Four different continuous process flowsheets for biodiesel production from virgin vegetable
oil or waste cooking oil under alkaline or acidic conditions on a commercial scale were …

THE PAST decade has witnessed an upsurge in our understanding of the hypothalamic
regulation of appetite. Expression of appetite or the motivational drive toward an energy source …

Respiratory viruses infect the human upper respiratory tract, mostly causing mild diseases.
However, in vulnerable populations, such as newborns, infants, the elderly and immune-…

Background Experimental and clinical evidence supports the role of inflammation in
atherosclerosis and its complications. Colchicine is an orally administered, potent antiinflammatory …

The economic feasibilities of four continuous processes to produce biodiesel, including both
alkali- and acid-catalyzed processes, using waste cooking oil and the ‘standard’ process …

Juvenile hemochromatosis is an early-onset autosomal recessive disorder of iron overload
resulting in cardiomyopathy, diabetes and hypogonadism that presents in the teens and early …

… At latitudes of less than 68 N, the CDED DEM has a horizontal post spacing of approximately
23 m (North–south) × 16–11 m (East–west). After projection into Albers Equal Area Conic …

The reaction kinetics of acid-catalyzed transesterification of waste frying oil in excess methanol
to form fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), for possible use as biodiesel, was studied. Rate …

Dyslipidemia is a common problem affecting HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral
therapy. Since publication of preliminary guidelines in 2000 [1], numerous studies have …

Feeding in mammals is a periodic behavior; however, knowledge of how the brain signals
an intermittent eating pattern is scanty. Recent indirect evidence indicates that one of the …