Granular activated carbon (GAC) was used to remove bromide (Br⁻) and bromate (BrO(3)(-)) from drinking water in both bench- and pilot-scale experiments. The present study aims to minimize BrO(3)(-) formation and eliminate BrO(3)(-) generated during the ozonation of drinking water, particularly in packaged drinking water. Results show that the Br⁻ and BrO(3)(-) levels in GAC-treated water decrea...

A recombinant heavy chain fragment C of botulinum neurotoxin serotype F (BoNTF(Hc)) has been expressed in Pichia pastoris for use as an antigen in a proposed human vaccine. P. pastoris cells were grown using glycerol batch, glycerol fed-batch, and methanol fed-batch methods to achieve high cell densities. The total cellular protein recovered after homogenization was 72 mg/g of cell paste. BoNTF...

This paper concerns the feasibility of full-duplex large-scale multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) cellular systems. We first propose a pilot transmission scheme and assess its performance, specifically the ergodic sum-rate. The proposed scheme – the simultaneous pilot transmission (SPT) – enables to reduce pilot overhead, where the pilot overhead depends on the number of antennas at the base...

Migrations and expansions of information systems are constantly at the front line of all the computer science problems to be overcome in medical / health informatics systems. It is shown here that one effective way to open the communication between heterogeneous systems is depending upon the ease of putting all the systems at work together using the middleware level to facilitate the interconne...

Filgrastim is an important protein that treats neutropenia which has significant clinical applications including a possible cure against cancer. However, despite its significant medical benefits, the large scale production of Filgrastim is still rare and is reported only by a handful of companies throughout the world. We present a techno-economic feasibility analysis for a recombinant human ana...

The Rapid Small Scale Column Test (RSSCT) is a small-scale model of a pilot-scale system which is aimed to give performance equal to the full-scale system when loaded with small sized particle adsorbent such as Granular Activated Carbon (GAC). The RSSCT was developed to predict the exclusion of organic compounds on activated carbon adsorbers. The theory behind RSSCT is to scale down the hydrody...

Pilot-scale cooling towers can be used to evaluate corrosion, scaling, and biofouling control strategies when using particular cooling system makeup water and particular operating conditions. To study the potential for using a number of different impaired waters as makeup water, a pilot-scale system capable of generating 27,000 kJ∕h heat load and maintaining recirculating water flow with a Reyn...