreated cotton blend nonwoven is only 0.9%. The percent weig...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects daily supplementation with a low dosage blend condensed and hydrolysable tannins on in vitro situ digestibility protein fibrous feedstuffs. In ruminal incubation assays were conducted seven five roughage feedstuffs without tannin (1 g/kg DM intake). From these same cattle, rumen fluid collected for incubations we evaluated gas production (...

OBJECTIVE The present study was carried out to evaluate the toxic effect of blend of some food colors on Swiss albino rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS A blend (1:1:1) of sunset yellow, metanil yellow and tartrazine showed additive effects on serological parameters which indicate that addition of these dye together in food stuff may give rise to more toxic effects than are produced by each dye indi...

Four Holstein steers (466 kg) with cannulas in the rumen and proximal duodenum were used in a 4 X 4 Latin square design experiment to evaluate the ruminal escape protein value and post ruminal digestibility of menhaden fish meal (FM) vs two high-bypass protein blends in an 88% concentrate finishing diet. Blend 1 (B-1) contained 5% fish meal, 25% meat and bone meal, 20% blood meal, and 50% hydro...