OBJECTIVE To compare the effect of different reaction temperatures on the cyclization and coupling reactions of the Toruzyme CGTase influencing the yield of cyclodextrins (CDs) and to study the solubility of paracetamol with CDs. MATERIAL AND METHOD Type and amount of CDs were analyzed by HPAEC-PAD. The stability constants for the inclusion complex formed between CDs and paracetamol were dete...

OBJECTIVE To understand clinician adoption of CDS tools as this may provide important insights for the implementation and dissemination of future CDS tools. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinicians (n=168) at a large academic center were randomized into intervention and control arms to assess the impact of strep and pneumonia CDS tools. Intervention arm data were analyzed to examine provider adoption...

We are currently developing 2D dosimeters with optical readout based on CdS or CdS/CdSe core-shell quantum-dots using commercially available materials. In order to understand the limitations on the measurement of a 2D radiation profile the 3D deposited energy profile of MeV energy electrons in CdS quantum-dot-doped silica glass have been studied by Monte Carlo simulation using the CASINO and PE...

The study was carried out to determine the effect of seasonal changes and oestrous cycle phase on serum progesterone (P4) and thyroxine (T4) profiles in Savanna Brown (SB) goats. Ten (n = 10) cycling SB goats with mean body weight and body mass index of 20.17 ± 0.2 kg and 6.2 ± 0.4, respectively were allotted to 2 groups of 5 animals each per season of study (Hot-rainy, HRS and cold-dry, CDR). ...

Well-defined CdS nanograin-sensitized one-dimensional (1D) Zr:α-Fe2O3 nanostructured arrays with enhanced photoelectrochemical performance are synthesized directly on F-doped SnO2 (FTO) using the hydrothermal method. Owing predominantly to the appropriate photogenerated electron-hole separation and charge collection in 1D Zr:α-Fe2O3 nanorods, hydrothermally deposited CdS/1D Zr:α-Fe2O3 samples e...

Large document repositories need to be organized, summarized and labeled in order to be used effectively. Previous clustering studies focused on organizing, and paid little attention to producing cluster labels. Without informative labels, users need to browse many documents to get a sense of what the clusters contain. Human labeling of clusters is not viable when clustering is performed on dem...

The preparation of fluorescent nanocomposite materials with tunable emission wavelengths by combining cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) with inorganic nanoparticles is important for promoting CNFs applications. A CNF/CdS nanocomposite was prepared via in situ compositing at room temperature on oxidized CNFs with CdS quantum dots. By controlling the -COOH/Cd2+ ratio on the CNF, the feeding time of Na...

Wireless networks like mobile ad hoc networks are infrastructure-less networks and nodes in that network which communicate via radio propagation. In such networks, a Connected Dominating Set (CDS) can act as a virtual backbone, in order to make the routing efficient. A smaller virtual backbone incurs less communication overhead. Since computing a minimum CDS is NP-Complete, efficient approximat...

Semiconductor photocatalysis has been intensively studied in recent decades for a wide variety of application such as hydrogen production from water splitting and water and air treatment. The majority of photocatalysts are, however, wide band-gap semiconductors which are active only under UV irradiation. In order to effectively utilize visible solar radiation, this thesis investigates various t...