Method of Removing Carbon from Fly Ash

An improved froth flotation method is provided for the removal and recovery of an ultra-fine constituent such as carbon from tailings such as fly ash. A flotation apparatus is utilized that preferably includes a slurry conditioning tank and a flotation cell. The method of the present invention comprises the improvement of utilizing a flotation reagent formulation comprising a mixture of fuel oil and petroleum sulfonate. The method broadly includes the steps of (1) producing a slurry, or solid suspension, of the material containing the constituent to be recovered by adding a preselected amount of water or other slurrying liquid; (2) adding the flotation reagent comprising a mixture of fuel oil and petroleum sulfonate to the slurry that renders the selected constituent hydrophobic; (3) aerating the conditioned slurry; (4) recovering the selected ultra-fine constituent from an upper portion of the flotation apparatus; and (5) withdrawing and recovering tailings from a lower portion of the flotation apparatus

Níveis De Estrona E Estradiol Em Pacientes Com Câncer De Mama Usando Anastrozol Não Estão Relacionados Ao índice De Massa Corpórea

Obesity is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer. Recent studies have shown that aromatase inhibitors may be less effective in women with a high body mass index (BMI). The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between the BMI and plasma estrone and estradiol levels in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer using anastrozole. Methods In this cohort study, the patients were divided into three groups according to BMI (normal weight, overweight and obese) to compare and correlate plasma hormone levels before starting anastrozole hormone therapy and three months after treatment. Plasma hormone levels were compared for age and use of chemotherapy. Results A statistically significant reduction in estrone and estradiol levels was observed between baseline and three months after starting the anastrozole treatment (p 0.05), but a significant reduction in plasma estrone levels was observed after three-months' treatment relative to baseline in all groups, as well as a reduction in estradiol in the obese group (p 65 years had no influence on plasma steroid levels. Conclusion Changes in estrone and estradiol levels in the studied groups were not associated with BMI, chemotherapy or age. Copyright © 2016, Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia. All rights reserved

O efeito “dominó” na Interacção Homem-Computador

A colaboração multidisciplinar é essencial para uma interacção homem-computador (IHC) efectiva. Historicamente a ciência dos computadores, a psicologia e as ciências sociais actuavam como disciplinas independentes, mas com o aumento da frequência na utilização das tecnologias da informação e comunicação em vários aspectos do dia-a-dia, a funcionalidade e acessibilidade assumiram uma importância cada vez maior. Neste artigo é apresentada uma reflexão sobre a multidisciplinaridade e transversalidade da IHC em termos tecnológicos e tendências futuras