Amphibian chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians thought to be moved between countries by trade in infected amphibians. The causative fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, produces aquatic, motile zoospores; infections have been achieved in experiments by exposing amphibians to water containing zoospores. However, the ability of this fungus to survive in the environm...

This study examines experimentally the performance of a horizontal triple concentric tube heat exchanger TCTHE made copper metal using water as cooling fluid and oil-40 hot fluid. Hot enters inner annular in direction at temperature 50, 60 70 oC flow rate 20 l/hr. On other hand, outer reverse (counter current flow) 25 rates 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 35 The is composed three tubes with diameters 34.925...

The electro discharge machining (EDM), one of the methods used in the machining industry and a non-traditional manufacturing method, the electro erosion process does not depend on the hardness of material and offers a way to process materials of very complex geometry with very fine and high precision by using cheap electrode materials, which make it a preferred method. In this study, effect of ...

Analyses were carried out on twice-recrystallized freeze-dried urease (Bailey & Boulter, 1969) that had previously been dialysed for 24hr. in the cold against running tap water, and then for 24hr. against three changes of deionized water. Acid hydrolysis of urease (5mg.) was carried out at 1100 in evacuated heavy-walled Pyrex tubes with threetimes-redistilled 5-7M-hydrochloric acid at a concent...

The roles of some abiotic factors in controlling the hatching rates of Moina micrura ephippial eggs were investigated. Determination of optimum hatching conditions would be important in developing the use of this species as a food for fish larvae in aquaculture. Ephippia were exposed to different treatments in the laboratory, and monitored for hatching over a period of seven days. Optimum hatch...

The present work was conducted on the effect of surfactant on the dissolution rate of ibuprofen tablets. The cationic (Cetyl Trimethyl bromide) and anionic (Sodium dodecyl sulphate) surfactant present in the dissolution media have remarkable effect on the dissolution rate of Ibuprofen. Maximum dissolution was obtained in the presence of anionic surfactant (Sodium dodecyl sulphate) at 0.5% conce...

Precise and controlled manipulation of individual gold nanoparticles (deposited on a Si/SiO2 surface) in liquid environments using the tip of a scanning force microscope is reported for the first time. Experiments were performed in deionized water and in ethanol as a prototype for an organic solvent. Analysis of the amplitude signal of the cantilever before and during manipulation reveals that ...