The development of silicone elastomers with hydrophilic functionality in the form of PEG substituents provides benefits beyond the rheology modification (thickening) that can be achieved with silicone elastomers that lack functional substituents. We have shown that PEG-modified dimethicone crosspolymer (PEG-DCP) is an effective emulsifier for water-in-silicone (w/s) emulsions where the continuo...

In the last decade ordinal optimization (OO) has been successfully applied in many stochastic simulation-based optimization problems (SP) and deterministic complex problems (DCP). Although the application of OO in the SP has been justified theoretically, the application in the DCP lacks similar analysis. In this paper, we show the equivalence between OO in the DCP and in the SP, which justifies...

background and aim: 2,4-dichlorophenol (dcp) is a compound  generated in a variety of industrial processes and also by chlorine disinfection of water polluted with phenolic compounds . dumping of dcp into the environment and water resources is of great concern because of the compound's intense odor and toxicity. dcp is very soluble and resistant to biodegradability so it cannot be removed ...

Disc centrifuge photosedimentometry (DCP) with fluids of different densities is used to simultaneously determine the particle size and effective density of spherical silica particles. Incorporation of a calibrated infrared pyrometer into a DCP instrument is shown to enhance the measurement capability of the DCP technique by correcting for the temperature dependence of the spin fluid's density a...

This study aimed to investigate the clinical utility of simultaneous measurement of alphafetoprotein (AFP) and des-γ-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) diagnosis in Chinese patients predominantly caused by hepatitis B virus infection by a multi-center case-controlled study. Subjects were 1,153 individuals from three major hospitals in China, including 550 cases in HCC ...

Reductive dehalogenase (RD) gene transcript levels in Dehalococcoides ethenogenes strain 195 were investigated using reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR during growth and reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene (PCE), trichloroethene (TCE), or 2,3-dichlorophenol (2,3-DCP). Cells grown with PCE or TCE had high transcript levels (greater than that for rpoB) for tceA, which encodes the TC...

PURPOSE There is ambiguity about using the term "knuckle pads" in Dupuytren's disease (DD). Clear definitions of dorsal knuckle pads and nodules are lacking and the prevalence of these 2 entities has not been determined. We sought to define these terms and investigate the distribution and frequency of dorsal knuckle pads and dorsal nodules in the normal volunteers and in DD patients. METHODS ...

BACKGROUND The usefulness of Des-g-carboxyprothrombin (DCP) has been indicated in areas where hepatitis C virus is prevalent. DCP has yet to be used in China. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of DCP in Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) predominantly caused by hepatitis B. MATERIAL AND METHODS 329 subjects with HCC and 371 subjects without HCC that all unde...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of luteolin and solifenacin on diabetic cystopathy (DCP) and to investigate the mechanism of action. A novel link between the overexpression of c-Kit in the bladder and voiding dysfunction was identified in rats with DCP. MATERIAL AND METHODS A rat model of DCP was successfully established by intraperitoneal injection of strep...

Aquatic plants take up and sequester organic contaminants such as chlorophenols through incorporation in cell wall materials and storage in vacuoles. The ultimate fate of plant-sequestered chlorophenols, however, remains unclear. This research investigated 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) sequestration by the aquatic plant Lemna minor and evaluated contaminant release and bioavailability after plan...