A Facile Approach to Produce Activated Carbon from Waste Textiles via Self-Purging Microwave Pyrolysis and FeCl3 Activation for Electromagnetic Shielding Applications.

This study aims to convert composite textile structures composed of nonwoven and woven fabrics produced from cotton-jute wastes into activated carbon textile structures and investigate the possibilities of using them for electromagnetic shielding applications. To this end, the novel contribution of this study is that it shows that directly carbonized nonwoven textile via self-purging microwave pyrolysis can provide Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielding without any processing, including cleaning. Textile carbonization is generally achieved with conventional heating methods, using inert gas and long processing times. In the present study, nonwoven fabric from cotton-jute waste was converted into an activated carbon textile structure in a shorter time via microwaves without inert gas. Due to its polar structure, FeCl3 has been used as a microwave absorbent, providing homogeneous heating in the microwave and acting as an activating agent to serve dual purposes in the carbonization process. The maximum surface area (789.9 m2/g) was obtained for 5% FeCl3. The carbonized composite textile structure has a maximum of 39.4 dB at 1 GHz of EMI shielding effectiveness for 10% FeCl3, which corresponds to an excellent grade for general use and a moderate grade for professional use, exceeding the acceptable range for industrial and commercial applications of 20 dB, according to FTTS-FA-003.

Comparison of Clinical, Demographic Features, and Costs in Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Rhinovirus, and Viral Co-infections in Children Hospitalized with Viral Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract.

Viruses are the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in children. Our study aimed to shed light on co-infection by comparing it with the most common single agents, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus (RV), in terms of epidemiological, clinical, laboratory findings, and cost. This retrospective study analyzed medical records pertaining to infants aged below 5 years, hospitalized with a diagnosis of LRTI with RSV, RV, or co-infection. The study group consisted of 199 children, RSV was detected in 116 patients (58.3%), RV in 46 (23.1%), and co-infections in 37 (18.6%). The average age of patients infected with RV was higher (P = 0.006), and the length of hospital stay of patients infected with RSV was longer (P = 0.03) than that with other agents. There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of oxygen requirement, intensive care unit admission, intubation, and development of complications. The cost was significantly higher in the RSV group (P = 0.02) compared to the other groups. Viral co-infections, RSV, and RV constitute an important part of the etiology in patients aged below 5 years; co-infections do not cause more severe clinical findings compared to single viral agents.

Investigation of Photochemical Reactions of some Metal Carbonyls with N{\textasciiacute}-(2-Hydroxy-6- Methylbenzylidene)Methanesulfonohydrazide and 5-Methyl- 2-Hydroxyacetophenonemethanesulfonylhydrazone.

Eight new complexes, [M(CO)5(5msalmsh)] [M=Cr;(1a), Mo;(2a); W(3a)], [Re(CO)4Br(5msalmsh)] (4a), [M(CO)5(5mafmsh)] [M=Cr;(1b), Mo;(2b); W(3b)], [Re(CO)4Br(5mafmsh)] (4b), have been synthesized by the photochemical reaction of the metal carbonyls [M(CO)6] (M=Cr, Mo, W) and [Re(CO)5Br] with N´-(2-Hydroxy-6-Methylbenzylidene)Methanesulfonohydrazide (5msalmsh) and 5-methyl-2-hydroxyacetophenonemethanesulfonylhydrazone (5mafmsh). The complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, LC-MS, FT-IR, 1H NMR spectroscopy. Spectroscopic studies show that 5msalmsh and 5mafmsh behave monodentate ligand and coordinate via an imine N donor atom to the central metal atom in (1a)-(4a) and (1b)-(4b).