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Linearization of the Bradford protein assay to application in cow milk proteins quantification by UV-Vis spectrophotometry method.
Reliable methods for determination and quantification of total protein in food are essential information to ensure quality and safety of food trade. The objective of this study was to evaluate the linearity of calibration curves obtained from different
proteins (blood serum albumin-BSA, Ī±-LA, Ī²-LG, caseins (CN): Ī±s, Ī² and Īŗ-CAS) with the reagent of Bradford. Comercial UHT skimmed bovine milk was analyzed for the determination of total protein using the Bradford method by reading at 595 nm.
The determination of the concentrations of total milk protein was achieved by linear regression. The Bradford method showed a high sensitivity for the determination of total proteins in bovine milk dilution 1:25 to values closer to those obtained
by the Kjeldahl method. The results showed that the calibration curve of standard proteins Ī²-CN and BSA obtained better linearity with less variation in the absorbance measurements for the determination of total protein of milk
A supervised adverse drug reaction signalling framework imitating Bradford Hillās causality considerations
Big longitudinal observational medical data potentially hold a wealth of information and have been recognised as potential sources for gaining new drug safety knowledge. Unfortunately there are many complexities and underlying issues when analysing longitudinal observational data. Due to these complexities, existing methods for large-scale detection of negative side effects using observational data all tend to have issues distinguishing between association and causality. New methods that can better discriminate causal and non-causal relationships need to be developed to fully utilise the data.
In this paper we propose using a set of causality considerations developed by the epidemiologist Bradford Hill as a basis for engineering features that enable the application of supervised learning for the problem of detecting negative side effects. The Bradford Hill considerations look at various perspectives of a drug and outcome relationship to determine whether it shows causal traits. We taught a classifier to find patterns within these perspectives and it learned to discriminate between association and causality. The novelty of this research is the combination of supervised learning and Bradford Hillās causality considerations to automate the Bradford Hillās causality assessment.
We evaluated the framework on a drug safety gold standard known as the observational medical outcomes partnershipās non-specified association reference set. The methodology obtained excellent discrimination ability with area under the curves ranging between 0.792 and 0.940 (existing method optimal: 0.73) and a mean average precision of 0.640 (existing method optimal: 0.141). The proposed features can be calculated efficiently and be readily updated, making the framework suitable for big observational data
A matter of measurement: rotation velocities and the velocity function of dwarf galaxies
The velocity function derived from large scale surveys can be compared with
the predictions of LCDM cosmology, by matching the measured rotation velocities
Vrot of galaxies to the maximum circular velocity of dark matter (DM) halos
Vmax. For Vrot<50km/s, a major discrepancy arises between the observed and LCDM
velocity functions. However, the manner in which different observational
measures of Vrot are associated with Vmax is not straight forward in dwarf
galaxies. We instead relate galaxies to DM halos using the empirical baryon-
mass to halo-mass relation, and show that different observational measures of
Vrot result in very different velocity functions. We show how the W50 velocity
function, i.e. using the HI profile line width at 50% of peak HI flux to
measure Vrot, can be reconciled with a LCDM cosmology. Our semi-empirical
methodology allows us to determine the region of rotation curves that are
probed by HI measurements (RHI), and shows that the Vrot of dwarfs are
generally measured at a fraction of Rmax, explaining their tendency to have
rising rotation curves. We provide fitting formulae for relating RHI and Reff
(the effective radius) to the virial radius of DM halos. To continue to use
velocity functions as a probe of LCDM cosmology, it is necessary to be precise
about how the different measures of rotation velocity are probing the mass of
the DM halos, dropping the assumption that any measure of rotational velocity
can be equally used as a proxy for Vmax.Comment: submitted to MNRAS. Comments very welcom
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Evidence for the critical role of nanoscale surface roughness on the retention and release of silver nanoparticles in porous media.
Although nanoscale surface roughness has been theoretically demonstrated to be a crucial factor in the interaction of colloids and surfaces, little experimental research has investigated the influence of roughness on colloid or silver nanoparticle (AgNP) retention and release in porous media. This study experimentally examined AgNP retention and release using two sands with very different surface roughness properties over a range of solution pH and/or ionic strength (IS). AgNP transport was greatly enhanced on the relatively smooth sand in comparison to the rougher sand, at higher pH, and lower IS and fitted model parameters showed systematic changes with these physicochemical factors. Complete release of the retained AgNPs was observed from the relatively smooth sand when the solution IS was decreased from 40Ā mM NaCl to deionized (DI) water and then the solution pH was increased from 6.5 to 10. Conversely, less than 40% of the retained AgNPs was released in similar processes from the rougher sand. These observations were explained by differences in the surface roughness of the two sands which altered the energy barrier height and the depth of the primary minimum with solution chemistry. Limited numbers of AgNPs apparently interacted in reversible, shallow primary minima on the smoother sand, which is consistent with the predicted influence of a small roughness fraction (e.g., pillar) on interaction energies. Conversely, larger numbers of AgNPs interacted in deeper primary minima on the rougher sand, which is consistent with the predicted influence at concave locations. These findings highlight the importance of surface roughness and indicate that variations in sand surface roughness can greatly change the sensitivity of nanoparticle transport to physicochemical factors such as IS and pH due to the alteration of interaction energy and thus can strongly influence nanoparticle mobility in the environment
A survey of partial differential equations in geometric design
YesComputer aided geometric design is an area
where the improvement of surface generation techniques
is an everlasting demand since faster and more accurate
geometric models are required. Traditional methods
for generating surfaces were initially mainly based
upon interpolation algorithms. Recently, partial differential
equations (PDE) were introduced as a valuable
tool for geometric modelling since they offer a number
of features from which these areas can benefit. This work
summarises the uses given to PDE surfaces as a surface
generation technique togethe
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