o-Dichlorobenzene (o-DCB) is used as an organic solvent, as a chemical intermediate, and as a heat transfer medium. In humans, o-DCB is metabolized to 2,3and 3,4-dichlorophenols, and 3,4and 4,5-dichlorocatechols, and these metabolites are eliminated via the kidneys. In this study, we tried to determine the concentrations of urinary 2,3and 3,4-dichlorophenols using a gas chromatograph (GC). When...

BACKGROUND Studies examining the efficiency of drug-coated balloon (DCB) + bare metal stent (BMS) compared with stents alone for de novo lesions have reported inconsistent results. The present comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessed and compared the clinical efficacy and safety of DCB + BMS with those of stents alone for de novo coronary artery disease. MET...

BACKGROUND Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) have shown promise in improving the outcomes for patients with peripheral artery disease. We compared a paclitaxel-coated balloon with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for the treatment of symptomatic superficial femoral and popliteal artery disease. METHODS AND RESULTS The IN.PACT SFA Trial is a prospective, multicenter, single-blinded, rando...

Douchiba, a traditional Chinese soy-fermented appetizer, has been abundantly produced and widely consumed in Guizhou province of Southwest China. In this study, analysis of low-molecular mass peptide fractions, hydrophobic bitter peptide fractions, and free amino acid (FAA) profiles was conducted to understand the changes in tasty components of douchiba during five consecutive stages of its man...

E-commerce has become one of the major consumption patterns currently. Understanding consumer e-commerce shopping behavior helps to improve the competitiveness of enterprises. The purpose of this study is to examine service justice as the antecedent factor of dysfunctional customer behavior (DCB) and how it interacts with negative emotion and service dissatisfaction, which in turn, affect DCB. ...

The effects of chlorinated benzene compounds on marine animals are not well known. Until recently, only hexachlorobenzene (HCB) had received attention in pollution studies: In a report published by the National Academy of Sciences (1975) this substance is labelled a marine pollutant of special concern. Last year. Project scientists analyzed municipal wastewater samples for HCB and three other c...

It is generally recognized that dimethylformamide (DMF) and ethanol are good media to uniformly disperse graphene, and therefore have been used widely in the preparation of epoxy/graphene nanocomposites. However, as a solvent to disperse graphene, dichlorobenzene (DCB) has not been fully realized by the polymer community. Owing to high values of the dispersion component (δd) of the Hildebrand s...

Fluorescence intensity and its ratio mapping combined with time-dependent optical microscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to understand morphology evolution of local aggregates and neighboring regions for organic solar cells. Three solvents with different boiling points including chlorobenzene (CB), 1,3-dichlorobenzene (1,3-DCB) and 1,2-dichlorobenzene (1,2-DCB) were used to engi...

SUMMARY Recently, several high profile studies collected cell viability data from panels of cancer cell lines treated with many drugs applied at different concentrations. Such drug sensitivity data for cancer cell lines provide suggestive treatments for different types and subtypes of cancer. Visualization of these datasets can reveal patterns that may not be obvious by examining the data witho...