Ultraviolet waves, because of their short wavelength, have a high energy and considerable damaging effects on surfaces. Protection against ultraviolet radiations is one of the finishing treatments done on surfaces exposed to sunlight. The importance of this issue in relation to human health, due to complications such as skin burns and cancer, is doubled. Up t...

We present absolutely calibrated far-ultraviolet spectrophotometry of the quasar 3C 273 covering the 900–1800 Å range. Our ∼ 3 Å resolution spectra were obtained with the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope during the Astro1 mission in December 1990 and during the Astro-2 mission in March 1995. Both spectra exhibit a change in slope near the Lyman limit in the quasar rest frame. At longer UV waveleng...

Accurate refractive index measurement in the deep ultraviolet (UV) range is important for the separate quantification of biomolecules such as proteins and DNA in biology. This task is demanding and has not been fully exploited so far. Here we report a new method of measuring refractive index using field-based light scattering spectroscopy, which is applicable to any wavelength range and suitabl...

background: atrazine is one of the most widely used triazine herbicides which has been used for controlling broadleaf and grassy weeds for many years. its widespread use in water has caused environmental concern because of frequent detection of atrazine in aquatic systems where this herbicide has been spilled. therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the herbicide removal efficienc...

rhabditidae is a family of free-living nematodes. free living nematodes due to their active movement and resistance to chlorination, do not remove in conventional water treatment processes thus can be entered to distribution systems and cause adverse health effects. ultraviolet radiation (uv) can be used as a method of inactivating for these organisms. this cross sectional study was done to inv...

The ultraviolet radiation present in sunlight is the primary cause of nonmelanoma skin cancer and has been implicated in the development of cutaneous malignant melanoma. In addition, ultraviolet is immune suppressive and the suppression induced by ultraviolet radiation has been identified as a risk factor for skin cancer induction. Ultraviolet also suppresses the immune response to infectious a...

Ultraviolet radiation is the main cause of degradation in asphalt pavement. To improve performance pavement used strong ultraviolet (UV) region western plateau, China, this study explores effects adding nano-montmorillonite and carbon black to SBS-modified asphalt. Through conventional index detection, dynamic shear rheological tests, low-temperature bending creep UV aging high- performance, fa...

BACKGROUND Sun exposure is associated with several ophthalmic diseases, including pterygium which may develop in adolescence. This study reports the prevalence of pterygium and its associations in a large cohort of young Australian adults. Conjunctival ultraviolet autofluorescence, a biomarker of ocular sun exposure, has recently been characterized in some Australian populations. DESIGN Cross...

Infection of a susceptible bacterium by a single phage particle initiates a series of events climaxed, after a time called the latent period, by bursting of the cell and the release of a number (burst size) of replicas of the initial phage. We are here concerned primarily with the intervening process of phage replication which takes place behind the cloak of the cell wall. By prematurely disrup...