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Analysis of volatile organic compounds released from the decay of surrogate human models simulating victims of collapsed buildings by thermal desorption-comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry
(2015)
Field experiments were devised to mimic the entrapment conditions under the rubble of collapsed buildings aiming to investigate the evolution of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during the early dead body decomposition ...
Development and evaluation of a QSPR model for the prediction of diamagnetic susceptibility
(2008)
A novel QSPR model is developed and evaluated for the prediction of diamagnetic susceptibility. The model was produced using the Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) technique on a database that consists of 406 organic compounds ...
Insulin-mimetic action of vanadium compounds on osteoblast-like cells in culture
(1997)
Vanadium compounds mimic insulin actions in different cell types. The present study concerns the insulin-like effects of three vanadium(V) derivatives and one vanadium(IV) complex on osteoblast-like (UMR106 and MC3T3E1) ...
Identification of a potent activator of Akt phosphorylation from a novel series of phenolic, picolinic, pyridino, and hydroxamic zinc(II) complexes
(2011)
The discovery of small-molecule modulators of signaling pathways is currently a particularly active area of research. We aimed at developing unprecedented metal-based activators of Akt signaling which can potentially find ...
Synthesis, characterization, and DNA adsorption studies of ampholytic model conetworks based on cross-linked star copolymers
(2008)
Five model conetworks based on cross-linked star ampholytic copolymers were synthesized by group transfer polymerization. The ampholytic copolymers were based on two hydrophilic monomers: the positively ionizable ...
Cationic double-hydrophilic model networks: Synthesis, characterization, modeling and protein adsorption studies
(2003)
Group transfer polymerization (GTP) was used for the preparation of eight networks based on two hydrophilic monomers, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA). Ethylene ...
Analysis of expired air of fasting male monks at Mount Athos
(2006)
Expired air chemical analysis is investigated as a search and locate method for the early detection of entrapped people under the ruins of collapsed buildings after an earthquake. Fasting individuals were examined as a ...
Temporal profiling of human urine VOCs and its potential role under the ruins of collapsed buildings
(2012)
Context: The scent profile of human urine was investigated as potential source of chemical markers of human presence in collapsed buildings after natural or man-made disasters. Objective: The main goals of this study were ...
ICPBCZin: A red emitting ratiometric fluorescent indicator with nanomolar affinity for Zn2+ ions
(2008)
A new fluorescent Zn2+ indicator, namely, ICPBCZin was synthesized and the spectral profile of its free and Zn2+ bound forms was studied. The newly synthesized zinc indicator incorporates as chromophore the chromeno ...
Combined chemical and optical methods for monitoring the early decay stages of surrogate human models
(2011)
As the body decays shortly after death, a variety of gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) constantly emanate. Ethical and practical reasons limit the use of human corpses in controlled, time-dependent, intervening ...