Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a thermoplastic polymer widely used in industry, reflected in the number of tons consumed annually in the world. We present a 48 year old male patient with no history of atopy, plumber by profession for 30 years, developed progressive dyspnea and dry cough in the last 3 years, triggered in the work environment and persist outside it, related it to manipulate an adhes...

Biofilm formation, loose deposit accumulation and water quality deterioration in drinking water distribution systems have been widely reported. However, the accumulation and distribution of harbored elements and microbes in the different niches (loose deposits, PVC-U biofilm, and HDPE biofilm) and their corresponding potential contribution to water quality deterioration remain unknown. This pre...

AIMS Differentiation between early-phase arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) and right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT)-ventricular tachycardia (VT) can be challenging, and correct diagnosis is important. We compared electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters and morphological right ventricular (RV) abnormalities and investigated if ECG and cardiac imaging can help to discriminate ea...

A self-biasing photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell that could work for spontaneous overall water splitting in a neutral solution was established based on the mismatched Fermi levels between the photoelectrodes. A Pt-catalyst-decorated crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell (Pt/PVC) was prepared and employed as an effective photocathode. This was coupled with a poly(ethylene glycol)-directed WO3/W ph...

Penggunaan bingkai jaring untuk proses pengangkatan pada bagan tancap mempunyai peran penting meningkatkan jumlah hasil tangkapan dengan tujuan semakin singkat durasi waktu hauling maka besar ikan yang tertangkap. Peneltian menggunakan metode eksperimen melakukan operasi penangkapan langsung dilapangan penelitian 1 berbahan PVC dan bambu, 2 kombinasi (PVC-bambu) bambu. Analisis digunakan adalah...

Partial volume effect is still considered one of the main limitations in brain PET imaging given the limited spatial resolution of current generation PET scanners. The accuracy of anatomically guided partial volume effect correction (PVC) algorithms in brain PET is largely dependent on the performance of MRI segmentation algorithms partitioning the brain into its main classes, namely gray matte...

BACKGROUND Elastomeric pumps are often used to administer intravenous antibiotics in the outpatient setting, but effective infusion requires that the drug remain stable in solution throughout the procedure. OBJECTIVE To determine the chemical stability of ceftolozane/tazobactam when reconstituted and stored over an extended time in the AccuFlo (EMED Technologies, El Dorado Hills, California) ...

PVC-ELISA for detection of human trichinellosis and its value of field application was explored during 1988-1994. Sera of 56 cases of clinically confirmed trichinellosis were tested for serum Trichinella antibodies by way of PVC-ELISA, and the positive rate was 100%. When the sera of 80 cases of healthy persons from non-endemic areas were tested for trichinellosis, they were all negative. For t...