An Econometric Analysis of the Impact of the Self-Sufficiency Project on the Employment Behaviour of Former Welfare Recipients The Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) was a Canadian research and demonstration project that attempted to “make work pay” for long-term income assistance (IA) recipients by supplementing their earnings. The long-term goal of SSP was to get lone parents permanently off IA a...

objective: soil salinity is one of the major worldwide environmental constraints affecting agricultural production in arid and semiarid regions. lack of proper management of water and soil resources lead to increase soil salinity and reduce soil fertility. on the other hand, it seems simple and cheap method of measuring soil salinity is necessary. the aim of this study was to determine the rela...

Ebastine (EBS) is a non-sedating antihistamine with long duration of action. This drug has predominantly hydrophobic property causing low solubility and bioavailability. Surface solid dispersions (SSD) an effective technique for improving the dissolution rate poorly soluble drugs by using hydrophilic water insoluble carriers.
 The present study aims to enhance EBS surface dispersion techni...

INTRODUCTION Soluble (effervescent) paracetamol is routinely given to elderly patients for convenience. A daily dose of 4 gm in this soluble formulation can contain up to 8.7 gm of sodium chloride, which exceeds the threshold recommended by the World Health Organization. Hypernatremia secondary to soluble paracetamol has rarely been reported. We describe an elderly patient who developed hyperna...

Iohexol is a nonionic water-soluble iodinated contrast medium with chemical and physical properties similar to those of metrizamide. A randomized double-blind study was performed in 40 patients undergoing intravenous digital subtraction angiography for suspected carotid and vertebral disease to compare the radiographic imaging quality and side effects of iohexol with those of Renografin-76 (dia...

A novel wet scrubber comprising of an oxidation and a reducing section in series was used for the removal SO2 NOx from simulated ship emissions. Sodium chlorite (NaClO2) sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) were oxidizing sections, respectively. Results showed that although increasing pH oxidant led to less NO being oxidised, lower rates achieved both soluble nitrogen formation (chiefly form nitrates) ...

A new emulsion gelation method was used to prepare gel beads for a highly water-soluble drug metformin hydrochloride using sodium alginate as the polymer. The gel beads containing oil was prepared by gently mixing or homogenizing oil and water phase containing sodium alginate which was then extruded into calcium chloride solution to produce gel beads. The effects of factors like type of oil and...

The low yield and poor folding efficiency in vivo of soluble and active recombinant cysteine-rich proteins expressed in Escherichia coli are a major challenge for large-scale protein production and purification. Expression vectors containing Buthus martensii Karsch insect toxin (BmK IT) fused to the C terminus of the intein Ssp DnaB were constructed in an attempt to overcome this problem. Follo...