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Environmental fate and effect assessment of thioridazine and its transformation products formed by photodegradation

ML Wilde, J Menz, C Trautwein, C Leder, K Kümmerer – Environmental Pollution, 2016 An experimental and in silico quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) approach was applied to assess the environmental fate and effects of the antipsychotic drug...

Modified plastic net-houses as alternative agricultural structures for saving energy and water in hot and sunny regions

AM Abdel-Ghany, IM Al-Helal, P Picuno, MR Shady – Renewable Energy, 2016 The transmitted radiation into the conventional net-houses is very low in the early morning and late afternoon that may not fulfill the crop growth requirements. To solve this problem, two...

An elegant route to overcome fundamentally-limited light extraction in AlGaN deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes: Preferential outcoupling of strong in-plane emission

JW Lee, DY Kim, JH Park, EF Schubert, J Kim, J Lee… – Scientific Reports, 2016 While there is an urgent need for semiconductor-based efficient deep ultraviolet (DUV) sources, the efficiency of AlGaN DUV light-emitting diodes (LEDs) remains very low because the...

A Naturally-Derived Compound Schisandrin B Enhanced Light Sensation in the pde6c Zebrafish Model of Retinal Degeneration

L Zhang, L Xiang, Y Liu, P Venkatraman, L Chong… – PloS one, 2016 Retinal degeneration is often progressive. This feature has provided a therapeutic window for intervention that may extend functional vision in patients. Even though this approach is feasible, few...

Photocatalytic Disinfection and Removal of Emerging Pollutants from Effluents of Biological Wastewater Treatments, Using a Newly Developed Large-Scale Solar Simulator

Karine K. Philippe, Ruud Timmers, Rafael van Grieken, and Javier Marugan*Department of Chemical and Environmental Technology, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Spain  The reuse of sewage water treatment is becoming a priority,...
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