Bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells were fabricated based on blended films of a porphyrin derivative 5,10,15,20-Tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphine zinc (ZnTPP) and a fullerene derivative [6,6]-phenyl-C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) as the active layer. The ZnTTP:PCBM BHJ solar cells were fabricated by spin-casting of the blended layer. The weight ratios of ZnTPP and PCBM were varied from 1:1 t...

The resistance status towards permethrin among the laboratory strain, the permethrin-selected strain and four field strains of Culex quinquefasciatus collected in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was determined using three standard laboratory methods: WHO larval bioassay, WHO adult bioassay and biochemical microplate assay. Cx. quinquefasciatus permethrin-selected strain larvae were the least susceptible...

Objective Dyslipidemia and insulin resistance (IR), occurring in most infertile women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to assess the relationships between lipoprotein ratios and IR in PCOS women. MaterialsAndMethods Thirty six infertile women with PCOS selected based on Androgen Excess Society (AES) ...

graphyne and graphdiyne families of flat carbon (sp2/sp) networks with high degrees of π-conjunction are attracting much attention due to their promising electronic, optical, and mechanical properties. in the present investigation we have studied the structural, mechanical, electrical and optical properties of halogenated graphdiyne and graphyne. the optical spectra of pure and halogenated stru...

since mammography images are in low-contrast, applying enhancement techniques as a pre-processing step are wisely recommended in classification of the abnormal lesions into benign or malignant. a new kind of structural enhancement is proposed by morphological operator which introduces an optimal gaussian kernel primitive, the kernel parameters are optimized the use of genetic algorithm­­. we al...

A laboratory experiment was conducted to assess the bioaccumulation of microelements Fe 2+, Cu 2+, Zn 2+ and their effects on the growth and pigment contents of Spirulina platensis in Zarrouk’s media. The mentioned metals concentrations enhanced separately to tenfold of the Zarrouk’s content. The results indicated no differences in the dry weights for the different medias (p>0.05). A rapid incr...