A humic acid-like substance (cHAL2) isolated from urban green wastes before composting was compared to a humic acid-like substance (cHAL) isolated from a mix of urban organic humid waste fraction and green residues composted for 15 days. cHAL2 was found to contain more aliphatic and O-alkyl C atoms relative to aromatic, phenol, and carboxyl C atoms, and to yield higher critical micellar concent...

Patients with chronic toxic encephalopathy caused by occupational exposure to organic solvents and diagnosed between 1976 and 1981 have been re-examined during a follow up period of 21-88 months (median 48). Thirty two patients underwent computed brain tomography (CT), were retested psychometrically, and the results were compared with a group of age matched control subjects from the same socioe...

BACKGROUND Few peer-reviewed publications have taken a longitudinal or systems approach to mental healthcare (MH) utilization in low- and middle-income countries. We analyzed: (1) outpatient ICD-10 diagnoses over time and by gender; and (2) health facility determinants of MH service utilization. METHODS We reviewed a census of 15,856 outpatient psychiatric consultations conducted at Ministry ...

with amperometric detection. It has been shown elsewhere that the selectivity of this method is sufficient to separate the potential organic impurities; that is, synthesis byproducts and a specified degradation product from the drug substance (3). The objective of this article is to demonstrate that this method’s suitability for stability testing can be evaluated easily by performing HPLC with ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Our aim was to explore the molecular mechanism underlying development of IgA nephropathy and discover candidate agents for IgA nephropathy. METHODS The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between patients with IgA nephropathy and normal controls were identified by the data of GSE35488 downloaded from GEO (Gene Expression Omnibus) database. The co-expressed gene pairs among D...

The studies of the past decade have revealed the fact that the adequate diet of the higher animals must contain protein of the type known as "complete," by which we mean a protein yielding all the amino-acids that are required in the nutrition of an animal. It must contain, in the form of suitable salts, at least nine of the inorganic elements, namely, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iro...

AIMS Our study has two goals: to evaluate variation in symptoms of substance abuse/dependence by family structure and to examine several potential explanations for this association, including differences in socio-economic status, social support, social stress and perceived approval and use of substances by family and friends. DESIGN Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression is used to examine t...