The surface of the glassy carbon electrode (GCE) is modified with the composite of new Cobalt complex with a tetradentate Schiff base ligand derived from 3-ethoxysalicylaldehyde and 4,5-dimethyl orthophenylenediamine (CoOEtSal) and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT). The electrochemical oxidation of ascorbic acid (AA) and dopamine (DA) at the modified electrode was studied using the cyclic an...

Zinc oxide nano-particles with the average diameter of about 25 nm were modified with different mole ratios of trimetoxyvinyl silane (TMVS) and oleic acid, as coupling agents, in order to modify their surface properties and render them more hydrophobic. Then, dispersibility of the surface modified nano-particles was examined in some monomers with different levels of hydrophobicity, including me...

This report describes the historical development in the clinical application of chemical variables for the interpretation of acid-base disturbances. The pH concept was already introduced in 1909. Following World War II, disagreements concerning the definition of acids and bases occurred, and since then two strategies have been competing. Danish scientists in 1923 defined an acid as a substance ...

Posttranscriptional modifications greatly enhance the chemical information of RNA molecules, contributing to explain the diversity of their structures and functions. A significant fraction of RNA experimental structures available to date present modified nucleobases, with half of them being involved in H-bonding interactions with other bases, i.e. 'modified base pairs'. Herein we present a syst...

Using the medium of ZoBell as a basal formulation, we developed a medium to determine the oxidative-fermentative metabolism in marine bacteria. Different oxidative and fermentative collection strains, as well as a group of unidentified marine bacteria, were tested on modified ZoBell medium and other conventional media. In general, superior results were obtained with the modified ZoBell medium s...

A total of 78 strains, representing 21 Vibrio species, were examined by using taurocholate-tellurite-gelatin agar (TTGA) medium and modified TTGA medium containing 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-galactoside (150 micrograms/ml). Modified TTGA medium allowed for simple and direct detection of beta-D-galactosidase (beta-gal) activity. This feature, in conjunction with other differential characteristi...

A slow freezing/rapid thawing method for the cryopreservation of human oocytes has been employed using a sodium-depleted culture media. In 53 frozen egg-embryo transfer (FEET) cycles, a 60.4% survival rate post-thaw was obtained and a 62.0% fertilization rate following intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Overall pregnancy rates were 26.4% per thaw attempt, 30.4% per patient, and 32.6% per embryo ...