Abstract. Stratospheric HCl observations are an important diagnostic for the evaluation of catalytic processes that impact ozone layer. We report here in situ balloon-borne employing off-axis integrated cavity output spectrometer (OA-ICOS) fitted with a reinjection mirror. Laboratory assessments demonstrated has 90 % response time 10 s to changes and 30 precision 26 pptv. The instrument was dep...

Geothermal energy is a key renewable for Italy, with an annual electric production of 6.18 TWh. The future geothermal concerned clarity over the CO2 emissions from power plants and geological contexts where produced naturally. Mt. Amiata volcanic–geothermal area (AVGA) formidable natural laboratory investigating relative roles degassing (GPPs). This research based on measuring soil gas flux in ...

When rabbits were fed S(35)-labelled amino acids and simultaneously injected with antigen at the peak of antibody production, the circulating antibody became rapidly labelled within a few hours with the isotope. The specific radioactivity of antibody was measured as antibody was allowed to decline in the absence of antigenic stimulation. At various times, in different animals, antigen was reinj...

Asian patients frequently seek aesthetic alteration of hypertrophic masseter muscles to reduce a prominent mandibular angle. Surgical reduction is common in Asia, but botulinum toxin offers a less invasive approach. This pilot study evaluated results of aesthetic lower face narrowing in 20 Asian patients. Initially, 25 U of botulinum toxin (5 U/0.1 mL) was injected at each inferior masseter bor...

Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) was used to study illuminated TiO2 surfaces under both vacuum conditions, and in the presence of organic molecules (decane and methanol). In the presence of hole scavengers, electrons are trapped at Ti(III)–OH sites, and free electrons are generated. These free electrons are seen to decay by exposure either to oxygen or to hea...

The aim of this study was to determine the clinical safety and efficacy of preoperative embolization of meningiomas with low-concentration n-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA). Nineteen cases of hypervascular intracranial meningiomas were treated by preoperative embolization with 14% NBCA, using a wedged superselective catheterization of feeding arteries and reflux-hold-reinjection technique. Clinical ...

Currently, the best treatment option for idiopathic cervical dystonia (ICD) is injection of botulinum toxin (BTX) into the affected muscles, whereas rehabilitative approaches have given disappointing results. We evaluated whether the association of an ad hoc rehabilitative program may improve the clinical efficacy of BTX treatment in a single-center, cross-over, controlled study. Forty patients...

Progress in understanding the pathophysiology, and providing novel treatments for glaucoma is dependent on good animal models of the disease. We present here a protocol for elevating intraocular pressure (IOP) in the rat, by injecting magnetic microspheres into the anterior chamber of the eye. The use of magnetic particles allows the user to manipulate the beads into the iridocorneal angle, thu...

Geothermal reinjection is a new method of geothermal development which can maintain regional reservoir pressure, and it conducive to the sustainable utilization heat. However, blockage has always been problem that restricts utilization, causing reservoirs, especially attenuation sandstone reservoirs. Considering an example typical in Binzhou, this study, situ fluids borehole cores were collecte...