Comparison of microscopic and xpert MTB diagnoses of presumptive mycobacteria tuberculosis infection: retrospective analysis of routine diagnosis at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital

Autor: Kwame Kumi Asare, Daniel Edem Azumah, Czarina Owusua Adu-Gyamfi, Yeboah Kwaku Opoku, Edward Morkporkpor Adela, Philip Afful, Godwin Kwami Abotsi, Ernest Awuakye Abban, Paul Ekow Duntu, Akwasi Anyamful, Alberta Bedford Moses, Emmanuel Botchway, Philimon Mwintige, Samuel Kyei, Linda Eva Amoah, Emmanuel Owusu Ekuman

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)

Abstract Introduction Tuberculosis is a global health problem that causes 1. 4 million deaths every year. It has been estimated that sputum smear-negative diagnosis but culture-positive pulmonary TB diagnosis contribute to 12.6% of pulmonary TB trans

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Comparison of Erythrocytes for Individual Indications of Metabolism Changes in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases

Autor: Faik Atroshi, Arno Latvus, Erland Johansson, Tuomas Westermarck, Paul Ek

Publikováno v: Personalized Medicine, in Relation to Redox State, Diet and Lifestyle

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases are neurodegenerative diseases where several biomarkers have suggested that a single measurement is not a sufficient biomarker. The observation of increased concentration of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and silver (Ag

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https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.91660

High Heating Rate Devolatilization Kinetics of Pulverized Biomass Fuels

Autor: Paul Ek, Peter Arendt Jensen, Peter Glarborg, Joakim Myung Johansen, Nikolai De Martini, Reginald E. Mitchell

Publikováno v: Johansen, J M, Jensen, P A, Glarborg, P, De Martini, N, Ek, P & Mitchell, R E 2018, ' High Heating Rate Devolatilization Kinetics of Pulverized Biomass Fuels ', Energy and Fuels, vol. 32, pp. 12955-12961 . https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03100

Devolatilization kinetics for the biomass fuels miscanthus, leached miscanthus, and KCl-doped pinewood were determined at high heating rates (∼105 K s–1), high peak temperatures (1405–1667 K), and short residence times (

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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03100

The role of natural gas in setting electricity prices in Europe

Autor: Behnam Zakeri, Iain Staffell, Paul E. Dodds, Michael Grubb, Paul Ekins, Jaakko Jääskeläinen, Samuel Cross, Kristo Helin, Giorgio Castagneto Gissey

Publikováno v: Energy Reports, Vol 10, Iss , Pp 2778-2792 (2023)

The EU energy and climate policy revolves around enhancing energy security and affordability, while reducing the environmental impacts of energy use. The European energy transition has been at the centre of debate following the post-pandemic surge in

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Application of the Catalyst Wet Pretreatment Method (CWPM) for catalytic direct synthesis of H2O2

Autor: Maela Manzoli, Sten Lindholm, Tapio Salmi, Paul Ek, Francesco Bizzotto, Pierdomenico Biasi, Jyri-Pekka Mikkola, Stefano Sterchele, Johan Bobacka

Publikováno v: Catalysis Today. 246:207-215

This work concerns a new technique to post-modify the catalytic material intended for use in H2O2 direct synthesis. The catalyst chosen was a commercially available 1 wt.% Pd/C. The catalyst was modified with the so-called Catalyst Wet Pretreatment M

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2014.11.027