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Progress in Natural Science:Materials International 2016年第4期26卷 354-361页

作者： William Wilson Anku samuel Osei-Bonsu oppong Sudheesh Kumar Shukla Eric Selorm Agorku Poomani Penny Govender Department of Applied Chemistry University of Johannesburg

This paper reports the degradation of indigo carmine and eosin Y dyes in water, catalyzed by cobalt and multiwalled carbon nanotube modified zirconium oxide nanocomposite（Co-ZrO2-MWCNTs） under simulated visible light. The bare ZrO2,ZrO2-MWCNTs, Co-ZrO2and Co-ZrO2-MWCNTs with different percentage compositions of cobalt were synthesized by homogeneous co-precipitation method. Characterization of the prepared nanocomposites was carried out using X-Ray powder Diffraction（XRD）, Fourier Transformer Infrared（FTIR） Spectroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy（TEM）, Raman Spectroscopy,（UV–Vis）-Spectroscopy and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy（EDS） for their structure, formation,morphology, size and elemental analysis. The experimental results indicated that all the cobalt and MWCNTs modified nanocomposites demonstrated higher photocatalytic activities compared to the bare ZrO2. The most efficient catalyst（0.5% Co-ZrO2-MWCNTs） with the band gap and Ka values of 5.21 e V and 16.86*10-3min-1respectively exhibited 98% degradation efficiency toward indigo carmine and 87% toward eosin Y in 180 min.

关键词： Multiwalled carbon nanotube Cobalt ZrO2 Nanocomposite Photodegradation

Reflecting on tuberculosis case notification and treatment outcomes in the Volta region of Ghana:a retrospective pool analysis of a multicentre cohort from 2013 to 2017

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Global Health Research and Policy 2019年第1期4卷 1-13页

作者： Eric Osei samuel oppong Daniel Adanfo Bless Ativor Doepe Andrews Owusu Augustine Goma Kupour Joyce Der Department of Population and Behavioural Sciences School of Public HealthUniversity of Health and Allied SciencesHoGhana Department of Epidemiology School of Public HealthUniversity of Health and Allied SciencesHoGhana

Background:Tuberculosis(TB)remains a petrified condition with a huge economic and health impact on families and health systems in *** of TB programme performance indicators can provide reliable data for direct measurement of TB incidence and *** study reflects on the trends of TB case notification and treatment outcomes and makes comparison among 10 districts of the Volta region of ***:This was a retrospective analysis of surveillance data of a cohort of TB cases from 2013 to *** of case notification and treatment outcomes were examined and *** regression was used to determine the independent relationship between patients and disease characteristics and unsuccessful treatment *** ratios,95%confidence intervals and p-values were ***:A gradual declining trend of case notification of all forms of TB was noticed,with an overall case notification rate(CNR)of 65 cases per 100,000 population during the period.A wide variation of case notification of TB was observed among the districts,ranging from 32 to 124 cases per 100,000 ***,treatment success rate decreased slightly from 83.1%during the first year to 80.2%in 2017,with an overall treatment success rate of 82.5%(95%CI:81.3-83.8%).Treatment failure,death,and lost to follow up rates were 0.8%(range 0.5-1.2%),13.5%(range 12.4-14.7%),and 3.1%(range 2.6-3.8%)*** treatment success rate among districts ranged from 70.5%in South Tongu to 90.8%in Krachi West *** after treatment interruption(Adjusted odds ratio[AOR]:3.62;95%CI:1.66-7.91;P90%set by the World Health Organiz

关键词： Tuberculosis Case notification Treatment outcomes Volta region Ghana

Optimization of Incorporation Conditions of <i>Renealmia battenbergiana</i>Extract in Refined Bleached Deodorized (RBD) Palm Olein

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Food and Nutrition Sciences 2012年第8期3卷 1076-1083页

作者： Isaac Williams Ofosu samuel Y. oppong Ibok Oduro Department of Food Science and Technology College of Science Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi-Ghana Department of Food Science and Technology College of Science Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi-Ghana.

Incorporation of R. battenbergiana extract in refined bleached deodorized (RBD) palm olein was optimized using a full factorial design. The treatment included three factors (i.e. extracting temperature, time and extract-oil concentration) varied at three levels each (i.e. 25℃ - 65℃, 0.5 - 1.5 h and 1% - 5%). The responses used to optimize the design runs were antioxidant properties as well as the red and blue color content of the residual oils. The results from the preliminary RBD palm olein analyses showed that the product was fresh in terms of the quality indices % FFA, peroxide value, iodine value and color. There was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in terms of the extract-RBD palm olein concentrations used as well as the treatment temperatures however, there was no significant difference (p < 0.05) in treatment times. The optimum treatment condition was found to be at extract-RBD palm olein concentration of 1%, temperature of 25℃ and reaction time of 0.5 h.

关键词： Palm Olein Optimization Aromatic Extract

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Neural Regeneration Research 2025年第2期20卷 366-377页

作者： samuel Abokyi Dennis Yan-yin Tse School of Optometry The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityKowloonHong Kong Special Administrative RegionChina Research Center for SHARP Vision The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityKowloonHong Kong Special Administrative RegionChina Center for Eye and Vision Research Sha TinHong Kong Special Administrative RegionChina

Retinal aging has been recognized as a significant risk factor for various retinal disorders,including diabetic retinopathy,age-related macular degeneration,and glaucoma,following a growing understanding of the molecular underpinnings of their *** comprehensive review explores the mechanisms of retinal aging and investigates potential neuroprotective approaches,focusing on the activation of transcription factor *** meta-analyses have demonstrated promising outcomes of transcription factor EB-targeted strategies,such as exercise,calorie restriction,rapamycin,and metformin,in patients and animal models of these common retinal *** review critically assesses the role of transcription factor EB in retinal biology during aging,its neuroprotective effects,and its therapeutic potential for retinal *** impact of transcription factor EB on retinal aging is cell-specific,influencing metabolic reprogramming and energy homeostasis in retinal neurons through the regulation of mitochondrial quality control and nutrient-sensing *** vascular endothelial cells,transcription factor EB controls important processes,including endothelial cell proliferation,endothelial tube formation,and nitric oxide levels,thereby influencing the inner blood-retinal barrier,angiogenesis,and retinal ***,transcription factor EB affects vascular smooth muscle cells,inhibiting vascular calcification and *** retinal pigment epithelial cells,transcription factor EB modulates functions such as autophagy,lysosomal dynamics,and clearance of the aging pigment lipofuscin,thereby promoting photoreceptor survival and regulating vascular endothelial growth factor A expression involved in *** cell-specific functions of transcription factor EB significantly impact retinal aging mechanisms encompassing proteostasis,neuronal synapse plasticity,energy metabolism,microvasculature,and inflammation,ultimately offering pro

关键词： age-related macular degeneration anti-aging interventions autophagy calorie restriction diabetic retinopathy exercise glaucoma neuromodulation phagocytosis photoreceptor outer segment degradation retinal aging transcription factor EB

Indigenous Methods of Processing Shea Butter and Perceptions about Rancidity in Northern Ghana

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Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology(A) 2012年第3期2卷 327-334页

作者： Vincent Mwinyoye Anchirinah samuel Lowor Francis Kofi oppong Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana P.O. Box 8 Akim-Tafo Ghana

This study aimed at the geographical variation in methods of processing shea butter that has been passed on from generation to generation and storage procedures （materials and containers used/perceived shelf life of the products used for preservation and local perceptions about rancidity）. Little variation was found in indigenous processing methods, utilization and storage across most of the three regions. Only among the Dagomba tribe in the Northern region did women intentionally use shrubs to add yellow colour to butter particularly that for the market. The use of onions and lemon/lime leaves to prevent rancidity and also improve the taste and smell of butter was found to be practiced by only one missionary group. Perception about shelf life of the butter was found to vary widely among the processors and consumers （3 months to 2 years）. Though this was the main focus of the study, most of the indigenous processors and consumers apart from the missionary group had little experience as far as this problem was concerned. This was due to the fact that most of them consumed the butter within one or two months after processing and so the product is not kept long enough to give any appreciable signs of rancidity.

关键词： Shea butter rancidity indigenous methods Northern Ghana.

The sexually dimorphic expression of glutamate transporters and their implication in pain after spinal cord injury

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Neural Regeneration Research 2025年第11期20卷 3317-3329页

作者： Jennifer M.Colón-Mercado Aranza I.Torrado-Tapias Iris K.Salgado Jose M.Santiago samuel E.Ocasio Rivera Dina P.Bracho-Rincon Luis H.Pagan Rivera Jorge D.Miranda Department of Physiology University of Puerto RicoMedical Sciences CampusSan JuanPRUSA National Institutes of Health National Human Genome Research InstituteBethesdaMDUSA Universidad Central del Caribe School of MedicineBayamónPRUSA University of Puerto Rico Carolina CampusCarolinaPRUSA Institute of Neurobiology San JuanPRUSA

In addition to the loss of motor function,~60% of patients develop pain after spinal cord *** cellular-molecular mechanisms are not well understood,but the data suggests that plasticity within the rostral,epicenter,and caudal penumbra of the injury site initiates a cellularmolecular interplay that acts as a rewiring mechanism leading to central neuropathic *** can lead to the formation of new connections triggering abnormal sensory *** excitatory glutamate transporters are responsible for the reuptake of extracellular glutamate which makes them a critical target to prevent neuronal hyperexcitability and *** previous studies showed a sexually dimorphic therapeutic window for spinal cord injury after treatment with the selective estrogen receptor modulator *** this study,we investigated the anti-allodynic effects of tamoxifen in male and female rats with spinal cord *** hypothesized that tamoxifen exerts anti-allodynic effects by increasing the expression of glutamate transporters,leading to reduced hyperexcitability of the secondary neuron or by decreasing aberrant *** and female rats received a moderate contusion to the thoracic spinal cord followed by subcutaneous slow-release treatment of tamoxifen or matrix pellets as a control(placebo).We used von Frey monofilaments and the“up-down method”to evaluate mechanical *** treatment decreased allodynia only in female rats with spinal cord injury revealing a sexdependent *** expression profile of glutamatergic transporters(excitatory amino acid transporter 1/glutamate aspartate transporter and excitatory amino acid transporter 2/glutamate transporter-1)revealed a sexual dimorphism in the rostral,epicenter,and caudal areas of the spinal cord with a pattern of expression primarily on *** rodents showed a significantly higher level of excitatory amino acid transporter-1 expression while male rodents showed increased

关键词： allodynia central neuropathic pain EAAT-1/GLAST EAAT-2/GLT-1 glutamate transporters selective estrogen receptor modulator sexual dimorphism spinal cord injury trauma

Sulfurized-polyacrylonitrile in lithium-sulfur batteries:Interactions between undercoordinated carbons and polymer structure under low lithiation

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Journal of Energy Chemistry 2022年第3期31卷 587-596,I0016页

作者： samuel Bertolini Timo Jacob Institute of Electrochemistry Ulm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 4789081 UlmGermany Helmholtz-Institute Ulm(HIU) Electrochemical Energy StorageHelmholtzstr.1189081 UlmGermany Karlsruhe Institute of Technology(KIT) P.O.Box 364076021 KarlsruheGermany

Lithium-sulfur battery(LSB)represents an important candidate to be used in energy storage applications,due to its high specific ***-polyacrylonitrile(SPAN)is a candidate as a host material in LSB to replace graphite,due to its ability to chemisorb polysulfides(PSs).The sulfur chains attached to the polymer can reversibly form Li2S,and SPAN indicates to have a good cyclability and better performance than graphite,thus,SPAN acts partially as an active and also as a host *** this study,we investigated the capacity of the solvent or the SPAN to lose a hydrogen atom from the backbone,to predict possible anodic reactions between solvent and host *** simulation suggests that the photophilic salts may preferentially react with the solvent,and possibly building a cathode electrolyte interphase(CEI).We observed that an undercoordinated carbon(C_(uc))can be thermodynamically created,due to *** Cuccan react with the solvent on the polymer backbone through different mechanisms,however,the simulations indicated that the reaction should be affected by the interaction between the solvent and C_(uc),according to SPAN’s ***,C_(uc)reacts with long sulfur chains attached to SPAN,capturing sulfur and forming a C-S bond.A sulfur chain from one SPAN can connect to another polymer backbone,however,this process is affected by lithiation and ***,this work also investigates the formation of interconnected SPAN structures and the multiple C_(uc)effects.

关键词： Density functional theory Ab initio molecular dynamics Lithium-sulfur batteries Sulfurized-polyacrylonitrile

Flow, thermal criticality and transition of a reactive third-grade fluid in a pipe with Reynolds' model viscosity

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Journal of Hydrodynamics 2016年第1期28卷 84-94页

作者： samuel S.OKOYA Department of Mathematics Obafemi Awolowo University

Neglecting the consumption of the material, a steady incompressible flow of an exothermic reacting third-grade fluid with viscous heating in a circular cylindrical pipe is numerically studied for both cases of constant viscosity and Reynolds＇ viscosity model. The coupled ordinary differential equations governing the flow in cylindrical coordinates, are transformed into dimensionless forms using appropriate transformations, and then solved numerically. Solutions using Maple are presented in tabular form and given in terms of dimensionless central fluid velocity and temperature, skin friction and heat transfer rate for three parametric values in the Reynolds＇ case. The numerical results for the velocity and temperature fields are also presented through graphs. Bifurcations are discussed using shooting method. Comparisons are also made between the present results and those of previous work, and thus verify the validity of the provided numerical solutions. Important properties of thermal criticality are provided for variable viscosity parameter and reaction order. Further numerical results are presented in the form of tables and graphs for transition of physical parameters, while varying certain flow and fluid material parameters. Also, the flow behaviour of the reactive fluid of third-grade is compared with those of the Newtonian reactive fluid.

关键词： non-Newtonian fluids third-grade fluid thermal transition heat generation temperature dependent viscosity numerical solutions

Research trend of cascade heat pumps

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Science China(Technological Sciences) 2017年第11期60卷 1597-1615页

作者： BOAHEN samuel CHOI JongMin Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering Hanbat National UniversityDaejeon 34158Korea Department of Mechanical Engineering Hanbat National UniversityDaejeon 34158Korea

Most commercial and industrial facilities require very low temperatures for refrigeration and high temperatures for space heating and hot water purposes. Single stage heat pumps have not been able to meet these temperature demands and have been characterized by low capacities and coefficient of performance(COP). Cascade heat pump has been developed to overcome the weaknesses of single stage heat pumps. This study reviews recent works done by researchers on cascade heat pumps for refrigeration, heating and hot water generation. Selection of suitable refrigerants to meet the pressure and temperature demands of each stage of the cascade heat pump has been discussed. Optimization of design parameters such as intermediate temperature(low stage condensing and high stage evaporating temperatures), and temperature difference in the cascade heat exchanger for optimum performance of the cascade heat pump has been reviewed. It was found that optimising each design parameter of the cascade heat pump is necessary for maximum system performance and this may improve the exergetic efficiency, especially of cascade refrigeration systems, by about 30.88%. Cascade heat pumps have wider range of application especially for artificial snow production, in the supermarkets,for natural gas liquefaction, in drying clothes and food and as heat recovery system. The performance of cascade heat pumps can be improved by 19% when coupled with other renewable energy sources for various real time applications. Also, there is the need for much research on refrigerant charge amount of cascade heat pumps, refrigerant-refrigerant heat exchangers to be used as cascade heat exchanger, cascade heat pumps for simultaneous cooling, heating and hot water generation and on the use of variable speed compressors and their control strategies in matching system capacity especially at part load conditions.

关键词： cascade heat pump low stage high stage optimization system performance refrigerant

Impulse force reductions and their effects on WBV exposures in high impact shovel loading operations

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International Journal of Mining Science and Technology 2018年第3期28卷 423-435页

作者： Danish Ali samuel Frimpong Mining & Nuclear Engineering Department Missouri University of Science and Technology

When shovels load the dump trucks with over 100-ton passes under gravity dumping conditions, they will create a large impact force on the dump truck body which generates high frequency shock waves which expose the operators to whole body vibrations （WBV）. The main cause of such truck vibrations is the large impact force due to the gravity dumping of large tonnage passes. Therefore a rigorous mathematical model has been developed for the impact force containing all the necessary factors upon which it depends. Latter, a thorough analysis shows that percentage reduction of 7.19%, 9.40%, 13.27%, 14.8%, 17.30% and 18.13% can he achieved by reducing the dumping distance to 6.33 m, 6.0 m, 5.5 m, 5.33 m, 5.0 m and 4.9 m, respectively, as compared to when the dumping distance was 7.33 m. Even more reduction in the magnitude of impact force can he observed if the shovel pass gets divided into more than two sub-passes. Therefore, these models can he used to figure out the number of sub-passes into which a single ore pass can he divided and/or the extent to which the dumping distance can he reduced which would reduce the impact force significantly enough to obtain safer yet economic operations.

关键词： Impact force HISLO Mathematical modeling Dumping distance Shovel ore sub-passes