Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of in Patients Diagnosed with Schizophrenia: A Case-Control Cross Sectional Study.

The protozoan parasite, , has been linked to several psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of IgG antibodies and risk factors associated with seroprevalence in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. This seroepidemiological study assessed 196 participants, divided into two groups.

Quantifying Platinum and Palladium in Solid Ore Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Assisted by the Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIBS-LIF) Technique.

The laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy assisted by laser-induced fluorescence (LIBS-LIF) in a two-step process was used to measure the concentration of platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd) by surface analysis of a solid ore core from the Lac des Iles mine followed by analysis of the same core that was pulverized and compacted. This work focuses mainly on the measurement of Pt since the case of Pd has been extensively discussed in previous work. The excitation of Pt is performed at 235.

Atmospheric Carbon Mineralization in an Industrial-Scale Chrysotile Mining Waste Pile.

Magnesium-rich minerals that are abundant in ultramafic mining waste have the potential to be used as a safe and permanent sequestration solution for carbon dioxide (CO). Our understanding of thermo-hydro-chemical regimes that govern this reaction at an industrial scale, however, has remained an important challenge to its widespread implementation. Through a year-long monitoring experiment performed at a 110 Mt chrysotile waste pile, we have documented the existence of two distinct thermo-hydro-chemical regimes that control the ingress of CO and the subsequent mineral carbonation of the waste.

Carbon sequestration kinetic and storage capacity of ultramafic mining waste.

Mineral carbonation of ultramafic rocks provides an environmentally safe and permanent solution for CO(2) sequestration. In order to assess the carbonation potential of ultramafic waste material produced by industrial processing, we designed a laboratory-scale method, using a modified eudiometer, to measure continuous CO(2) consumption in samples at atmospheric pressure and near ambient temperature. The eudiometer allows monitoring the CO(2) partial pressure during mineral carbonation reactions.