Enhanced degradation of ciprofloxacin in water using ternary photocatalysts TiO/SnO/g-CN under UV, visible, and solar light.

In this study, we report on the synthesis of ternary photocatalysts comprising TiO/SnO/g-CN for the degradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP) in water. SnO nanoparticles were synthesized via the sol-gel method, while g-CN was obtained through melamine calcination. Commercial TiO and SnO nanopowders were also used.

Dry reforming of methane over nickel supported on Nd-ceria: enhancement of the catalytic properties and coke resistance.

Nickel (5 wt%) supported on Nd-doped ceria was studied as catalysts in the DRM reaction at stoichiometric conditions in the range of 600-800 °C. Ce Nd O supports with different Nd contents ( = 0, 0.05, 0.

Characterizing Beliefs about Stroke and Walking for Exercise among Seniors from Four Racial/Ethnic Minority Communities.

We described and compared seniors' stroke-related health beliefs among four racial/ethnic communities to inform a culturally-tailored stroke prevention walking intervention. Specific attention was paid to how seniors combined pathophysiology-based biomedical beliefs with non-biomedical beliefs. We conducted twelve language-concordant, structured focus groups with African American, Chinese American, Korean American, and Latino seniors aged 60 years and older with a history of hypertension (n = 132) to assess stroke-related health beliefs.

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Expectations Regarding Aging Among Older Adults.

Purpose Of The Study: The study identifies differences in age-expectations between older adults from Korean, Chinese, Latino, and African American backgrounds living in the United States.

Design And Methods: This study uses baseline demographic, age-expectation, social, and health data from 229 racial/ethnic minority seniors in a stroke-prevention intervention trial. Unadjusted regression models and pair-wise comparisons tested for racial/ethnic differences in age-expectations, overall, and across domain subscales (e.

Developing a culturally tailored stroke prevention walking programme for Korean immigrant seniors: a focus group study.

Objectives: To gain better understanding of (i) beliefs and knowledge about stroke; (ii) attitudes about walking for stroke prevention; and (iii) barriers and facilitators to walking among Korean seniors for the cultural tailoring of a stroke prevention walking programme.

Background: Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for stroke. Korean immigrant seniors are one of the most sedentary ethnic groups in the United States.

Older Ethnic Minority Women's Perceptions of Stroke Prevention and Walking.

Objective: To inform the development of a tailored behavioral stroke risk reduction intervention for ethnic minority seniors, we sought to explore gender differences in perceptions of stroke prevention and physical activity (walking).

Methods: In collaboration with community-based organizations, we conducted 12 mixed-gender focus groups of African American, Latino, Chinese, and Korean seniors aged 60 years and older with a history of hypertension (89 women and 42 men). Transcripts were coded and recurring topics compared by gender.

Study protocol of "Worth the Walk": a randomized controlled trial of a stroke risk reduction walking intervention among racial/ethnic minority older adults with hypertension in community senior centers.

Background: Stroke disproportionately kills and disables ethnic minority seniors. Up to 30 % of ischemic strokes in the U.S.