The sorption of Fe(II) and Fe(III) by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of acidophilic bacteria Acidiphilium 3.2Sup(5) and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, harvested from the ecosystem of the Tinto River (Huelva, Spain), was investigated. EPS from mixed cultures of both bacteria (EPS(mixed)) and pure cultures of A. 3.2Sup(5) (EPS(pure)) were extracted with ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid...

1 2 The periodic presentation of a sensory stimulus induces, at certain frequencies of 3 stimulation, a sustained electroencephalographic response of corresponding 4 frequency, known as steady-state evoked potential (SS-EP). In visual, auditory and 5 vibrotactile modalities, studies have shown that SS-EPs reflect mainly activity 6 originating from early, modality-specific sensory cortices. Furt...

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry (TG) and Fourier-transform infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR) analyses were performed to investigate changes in the physico-chemical properties of botryosphaerans, a family of exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by the fungus Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05 grown on glucose (EPS(GLC)), sucrose (EPS(SUC)) and fructose (EPS(FRU)). A slight endoth...

Yeast exopolysaccharide (EPS) are composed of unique sugar units, which offers an interesting perspective with respect to various food applications. This study aimed to characterize the EPS from Rhodotorula minuta BIOTECH 2178. Toxicological assessment of the EPS was investigated to ensure that it is safe for human consumption. The yeast EPS revealed high total sugar composition (59.2162-47%) a...

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare but potentially lethal complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Peritoneal tuberculosis is considered an etiologic factor. We report a case of EPS in a 40-year-old man who was switched to hemodialysis because of peritoneal tuberculosis after 2 years of PD. Because of the persistence of gastrointestinal symptoms and cachexia, laparoscopic explo...

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction by a thick fibrous membrane wrapping around the small intestine. It is a possible complication after liver transplantation (LT) that can be fatal. This report describes 2 cases of EPS after LT that were successfully treated with surgery, corticosteroids, tamoxifen, and mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor. Aft...

Among the plastic debris surveyed in marine environment, a large quantity terms of volume was found to be expanded polystyrene foam (EPS). This is due its light weight and popularity as packaging material. In this study, 28 compounds polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) were analyzed both new beached EPS collected California, USA. EPS, variation total PAH concentrations up 2 orders magnitude ...

The production, characterization and bioactivities of exopolysaccharides (EPSs) from a thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus sp. strain WSUCF1 were investigated. Using glucose as carbon source 525.7 mg/L exoproduct produced in 40-L bioreactor at 60 °C. Two purified EPSs obtained: EPS-1 was glucomannan containing mannose molar ratio 1:0.21, while EPS-2 composed mannan only. molecular weights both e...

The present study investigated whether magnetocardiograms (MCGs) could noninvasively detect the His potential. In 22 patients, the His - ventricular (HV) intervals in MCGs (64-channel system, 2-min signal averaging, filter: 0.1-100 Hz, and band-eliminating filter of 50 Hz) were compared with those recorded in an electrophysiologic study (EPS, filter: 30-400 Hz). In 14 of the patients (64 %), th...