Recently Escobedo and Mansoori (AIChE J. 42(5): 1425, 1996) proposed a new expression, originally derived from statistical mechanics, for the surface tension prediction of pure fluids. In this report, the same theory is extended to the case of mixtures of organic liquids with the following expression, σm = [(1-Tr,m) Tr,m exp (0.30066/Tr,m + 0.86442 Tr,m) (P 0,m ρL,m P 0,m ρv,m)] 4 P0,m = { ΣiΣj...

Locally partial-ordered spaces (local po-spaces) have been used to model concurrent systems. We provide equivalences for these spaces by constructing a model category containing the category of local po-spaces. We show the category of simplicial presheaves on local po-spaces can be given Jardine's model structure, in which we identify the weak equivalences between local po-spaces. In the proces...

BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery helps significantly in weight loss. Little is known whether the change in body shape and size is enough to meet the expectations created preoperatively. AIM To evaluate the different perceptions of body size and shape before and after bariatric surgery. METHOD A total of 423 patients were evaluated by Nine-figure Outline Scale. Of these, 32% were pre-surgery (Pr...

Li₃V₂(PO₄)3-xBrx/carbon (x = 0.08, 0.14, 0.20, and 0.26) composites as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries were prepared through partially substituting PO₄3- with Br-, via a rheological phase reaction method. The crystal structure and morphology of the as-prepared composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electrochemical propert...

Analyses of 22,508 holoplanktonic chaetognaths collected at 21 stations were made from four oceanographic campaigns along the coasts of Quintana Roo, Mexico, in 1991 (Caribe I = February; Caribe II = March; Caribe III = May; Caribe IV= August). Unencysted larval didymozoid parasites were identifi ed as belonging to the Monilicaecum type because of the arrangement of the chambers of the heavily ...

-Phenamiphos interacted with homoionic montmoriUonites of Ca 2+, Mn 2+, Co 2+, and Ni 2+ to form interlayer complexes having basal spacings of about 16.5/~. In the infrared spectra, the v-PO bands were displaced towards lower frequencies suggesting that this group interacted with the exchange cations. Moreover, a small shoulder at 1600 cm -~ indicated the partial protonation of the phenamiphos....

Performance of four oyster mushroom species such as Pleurotus ostreatus, PO-2 (S1), P. djmour, Pop-1 (S2), florida, FLO-2 (S3) and ostreatus PO-10 (S4) with two culture methods like spore (C1) vegetative tissue (C2) was investigated. The experiment conducted in Mushroom Development Institute (MDI), Savar, Dhaka from April to June, 2021 CRD method. Considerable variations on different parameters...

Three series of new ultraviolet-emitting Ca(9)Y(PO(4))(7):Ln(3+) (Ln = Ce, Gd, Pr) phosphors were synthesized, and their luminescence was investigated. Under vacuum ultraviolet excitation Ca(9)Y(PO(4))(7):Ce(3+) phosphors emit UVA light with one broad emission centered at 346 nm, on account of the 5d(1) → 4f(1) transition of Ce(3+) ions; the optimal doping concentration of these phosphors is 0....

We studied the gradual onset of pressure overload (PO) induced by a mildly constricting aortic band in 8-wk-old puppies (n = 8) that increased to 98 +/- 11 mmHg at 9 mo. Left ventricular (LV) weight/body weight was increased in PO versus sham-operated littermate controls [8.11 +/- 0.60 (SE) vs. 4.46 +/- 0.38 g/kg, P < 0.001]. LV end-diastolic diameter, diastolic pressure, and fractional shorten...