The photo-active Ni16As4P4@NU-1000 composite was constructed using a size-matching impregnation strategy, which shows robust long-term photocatalytic activity towards hydrogen evolution with TON of 28 600 after 120-hour Xe-lamp irradiation.

A new platin compound, oxaliplatin, has significant activity in advanced colorectal carcinomas. However, its pharmacokinetics have not been characterized adequately yet. This study extensively analyzes the pharmacokinetics of both ultrafiltrable (free) and protein-bound platin in 13 patients receiving 130 mg/m2 oxaliplatin as a 4-h infusion in combination with 375 mg/m2 5-fluorouracil as a 24-h...

Although reference values for ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring have been investigated in several population studies, these values were derived from cross-sectional observations and were based merely on the statistical distribution of blood pressure values. Therefore, we conducted a prospective cohort study to identify reference values for 24-hour ABP in relation to prognosis. We obtai...

Although automation was introduced into biochemistry in 1957 (Skeggs, 1957), it was not until 1963 that McNeil, Helrick, and Ferrari (1963) first described a mechanized technique forABO grouping. This was followed a few months later by a method employing the AutoAnalyzer continuous flow principle by which up to 40 samples per hour could be both ABO and Rh (D) grouped (Sturgeon, Cedergren, and M...

Diurnal changes in levels of selected metabolites associated with glycolysis, the C(3) cycle, C(4)-organic acids, and storage carbohydrates were analyzed in active Kalanchoë daigremontiana Crassulacean acid metabolism leaves. Three metabolic transition periods occurred each day. During the first two hours of light, nearly all of the metabolite pools underwent transient changes. Beginning at day...

Although automation was introduced into biochemistry in 1957 (Skeggs, 1957), it was not until 1963 that McNeil, Helrick, and Ferrari (1963) first described a mechanized technique forABO grouping. This was followed a few months later by a method employing the AutoAnalyzer continuous flow principle by which up to 40 samples per hour could be both ABO and Rh (D) grouped (Sturgeon, Cedergren, and M...

Hormone patterns in blood plasma were examined in relation to the bovine oestrous cycle in two experiments. During the luteal phase LH pulse frequency was low (2-3 pulses per 8 h). There were no consistent correlations between LH, FSH and progesterone concentrations. During luteolysis, falling progesterone concentrations were accompanied by an increase in oestradiol-17 beta concentrations, LH c...

Minor modifications to a Coleman MAS-50A Mercury Analyser System allowed the determination of mercury by flow injection analysis. Using sample volumes of 600 mul it was possible to analyse up to 120 samples per hour, with a detection limit of 0.2 mug. l(-1) (120 pg) of mercury. The authors also report on a simple digestion procedure which replaces the time- and reagent-consuming EPA procedure, ...

Inhalation of nebulized furosemide has been shown to alleviate breathlessness provoked experimentally in health and disease; however, it remains unclear whether the efficacy of nebulized furosemide on breathlessness is dose-dependent. We tested the hypothesis that inhaled nebulized furosemide would be associated with a dose-dependent relief of breathlessness during exercise testing in the setti...