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Raritan River Steel Co. v. Cherry, Bekaert & (and) Holland: Accountants\u27 Liability to Third Parties for Negligent Misrepresentation
Raritan River Steel Co. v. Cherry, Bekaert & (and) Holland: Accountants\u27 Liability to Third Parties for Negligent Misrepresentation
QCD thermodynamics and magnetization in nonzero magnetic field
In nonzero magnetic field, the magnetic properties and thermodynamics of the
quantum-chromodynamic (QCD) matter is studied in the hadron resonance gas and
the Polyakov linear-sigma models and compared with recent lattice calculations.
Both models are fairly suited to describe the degrees of freedom in the
hadronic phase. The partonic ones are only accessible by the second model. It
is found that the QCD matter has paramagnetic properties, which monotonically
depend on the temperature and are not affected by the hadron-quark
phase-transition. Furthermore, raising the magnetic field strength increases
the thermodynamic quantities, especially in the hadronic phase but reduces the
critical temperature, i.e. inverse magnetic catalysis.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figures accepted for publication in AHE
Process modelling, design and technoeconomic LLE optimisation for comparative evaluation of batch vs. continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing of atropine
Work-related airway symptoms, nasal reactivity and health-related quality of life in female hairdressers: a follow-up study during exposure.
OBJECTIVES: Hairdressers often complain of work-related rhinitis (WR). They are infrequently sensitized to persulphates. The cause and mechanism of the symptoms and the effects on their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) remains unclear. The objectives were to follow female hairdressers with WR mainly from bleaching powder regarding nasal reactivity to persulphate and to evaluate symptoms, HRQoL and inflammatory markers in nasal lavage during a working period after vacation and compared with hairdressers without symptoms and pollen allergic women. METHODS: Skin prick tests to persulphate were performed in the hairdressers. Participants kept a diary of symptoms and of work tasks (hairdressers only). They completed HRQoL questionnaires. Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in nasal lavage fluid was examined. The symptomatic hairdressers performed nasal challenges with persulphate before and after the exposure. RESULTS: Skin prick tests were negative. Although the nasal reactivity to persulphate did not change a steady increase in nasal symptoms, especially blockage, and in ECP was noticed in the symptomatic hairdressers. The HRQoL deteriorated in the symptomatic hairdressers indicating an effect on their working situation and daily life. The atopics had more, but varying symptoms (itching, sneezing and secretion). CONCLUSIONS: The difference in the clinical picture between the symptomatic hairdressers and the pollen allergic women, the increase in symptoms and ECP in the nasal lavage support the view that a sensitization to hairdresser chemicals by a mechanism not yet understood is operating. The deterioration of the HRQoL in the symptomatic hairdressers indicates a considerable effect on their life
Multi-objective dynamic optimization of ampicillin batch crystallization: Sensitivity analysis of attainable performance vs. product quality constraint
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