BACKGROUND Intravascular volume expansion represents a beneficial measure against contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in patients undergoing elective angiographic procedures. However, the efficacy of this preventive strategy has not yet been established for patients with ST-elevation-myocardial infarction (STEMI), who are at higher risk of this complication after primary percutaneous ...

We study by means of nuclear magnetic resonance the self-diffusion of protein hydration water at different hydration levels across a large temperature range that includes the deeply supercooled regime. Starting with a single hydration shell (h = 0.3), we consider different hydrations up to h = 0.65. Our experimental evidence indicates that two phenomena play a significant role in the dynamics o...

High strength concrete is usually cast with low water-to-binder ratio (w/b) in order to produce a compact microstructure high and durability. Autoclave curing can accelerate cement hydration pozzolanic reactions further modify of pastes (such as decreasing the Ca/Si forming crystallized calcium silicate hydrate). The present paper evaluates effect w/b ratio, range 0.20 – 0.40, on compressive st...

The combination of catalytic methods provides multiple advantages in organic synthesis, allowing access to diverse molecules a straightforward manner. Merging metal and enzyme catalysis is currently receiving great attention due the possibility assemble C−C coupling, olefin metathesis, hydration other reactions with exquisite stereospecificity displayed by enzymes. Thus, this minireview organiz...

The rate of hydration influences many important physical properties of gypsum. Previous research examined the rate of gypsum hydration and related this to compressive strength and microstructure development using BET specific surface area analysis. The analysis of gypsum porosity in combination with BET surface area and rate of hydration remains to be done. In the present study, mesoporosity is...

BACKGROUND Hydration in advanced cancer is a controversial area; however, current hydration assessments methods are poorly developed. Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) is an accurate hydration tool; however its application in advanced cancer has not been explored. This study used BIVA to evaluate hydration status in advanced cancer to examine the association of fluid status with sy...

Initial hydration and setting were continuously monitored in calcium sulfoaluminate clinker (KCSA) mixed with water or 2 M NaOH isothermal conduction calorimetry, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) measurement, the Vicat apparatus, (in- ex-situ) X-ray diffraction. P-wave acceleration (ap) proved highly useful to detect very rapid initial reactions, not generally perceptible other techniques. Setti...

The volume-increase associated with hydration reactions in rocks may lead to reaction-induced fracturing, but requires a stable water film be present at reactive grain boundaries even when subject compressive stress. Hydration of periclase brucite is solid volume increase ca. 110%. Recent experiments on the periclase-brucite system observed that effective mean stress exceeds 30 MPa, reaction ra...

We report an in-depth study on the gas-phase reactions of singlet O2[a(1)Δg] with methionine (Met) at different ionization and hydration states (including deprotonated [Met - H](-), hydrated deprotonated [Met - H](-)(H2O)1,2, and hydrated protonated MetH(+)(H2O)1,2), using guided-ion-beam scattering mass spectrometry. The measurements include the effects of collision energy (Ecol) on reaction c...

The effect of sulfatide on membrane hydration of 1, 2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DOPE) small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs) was investigated using steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The degree of hydration in the headgroup region of the bilayer lipids was assessed with the fluorescence lifetime of N-(5-dimethylaminonaphthalene-1-sulfonyl)dipalmitoylphosphatid...