The industrial application of non-thermal plasma has been a research field in the last few years. One of the potential applications of non-thermal plasma is in treating dye effluents of textiles industries which are considered as one of the environmental pollutants. Before scaling up plasma technology at the industrial level, it is required to understand the interaction of non-thermal plasma with a synthetic dye-containing solution in laboratory experiments. A detailed comparative study of MB dye degradation using an atmospheric pressure air plasma (corona discharge) source is carried out in this report. The results are qualitatively discussed in line with the available theoretical and experimental background of plasma-water interaction.
The effects of spaceflight on mammary metabolism of 10 pregnant rats was measured on Day 20 of pregnancy and after parturition. Rats were flown on the space shuttle from Day 11 through Day 20 of pregnancy. After their return to earth, glucose oxidation to carbon dioxide increased 43% (P < 0.05), and incorporation into fatty acids increased 300% (P < 0.005) compared to controls. It is unclear whether the enhanced glucose use is due to spaceflight or a response to landing. Casein mRNA and gross histology were not altered at Day 20 of pregnancy. Six rats gave birth (on Day 22 to 23 of pregnancy) and mammary metabolic activity was measured immediately postpartum. The earlier effects of spaceflight were no longer apparent. There was also no difference in expression of beta-casein mRNA. It is clear from these studies that spaceflight does not impair the normal development of the mammary gland, its ability to use glucose, nor the ability to express mRNA for a major milk protein.
based on a proportionate change in total calcium with protein rather than an absolute change.A slightly improved nomogram would be based on the plasma albumin rather than the total protein and would be derived from the known calcium-albumin associa:ion constant.Such a nomogram can be prepared by any physical chemist and will be included by us in a fo-rthcoming publication.-Weare, etc.,
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