Forty patients undergoing routine bronchoscopy were randomised to receive inhaled micronised gentamicin powder (180 mg) or nebulised gentamicin solution (160 mg) one hour before the procedure. Similar levels of gentamicin were detected in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in the two groups (micronised powder (n = 20) 9.3 (SD 9.3) mg/l, nebulised solution (n = 20) 8.0 (7.8) mg/l). The micronised gent...

The objective of this study was to produce well-dispersed nanosized yttria tetragonally stabilized zirconia (Y-TZP) powder in aqueous suspension. The Y-TZP powder was produced by precipitation from homogeneous solution at 2001C under hydrothermal conditions. A homogeneous solution was created through the use of a complexing agent, which subsequently could be used in a dispersion scheme develope...

This study evaluated the effectiveness of dry Moringa oleifera leaf powder in the management of anaemia in adult albino rats. The proximate, mineral, vitamin and phytochemical composition of dry M. oleifera leaf powder were analysed. Twelve adult albino rats grouped into three were used. Cyclophosphamide was used to induce anaemia into them. The percentage proximate values were protein (26.28%)...

Single crystalline BaTiO3 (BT) was prepared using TiCl4, BaCl2 and oxalic acid. The structure of the prepared nanocrystalline BT powders were a tetragonal perovskite according to XRD and HRTEM analysis. Annealing powder to 750C show that pure BT phase was formed according to XRD, TG, and FTIR spectroscopy. The TEM images of the prepared powder reveal spherical morphology of BT, while a finger t...

Three variations of tomato fudge were prepared using tomato powder at different proportions with sugar, whole milk and honey and evaluated for sensory quality, antioxidant activity, microbial count and consumer acceptability. It was observed that the fudge prepared by using 1-3 g of tomato powder were having higher sensory scores while antioxidant activity was found highest in fudge having 5 g ...

A powder library of layered Li(Ni,Co,Ti)O2 (Ni ≤ 0.8, Ti ≤ 0.2) compounds was prepared by electrostatic spray deposition. From powder x-ray diffraction patterns, most of the powder library sintered at 700 ○C was indexed as a single phase belonging to the space group R[Formula: see text]m. These results were almost identical to those obtained from a study by combinatorial exploration. We investi...

Properties of TiO2 powder got hydrometallurgically from the slag that was, together with pig iron, a product of reductional red mud electromelting were investigated using physico-chemical methods of analyzing. The samples of TiO2 powder contain high quantity of titanium compared with the used raw material granulated slag. Investigating the mophology of the powder samples, it has been found out ...

There have been reports in the literature of acute and chronic silicosis and connective tissue disease induced by occupational exposure to silica in factories producing scouring powder. Reports of connective tissue diseases induced by intentional inhalation of such a powder are rare and perhaps underestimated. We report the case of a young woman who developed Sharp's syndrome 5 yrs after diagno...

to study the effect of herb ginger powder on performance, carcass characteristics and blood parameters of broilers used from 192 broiler chicks (ross ) in a completely randomized design with 4 treatments and 4 replicates ( each replicate of 12 chicks ). all treatments, including different levels of ginger powder ratios of 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 percent respectively called t1, 2t, t3 and t4 that were ad...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the antibacterial activity of Calcium Enriched Mixture (CEM) with ProRoot Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) against Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) in the presence/absence of dentin powder. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two series of freshly mixed (10, 50, and 100 mg), set crushed powder (10, 50, and 100 mg), and pieces of uncrushed se...