in this study, the bacterial diversity in the activated sludge system of a full-scale municipalwastewater treatment plant in dubai was monitored over a period of one year using ribosomal rna (rrna)targeted oligonucleotide probes for a defined phylogenetic group of bacteria by the fluorescence in situhybridization (fish) technique. the largest fraction of the bacterial community in the sludge sa...

there are described nanocomposites based on ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and graphite nanoplates prepared by in-situ polymerization method. it is carried out a comprehensive study of electric properties of these composites, including direct current (dc) and alternating current (ac) properties. there is explored dependence of the conductivity and dielectric permeability on filler con...

juvenile fibroadenoma is an uncommon histologic variant of fibroadenoma that frequently shows a remarkable and rapid growth. the development of a carcinoma within a fibroadenoma, either in situ or invasive, is a rare condition. we encountered a 36-year-old woman with a palpable mass in the right breast. the radiologic findings were indicative of a fibroadenoma in the breast. sonographic guided ...

purpose : to compare changes in posterior corneal elevation, anterior chamber depth (acd), anterior chamber volume (acv) and corneal volume (cv) after laser in situ keratomileusis (lasik ) and photorefractive keratectomy (prk) for low to moderate myopia by pentacam imaging methods : in this prospective comparative case series, 105 consecutive myopic eyes randomly scheduled for lasik (n=59) or p...

Neem biodiesel is currently being explored as a future biofuel and was extracted chemically from the vegetable oil. Many of its properties are still under investigation and our aim was to study its noxious-gas emission profiles from blends with regular petroleum diesel. The distinct advantage of a real-time study is acquisition of in situ data on the combustion behavior of gas components with a...

Ventilation air methane is a major contributor to the carbon footprint of the coal mining industry. This contribution can be mitigated by combustion of methane to carbon dioxide. The use of efficient combustion devices, such as catalytic reverse flow reactors, can improve the economy of the process. However, the high water content of the ventilation air can inhibit catalysts (such as palladium)...

A new high-temperature flow reactor experiment utilizing the powerful molecular beam mass spectrometry (MBMS) technique for detailed observation of gas phase kinetics in reacting flows is presented. The reactor design provides a consequent extension of the experimental portfolio of validation experiments for combustion reaction kinetics. Temperatures up to 1800 K are applicable by three individ...

The molecular mechanism(s) by which chemically complex air pollution particles mediate their adverse health effects is not known. We have examined the ability of combustion and ambient air particles to induce pulmonary matrilysin expression due to the well-documented role of matrix metalloproteinases in tissue injury and repair responses. Rats were exposed to saline, residual oil fly ash (2.5 m...

in this research, fabrication of an in-situ composite via aluminothermic combustion synthesis in al–v2o5 system has been investigated. for this purpose, the mixed powders of al and v2o5 with molar ratio of 28 to 3 were ball milled and then compressed. differential thermal analysis was used to evaluate the temperatures of phase transitions. using the peak temperature of the reactions, the sample...