Analytical procedures for the determination of rare earth elements (REE) in 250 mg aliquots of difficult-todigest peat and plant matrices by ICP-MS were developed. Three different pressurised digestion approaches were tested for this purpose, namely (i) closed vessel acid digestion on a hot-plate at 180 uC, (ii) digestion in a microwave high pressure autoclave at a temperature of 240 uC and (ii...

Mafic rocks including basalts and gabbros are the main constituents of Birjand ophiolites. They are found in several places and show low grade metamorphism in the field and under the microscope. Chondrite-normalized REE patterns for basalts and gabbros indicate that these rocks are transitional-enriched to depleted mid-oceanic ridge basalts respectively. Otherwise, N-MORB normalized trace eleme...

Rare earth elements (REE) and some transition metals (e.g. Nb) are a group of chemicals that have recently been widely used in industrial processes due to the increasing demand for new technologies. As result, these increasingly being released into environment, which could mean pollutants modify marine terrestrial ecosystems. Seabirds, such as penguins, can biotransport nutrients from sea land ...

The numerous applications of rare earth elements (REE) has lead to a growing global demand and the search for new REE deposits. One promising technique exploration these deposits is laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). Among number advantages possibility perform on-site measurements without sample preparation. Since deposit based on analysis various geological compartments surrounding a...

Introduction. Aim of this study was to compare the resting energy expenditure (REE) measured by the Douglas bag method with the REE estimated with the FitMate method, the Harris-Benedict equation, and the Müller et al. equation for individuals with BMI < 18.5 kg/m(2) in a severe group of underweight patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). Methods. 15 subjects with AN participated in the study. The...

OBJECTIVES Resting energy expenditure (REE), one of the main components of total energy expenditure, can be measured via indirect calorimetry and/or predicted from equations. The latter may be misleading in RA, as they do not take into account the metabolic alterations occurring in RA. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the accuracy of widely used REE-predictive equations in RA patien...

Rare earth element (REE) concentrations and neodymium isotopic composition (ɛNd) are tracers for ocean circulation and biogeochemistry. Although models suggest that REE release from lithogenic sediment in river discharge may dominate all other REE inputs to the oceans, the occurrence, mechanisms and magnitude of such a source are still debated. Here we present the first simultaneous observation...

Previous studies have shown that an elevated resting energy expenditure (REE) frequently occurs in lung cancer patients. The aim of the present study was to assess the balance between REE and dietary intake and to analyze the contributing factors of elevated REE in newly detected lung cancer patients. One hundred newly detected lung cancer patients were evaluated. Measured values of REE were ad...

BACKGROUND Body mass index (BMI), resting energy expenditure (REE) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) are major preoperative assessments of patients' nutrition and metabolic state. The relations and effects of these indices on esophageal cancer patients' postoperative short-term and long-term outcomes remain controversial and unclear. We aimed to study the impact of BMI, REE and FBG in esophageal ...