One of the easiest ways to start improving quality in a hospital is through clinical audit. Clinical audit is a quality improvement process that seeks to improve patient care and outcomes. It does this through a systematic process of review or evaluation against clearly defined criteria, followed by the implementation of change. Clinical audit is something that doctors, nurses, optometrists and...

We demonstrate the isomer-resolved spectroscopy of gas-phase ions, with different geometries separated prior to spectroscopic probe using ion mobility techniques. Specifically, ring and chain isomers of carbon cluster anions with 10;-12 atoms have been separated by ion mobility/mass spectrometry and examined by photoelectron spectroscopy. This methodology should also apply to other ion spectros...

XK469 (NSC 697887; (+/-)-2-[4-(7-chloro-2-quinoxaliny)oxy]phenoxy propionic acid), an analog of the herbicide Assure, which possesses antitumor activity, especially against murine solid tumors and human xenografts, has recently been found to be the first topoisomerase IIbeta poison. Both R(+) and S(-) isomers are cytotoxic, although the R-isomer is more potent. Using a chiral high-performance l...

The steam-distilled essential oil from Artemisia persica growing wild in Iran was analyzed by GC/MS. In all 50 compounds were identified; Davanone (60.56%), Cis Chrysanthenyl acetate (8.65%), Limonene (5.68%), ? Pinene (3.74%), Davanone ether isomer + (3.6%) and ? Thujene (3.6%) were the main components of the oil respectively.

Clusters of metal atoms at a fixed size can assume different structural arrangements, known as isomers, which may have nearly the same energy. Therefore, at given experimental conditions distribution of these isomers can be present. While the size selection is a relatively common technique, the isomer selection is not; it is therefore more difficult to obtain information about a single isomer. ...

Prompt and delayed γ-ray spectroscopy of the neutron-deficient, semi-magic isotope 187Pb has been performed using recoil-decay isomer-decay tagging techniques at Argonne Gas-Filled Analyzer. A new 5.15(15)-μs isomeric state only 308 keV above spherical 3/2− ground is identified classified as a shape isomer. strongly-coupled band observed on top isomer, which nearly identical to one built prolat...

The long-lived high-spin 2HfK isomer can be produced in nuclear reactions with different projectiles. The reaction yields and cross sections have been measured in a series of experiments and the results are now reviewed. The systematics of isomer-to-ground-state ratios are drawn and real production capabilities are estimated for the best reactions. Such a summary is relevant to the significance...

A specific inactivator of chymotrypsin, p-azophenyldiphenylcarbamyl chloride, exists as two geometric isomers, cis and trans, which are interconvertible by means of light. The cis-isomer is five times more reactive than the more stable trans-isomer, and is obtained by exposure of the latter to light of 320 nanometer wavelength. The trans-isomer can be regained by exposure of the cis-isomer to l...

Astaxanthin Z-isomers potentially have greater bioavailability and biological activity than (all-E)-astaxanthin. However, the stability of is lower all-E-isomer, which a serious problem affecting its practical use. In this study, we investigated impacts different suspension media (oils fats) additives on astaxanthin isomer identified suitable ones for stabilization. The evaluations showed that ...