Publications by authors named "R I Olariu"
Urbanization and industrialization are important transformations shaping the current statement of the society, enhancing significantly the combustion emissions which are threatening the global climate system, air quality, and human health. These emissions contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) which are well known for their high toxicity. The present study is the first assessing the seasonal variation of 17 PAHs in size segregated fractions of atmospheric aerosol particles from a Romanian metropolitan area.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLymph Node Inclusion in a Modified Osteomyocutaneous Allograft for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Establishment and Feasibility Assessment in a Pig Model.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Researchers aimed to improve a porcine model used for vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) by reducing its bulk and including critical vascularized lymph nodes.
- The study involved harvesting and analyzing porcine flaps using both conventional and modified techniques, with results showing a significant reduction in flap weight and muscle/bone ratio in the modified group.
- The findings indicate that the modified model maintains vascularization while providing a more suitable platform for studying immunological responses in transplant research, suggesting its potential for broader experimental applications.
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- This study explores the immune rejection of cartilage in vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA), which is vital for restoring motor function in joint transplants.
- Using a swine model, researchers analyzed tissue samples from grafts that experienced severe skin rejection and found evidence of immune attacks on cartilage but with less severity than skin and muscle.
- The findings indicate that cartilage is not immune from rejection in VCA, showing significant immune response activity, including markers of cell death, although it endures milder inflammation compared to other tissues.
Methyl-butenols are a category of oxygenated biogenic volatile organic compounds emitted by plants as part of their natural metabolic processes. This study examines the gas-phase reactions of ozone (O) with five methyl-butenols (2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol, 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol, 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol, 2-methyl-3-buten-1-ol, and 3-methyl-3-buten-2-ol) under atmospheric conditions at a temperature of (298 ± 2) K and pressure of (1000 ± 10) mbar. The experimental values for the gas-phase reaction rate coefficients obtained in this study, by using the relative rate method, are as follows (in cm molecule s): k(3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol + O) = (311 ± 20) × 10, (2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol + O) = (9.
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