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Microfluidic mixing of low viscosity Boger fluids
This paper was presented at the 4th Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2014), which was held at University College, London, UK. The conference was organised by Brunel University and supported by the Italian Union of Thermofluiddynamics, IPEM, the Process Intensification Network, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Heat Transfer Society, HEXAG - the Heat Exchange Action Group, and the Energy Institute, ASME Press, LCN London Centre for Nanotechnology, UCL University College London, UCL Engineering, the International NanoScience Community, www.nanopaprika.eu.This study is focused on the development of low viscosity Boger fluids and on the investigation of their elasticity on emulsion formation. Non-Newtonian continuous phases (Boger fluids) made of two different molecular weight Polyacrylamide in water plus glycerol solutions were used. While, as Newtonian continuous phase, a water plus glycerol solution showing the same viscosity as the non-Newtonian one was prepared and as dispersed phase silicon oil was used. Visualization of these emulsions flowing through a micromixer was useful in order to extract quantitative informations of their behavior, such as the velocity profile and droplets’ size distribution. Then the formation of vortex upstream of a divergent-convergent configuration has been shown as the wall migration effect, which drives droplets away from the walls and toward the center of the microcapillary investigated
Volatile compounds in off-odor honey.
EN-US: Climatic conditions in the mid-northern region of Mato Grosso State in Brazil are favorable for beekeeping. However, since 2011, the honey production chain has suffered losses because the production of off-odor honey has made it impossible to market the honey. Reports from beekeepers indicated a relationship between the off-odor in the honey and the nectar of Borreria verticillata (L.) G. Mey (Rubiaceae). In this study, the botanical origins and volatile profiles of ten off-odor honeys (H1-H10) and flowers of B. verticillata were evaluated. Palynological and sensorial analyses of the honeys were performed; a scale from 1 to 4 was applied for the sensorial analysis, in which 1 indicates no off-odor and 4 indicates extreme off-odor. Analysis of volatile was performed by using headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy methods. The honeys investigated were classified with very high to intense off-odors, except H4 and H5, which did not differ from the control honey (no off-odor). Palynological analyses showed that honeys H1-H4, H7, and H9 were monofloral from B. verticillata, whereas in H5, H6, H8, and H10 this pollen were accessory. However, there was no quantitative correlation between the B. verticillata pollen content and the off-odor attributes of the honeys. Skatole was identified in all of the honeys except H4, H5, and the control honeys, suggesting that skatole contributed to the off-odor attributes of the products. However, further studies are required to investigate the origin of the skatole because it is not transferred directly from B. verticillata flowers to the honey. | PT-BR: As condições climáticas da regiĂŁo Centro-Norte do Estado de Mato Grosso sĂŁo favoráveis a apicultura, contudo ocorrem prejuĂzos nesta cadeia produtiva desde 2011 devido a produção de mel com odor indesejável, o que impossibilitou sua comercialização. Relatos dos apicultores apontaram relação da ocorrĂŞncia do odor indesejável no mel com o nĂ©ctar Borreria verticillata (L.) G. Mey (Rubiaceae). Neste estudo foi avaliado a origem botânica e o perfil de voláteis de mĂ©is (M1 atĂ© M10) com odor indesejável e das flores de B. verticillata. Foi realizada a análise polĂnica do mel e tambĂ©m sensorial, empregando-se uma escala de um a quatro pontos, em que um refere-se a nenhum odor desagradável e quatro, extremo odor desagradável. A análise de compostos voláteis no mel e nas flores de B. verticillata foi realizada utilizando microextração em fase sĂłlida por headspace e cromatografia gasosa acoplada a detector por espectrometria de massas. Os mĂ©is investigados foram classificados desde muito a extremo odor desagradável, exceto os mĂ©is M4 e M5, que nĂŁo diferiram do mel controle (sem odor indesejável). Os mĂ©is M1 atĂ© M4, M7 e M9 eram monoflorais de B. verticillata, enquanto M5, M6, M8 e M10 o pĂłlen B. verticillata era acessĂłrio. Todavia, nĂŁo foi observada correlação quantitativa entre o teor deste pĂłlen e o atributo odor indesejável. O escatol foi identificado nos mĂ©is investigados, exceto em M4, M5 e mel controle. Estes resultados sugerem que o escatol contribuiu para o atributo odor desagradável do produto. Contudo, mais estudos devem ser conduzidos para investigar a origem do odor indesejável, porque o escatol nĂŁo foi transferido diretamente das flores para o mel
Peritoneal dialysis assists residual renal function to maintain glucose tolerance: a prospective observational study
A routine method for cholesterol and 7-dehydrocholesterol analysis in dried blood spot by GC–FID to diagnose the Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome
This work was aimed to implement a fast and simple method to quantify cholesterol (CHOL) and 7-
dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) in dried blood spot (DBS) to diagnose the Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome
(SLOS), an inborn error of CHOL biosynthesis. We developed and validated a GC–FID method for separation
and quantification of underivatized CHOL and 7-DHC using a DBS disc of 6 mm with a run time of 9 min.
Correlation coefficients (r) of calibration curves ranged from 0.998 to 0.999 for CHOL and from 0.997 to
0.998 for 7-DHC. Within-day and between-day imprecision (CV%), accuracy (%), carry-over, and extraction
efficacy (%) were also evaluated for validation. CHOL and 7-DHC were analyzed in DBS and plasma samples
from 8 SLOS patients and 30 unaffected subjects. In SLOS patients, 7-DHC/CHOL ratios in DBS and plasma
samples ranged from 0.035 to 1.448 and from 0.012 to 0.926, respectively. Results from calibration curves,
quality controls and patient samples reveal that the method is suitable to analyze DBS to screen patients
affected by SLOS
A routine method for cholesterol and 7-dehydrocholesterol analysis in dried blood spot by GC-FID to diagnose the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
This work was aimed to implement a fast and simple method to quantify cholesterol (CHOL) and 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) in dried blood spot (DBS) to diagnose the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS), an inborn error of CHOL biosynthesis. We developed and validated a GC-FID method for separation and quantification of underivatized CHOL and 7-DHC using a DBS disc of 6 mm with a run time of 9. min. Correlation coefficients (r) of calibration curves ranged from 0.998 to 0.999 for CHOL and from 0.997 to 0.998 for 7-DHC. Within-day and between-day imprecision (CV%), accuracy (%), carry-over, and extraction efficacy (%) were also evaluated for validation. CHOL and 7-DHC were analyzed in DBS and plasma samples from 8 SLOS patients and 30 unaffected subjects. In SLOS patients, 7-DHC/CHOL ratios in DBS and plasma samples ranged from 0.035 to 1.448 and from 0.012 to 0.926, respectively. Results from calibration curves, quality controls and patient samples reveal that the method is suitable to analyze DBS to screen patients affected by SLOS
Basic amino acid profiling during hepatic tumorigenesis by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HILIC-MS/MS).
The Possibility of Early Discharge for Newborns Being Monitored for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Based on Modified Finnegan Score Distributions
Review of the Relationships Between Maternal Characteristics and Preterm Breastmilk Immune Components
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