Pesticides are a significant component of the modern agricultural technology that has been widely adopted across the globe to control pests, diseases, weeds and other plant pathogens, in an effort to reduce or eliminate yield losses and maintain high product quality. Although pesticides are said to be toxic and exposes farmers to risk due to the hazardous effects of these chemicals, pesticide u...

background and objectives: pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most important opportunistic pathogens in patients who suffer from immunodeficiency and burns. wound infections caused by p. aeruginosa can rapidly change to systemic and life threatening situation. the aim of this study was to apply florescent in situ hybridization (fish) method for rapid detection of p. aeruginosa in burrn patien...

A multiwavelength spectrophotometric (WApH) titration method for determination of acid dissociation constants (pK(a) values) of ionizable compounds developed previously was applied in the case of pyridine derivatives of pharmaceutical interest. Specifically, UV absorption spectra of the drug solution are acquired in the course of a pH-metric titration using an optical device based on a fibre op...

The positively charged dye, safranine, has been used as an indicator of membrane potentials in mung bean (Phaseolus aureus) and Voodoo lily (Sauromatum guttatum) mitochondria under a variety of metabolic conditions. The spectral response of safranine has been calibrated with respect to a K(+) diffusion potential and was found to be linearly related to the developed potential within the range of...

a catalytic spectrophotometric method for determination of ultra-trace quantities of manganese(ii) id described. the method is based on the catalytic effect of manganese(ii) on the oxidation reaction of ferroin by potassium periodate in acidic media. the reaction is monitored spectrophotometrically at 510 nm by a slope method and mn(ii) is determinable in the range of 1-1000ngml-1. the limit of...

a novel optical sensor has been proposed for sensitive determination of bismuth ion basedon immobilization of 4-(4-nitrophenylazo)-1-naphthol on a triacetylcellulose membrane.chemical binding of bismuth ions in solution with a 4-(4-nitrophenylazo)-1-naphtholimmobilized on the triacetylcelluse surface could be monitored spectrophotometrically. theoptode shows excellent response over wide concent...

Introduction: Causes of head and neck cancers (HNCs) are multifactorial, and few studies have investigated the association between chemical exposure and HNCs. The objective of this study was to investigate associations between HNCs, agricultural occupations, and pesticide exposure. The potential for the accumulation of pesticides in the adipose tissue of patients was also investigated.   Materi...

Exposure to highly toxic pesticides could potentially cause cancer and disrupt the development of vital systems. Monitoring activities were performed to assess the level of contamination; however, these were costly, laborious, and short-term leading to insufficient monitoring data. However, the performance of the existing Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT model) can be restricted by its two-...