An efficient synthesis of 1,3-thiazole drivatives is described via a three component reaction isothiocyanates, tetramethyl thiourea and ethyl bromopyruvate.

Increased water intake may slow the progression of chronic kidney disease by lowering vasopressin levels. Prior to initiating a large randomized controlled trial on the effect of increased water intake on renal decline, we conducted a six-week pilot study to examine the safety and feasibility of asking adults with chronic kidney disease to increase their water intake. We randomly assigned 29 pa...

Editorials 210 In March 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) released a report 1 on the status of water and sanitation in health-care facilities from 54 low-and middle-income countries. Data representing 66 000 health facilities show that water was not readily available in about 40%. 1 Over a third of facilities lacked soap for hand washing a...

+ The water dispenser should be constreucted of food grade materials and be easily cleanable. + The spigot should be of a gravity flow design to prevent contamination during use. + The dispensers should be cleaned and sanitized at least once every 24 hours. Use wash-rinse-sanitize methond for sanitizing dispenser, the compartments of the sink should be of sufficient size to allow immersion of t...

1 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America, 2 Safe Global Water Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America, 3 Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America, 4 Department of Microbi...

Abstract: In this project we will explore the properties of stochastic matrices in both the real and the finite fields. We first explore what properties 2  2 stochastic matrices in the real field have and then exam if they hold in the finite fields. We will prove how, given the conditions of a finite field, properties hold or fail to hold. We will extend our scope to 3  3 stochastic matrices ...

The long-term goal of this program is to develop a technology to allow EOD technicians to interrogate an electronically safe and armed munition and determine the electrical status of these devices. Determining the electrical status of the mechanism will provide EOD technicians additional options to consider when determining the appropriate render safe procedure to use against these threat devices.