scholarly journals EVALUATION OF DEPEGMENTING AND ANTIERYTHEMIC EFFECTS OF COSMETIC EMULGELS CONTAINING RASPBERRY FRUIT EXTRACT ON HUMAN CHEEK SKIN

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizwana Kausar ◽  
Naveed Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Melanin Content ◽  
Aqueous Methanol ◽  
Topical Formulation ◽  
Fruit Extract ◽  
Human Volunteers ◽  
Healthy Female ◽  
Skin Erythema

<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This research work was performed to discover the efficacy of newly formulated topical formulation (o/w) emulgel of Raspberry fruit extract against its base taken as a control on skin erythema and skin melanin.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Concentrated Raspberry fruit<em> </em>extract was prepared by macerating fresh fruit in aqueous methanol under room temperature. This extract was then entrapped in the inner oily phase of o/w emulgel. Newly formulated, formerly evaluated base (without extract) and a formulation containing 4% concentrated extract of Raspberry were applied to cheeks of 13 healthy female human volunteers for a period of 12 w. Skin erythma and melanin were measured after every two weeks to evaluate any effect produced by this topical formulation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Base showed insignificant (p≥0.05) while formulation showed a significant decrease in skin erythma. Skin melanin content was insignificantly decreased by base but significantly decreased by the formulation. The newly developed cosmetic emulgel of Raspberry fruit extract showed its effects without causing any irritation and was found to be suitable and safe dermatological formulation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Formulation was successfully evaluated for its dermatological effects. It was found to be a useful, harmless and cost effective skin whitening treatment derived from natural sources.</p>

scholarly journals An Integrated Process of Methanol Coagulation and Side Stream Membrane Bioreactor for Treatment of Rice Gruel Wastewater

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaik Nazia ◽  
Karishma Mishra ◽  
Veeriah Jegatheesan ◽  
Suresh K Bhargava ◽  
Sridhar Sundergopal
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Total Dissolved Solids ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Aqueous Methanol ◽  
Side Stream

Abstract The demand for water supply is expected to be raised significantly in forthcoming decades. Production of reusable water from industrial and domestic wastewater is a feasible, cost effective and significant positive benefit to the environment. In the present study, the domestic rice gruel wastewater (RGW) was treated with aqueous methanol coagulation integrated aerobic membrane bioreactor (AMBR). Initially, the RGW which is at room temperature was treated with spiral wound hydrophilized - ultrafiltration (HF – UF) 5 kDa membrane module to determine the removal efficiency. Furthermore, the RGW was pre-treated with various coagulants such as methanol, ethanol and HCl. The obtained pre-treated RGW was subjected to the HF – UF 5 kDa side stream AMBR for production of reusable water. The experiments were conducted to determine the turbidity, conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were found to be 96 %, 91 %, 91 % and 94.6 %. The overall process was feasible, compact, environmental free, cost effective, eco-friendly.

Knee Muscle Force Estimating Model Using Machine Learning Approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anurag Sohane ◽  
Ravinder Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Muscle Force ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Input Parameter ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Muscle Forces ◽  
Knee Muscle

Abstract Various simulation type tools and conventional algorithms are being used to determine knee muscle forces of human during dynamic movement. These all may be good for clinical uses, but have some drawbacks, such as higher computational times, muscle redundancy and less cost-effective solution. Recently, there has been an interest to develop supervised learning-based prediction model for the computationally demanding process. The present research work is used to develop a cost-effective and efficient machine learning (ML) based models to predict knee muscle force for clinical interventions for the given input parameter like height, mass and angle. A dataset of 500 human musculoskeletal, have been trained and tested using four different ML models to predict knee muscle force. This dataset has obtained from anybody modeling software using AnyPyTools, where human musculoskeletal has been utilized to perform squatting movement during inverse dynamic analysis. The result based on the datasets predicts that the random forest ML model outperforms than the other selected models: neural network, generalized linear model, decision tree in terms of mean square error (MSE), coefficient of determination (R2), and Correlation (r). The MSE of predicted vs actual muscle forces obtained from the random forest model for Biceps Femoris, Rectus Femoris, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Lateralis are 19.92, 9.06, 5.97, 5.46, Correlation are 0.94, 0.92, 0.92, 0.94 and R2 are 0.88, 0.84, 0.84 and 0.89 for the test dataset, respectively.

scholarly journals Facile Green, Room-Temperature Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Combretum erythrophyllum Leaf Extract: Antibacterial and Cell Viability Studies against Normal and Cancerous Cells

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 893
Author(s):  
Olufunto T. Fanoro ◽  
Sundararajan Parani ◽  
Rodney Maluleke ◽  
Thabang C. Lebepe ◽  
Jose R. Varghese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Cell Viability ◽  
Leaf Extract ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Klebsiella Oxytoca ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Antibacterial Activities ◽  
Inhibition Concentration ◽  
First Time

We herein report a facile, green, cost-effective, plant-mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for the first time using Combretum erythrophyllum (CE) plant leaves. The synthesis was conducted at room temperature using CE leaf extract serving as a reducing and capping agent. The as-synthesized AuNPs were found to be crystalline, well dispersed, and spherical in shape with an average diameter of 13.20 nm and an excellent stability of over 60 days. The AuNPs showed broad-spectrum antibacterial activities against both pathogenic Gram-positive (Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC14990), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), Mycobacterium smegmatis (MC 215)) and Gram-negative bacteria (Proteus mirabilis (ATCC 7002), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922), Klebsiella pneumoniae (ATCC 13822), Klebsiella oxytoca (ATCC 8724)), with a minimum inhibition concentration of 62.5 µg/mL. In addition, the as-synthesized AuNPs were highly stable with exceptional cell viability towards normal cells (BHK- 21) and cancerous cancer cell lines (cervical and lung cancer).

scholarly journals Thermal, Viscoelastic, Mechanical and Wear Behaviour of Nanoparticle Filled Polytetrafluoroethylene: A Comparison

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Levente Ferenc Tóth ◽  
Patrick De Baets ◽  
Gábor Szebényi
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Filler Content ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Al2o3 Content ◽  
Wear Behaviour ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Mechanical Stirring ◽  
Wear Analysis ◽  
Sintering Method

In this research work, unfilled and mono-filled polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) materials were developed and characterised by physical, thermal, viscoelastic, mechanical, and wear analysis. The applied fillers were graphene, alumina (Al2O3), boehmite alumina (BA80), and hydrotalcite (MG70) in 0.25/1/4/8 and 16 wt % filler content. All samples were produced by room temperature pressing–free sintering method. All of the fillers were blended with PTFE by intensive dry mechanical stirring; the efficiency of the blending was analysed by Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) method. Compared to neat PTFE, graphene in 4/8/16 wt % improved the thermal conductivity by ~29%/~84%/~157%, respectively. All fillers increased the storage, shear and tensile modulus and decreased the ductility. PTFE with 4 wt % Al2O3 content reached the lowest wear rate; the reduction was more than two orders of magnitude compared to the neat PTFE.

Preparation and Characterization of Sawdust Derived Bio-Fuel Pellets Depending on "Solid Bridge" Intertwining Action of Hyacinth Fiber

2014 ◽  
Vol 878 ◽  
pp. 450-458
Author(s):  
Ling Jun Kong ◽  
Xiong Fei Zhang ◽  
Shuang Hong Tian ◽  
Ting Liu ◽  
Ya Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Elastic Recovery ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Resistance Index ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Fuel Pellet ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Solid Bridge

Densified biomass pellets named as H/S-BPs were prepared from waste wood sawdust (S) in the presence of water hyacinth fiber (H) as solid bridge under room temperature and 6 MPa lower than in the previous study. Mechanical properties including relaxed density (ρr), resiliency (R), abrasion resistance (AR) and impact resistance index (IRI) were evaluated. Results showed that adding H greatly reduced negative effect of resiliency on the mechanical properties of H/S-BPs during storage. For example, H/S-BPs compressed at 6 MPa in an H/S mass ratio of 1 to 3 presented lower resiliency of 10% and higher relaxed density of 1.04 kg dm-3 than pellets without H fiber. This is due to the intertwining action of H fiber, what fabricates solid bridge, replacing the bonding creating by applying high pressure to resist the disruptive force caused by elastic recovery. Thus, compression of waste H and S in a mass ratio of 1 to 3 at room temperature under 6 MPa is a cost-effective process to produce densified sustainable bio-fuel pellet as well as dispose waste S and H, combining the economical and environmental benefits.

Preservation of sperm within the mouse cauda epididymidis in salt or sugars at room temperature

Zygote ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuo Ono ◽  
Eiji Mizutani ◽  
Chong Li ◽  
Teruhiko Wakayama
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Polar Body ◽  
Methylation Status ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Oocyte Activation ◽  
Male Gametes ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Cell Embryo ◽  
Cauda Epididymidis ◽  
Second Polar Body

SummaryThe development of preservation techniques for male gametes at room temperature might allow us to store them in a simple and cost-effective manner. In this study, we studied the use of pure salt or sugar to preserve the whole cauda epididymidis, because it is known that food can be preserved in this way at room temperature for long periods. Mouse epididymides were placed directly in powdered salt (NaCl) or sugars (glucose or raffinose) for 1 day to 1 year at room temperature. Spermatozoa were recovered from the preserved organs after being rehydrated with medium and then isolated sperm heads were microinjected into fresh oocytes. Importantly, the oocyte activation capacity of spermatozoa was maintained after epididymal storage in NaCl for 1 year, whereas most untreated spermatozoa failed to activate oocytes within 1 month of storage. Pronuclear morphology, the rate of extrusion of a second polar body and the methylation status of histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9me3) in those zygotes were similar to those of zygotes fertilized with fresh spermatozoa. However, the developmental ability of the zygotes decreased within 1 day of sperm storage. This effect led to nuclear fragmentation at the 2-cell embryo stage, irrespective of the storage method used. Thus, although the preserved sperm failed to allow embryo development, their oocyte activation factors were maintained by salt storage of the epididymis for up to 1 year at room temperature.

Studies Concerning the Corrosion Behaviour of the Cast Stainless Steel Used for Chemical Industry

2013 ◽  
Vol 371 ◽  
pp. 338-342
Author(s):  
Gheorghe Simionescu ◽  
Mirela Gheorghian
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Corrosion Behaviour ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Hot Environment ◽  
Chemical Agents ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Cast Stainless Steel

The current work deals with experimental tests concerning the behaviour of different materials used in chemical industry when are exposed to diverse corrosions environments. During the research work four different metals have been tested, namely T15NiCr180, T15MoNiCr180, W4027 and W4059. The presented work is trying to classify the tested materials function to different chemical environment, different concentration of the environment, different temperature of the environment, and different expose time. Some of the substances which were considered as corrosion environment are: HNO3, H3PO4, NaCl, NH4Cl, C2H5OH, Petrol, NH4NO3, KNO3, K2CO3, Na2CO3, KMnO4, KOH and Ca (OH)2. The concentration of the corrosion solutions varies between 1% and 96%. Tests have been done at room temperature and hot environment of 100°C. Time is playing an important role on evolution of the corrosion. For this reason the samples have been analyzed after 48, 336, 720 and 2160 hours of exposes to chemical agents. To understand the comportment of the subject metals when are used in industry, samples have been tested for longer period of time, respectively 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. After each selected period of time the metallic samples were analyzed and measured to quantify the effect of the environment on the corrosion speed.

scholarly journals Synthesis of Cu and Ce co-doped ZnO nanoparticles: crystallographic, optical, molecular, morphological and magnetic studies

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohit Rawat ◽  
Jasmeet Singh ◽  
Jagpreet Singh ◽  
Chamkaur Singh ◽  
Amritpal Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Yellow Emission ◽  
Near Band Edge ◽  
Band Edge Emission ◽  
Ferromagnetic Behavior ◽  
Magnetic Studies ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy Analysis ◽  
Co Doped

Abstract In the present research work, crystallographic, optical, molecular, morphological and magnetic properties of Zn1-xCuxO (ZnCu) and Zn1-x-yCeyCuxO (ZnCeCu) nanoparticles have been investigated. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) coated ZnCu and ZnCeCu nanoparticles have been synthesized by chemical sol-gel method and thoroughly studied using various characterization techniques. X-ray diffraction pattern indicates the wurtzite structure of the synthesized ZnCu and ZnCeCu particles. Transmission electron microscopy analysis shows that the synthesized ZnCu and ZnCeCu particles are of spherical shape, having average sizes of 27 nm and 23 nm, respectively. The incorporation of Cu and Ce in the ZnO lattice has been confirmed through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Room temperature photoluminescence spectra of the ZnO doped with Cu and co-doped Ce display two emission bands, predominant ultra-violet near-band edge emission at 409.9 nm (3 eV) and a weak green-yellow emission at 432.65 nm (2.27 eV). Room temperature magnetic study confirms the diamagnetic behavior of ZnCu and ferromagnetic behavior of ZnCeCu.

scholarly journals A review of Nadi Parikshan in various Ayurvedic Samhita with its clinical methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Babaso Kamble
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Common Factor ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
The Other ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
Clinical Methods ◽  
Time Region

Nadi Pariksha is the most effective diagnostic tool known in the medical field. It is cost effective,  accurate,  safe,  and gives quick results. We can conduct Nadi Pariksha on healthy individuals as well as all patients irrespective of stage of the disease also,  and even pregnant woman,  children,  elderly can undergo without any harm or side effects. However,  this technique is not being widely practised at present,  because of lack of training,  practise and knowledge about it in the present day among Ayurveda vaidyas. An iconic factor for identification of a physician,  irrespective of the time,  Region,  Nadi Pariksha can be highlighted as a common factor or even System of Medicine or Civilization of the known world. Thus,  we can perceive that Nadi Pariksha or the pulse examination remains as an effective diagnostic tool since ages. Nadi Pariksha was not been discussed among the Brihatrayees of Ayurveda. Acharya Sharangdhara was the first to document in the doctrines of Ayurveda. Thus Acharya Sharangdhara is considered as ‘The Founder of Nadi Pariksha’in Ayurveda. Nadi Pariksha was titled under the Pancha-Nidana by Acharya Sharangdhara and Ashta Sthana Pariksha by Acharya Yogaratnakara. It was the Foremost among all the other diagnostic tools mentioned by him. Later Acharyas like Acharya Bhava Mishra,  Acharya Yogaratnakara,  Acharya Basavaraja,  Acharya Kanada Maharishi,  and Acharya Ravana have contributed in giving more descriptions and importance. In the recent days Dr. Vasant lad and Dr. Sarvadeva Upadhaya’s research work interest and scope of Nadi Pariksha.

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