1. The electrophoretic velocities of gelatin-, egg-albumin-, and gliadin-covered quartz particles in various alcohol-water solutions are, within the limits employed in usual experimental procedures, proportional to the field strength. 2. The electrophoretic mobilities of small, irregularly shaped quartz particles covered with an adsorbed film of protein in alcohol-water solutions are equal to t...

The effects of ethyl alcohol on vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) and gaze functions were investigated in normal adults. Twelve normal adults were administered whisky at the rate of 1.0ml/kg (ethyl alcohol 0.43g/kg), so that the mean peak concentration of breath alcohol amounted to 0.15mg/l. Before and after alcohol administration, the subjects underwent sinusoidal rotation tests with an amplitude ...

From September 1990 to October 1990, 15 patients who were admitted to four different departments of the National Taiwan University Hospital, including nine patients in the emergency department, three in the hematology/oncology ward, two in the surgical intensive care unit, and one in a pediatric ward, were found to have positive blood (14 patients) or pleural effusion (1 patient) cultures for B...

A dairy farmer, aged 42, was referred for admission to hospital by the consultant physician on June 19, 1957. He complained of deterioration of vision in the past 6 weeks and said that for the past 2 weeks he had been unable to read the paper. His visual acuity on admission was 4/60 in the right eye and 1/60 in the left. He stated that he drank about 8 pints of beer a day, but his wife said tha...

A study was made on the possibility of synergistic effects of ethyl alcohol and lead on porphyrin metabolism in rabbits. Experimental rabbits were divided into 4 groups. Group A was the control group not given any treatment, and the other 3 groups (Groups B, C and D) were treated with ethyl alcohol, lead, and ethyl alcohol and lead respectively, for 2 months. Ethyl alcohol solution (5%) was adm...

The alcohol breath test (ABT) has been used for quantification of ethyl alcohol in individuals suspected of driving under the influence for more than 50 years. In this time, there has been little change in the concepts underlying this single breath test. The old model, which assumes that end-exhaled breath alcohol concentration is closely related to alveolar air alcohol concentration, is no lon...

A solvent system consisting of ethyl acetate, ethyl alcohol and water, in the volume ratio of 4.5:4.5:1, was developed and used to extract, at room temperature, betulin from white birch bark and antioxidants from spices (rosemary, thyme, sage, and oregano) and white oak chips. In addition, under reflux conditions, trimyristin was extracted from nutmeg using the same solvent system, and eugenol ...

Fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE), direct metabolites of ethanol, are suitable alcohol markers that can be detected in different tissues. The determination of FAEE in hair can help to evaluate social and excessive alcohol consumption. Due to the presence of FAEE in the hair of teetotalers, proving alcohol abstinence seems to be impossible. To verify these results, an solid phase micro extraction-g...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) in meconium and neurodevelopment in infants exposed to alcohol in utero at 6.5 months, 1 year, and 2 years of age. STUDY DESIGN A secondary analysis of a prospective cohort of mothers at high risk and their infants recruited after admission to a labor and delivery unit. Mothers were screened for drug and alcohol us...