Characterization of eroded mud aggregates with the Flume Imaging Camera System (FICS) and its added value to sediment management projects

Abstract Background There are many causes of pleural disease including variable benign and malignant etiologies. DWI is a non-enhanced functional MRI technique that allows qualitative and quantitative characterization of tissues based on their water molecules diffusivity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of DWI-MRI in detection and characterization of pleural diseases and its capability in differentiating benign from malignant pleural lesions. Results Conventional MRI was able to discriminate benign from malignant lesions by using morphological features (contour and thickness) with sensitivity 89.29%, specificity 76%, positive predictive value 89%, negative predictive value 76.92%, and accuracy 85.37%. ADC value as a quantitative parameter of DWI found that ADC values of malignant pleural diseases were significantly lower than that of benign lesions (P < 0.001). Hence, we discovered that using ADC mean value of 1.68 × 10-3 mm2/s as a cutoff value can differentiate malignant from benign pleural diseases with sensitivity 89.3%, specificity 100%, positive predictive value 100%, negative predictive value 81.2%, and accuracy 92.68% (P < 0.001). Conclusion Although DWI-MRI is unable to differentiate between malignant and benign pleural effusion, its combined morphological and functional information provide valid non-invasive method to accurately characterize pleural soft tissue diseases differentiating benign from malignant lesions with higher specificity and accuracy than conventional MRI.

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Synthesis and characterization of analcime (ANA) zeolite using a kaolinitic rock

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-92862-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Daniela Novembre ◽

Domingo Gimeno

Keyword(s):

Ambient Pressure ◽

Added Value ◽

Emission Spectrometry ◽

Quantitative Phase Analysis ◽

Crystallization Time ◽

Experimental Protocol ◽

Economic Point ◽

Cell Parameters ◽

Synthesis Protocol

AbstractAnalcime is nowadays an important component in dental porcelain systems, in heterogeneous catalysis, in the nanoelectronic field, in selective adsorption and in stomatology (dental filling and prosthesis). Analcime synthesis from an impure, silica-rich kaolinite rock coming from Romana (Sassari, Italy) is here presented. A synthesis protocol is proposed that aims to make an improvement of synthesis conditions compared to the past. The hydrothermal treatment is in fact here achieved without aging times and without the use of sodium silicate or other additional silica source reported in the literature. Lower calcination temperature, synthesis temperature and crystallization time are verified in this work. The kaolin is subjected to calcination at the temperature of 650 °C and then mixed with NaOH. The experiment is performed at ambient pressure and 170 ± 0.1 °C. The degree of purity of analcime is calculated in 97.57% at 10 h. Analcime is characterized by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry and thermal analysis. Density is also calculated. Cell parameters and the amount of amorphous phase in the synthesis powders is estimated with quantitative phase analysis using the combined Rietveld and reference intensity ratio methods. The experimental conditions make the synthesis protocol particularly attractive from an economic point of view. Also this work does not use a commercial kaolin but silica-rich impure kaolinitic rock from a disused quarry. This further reduces the costs of the experimental protocol. It also gives the protocol an added value, as the synthesis of a useful mineral is obtained through the valorization of an otherwise unused georesource. Both chemical and physical characterization of analcime is satisfactory making the experimental protocol very promising for an industrial transfer.

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Metabolomic Profiling in Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review

Metabolites ◽

10.3390/metabo11090630 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 630

Author(s):

Daniela Madama ◽

Rosana Martins ◽

Ana S. Pires ◽

Maria F. Botelho ◽

Marco G. Alves ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Added Value ◽

Metabolomic Profiling ◽

Significant Burden ◽

Advanced Stages ◽

Altered Metabolism ◽

Metabolic Biomarkers ◽

Analytical Platforms

Lung cancer continues to be a significant burden worldwide and remains the leading cause of cancer-associated mortality. Two considerable challenges posed by this disease are the diagnosis of 61% of patients in advanced stages and the reduced five-year survival rate of around 4%. Noninvasively collected samples are gaining significant interest as new areas of knowledge are being sought and opened up. Metabolomics is one of these growing areas. In recent years, the use of metabolomics as a resource for the study of lung cancer has been growing. We conducted a systematic review of the literature from the past 10 years in order to identify some metabolites associated with lung cancer. More than 150 metabolites have been associated with lung cancer-altered metabolism. These were detected in different biological samples by different metabolomic analytical platforms. Some of the published results have been consistent, showing the presence/alteration of specific metabolites. However, there is a clear variability due to lack of a full clinical characterization of patients or standardized patients selection. In addition, few published studies have focused on the added value of the metabolomic profile as a means of predicting treatment response for lung cancer. This review reinforces the need for consistent and systematized studies, which will help make it possible to identify metabolic biomarkers and metabolic pathways responsible for the mechanisms that promote tumor progression, relapse and eventually resistance to therapy.

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Characterization of the series 1000 camera system

Review of Scientific Instruments ◽

10.1063/1.1789261 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 75 (10) ◽

pp. 4060-4062 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

J. R. Kimbrough ◽

J. D. Moody ◽

P. M. Bell ◽

O. L. Landen

Keyword(s):

Camera System

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Retrieval of sulphur dioxide from a ground-based thermal infrared imaging camera

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions ◽

10.5194/amtd-7-1153-2014 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 1153-1211 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

A. J. Prata ◽

C. Bernardo

Keyword(s):

Column Density ◽

Infrared Imaging ◽

Major Constituent ◽

Full Description ◽

Thermal Imager ◽

So2 Emissions ◽

Camera System ◽

Thermal Infrared Imaging ◽

Imaging Camera ◽

Spectral Channels

Abstract. Recent advances in uncooled detector technology now offer the possibility of using relatively inexpensive thermal (7 to 14 μm) imaging devices as tools for studying and quantifying the behaviour of hazardous gases and particulates in atmospheric plumes. An experimental fast-sampling (60 Hz) ground-based uncooled thermal imager (Cyclops), operating with four spectral channels at central wavelengths of 8.6, 10, 11, and 12 μm and one broadband channel (7–14 μm), has been tested at several volcanoes and at two industrial sites, where SO2 was a major constituent of the plumes. This paper presents new algorithms, which include atmospheric corrections to the data and better calibrations to show that SO2 slant column density can be reliably detected and quantified. Our results indicate that it is relatively easy to identify and discriminate SO2 in plumes, but more challenging to quantify the column densities. A full description of the retrieval algorithms, illustrative results and a detailed error analysis are provided. The Noise-Equivalent Temperature Difference (NEΔT) of the spectral channels, a fundamental measure of the quality of the measurements, lies between 0.4–0.8 K, resulting in slant column density errors of 20%. Frame averaging and improved NEΔT's can reduce this error to less than 10%, making a stand-off, day or night operation of an instrument of this type very practical for both monitoring industrial SO2 emissions and for SO2 column densities and emission measurements at active volcanoes. The imaging camera system may also be used to study thermal radiation from meteorological clouds and from the atmosphere.

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Characterization of Small Incidental Indeterminate Hypoattenuating Hepatic Lesions: Added Value of Single-Phase Contrast-Enhanced Dual-Energy CT Material Attenuation Analysis

American Journal of Roentgenology ◽

10.2214/ajr.17.19170 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 211 (3) ◽

pp. 571-579 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Bhavik N. Patel ◽

Michael Rosenberg ◽

Federica Vernuccio ◽

Juan Carlos Ramirez-Giraldo ◽

Rendon Nelson ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phase Contrast ◽

Single Phase ◽

Dual Energy ◽

Added Value ◽

Dual Energy Ct ◽

Contrast Enhanced ◽

Hepatic Lesions

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The added value of pretreatment DW MRI in characterization of salivary glands pathologies

American Journal of Otolaryngology ◽

10.1016/j.amjoto.2016.09.002 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 13-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Peter Milad ◽

Marwa Elbegiermy ◽

Tamer Shokry ◽

Heba mahmoud ◽

Ihab Kamal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Salivary Glands ◽

Added Value

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Ontology, Ontologies and the “I” of FAIR

Data Intelligence ◽

10.1162/dint_a_00040 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1-2) ◽

pp. 181-191 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Giancarlo Guizzardi

Keyword(s):

Value Of Information ◽

Direct Consequence ◽

Semantic Interoperability ◽

The Other ◽

Added Value ◽

Computational Tools ◽

Other Hand ◽

Guiding Principles

According to the FAIR guiding principles, one of the central attributes for maximizing the added value of information artifacts is interoperability. In this paper, I discuss the importance, and propose a characterization of the notion of Semantic Interoperability. Moreover, I show that a direct consequence of this view is that Semantic Interoperability cannot be achieved without the support of, on one hand, (i) ontologies, as meaning contracts capturing the conceptualizations represented in information artifacts and, on the other hand, of (ii) Ontology, as a discipline proposing formal meth- ods and theories for clarifying these conceptualizations and articulating their representations. In particular, I discuss the fundamental role of formal ontological theories (in the latter sense) to properly ground the construction of representation languages, as well as methodological and computational tools for supporting the engineering of ontologies (in the former sense) in the context of FAIR.

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Preparation of High Heating Value Gas, High Quality Bio-Oil and Added Value Carbon Materials from Caragana Pyrolyzed via Super-High Temperature Steam

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.512-515.2152 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 512-515 ◽

pp. 2152-2161

Author(s):

Jun Li Liu ◽

Jian Chun Jiang ◽

Wei Hong Yang

Keyword(s):

High Temperature ◽

Liquid Fraction ◽

Biomass Energy ◽

Added Value ◽

Gas Composition ◽

Heating Value ◽

High Heating Value ◽

Bio Oil ◽

High Temperature Steam

Caragana is an abundant plant as the feedstock of biomass energy in China. In this study, pyrolysis of Caragana in the presence of high temperature medium and characterization of products has been carried out. Evaluation of experimental results showed that faster devolatilization and char with increased surface area obtained in the presence of high temperature steam comparing to N2. Analysis of the obtained liquid revealed that the H/C and O/C ratios in the liquid are 1.5 and 0.16 respectively. Further more gas composition during high temperature steam pyrolysis differs from gas composition derived from N2pyrolysis which indicates interaction of steam with vapors and solid species even at low treatment temperatures. The derived products’ yields and characteristics indicate possible exploitation of derived char as activate carbon precursor. Liquid fraction composition makes it suitable for exploitation as liquid fuel and/or chemical feedstock.

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