polyethylene is a synthetic polymer which is used in our daily life for different purposes. increased use of polyethylene causes severe environmental problems. there are different methods to decrease problem caused by polyethylene for example source reduction, incineration and land filling and all of them have their own drawbacks. so, the best way to reduce the problem caused by polyethylene is...

OBJECTIVE To establish whether the use of near-infrared spectroscopy is potentially beneficial in high-risk cardiac infants in United Kingdom paediatric intensive care units. DESIGN A prospective observational pilot study. SETTING An intensive care unit in North West England. PATIENTS A total of 10 infants after congenital heart surgery, five with biventricular repairs and five with singl...

BACKGROUND Near-infrared spectroscopy estimates soft-tissue oxygenation approximately 2 to 3 cm below the skin. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate muscle oxygenation in the setting of an acute compartment syndrome of the leg and to determine if near-infrared spectroscopy is capable of detecting perfusion deficits. METHODS Fourteen patients with unilateral lower extremity trauma ...

aim: to enhance the aqueous solubility of olanzapine by using the solid dispersion technique. solid dispersions of olanzapine were prepared by the dispersion method using using pgs and ssg as carriers. drug:carrier ratios such as 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:6, 1:8 and 1:10 were tried for optimization. characterization was done by phase solubility, in vitro release, saturation solubility, permeation, wetta...

The secondary structure and thermal stability of the extrinsic 23 kDa protein (OEC23) of spinach photosystem II have been characterized in solution between 25 and 75 degrees C using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Quantitative analysis of the amide I band (1700-1600 cm(-1)) shows that OEC23 contains 5% alpha-helix, 37% beta-sheet, 24% turn, and 34% disorder structures at 25 degrees C. ...