25 Despite the important role of the antimalarial artesunate, and its active metabolite 26 dihydroartesmisinin (DHA), in malaria treatment efforts, there are limited data on the 27 pharmacokinetics of these agents in pediatric patients. This study evaluated the effects of body 28 size and gender on the pharmacokinetics of artesunate/DHA using data from pediatric and adult 29 malaria patients. N...

We have utilized 2D material point method (MPM) to study the influence of nanoparticles on the diffusivity of penentrants in model polymer membranes comprised of impenetrable spherical nanoparticles dispersed in a matrix with uniform penetrant solubility and diffusivity. The polymer membrane near the surface of a nanoparticle exhibits enhanced penetrant diffusion relative to that of the bulk po...

The replacement of oxide semiconducting TiO₂ nano particles with one dimensional TiO₂ nanotubes (TNTs) has been used for improving the electron transport in the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Although use of one dimensional structure provides the enhanced photoelectrical performance, it tends to reduce the adsorption of dye on the TiO₂ surface due to decrease of surface area. To overcome t...

The present paper shows that the performance of an inexpensive activated carbon used in electrochemical capacitors can be significantly enhanced by a simple treatment with KOH at 850oC. The changes in the specific surface area, as well as in the surface chemistry, lead to high capacitance values, which provide a noticeable energy density. The KOH-treatment of a commercial activated carbon leads...

TiO2 nanotube arrays are very attractive for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) owing to their superior charge percolation and slower charge recombination. Highly ordered, vertically aligned TiO2 nanotube arrays have been fabricated by a three-step anodization process. Although the use of a one-dimensional structure provides an enhanced photoelectrical performance, the smaller surface area redu...

   In this paper, a kind of core–shell magnetic mesoporous microspheres of Fe3O4@SiO2@meso-SiO2 with high surface areawas prepared, where magnetic Fe3O4 nanospheres were used as the inner core, tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as silica source, and cetyltrimethylamonium bromide (CTAB) as pore forming agent. Methanol-enhanced s...

This paper aims at investigating the influence of partial replacement of Portland cement with ultrafine fillers compared to limestone powder on the durability and mechanical characteristics of concrete. For this purpose, ultrafine calcium carbonate materials with different specific surface areas of 9.7 and 15.1 m2/g and limestone powder (0.72 m2/g) were used. The results indicate that the ultra...

Results Colchicine dose correlates with the genotype. It further increases linearly with an increase of age (1 18 years), body weight and body surface area. The correlation of colchicine dose with body surface revealed an average of 1 mg colchicine / 1 m. A high response rate in the CRP and the attack rate is shown both at time of therapy introduction (70% response CRP: 45.5% / attack frequency...