A New Method Of Thujone Determination In Natural Products
Thujone is hallucinogenic cyclic monoterpenoid which occurs naturally in the form of two isomers: the less common (-)-α-thujone and the more popular (+)-β-thujone, also known…
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Yearly Archive: 2018
Electrochemical hoIgG3 Testing For PAT Allergies
Passive antibody therapy (PAT) is highly effective for the immediate treatment of a variety of pathological conditions. In the case of snake bites, PAT has…
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Measuring Parked Vehicles’ Effect On Noise Pollution
Many types of research indicate that exposure to noise pollution can induce negative effects on human health: cardiovascular diseases, sleep disturbances, psychological disorders, negative effects…
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Acoustics At The Nanoscale
Advances in nanotechnology have provided acoustic researchers with a number of new materials, with features such as nanofibers and nanopores, that can potentially be implemented…
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Thirsty Reservoirs: The Water Footprint Of Hydroelectric Dam Construction
Freshwater availability is limited. During many periods of the year and in many places around the world, the demand for freshwater for human use exceeds…
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Generation Of Net Sediment Transport By Velocity Skewness In Oscillatory Sheet Flow
The velocity of oscillatory flows resulting from nearshore short waves usually become skewed with peaked narrow flow crest and flat wide flow troughs in wave…
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Self-healing And Mechanochromic Polymers With Dynamic Carbon–Carbon Covalent Bonds
Carbon-carbon single bonds are one of the most important bonds in natural/artificial organic molecules and materials. Generally, they are regarded as being strong, irreversible, and…
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Are We Genes Or Environment?
Is it our genome that determines who we are, or is it our environment? This question has occupied science more since Darwin’s time. Early geneticists…
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Bill Gates Decries Anti-GMO Advocates Amidst Russian GMO Propoganda
Bill Gates recently opined on Reddit that genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are perfectly safe and in fact a necessary tool for fighting malnutrition and…
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Ancient Egypt Ink: Some Of The Oldest Tattoos In History
Tattoos may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but they have been part of many cultures for thousands of years. But how old are tattoos?…
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Chilean Geysers And Hotsprings As Source Of Thermotolerant Microbial Phytases
Chile is well known as a volcanic country with a huge variety of pristine and extreme environments. Chilean extreme environments, such as deserts (the Atacama…
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