Flexible Polyurethane Foams Modified with Novel Coconut Monoglycerides-Based Polyester Polyols.

Coconut oil, a low-molecular-weight vegetable oil, is virtually unutilized as a polyol material for flexible polyurethane foam (FPUF) production due to the high-molecular-weight polyol requirement of FPUFs. The saturated chemistry of coconut oil also limits its compatibility with widely used polyol-forming processes, which mostly rely on the unsaturation of vegetable oil for functionalization. Existing studies have only exploited this resource in producing low-molecular-weight polyols for rigid foam synthesis.

Real-world physician practices on the diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis in the Philippine setting.

Background: Physician awareness and adherence to guidelines varies among countries and between types of physician practice. Identifying the needs of the physician and patient is essential to improve patient outcome. Data on physician diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis (AR) in the Philippines is currently limited.

A novel reaction mechanism for the synthesis of coconut oil-derived biopolyol for rigid poly(urethane-urea) hybrid foam application.

Coconut oil (CO) has become one of the most important renewable raw materials for polyol synthesis due to its abundance and low price. However, the saturated chemical structure of CO limits its capability for functionalization. In this study, a novel reaction mechanism the sequential glycerolysis and amidation of CO triglycerides produced an amine-based polyol (p-CDEA).

The Integration of Metabolomics with Other Omics: Insights into Understanding Prostate Cancer.

Our understanding of prostate cancer (PCa) has shifted from solely caused by a few genetic aberrations to a combination of complex biochemical dysregulations with the prostate metabolome at its core. The role of metabolomics in analyzing the pathophysiology of PCa is indispensable. However, to fully elucidate real-time complex dysregulation in prostate cells, an integrated approach based on metabolomics and other omics is warranted.

Surfactant addition to enhance bioavailability of bilge water in single chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs).

Effective remediation of bilge water, a shipboard oily liquid waste, is important for both commercial and military vessels due to the domestic and international regulations. In this study, bilge water was used as a substrate for exoelectrogenic bacteria and biodegradation of bilge water and concurrent electricity generation were investigated using Pseudomonas putida ATCC 49128 in single chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs). To enhance bioavailability of the bilge water, two types of surfactants were added (100 ppm) into the oily wastewater containing 0.