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The BiDER/DMSO + LiC104 interface has been studied by impedance and a very well-developed diffuse layer minimum has been observed, with ,niB independent of cyao/75 The capacitance dispersion was no greater than 2 to 3% in the region -1.5 E< -0.3 V (SCE in H20). Linear Parsons-Zobel plots with/pz very close to unity were obtained, Q was independent of cya0j. 

Dermal Effects. Some of the people in Woburn, Massachusetts, who had been chronically exposed to trace amounts of trichloroethylene and other substances in the drinking water reported skin lesions (Byers et al. 1988). These were maculopapular rashes that were said to occur approximately twice yearly and lasted 2-4 weeks. These skin conditions generally ceased 1-2 years after cessation of exposure to contaminated water. The limitations of this study are discussed in Section 2.2.2.8. A case study was published of a 63-year-old rural South Carolina woman exposed to trichloroethylene and other chlorinated hydrocarbons in her well water, who developed diffuse fascitis, although her husband did not (Waller et al. 1994). The level of trichloroethylene measured in the well water was 19 mg/L. Substitution of bottled water for drinking resulted in improved symptoms. 

DOSY is a technique that may prove successful in the determination of additives in mixtures [279]. Using different field gradients it is possible to distinguish components in a mixture on the basis of their diffusion coefficients. Morris and Johnson [271] have developed diffusion-ordered 2D NMR experiments for the analysis of mixtures. PFG-NMR can thus be used to identify those components in a mixture that have similar (or overlapping) chemical shifts but different diffusional properties. Multivariate curve resolution (MCR) analysis of DOSY data allows generation of pure spectra of the individual components for identification. The pure spin-echo diffusion decays that are obtained for the individual components may be used to determine the diffusion coefficient/distribution [281]. Mixtures of molecules of very similar sizes can readily be analysed by DOSY. Diffusion-ordered spectroscopy [273,282], which does not require prior separation, is a viable competitor for techniques such as HPLC-NMR that are based on chemical separation. 

Nonvolatile Compounds. The same formal development can be used to develop diffusion equations for nonvolatile compounds. The result is ... 

A detailed kinetic analysis of the rapid transport of PVP 360 in the solution of dextran has been made with the aid of a newly developed diffusion cell48) in which horizontal boundaries are formed by a shearing mechanism in a cylinder 5 mm in diameter and 10 mm high (Fig. 4). The transport of radiolabelled [3H]PVP 360 over the boundary does not follow normal diffusional kinetics, i.e. it is not linear with the square root of time (Fig. 5). Instead, the transport appears to be linear with time up to about 3 h, then, it levels off. Within the first 3 h, about 70-80% of the PVP... 

The purpose of this paper is to (1) document published studies of vaporization in vacuum of the Group 4 and 5 transition metal carbides and uranium carbide, and determine the temperature dependence of their equilibrium CVCs (C/MeCVC) and vaporization rates (Vecvc, g/cmzs) (2) document published studies on chemical diffusion of these carbides, and develop and compare data to a model describing the concentration dependence of the chemical diffusion coefficients and (3) develop diffusion-coupled vaporization equations which predict changes of surface composition (Cs, units of C/M and g/cm3 of C), average composition (Cavg units of C/M and g/cm3 of C), and C mass loss (M, units of g/cm2 of C). 

An 87-year-old woman received intra-articular betamethasone (Diprophos) 7 mg on three occasions for painful knee joints over 6 months. Six weeks after the last injection she developed diffuse pain and contractures in the legs, fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain, and weight loss of 6 kg. Both knee joints were tender but there was no effusion. Her serum sodium concentration was 123 mmol/1, serum osmolality 254 mosmol/kg, urine sodium 136 mmol/1, and urinary osmolality 373 mosmol/kg. The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion was diagnosed, but despite treatment she remained drowsy and hyponatremic. About a week later, she developed hypotension and symptoms of an acute abdomen. Further investigations showed that her basal cortisol concentration was low (36 nmol/1) but it increased to 481 nmol/1 after a short tetracosactide test, consistent with acute adrenal crisis. She recovered rapidly after treatment with oral hydrocortisone, but still required glucocorticoid substitution several months later. 

A 63-year-old white man with insulin-dependent diabetes and recent coronary artery bypass surgery developed diffuse muscle pain with generalized muscular weakness after taking amiodarone 1 g/day for 10 days then 200 mg/ day plus simvastatin 40 mg/day (37). He had a significant increase in creatine kinase activity, peaking at 40 392 U/l. 

Diffusion transfer development is a photographic processing system which involves both chemical development and solution physical development. Diffusion transfer... 

A 10-day-old baby who was given a bath in a 25% solution of Dettol containing 1.2% chloroxylenol became dehydrated and developed diffuse erythema and vesicles, and afterwards exfoliative dermatitis (1). There was a good response to therapy with systemic glucocorticoids and supportive measures. 

A 17-year-old boy, with an 11-year history of asthma, had anaphylaxis with respiratory distress shortly after he received intravenous methylprednisolone for an exacerbation of asthma while taking a tapering course of oral prednisone 15 mg/day (259). He had been glucocorticoid-dependent for at least 1 year. He reported having received intravenous glucocorticoids previously. He was treated with inhaled salbutamol and then intravenous methylprednisolone 125 mg over 15-30 seconds, and 3-4 minutes later became flushed and dyspneic, and developed diffuse urticarial lesions on his trunk and face and an undetectable blood pressure. He was treated with adrenaline, but required intubation. Sinus bradycardia developed and then asystole. He was successfully resuscitated and a 10-15 seconds period of generalized tonic-clonic activity was treated with diazepam. He remained unresponsive to stimulation for... 

A 23-year-old Asian butcher developed diffuse abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, followed by constipation (4). He had a sinus tachycardia and generalized abdominal tenderness without peritonism. His serum bilirubin concentration and alanine transaminase activity were raised, but alkaline phosphatase activity, albumin concentration, and prothrombin time were normal. He had a blood lead concentration of 767 ng/ml and a raised zinc protoporphyrin concentration, diagnostic of lead poisoning. He had taken an herbal medicine, purchased in India, for vague aU-ments. He stopped taking it, and 3 months later was asymptomatic, with normal liver function tests and marked falls in blood lead (387 ng/ml) and zinc protoporphyrin. 

A 51-year-old woman taking zidovudine, lamivudine, indinavir, and simvastatin started to take ritonavir and after 1 week developed diffuse muscle weakness and body aches. Creatine kinase (total and the MB isozyme), lactate dehydrogenase, and transaminases were all raised. There were crystals and hemoglobin in the urine. 

A previously healthy 63-year-old man, who had taken quinidine gluconate 972 mg/day for 9 months, developed diffuse edematous erythema on the extensive surfaces of the hands, arms, and face, with marked accentuation over the joints. His nail-fold capillaries were dilated and the shoulder abductors were shghtly weak. His erythrocyte sedimentation rate was shghtly raised (29 mm/hour) and there was a positive ANA titer (1 640) with a speckled pattern. There were no antibodies to Sm, ribonucleoprotein, SSA or SSB antigens, or histones. There was no evidence of inflammatory myopathy on electromyography, and a skin biopsy showed a mild, superficial, perivascular, lymphocytic inflammation with positive direct immunofluorescence for IgG and IgM at the dermoepidermal junction. There was no evidence of malignancy. All these abnormalities resolved rapidly after quinidine withdrawal. 

Retinoic acid sjmdrome has been reported in a patient who developed diffuse alveolar hemorrhage while being treated with tretinoin for acute promyelocjhic leukemia (32). 

A 31-year-old woman developed diffuse musculoskeletal pain. She had been taking calcium and dihydrota-chysterol up to 4 mg/day for 6 months for hypoparathyroidism after subtotal thyroid resection. She had severe hypercalcemia (4.1 mmol/1), no detectable intact parathyroid hormone, renal insufficiency (serum creatinine 486 pmol/l), and a normochromic anemia (6.6 g/dl). Rehydration and forced diuresis initially improved renal function and reduced the serum calcium concentration, but the calcium concentration after 4 weeks was still 3.0 mmol/1 and it did not normalize until she was given a single intravenous dose of pamidronate 15 mg. 

During this stage of the growth of the deposit, the nuclei develop diffusion zones around themselves, and as these zones overlap, the hemispherical mass transfer gives way to linear mass transfer to an effectively planar surface. The current then falls, and the transient approaches that corresponding to the total electrode surface. 

The conformation of this flexible ligand in solution must be different from that in the crystalline state. In general, to correlate CD spectra with structures that are revealed by single-crystal x-ray diffractometry, it is desirable to measure not only the solution but also the microcrystalline CD, although great care is required for the latter experiment. In this regard, our newly developed diffuse reflectance CD spectrophotometer is ideal. 

Optical microscopy of specimens from tensile tests shows significant differences in deformation behavior. The 2L, 3LA, 3LAI, 3LE, and 4L materials develop diffuse shear bands and stress-whiten at, and beyond, the yield point. The 3LB and 3LD materials stress-whiten with coarse shear bands emanating from diamond-shaped features that form just prior to yield they also develop an undulating surface texture. The 3LC materials show similar coarse shear bands emanating from diamond-shaped features and have surface texture, but they stress-whiten only faintly. Examples of the different types of shear banding are shown in Figure 5. 

When the electrolyte concentration, c, is low, while the concentration of colloidal particles, n, and their effective charge are high, i.e. when c q nleNA, the value of x is close to the initial electrolyte concentration. In the other words, under these conditions essentially all of the electrolyte should transfer into pure dispersion medium. This means that in the case of highly developed diffuse layers of ions and rather compact arrangement of particles, when the ionic atmospheres come into contact, the co-ions (Na+ in the present... 

A small number of patients treated with Li develop diffuse thyroid enlargement patients usually remain euthyroid, and overt hypothyroidism is rare. In patients who do develop goiter, discontinuation of Li or treatment with thyroid hormone results in shrinkage of the gland. 

The cadherin family of glycoproteins mediates calcium- dependent cell-cell adhesion. Cadherins frorm intercellular complexes binding cells together (Fig. 18.12A). They are anchored intracellularly by catenins, which bind to actin filaments. Loss of E-cadherin expression may contribute to the ability of cancer cells to detach and migrate in metastasis. Individuals who inherit a mutation in E cadherin (this mutation is designated as CDHl) are sharply predisposed to developing diffuse type gastric cancer. 

Based on our estimates of the velocity and concentration profile development lengths, it is assumed that the velocity profile is fully developed and the developing diffusion boundary layer thickness 8 is small in comparison with the channel half-width. We then estimate the diffusion layer thickness by inserting the linear velocity profile given above into Eq. (4.2.10) ... 

In the last section an order-of-magnitude estimate was given for the thickness of a high Schmidt number, developing diffusion layer in a channel with a fully developed velocity profile. Here, we will illustrate the similarity character of the developing diffusion layer close to the entrance and derive the mathematical solution for soluble channel walls. In this case the solute concentration at the... 

Levich (1962) showed that a similarity solution exists to the problem as posed. We present his solution in a somewhat different form with the aim of paralleling our earlier treatments of convective diffusion layers and, in particular, the developing diffusion layer in a channel flow with a rapidly reacting wall. In direct analogy with Eq. (4.3.4) we introduce the new dependent variable... 

The differential equation may be seen to be exactly the same as Eq. (4.3.7) governing the developing diffusion layer in channel flow, with the boundary conditions the same as those appropriate to the case of a rapidly reacting wall, for which the solution is given by Eq. (4.3.19). 

The simplest experimental approach for fiber diffusion study involves periodic analysis of the decreasing concentration of solute in solution surrounding the fibers (a limited volume of solution). A second approach provides a constant concentration of solute, infinite bath, and requires direct analysis of solute in the fibers. Crank and PtiU and others have developed diffusion equations for both experimental situations, and some of these are described later. 

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