scholarly journals Green Aspects in Molecularly Imprinted Polymers by Biomass Waste Utilization

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2430
Author(s):  
Roberta Del Sole ◽  
Giuseppe Mele ◽  
Ermelinda Bloise ◽  
Lucia Mergola
Keyword(s):  
Green Synthesis ◽  
Waste Utilization ◽  
Biomass Waste ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Imprinted Polymers ◽  
Artificial Receptors ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Application Fields ◽  
Novel Products

Molecular Imprinting Polymer (MIP) technology is a technique to design artificial receptors with a predetermined selectivity and specificity for a given analyte, which can be used as ideal materials in various application fields. In the last decades, MIP technology has gained much attention from the scientific world as summarized in several reviews with this topic. Furthermore, green synthesis in chemistry is nowadays one of the essential aspects to be taken into consideration in the development of novel products. In accordance with this feature, the MIP community more recently devoted considerable research and development efforts on eco-friendly processes. Among other materials, biomass waste, which is a big environmental problem because most of it is discarded, can represent a potential sustainable alternative source in green synthesis, which can be addressed to the production of high-value carbon-based materials with different applications. This review aims to focus and explore in detail the recent progress in the use of biomass waste for imprinted polymers preparation. Specifically, different types of biomass waste in MIP preparation will be exploited: chitosan, cellulose, activated carbon, carbon dots, cyclodextrins, and waste extracts, describing the approaches used in the synthesis of MIPs combined with biomass waste derivatives.

Ambiguity Intolerance Considerations when Designing Health and Risk Messages

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Furnham
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Basic Concept ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Ambiguity Tolerance ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Novel Products

The concept of ambiguity tolerance (TA), variously called Uncertainty Avoidance, Ambiguity Avoidance, or Intolerance, can be traced back nearly 70 years. It has been investigated by many different types of researchers from clinical and differential, to neuro- and work psychologists. Each sub-discipline has tended to focus on how their variable relates to beliefs and behaviors in their area of expertise, from religious beliefs to reactions to novel products and situations. The basic concept is that people may be understood on a dimension that refers to their discomfort with, and hence attempts to avoid, ambiguity or uncertainty in many aspects of their lives. There have been many attempts to devise robust and valid measures of this dimension, most of which are highly inter-correlated and require self-reporting. There remains a debate as to whether it is useful having just one or more dimensions/facets of the concept. Using these tests, there have been many correlational studies that have sought to validate the measure by looking at how those high and low on this dimension react to different situations. There have also been some, but many fewer, experimental studies, which have tested very specific hypotheses about how TA is related to information processing and reactions to specific stimuli. There is now a welcomed interest by neuroscientists to explore the concept from their perspective and using their methodologies. These studies have been piecemeal, though most have supported the tested hypotheses. There has been less theoretical development, however, of the concept attempting to explain how these beliefs arise, what sustains them, and how, why, and when they may change. However, the concept has continued to interest researchers from many backgrounds, which attests to its applicability, fecundity, and novelty.

scholarly journals The Scattering and Bound States of the Schrödinger Particle in Generalized Asymmetric Manning-Rosen Type Potential

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Taş ◽  
Soner Alpdoğan ◽  
Ali Havare
Keyword(s):  
Bound States ◽  
Reflection And Transmission ◽  
Transmission Coefficients ◽  
Transmission And Reflection Coefficients ◽  
Scattering States ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Application Fields ◽  
Type Potential ◽  
Transmission And Reflection

We solve exactly one-dimensional Schrödinger equation for the generalized asymmetric Manning-Rosen (GAMAR) type potential containing the different types of physical potential that have many application fields in the nonrelativistic quantum mechanics and obtain the solutions in terms of the Gauss hypergeometric functions. Then we determine the solutions for scattering and bound states. By using these states we calculate the reflection and transmission coefficients for scattering states and achieve a correlation that gives the energy eigenvalues for the bound states. In addition to these, we show how the transmission and reflection coefficients depend on the parameters which describe shape of the GAMAR type potential and compare our results with the results obtained in earlier studies.

Financial Literacy and the Early Withdrawal of Funds From Retirement Accounts

2021 ◽  
pp. JFCP-20-00011
Author(s):  
Ashley Tharayil ◽  
William B. Walstad
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Precautionary Savings ◽  
Income Shocks ◽  
Financial Capability ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Early Withdrawal ◽  
Retirement Accounts ◽  
Personal Finances ◽  
Different Types

This study examined the association between financial literacy and the decision to withdraw funds from different types of retirement accounts before retirement. Data from the 2012 and 2015 National Financial Capability Study were used to investigate if financial literacy may potentially influence the decision to dissave from funds already set aside for retirement. The results showed that lower financial literacy appeared to increase the likelihood to retract funds saved for retirement, across different types of retirement accounts. The importance of financial literacy persisted, even after controlling for income shocks to personal finances, the availability of precautionary savings as an alternative source of funding, and an extensive set of demographic variables.

Application of molecularly imprinted polymers as artificial receptors for imaging

2020 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 444-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tereza Vaneckova ◽  
Jaroslava Bezdekova ◽  
Gang Han ◽  
Vojtech Adam ◽  
Marketa Vaculovicova
Keyword(s):  
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers ◽  
Molecularly Imprinted ◽  
Imprinted Polymers ◽  
Artificial Receptors

scholarly journals Molecularly Imprinted Polymers and Surface Imprinted Polymers Based Electrochemical Biosensor for Infectious Diseases

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feiyun Cui ◽  
Zhiru Zhou ◽  
H. Susan Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Electrochemical Biosensors ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Preparation Methods ◽  
Molecularly Imprinted ◽  
Imprinted Polymers ◽  
Artificial Receptors ◽  
Stability And Accuracy

Owing to their merits of simple, fast, sensitive, and low cost, electrochemical biosensors have been widely used for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. As a critical element, the receptor determines the selectivity, stability, and accuracy of the electrochemical biosensors. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and surface imprinted polymers (SIPs) have great potential to be robust artificial receptors. Therefore, extensive studies have been reported to develop MIPs/SIPs for the detection of infectious diseases with high selectivity and reliability. In this review, we discuss mechanisms of recognition events between imprinted polymers with different biomarkers, such as signaling molecules, microbial toxins, viruses, and bacterial and fungal cells. Then, various preparation methods of MIPs/SIPs for electrochemical biosensors are summarized. Especially, the methods of electropolymerization and micro-contact imprinting are emphasized. Furthermore, applications of MIPs/SIPs based electrochemical biosensors for infectious disease detection are highlighted. At last, challenges and perspectives are discussed.

scholarly journals MPINet: Metabolite Pathway Identification via Coupling of Global Metabolite Network Structure and Metabolomic Profile

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Li ◽  
Yanjun Xu ◽  
Desi Shang ◽  
Haixiu Yang ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Network Structure ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Metabolomic Profile ◽  
Cancer Dataset ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Metabolomic Data ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Application Fields ◽  
Experimental Technology

High-throughput metabolomics technology, such as gas chromatography mass spectrometry, allows the analysis of hundreds of metabolites. Understanding that these metabolites dominate the study condition from biological pathway perspective is still a significant challenge. Pathway identification is an invaluable aid to address this issue and, thus, is urgently needed. In this study, we developed a network-based metabolite pathway identification method, MPINet, which considers the global importance of metabolites and the unique character of metabolomic profile. Through integrating the global metabolite functional network structure and the character of metabolomic profile, MPINet provides a more accurate metabolomic pathway analysis. This integrative strategy simultaneously captures the global nonequivalence of metabolites in a pathway and the bias from metabolomic experimental technology. We then applied MPINet to four different types of metabolite datasets. In the analysis of metastatic prostate cancer dataset, we demonstrated the effectiveness of MPINet. With the analysis of the two type 2 diabetes datasets, we show that MPINet has the potentiality for identifying novel pathways related with disease and is reliable for analyzing metabolomic data. Finally, we extensively applied MPINet to identify drug sensitivity related pathways. These results suggest MPINet’s effectiveness and reliability for analyzing metabolomic data across multiple different application fields.

Biomass waste utilization for adsorbent preparation in CO2 capture and sustainable environment applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 101288
Author(s):  
Hamza Mumtaz ◽  
M. Farhan ◽  
M. Amjad ◽  
Fahid Riaz ◽  
Ali H. Kazim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Capture ◽  
Waste Utilization ◽  
Biomass Waste ◽  
Sustainable Environment
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