objective(s): dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction coupled with gas chromatography (gc)-flame ionization detector was developed for the determination of valproic acid (vpa) in human plasma. materials and methods: using a syringe, a mixture of suitable extraction solvent (40 µl chloroform) and disperser (1 ml acetone) was quickly added to 10 ml of diluted plasma sample containing vpa (ph, 1.0...

the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between cortisol hormone and plasma metabolites change in male runners. for this purpose, 16 young male runners (age 21.8 ± 2 years, height 175 ± 5.26 cm, weight 64.17 ± 2.21 kg) volunteered in this study. in order to examine plasma cortisol and metabolites changes, subjects were required to perform balk exercise test. blood samples we...

Abstract The present work is part of a wider project aimed at improving the description plasma dynamics during production phase Helicon Plasma Thruster. In particular, was focused on development chemical model for Argon- and Xenon-based plasma. developed consists collisional radiative suitable to describe 1 s 2 p excited levels. meant be complementary 3D-VIRTUS, numerical tool which enforces fl...

An H-mode Edge Pedestal (HEP) plasma transport Benchmarking Exercise (BE) was undertaken for a single DIII-D pedestal. Transport modeling codes used include 1.5D interpretive (ONETWO, GTEDGE), 1.5D predictive (ASTRA) and 2D ones (SOLPS, UEDGE). The particular DIII-D discharge considered is 98889, which has a typical low density pedestal. Profiles for the edge plasma are obtained from Thomson an...

Adjustment of phenytoin dosage in patients is very difficult due to its nonlinear metabolism and patient to patient variation in its kinetics. It has been recommended that the dosage of phenytoin should be adjusted according to its plasma concentration and requirements of the patients. Therefore, the present study was carried out to identify the various factors which may influence the plas...

The polymerization by radiofrquency (RF) plasma of different monomers (methyl methacrylate (MMA), tetraglyme and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)) has been carried out. The plasma gas was investigated by optical emission spectroscopy (OES) in the UV-vis wavelength rang. The excited species formed in the plasma were identified for the different monomers. From computer simulations of the ro-vib...

background: hypertension is one the most common causes of chronic kidney disease (ckd). one of the major concerns in hypertensive patients is early detection of renal disorders. in the past, serum creatinine (scr) concentration was used as a marker of kidney function, but it proffers a late reflection of reduced glomerular filtration rate. cystatin c and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocal...

background chronic hepatitis b (chb) is accompanied by inflammation of liver because of infection with hepatitis b virus (hbv). previous studies revealed an inverse association between vitamin d and hbv dna levels. objectives the current study aimed to investigate the levels of 25 (oh) d3 (the steady form of vitamin d), mir-378 and hbv dna in the patients with chb. patients and methods one hund...