A tris-borate buffer solution of = 0.1 and pH 8.9 is shown to be satisfactory for use in the elect-rophoresis of human and bovine sera by the moving-boundary technic. Comparison of the patterns obtained by the use of tris-borate and barbital buffer is presented. Similar numbers of electrophoretically distinct components are found by the use of either buffer. Although the calculated mobility of ...

Two new non-barbiturate buffers have been formulated for serum protein electrophoresis on cellulose acetate membranes. Both buffers give five distrinct fractions and are suitable for all systems, but have been primarily designed to meet the needs of the Gelman "Sepratek" system. One buffer is a tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris)/hippurate formulation; the other is composed of Tris/N-[tris(h...

The synthesis of SmCl3(THF)3 from SmCl3.6H2O is described. The reaction of SmCl3(THF)3 with NaBH4 in dry THF gave white microcrystalline tris (tetrahydroborato) tris (tetrahydrofuran) samarium (III), Sm(BH4)3(THF)3. The vibrational and magnetic properties of Sm(BH4)3...

Pancreatic carcinoma ranks among the most lethal of human cancers. Besides late detection, other factors contribute to its lethality, including a high degree of chemoresistance, invasion, and distant metastases. Currently, the mainstay of therapy involves resection of local disease in a minority of patients (Whipple procedure) and systemic gemcitabine. While systemic chemotherapy has some benef...

OBJECTIVE The potential of NaHCO3 versus human serum to induce germ tube formation in Candida albicans was investigated. SPECIMENS A total of 100 isolates were obtained from oral swabs of patients presenting with thrush. Approval for the study was granted by the Joint Research Ethics Committee (JREC/23/08). METHOD Confirmed C. albicans isolates by routine methods were tested for germ tube i...

This study aims to investigate whether different player-matching mechanisms in educational multi-player online games (MOGs) can affect students’ learning performance, enjoyment perception and gaming behaviors. Based on the multi-player quiz game, TRIS-Q, developed by Tsai, Tsai and Lin (2015) using a free player-matching (FPM) mechanism, the same game, but incorporating an automatic player-matc...

The C3-symmetric chiral propylated host-type ligands (±)-tris(isonicotinoyl)-tris(propyl)-cyclotricatechylene (L1) and (±)-tris(4-pyridyl-4-benzoxy)-tris(propyl)-cyclotricatechylene (L2) self-assemble with Pd(II) into [Pd6L8](12+) metallo-cages that resemble a stella octangula. The self-assembly of the [Pd6(L1)8](12+) cage is solvent-dependent; broad NMR resonances and a disordered crystal stru...

A series of molybdenum(VI) complexes containing bidentate ligands: toluene-3,4-dithiol (1), 2-mercaptophenol (2), 2-aminothiophenol (3), ethane-1,2-dithiol (4), dithiooxamide (5) and 2-thiopheno-carboxamide (6) are reported. The hexacoordinated molybdenum tris-chelates compounds: tris-(toluene-3, 4-dithiolate)molybdenum(VI) (7), tris-(2-mercaptophenolate)molybdenum(VI) (8), tris-(2-aminothiophe...