Published in Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
Ambient air quality is affected due to the emission of pollutants on a large scale after the bursting of firecrackers. Traditionally in all firecrackers, barium (Ba) compounds are used as oxidizers and also to impart green colour flame. Combustion products of barium compounds are water soluble and readily absorbed by the body affecting human health...
Published in Heliyon
The paper presents the results of studying the effect of modifying low-chromium hypoeutectic cast iron (chromium content about 1%) with boron- and barium-containing additives on its structure and hardness. The modification was carried out with carbothermicferroboron (0.08% of weight of the liquid metal); ferrosilicobarium (0.05% of weight of liquid...
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international
Barium (Ba) is ubiquitous in the environment, and humans are primarily exposed to it through ingestion of drinking water. Previous studies focused on the exposure to lead, cadmium, and arsenic, but have not focused on exposure to Ba. Recent studies found a significant association between Ba exposure and elevated blood pressure in pregnant women and...
In this paper, synchrotron radiation photoemission techniques are used to unravel the pending nature of the two Ba 4d components, also observed on Ba 3d lines, and commonly named Ba(α) and Ba(β). Investigations were carried out on the (001) surface of epitaxial very thin (≤ 20 nm) films combined with DFT calculations. Photoelectron diffraction expe...
Published in Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Barium poisoning is rare but potentially severe. We describe a case of acute barium carbonate poisoning with cardiac arrest, managed with intravenous potassium, dialysis and endoscopic removal of retained ceramic glazes. A 38-year-old woman presented with vomiting 90 min after ingesting 3 cups of barium and strontium carbonate. Initial bloods noted...
A common belief in designing deep autoencoders (AEs), a type of unsupervised neural network, is that a bottleneck is required to prevent learning the identity function. Learning the identity function renders the AEs useless for anomaly detection. In this work, we challenge this limiting belief and investigate the value of non-bottlenecked AEs. The ...
The syntheses and characterisation of two molecular barium-hydroborate complexes supported by a bulky bis(imino)carbazolate ligand, namely [{CarbDipp}Ba(μ-H2Bpin)]3 (23) and [{CarbDipp}Ba(H2-9BBN).Et2O] (3.Et2O), are presented. These two complexes are obtained in high yields upon reaction of the amido precursor [{CarbDipp}BaN(SiMe3)2] (1) with the ...
Funder: University of Cambridge; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000735 / Funder: Health Education England / Implantable electronic medical devices are used in functional mapping of the brain before surgery and to deliver neuromodulation for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Their electrode arrays are assembled by h...
Published in Marine environmental research
Many coastal species move between estuarine and coastal environments throughout their life. Migration patterns develop as a result of ecology and evolution and must be understood to effectively manage harvested stocks. This study examined movements across estuarine and coastal marine habitats in adult Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus); a commerciall...
Purpose Although barium (Ba) is a non-regulated element in soil in most European countries, some countries, such as Canada, are adopting quality guidelines for Ba in soil because it can be toxic in high concentrations. The aim of the present study was to assess Ba concentrations and availability in foodplain soils. Methods Besides the determination...
