Light dependent ethane formation and chlorophyll bleaching in isolated chloroplast lamellae are enhanced by either methylviologen or a-linolenic acid. Both ethane formation and chloro­ phyll bleaching are also enhanced in chloroplast particles deficient in photosynthetic electron transport, e. g. after aging, heat treatm ent or digitonin fragmentation. Ethane formation by sub­ chloroplast parti...

Bentonite clay collected from Jabal Umm Ali area NE of Khartoum (Sudan) was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). It was then purified by treatment with distilled water and activated with sulfuric acid at 90 oC for 3.5 hrs. XRD indicated modification of activated bentonite with enhanced surface area. Several cations were removed from octahedral sheet (Mg, Al, and Fe). Increasing the acid co...

We consider acquisition schemes that maximize the fraction of images that contain only a single activated molecule (as opposed to multiple activated molecules) in superresolution localization microscopy of fluorescent probes. During a superresolution localization microscopy experiment, irreversible photobleaching destroys fluorescent molecules, limiting the ability to monitor the dynamics of lo...

background and aim(s): it is highly important for dentists to be aware of the effects of bleaching agents on the surface and mechanical properties of restorative materials. so, the aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effects of different bleaching strategies on the microhardness of a silorane-based composite resin. materials and methods: eighty samples of a silorane-based composite r...

Schiff bases of fatty acid hydrazides made from Oil recovered from spent bleaching earth (ORSBE) and Acid oil (AO)were prepared. These newly synthesized Schiff bases were characterized on the basis of FT-IR, elemental analysis and evaluated for biological performance. Schiff bases exhibited mild antibacterial activities against certain micro-organisms if compared with streptomycin used as stand...

The availability of rare earth elements from primary resources has come into question in the last two decades. This has sparked various government and industry initiatives to examine potential rare earth element resources apart from virgin ore bodies. Geothermal fluids are potentially significant sources of valuable minerals and metals, while co-recovery with geothermal energy production would ...