Lint percentage is an important cotton (Gossipium hirsutum L.) lint yield character which may have a close association with photoassimilates partitioning between fibers and seeds. A three-year field experiment was conducted with an aim to determine whether or not the formation of lint percentage...

ObjectiveThere has been no report on the effect of incorporating protein repellent 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) into a composite containing nanoparticles of amorphous calcium phosphate (NACP) on calcium (Ca) and phosphate (P) ion rechargeability. The objectives of this study we...

Incorporation of ascorbic acid and calcium in pineapple slices through impregnation processes in isotonic (∼14 °Bx) and hypertonic (50 °Bx) aqueous solution of sucrose was studied. Changes in water content, soluble solids, pH, mechanical and structural properties, ascorbic acid and calcium co...

Despite many years of research and a few success stories with gene therapeutics, efficient and safe DNA delivery remains a major bottleneck for the clinical translation of gene-based therapies. Gene transfection with calcium phosphate (CaP) nanoparticles brings the advantages of low toxicity, hi...

Mineralization of calcium phosphate and other materials in vivo and in natural water sources occurs in solutions that are not stagnant, but are flowing. Flow conditions could influence solution mixing and, therefore, mineralization kinetics or mechanism. This work describes the design and charac...

BackgroundIn depth understanding of dental caries progression and improved diagnostic methodologies to assess early demineralization has enabled development of novel remineralizing therapeutics. Hence, an emerging goal of modern dentistry is to manage non-cavitated carious lesions non-invasively...

Angiotensin IV (ang IV) is known to improve learning and memory in animal models but the mechanism is unclear. We have previously demonstrated sex differences in the pro-cognitive effects of ang IV, and that prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) abolishes these effects. This study aimed to explore a p...

Catalytic autothermal reforming is considered as one of the most effective methods for production of hydrogen from heavy hydrocarbon fuels for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). Diesel is an attractive fuel because of its high energy density, widespread use and well – developed infrastructure. Cata...

Hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTlcs) containing cobalt and aluminum (intended Co/Al molar ratio = 3.0) were coprecipitated at 30, 50 and 70 °C. Their crystallinity, which was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction, increased with the precipitation temperature. Furthermore, HTlcs with various coba...

A new adsorbent aluminium cobalt oxide (CS-ACO) was synthesized by solution combustion technique. The synthesized product was characterized by various techniques. The adsorption capacity of CS-ACO was higher than that observed with commercial activated carbon. Four anionic dyes namely – Congo r...

Lead halide perovskites exhibit unexceptionable photoelectric properties. However, these materials are unsatisfactory in terms of stability and toxicity. Herein, we report Rb7Sb3Cl16 as a new kind of lead free perovskite variants. This material can be easily obtained through hydrothermal reactio...

The present study revealed a facile, ultrasound assisted ceria nanoparticle synthesis route by the reduction of cerium nitrate hexahydrate in different solvents at room temperature. The different solvents employed were methanol (MeOH), ethylene glycol (EG), water (aq) and isopropyl alcohol (IPA)...

Publisher SummaryThis chapter reviews the physical, chemical, and biological properties of insulin in the light of the atomic arrangement found in insulin crystals. It also describes the relation of the three-dimensional arrangement of the atoms in the molecule of 2-zinc insulin crystal to the s...

A series of Fe–Zr mixed oxides with different Fe content were prepared and used for direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from CO2 and methanol. The best catalytic performance was achieved over the Fe0.7Zr0.3Oy catalyst, with DMC yield of 0.44 mmol·gcat−1 and DMC selectivity of 100% und...

Direct production of lower olefins (C2=−C4=: ethylene, propylene and butylene), basic carbon-based building blocks, from carbon dioxide (CO2) hydrogenation is highly attractive, although the selectivity towards olefins has been too low. Here we present a series of bifunctional catalysts containe...

A reusable zirconium-based catalyst for the cycloaddition of CO2 to propylene oxide (PO) was prepared by the surface organometallic chemistry (SOMC) methodology. Accordingly, well-defined amounts of the ZrCl4·(OEt2)2 precursor were grafted on the surface of silica dehydroxylated at 700 °C (SiO...

α-zirconium phosphate is widely used as a solid acid catalyst or a catalyst support. In this work, layered crystalline α-zirconium phosphates were synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method and applied in the synthesis of solketal from acetalization of glycerol with acetone. It was found tha...

Phosphate removal is an important measure required to control eutrophication of water bodies as it inhibits excessive algal growth. Currently available phosphate removal methods have various limitations and function poorly under wide pH ranges. This study successfully prepared and characterized ...

The heptadentate ligand, tris-(2-(2-(methylthio)phenylamino)ethyl)amine (2), has been synthesized from the condensation of nitrilotriacetyl chloride with 2-(methylthio)aniline, to generate 2,2′,2″-nitrilotris(N-(2-(methylthio)phenyl)acetamide) (1), followed by a lithium aluminum hydride reduct...

Thermal diffusivity measurements for hafnium hydrides (HfHx) with different hydrogen concentrations (α + δ’-HfH0.20, α + δ’-HfH0.92, α + δ’-HfH1.15, δ’-HfH1.48, δ’-HfH1.57, δ-HfH1.70, δ + ɛ-HfH1.76, ɛ-HfH1.88 and ɛ-HfH2.02) were carried out within the temperature range of 290–570...