This study focuses on the synthesis of merlinoite from Chinese coal fly ashes by KOH direct conversion method, with special emphasis on the application of synthetic merlinoite as fertilizer. These fly ashes were collected from two pulverized-coal combustion (PCC) power plants in Xinjiang, Northwest China. The synthesis results are influenced by fly ash characteristics and different synthesis co...

Retrospective evaluation of potassium hydroxide plus calcofluor white (KOH+CFW), Gram, Giemsa, and modified Ziehl-Neelsen (1% H(2)SO(4), cold) stains for the detection of microsporidia in corneal scrapings from 30 patients showed KOH+CFW and acid-fast stains to be most efficient (29/30 [96.7%] and 28/30 [93.3%], respectively) in the diagnosis of microsporidial keratitis.

The diagnosis of blastomycosis is often delayed. We identified 28 cases of pulmonary blastomycosis in a retrospective chart review. Most patients received multiple antibiotic courses before being diagnosed, and the sputum KOH smear was rarely used. Diagnostic delay can be decreased with higher suspicion for pulmonary blastomycosis and early use of the sputum KOH smear.

T. S. Koh, C. H. Thng, S. Hartono, D. Collins, S. Richards, M. O. Leach, A. Sohaib, D. Dearnaley, and D-M. Koh School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Department of Oncologic Imaging, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom, Department...

BACKGROUND Onychomycosis is the most common nail disease and represents around 50% of nail disorders. Accurate diagnosis with adequate evidence is ideal before starting any treatment. Current diagnostic methods offer low specificity and sensitivity. AIMS To create a new method for the diagnosis of onychomycosis, and to compare its sensitivity and specificity with the existing methods. METHO...

in this work, old newspaper fibers (onf) bleached with h2o2, treated with koh and treated with naocl were investigated as potential adsorbents. the characterization of the produced fibers using ft-ir, sem and particle size distribution have been carried out and tested for the removal of ni (ii) from aqueous solutions. the results indicated that the fibers treated with koh give the highest %remo...

The trimethylamine content of most marine fish, especially the gadoid species, is internationally accepted as an index ofspoilage. However, ammonia, dimethylamine, and other aminesalso contribute to the trimethylamine value. Variations in the conditions of the three current methods used to analyze for trimethylamine content were studied in detail to determine the best condition to extract trime...