Quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) for estimating the adsorption of aliphatic alcohols onto activated carbon were developed using substructural molecular fragments (SMF) method. The adsorption capacity of activated carbon (gr/100grC) for 150 aliphatic alcohols onto activated carbon (AC) is studied under equilibrium conditions. Forward and backwards stepwise regression variable ...

Microcirculation plays an important role in keeping a stable tissue metabolism during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The relationship between microvascular vasomotion (MV) and total body's oxygen metabolism with temperature alteration during CPB remains unclear. Is there a relationship, or is the autoregulation a consequence of CO2, pressure and/or blood flow? The purpose of this study was to in...

This research aimed to assess the impact of static magnetic field (SMF) on apoptosis rate and cell cycle progression in presence Aloe vera Crude Extract (ACE) normal (Huo2) cancer cells (HeLa). The specimens were split into one untreated group (control) two experimental groups, including treatment with ACE (Alo) compound SMF (Alo+SMF). MTT assay determined IC50 value, flow cytometry was employe...

A novel dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor has been designed as catalytic non-thermal plasma (NTP) reactor. It was tested for the abatement of diluted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of different nature. The novelty of the DBD reactor is that a metallic catalyst made of sintered metal fibers (SMF) also acts as the inner electrode. The SMF electrodes modified with oxides of Ti, Mn and ...

Intestinal subepithelial myofibroblasts play a crucial role in the growth and development of the intestine. Colitis, small bowel injury, gastric ulcer disease and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) accompany the increase in the count of activated myofibroblasts. In the last few years, the increasing production of electromagnetic (EMF) and static magnetic (SMF) fields due to the expanding use of e...

The aim of the present work has been the design and the realization of a Magnetostatic Field System for Exposure of Cell cultures (MaFiSEC) for the uniform and the reproducible exposure of cell cultures to static magnetic fields (SMFs) of moderate magnetic induction. Experimental and computer-simulated physical measurements show that MaFiSEC: i) generates a SMF with magnetic induction that can ...

CD69 expression on eosinophils is observed in asthma and has been proposed as a marker of eosinophil activation. The role of allergens in the in vivo regulation of CD69 expression on eosinophils, however, remains incompletely understood. It was therefore investigated whether CD69 expression on eosinophils can be induced by allergen provocation in vivo. Ten allergic asthmatics were studied by se...

This paper proposes an efficient array beam-forming method using spatial matched filtering (SMF) for ultrasonic imaging. In the proposed method, ultrasonic waves are transmitted from an array subaperture with fixed transmit focus as in conventional array imaging. At receive, radio frequency echo signals from each receive channel are passed through a spatial matched filter that is constructed ba...

In this work, the transmission characteristic of a single mode fiber-silica capillary-single fiber (SMF-Capillary-SMF) structure is modified by introducing liquids inside and outside silica capillary. The anti-resonant reflecting guidance mechanism in capillary influenced presence liquids. By immersing section liquid-filled SMF-Capillary-SMF into liquids, both resonant wavelength intensity are ...