BACKGROUND We assessed the feasibility and results of active case detection (ACD) of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and other febrile diseases as well as of bednet impregnation for vector control. METHODS Fever camps were organized and analyzed in twelve VL endemic villages in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. VL, PKDL, tuberculosis, malaria and leprosy we...

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) stands out as the most promising biodegradable alternative to conventional petrochemical-based polymers for manufacturing of high-performance materials applied in medicine, pharmacy, food, textile, and electronic industry. This review was aimed present up-to-date technologies PLA processing including melt blending molding, hot extrusion, 3D printing, foaming, impregnatio...

The cost-effectiveness of two different methods of prevention of morbidity and mortality due to Plasmodium falciparum malaria, vaccination and impregnation of mosquito nets with permethrin, was compared. The analysis was performed with reference to the cohort of all children born in The Gambia in 1990 and protected for 5 years, using estimates of costs from studies in The Gambia. The vaccine wa...

The purpose of this study is to document the potential feasibility of using a bed net impregnation program to enhance the control of Malayan filariasis in southern Thailand. A survey was conducted in one Muslim and one Buddhist village along the swamp forest in Narathiwat Province. Face-to-face interview was employed to collect data on practice of bed net use, knowledge and attitudes on filaria...

Antibacterial tests of Ag/SBA-15 from petung bamboo leaf ash against Escherichia coli were carried out. Modification SBA-15 with Ag was conducted using the wet impregnation method while antibacterial test out by well diffusion and disc various concentrations Ag/SBA-15. The has a surface area ​​143 m2/g, pore diameter 8.4 nm volume 0.35 cm3/g. SAXS pattern /SBA-15 showed 3 typical peaks in 0o -2...

The efficiency of Ni/TiO2 catalysts for renewable diesel production was evaluated in the present study. Two series were synthesized and characterized using various physicochemical techniques (N2 physisorption, XRD, SEM, XPS, H2-TPR, NH3–TPD). In first catalysts, successive dry impregnations (SDI) used depositing 10, 20, 30, 50, 60 wt.% Ni. yield towards is maximized over catalyst with 50 Ni loa...

Abstract Hopcalite supported Ag (wt.%: 0.5; 1; 2; 10)‐containing materials were prepared by wet impregnation followed calcination at 400 °C for adsorption‐thermal catalytic oxidation of toluene. Based on breakthrough experiments, the duration adsorption step was set around 38 min to minimize toluene loss outlet reactor (<3 mol% amount adsorbed) allowing determine a dynamic useful capacity Th...

Copper azole type B (CAz-B) preservative and polyphosphatic carbamate (PPC) fire retardants were impregnated in succession into green (97% MC) and kiln-dried (18% MC) Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica (L.f.) D.Don) lumber by the passive impregnation method to prolong the period of lumber use by increasing its resistance to fire and biological degradation. Lumber was dried with a kiln or by a...