Lead-free organic-inorganic tin halide perovskites were prepared and investigated by a rapid screening technique utilizing a modified scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM). We studied liquid junction photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar cells based on p-type methylammonium tin halide (MASnI3-xBrx) perovskites employing the benzoquinone (BQ) redox couple, BQ/BQ , in dichloromethane (CH2Cl2). We...

Let G denote an associative iï-space with unit (e.g. a topological group). We will show that the relations between G and a classifying space B Q axe more readily displayed using a geometric analog of the resolutions of homological algebra. The analogy is quite sharp, the stages of the resolution, whose base is BQ, determine a filtration of BQ. The resulting spectral sequence for cohomology is i...

Introduction: Natural radioactivity in the soil is considered a major indicator of radiological contamination. Primordial radionuclides are the main source of natural radioactivity. Natural radioactivity transfers radionuclides into the environment and poses radiation hazards to people's health. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the radon concentration an...

Introduction Natural and man made radioactive sources exist in our environment they can enter into our food chains. One of these is the soil-mushroom-human chain. High level doses of natural radiation can cause hazards to humans. Materials and Methods Samples of Agaricus bisporus cultivated edible mushroom in Tehran province- Iran were collected from 7 farms. Specific activity of 226Ra, 228Ra, ...

Problem statement: Uranium is a radiotoxic element found in trace quantities in alomost all natural accurring materials like soil, rock. Radon an inert radioactive gas whose predecessor in uranium, is emitted from soil beneath the house and from building materials. Accurate knowledge of exhalation rate plays an important role in characterization of the radon source strength in some building mat...

As part of an international measurement intercomparison of instruments used to measure atmospheric 222Rn, four participating laboratories made nearly simultaneous measurements of 222Rn activity concentration in commonly sampled, ambient air over approximately a 2 week period, and three of these four laboratories participated in the measurement comparison of 14 introduced samples with known, but...

Background Betel quid (BQ) is a common psychoactive substance worldwide with particularly high usage in many Asian countries. This study aimed to explore the effect of BQ use on functional connectivity by comparing global functional brain networks and their subset between BQ chewers and healthy controls (HCs). Methods Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was obtained fro...

We evaluated the antibacterial activities of selected edible Korean plant seeds against the food-borne pathogens Staphylococcus aureus KCTC1927, Escherichia coli KCTC2593, Salmonella typhimurium KCTC2054, and Bacillus cereus KCTC1014. While screening for antibacterial agents, we discovered that wheat germ extract contains 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone (DMBQ) and is highly inhibitory to S. aure...

Benzene, a known occupational and environmental contaminant, is associated with increased risk of leukemia. The objectives of this study were to elucidate the regulatory mechanism of the hypomethylated STAT3 involved in benzene toxicity in vitro. As 1,4-benzoquinone (1,4-BQ) is one of benzene's major toxic metabolites, AHH-1 cells were treated by 1,4-BQ for 24 h with or without pretreatment of ...

Telah dilakukan pengukuran konsentrasi gas radon (222Rn) dan thoron (220Rn) menggunakan metode pasif CR-39 pada rumah penduduk di Nagari Alam Pauh Duo, Kabupaten Solok Selatan. Pengukuran bertujuan untuk mengetahui dosis efektif yang diterima oleh daerah tersebut. 50 buah detektor dipasang 3 lokasi selama bulan. Hasil terkecil yaitu 7 ± 0,50 Bq/m3 sampai dengan terbesar 37 2,65 rata-rata 14 0,9...