... ofthe solution inside the photoreactor were continuously monitored The adjustment ofthe pH ofthe solution was done using 1.0N NaOH and 1.0N H2SO4 Theeffectofthe initial pH ofthe solution ... 2001) The dosage of H2O2 in the solution has a remarkable effectonthe rate of degradation ofthe target pollutant When the initial H2O2 concentration is increased beyond the optimum level, the ... solutions The initial concentration ofthe solution being irradiated was also found to have significant effects onthe rate of pollutant degradation as well as the kind and concentration of intermediates...
... penetration speed of mm/s Stress and strain of Determination of thermal denaturation baked meringue were calculated using the following equation: The thermal denaturation of EWP in the presence of ... characteristic of meringue, so might have only little impact onthe structure of meringue bethe foaming capacity of EW was determined in the presence of cause of reasons The 1st reason is the absolutely ... EWP Thus, the position of OH groups of these sugars possibly has influence onthe interaction meringues may relate to thermal denaturation of EWP Thus, thermal denaturation temperatures of EWP were...
... describes the mathematical model to optimize the system configuration for maximum distillate yield by considering theeffectof various design and operating parametersonthe performance and thermal characteristics ... heat of vaporization of water at the condenser surface of last stage (J/kg), h fgNs is latent heat of vaporization of water at the condenser surface ofthe last stage (J/kg), C pwNs is the specific ... June Figure shows the variation of global solar radiation and the ambient temperature for the months of July to December The maximum radiation occurs in the month of March of 955.56 W/m2 at 13:00...
... nanoparticles in the selective oxidation of glucose When the reaction was performed without pH control on PS-1 catalyst, the conversion decreased significantly The pH at the end ofthe reaction was about ... catalyst Onthe other hand, the reaction on Pt/SBA15 catalysts with pH control not only showed a high conversion, but also high D-gluconic acid selectivity This determined a good suitability of plantinum ... conversion ofthe reaction reached 87.67% when using HNO3 as oxidizing agent, but the selectivity of D-gluconic product is quite low The high oxidation ability with high acidity of HNO3 make the...
... on two modes almost is inverse The increase of photon intensity of one mode makes the decrease ofthe one of other mode The reason perhaps is due to the conservation of energy in the operation ... 139-142 Discussion and conclusion In the stationary operation of two-mode random microlaser, the variation of laser parameters influences clearly onthe transformation of mode photon densities With ... For studying the influence of laser parameterson saturated values of mode photon densities, we vary one ofparameters in table and remain invariable all the rest ofparametersThe obtained results...
... than the change of n values The differences of n values in UV or IR range may be due to the variation of dielectric functions ofthe films depending upon the deposition parametersThe change of ... which means the decline of crystallinity The Zn2q ions in the IZO thin films seem to increase the energy barrier for the diffusion of atoms in the film, and hence disturb the rearrangement of atoms ... enhance the lattice damage by the high-energy ions That might deteriorate the crystallinity ofthe films, and reduce the concentration of electrically active donor sites Fig 5c shows that the resistivity...
... a contraction [18-20] Some modelling work on motoneuron firing patterns suggested that the range ofthe firing rate ofthe motoneuron during a steady contraction is to 50 pps [21] Onthe other ... contraction The major findings include: The SNR of a single ME channel is highly related to the stimulus intensity ofthe motoneuron, which carries the information ofthe voluntary contraction ... as the nonlinear processor, and the channel output is the convolution ofthe motor unit action potential (MUAP), m(t), with an innervation process u(t), which is the output ofthe motoneuron...
... depending onthe magnetic 4π R3 volume ofthe NP, VM = and Kan is the magnetic anisotropy energy constant ofthe magnetic core ofthe NP Therefore, the heat dissipation of a magnetic hyperthermia ... value of In this way, the SAR can t be calculated using Equation 6, since all the remaining parameters are known Concentration effects When the concentration of a ferrofluid is increased, the ... interaction will become relevant and contribute to the magnetic properties ofthe ferrofluid Since some controversies exists in theoretical studies about the influence ofthe dipolar interaction on the...
... Grange, P & Su, B L (2003) Chemistry of silica at different concentrations of non-ionic surfactant solutions: Effectof pH ofthe synthesis gel onthe preparation of mesoporous silica Microporous ... surfactant ratio and the pH ofthe synthesis gel can greatly influence thecharacteristicsofthe resulting materials as they generally control the formation of micelles during the synthesis.8 Hence, ... the fact that the PEO chain becomes dehydrated with increasing amounts of HCl or the presence of large amounts of C1– ions Therefore, for the partial dehydration of PEO units, the volume of the...
... are used The objective of this simulation is to show how the change in the DBR substrate will result in the difference of reflectivity For the simulation, we have used the thicknesses ofthe Al0.3Ga0.7N ... and n1, are the refractive indices ofthe substrate and the corresponding layer respectively, d1, is the geometrical thickness ofthe corresponding quarter wave layers and λ B is the target wavelength ... where ∆n is the difference in refractive index between the two DBR layers and neff is the effective refractive index ofthe mirror The effective refractive index is given by Effects of Si, Al2O3...
... Hence, the extent of moisture sorption ofthe cross-linked composite film was dependent onthe proportion of alginate to copolymer and the moisture sorption ability ofthe individual polymer components ... ions which led to the disruption of cross-linkages and consequently the disintegration of films (Østberg et al., 1994) Thus, addition ofthe copolymers to alginate enhanced the stability ofthe ... gelation of κ-carrageenan by stabilization ofthe helical conformation ofthe polymer, through shielding ofthe charge of sulphate groups by Ca2+ (Watase and Nishinari, 1986) This phenomenon enabled...
... the pH ofthe medium used promoted interactions between Ca2+ and alginate The displacement of Ca2+ by H+ could be controlled by careful manipulation ofthe pH ofthe medium The FTIR spectra of ... by the negative effectof CO2 generated The detrimental effectof CO2 generation was further illustrated by the formation of stronger externally cross-linked films compared to the corresponding ... thickness Onthe other hand, evolution of CO2 from the reaction between H+ and CaCO3 resulted in the formation of abundant minute cavities, hence, contributing to volumetric increase ofthe internally...
... size fractions and theeffectof microsphere size onthe encapsulation properties and drug release characteristics was studied This would provide more conclusive evidence onthe effects of alginate ... a strong influence ofthe polymer viscosity onthe extent of cross-linking in the microspheres In film formation, the sodium alginate was in direct contact with the cross-linking solution while ... Significant differences between the t25% and the t50% values of each size fraction of microspheres further emphasized the pronounced effectofthe microsphere size on drug release from alginate...
... that the assumption of complete carbon conversion was reasonable In the subsequent gasification experiments, the carbon conversion (Cconv) was used as a measure for the fuel conversion The Cconv ... complete carbon conversion The low CO concentration in the flue gas (
... to the reduction ofthe surface conductivity ofthe CNTs due to the oxidation process [8], and is similar for all the functionalized composites Further, the increase of surface area due to the ... effectof surface modifications of multi-walled CNTs onthe electrical response of CNT/PVDF nanocomposites has been investigated The main effectof oxidation is a reduction ofthe composite conductivity ... the nanocomposites prepared with the different functionalized CNTs The reduction ofthe electrical surface conductivity ofthe CNT due to the oxidation process, together with an increase of the...
... Respiration showed, at the beginning ofthe experiment, a strong depression and later on a strong stimulation The significance ofthe differences to the control plants is indicated by the symbols ... plants of each species were determined before starting the incubation in the water bath (at the beginning ofthe growth period) and later subtracted from the mean weight ofthe plants after the ... strong reaction Net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, transpiration and dark respiration were measured on fully expanded leaves of six seedlings growing under normal greenhouse conditions...
... acid-ammonium formate [49] when the entire grower-finisher period was included in the analyses rather than the grower period only In addition, the lack of a response on ADG to inclusion of organic ... (Table 3), the level of protein, an indicator of adequacy of protein in terms of quality and quantity in the diet [42], at the beginning ofthe trial was below the lower value ofthe reference ... by measuring the rate of formation of oxidized glutathione (GSSG) GPX catalyzes the reaction of GSH with synthetic cummene hydroperoxide to GSSG In the presence of NADPH and glutathione reductase...
... start ofthe study drug infusion) Page of 10 effectof unfractionated heparin and APC concerning aPTT [18] As therapeutic range enoxaparin has only minimal effecton prothrombin time and aPTT; the ... investigated in this model There were no signs of a systemic profibrinolytic effectof enoxaparin, or the combination of enoxaparin with DAA The lack of a profibrinolytic effectof enoxaparin or DAA ... D-dimer values of
... Psychoemotional aftermath With respect to the tsunami's psychoemotional aftermath, the full impact ofthe wave onthe mental health ofthe survivors is still unknown [2] In February 2005 the World ... estimation about the force with which the victims were hit and swept away by the wave Antiinfective therapy Our intial choice of anti-infective therapy was a combination of a potent quinolone combined ... this unique cohort of patients, in particular with respect to complex wound management, infection and psychoemotional control According to the concept of a trimodal distribution of medical problems...