... Institute of Technology, ZürichUniversity of Zürich, Swiss Banking InstituteMaster of Advanced Studies in FinanceMaster ThesisStatistical Methodsof Valuation and Risk Assessment:Empirical Analysis ... volatility) for major equity marketindices using standard methods as well as the most recent state -of- the-art methods. The analysis of the risk measures calculated by Riskometer on September ... ratio of 1.05 where the directional strategies exhibit a ratio of 0.75 and in the case of a minimal acceptable rate of 0% non-directional strategies exhibit on average an annualisedratio of 1.75...
... of disease in sarcoidosis or HP. In addition, finding of encapsulated exudates may suggest desquamation of early stage of Masson body which implies possible diagnosis in a limited number of ... infiltration of mast cells implies histological feature of organization of colla-genous matrices or interstitial fibrosis 10. Basophilic leukocytes were never found in the normal control and most of ... interstitial lung disease. Conflict of Interest The authors have declared that no conflict of in-terest exists. References 1. Reynolds HY, Newball HH. Analysisof proteins and respira-tory cells...
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... treatment of angina pectoris many years ago [2]; the pharmacological e ect of the dilation of the coronary arteries was found due to the action of nitrogen monoxide produced by decomposition of alkyl ... ingestion of 10–15 mL of each alkyl nitrite causes serious methe-moglobinemia [6]. e LD50 value for an alkyl nitrite is reported to be 205 mg/kg. ere are not many cases ofanalysisof alkyl ... eld of forensic toxicology. In this chapter, the methods for analysisof the compounds by headspace (HS)-gas chromatography (GC) and liquid-liquid extraction-GC are presented.Determination of...
... Paasivirta J et al. (1981) Trace Analysisof Chemical Warfare Agents. An Approach to the Environmental Monitoring of Nerve Agents. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Helsinki, pp 27, 28, ... metabolites of VX, could be detected [18].GC/MS analysis for EMPA in serum. (a) a TIC and mass chromatograms; (b) an EI mass spectrum of the t-BDMS derivative of EMPA; (c) a CI mass spectrum of the ... stream of nitrogen gas at room temperature e.iii. e residue is dissolved in 100 µL of the dichloromethane solution of DAEMO (IS solu-tion); a 1-µL of it is injected into GC/MS for analysis...
... 10:316–323 14) Yamamoto I (1992) Methods for analysisof cannabis and its components. In: The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (ed) Standard Methodsof Chemical Analysis in Poisoning – With Commentaries, ... GC/MS analysisof ∆9-THC-11-oic acid in human urine [15, 16].e) A method of silylation of glassware to be done before analysis was reported [17]; such treat-ment suppresses the adsorption of ... spectra of ∆9-THC-11-oic acid a er the TMS and methyl ester-TMS derivatizations. GC/MS analysisof ∆9-THC-11-oic acid in urine 188 Cannabinoids and their metabolites GC analysisof cannabinoids...
... methodQualitative analysis is made by the comparison of the retention time of a peak of a specimen with that of the authentic standard and also by the con rmation of the absence of such a peak ... main tool for analysisof opiates and their metabolites. However, at the present time, GC/MS is being widely used for opiate analysis. For HPLC analysisof the conjugated forms of opiates, the ... low levels of morphine starting from a large amount of a specimen cannot be a proof of the intake of the drug. e level of morphine in urine of healthy subjects determined by GC/MS was reported...
... action of methemo-globin reductase (identical with cytochrome b5 reductase requiring NADH as a cofactor) pres-ent in mammalian red cells. e concentration of methemoglobin in blood of normal ... is rare, but fatal ones a er ingestion of nitrate or nitrite were reported [2–6].For analysisof nitrate or nitrite in blood plasma or serum, the methods by ion chlomatog-raphy [7] and GC/MS ... appearance of many interfering peaks. By GC/MS in the EI mode, it is di cult to detect the derivative, because of its lower sensitivity. Although there is a report [9] dealing with sensitive GC/MS analysis...
... developed a modi cation of the methods, which enabled accurate determination of blood Met-Hb even in the presence of high concentrations of CO-Hb by using about a 100-fold excess of potassium ferricynade ... concentrations of carboxyhemoglobin (CO-Hb); e.g., especially in the cases of re and exhaust gas poisoning [5]. However, the above methods [1–4] are not suitable for specimens containing high levels of ... determination of Met-Hb in blood. Minor modi cations of this method were made by several researchers to increase sensitivity [2–4]. ese methods are based on a phenomenon that the absorbance maximum of...
... aliquot of it is subjected to GC/MS analysis. Cocaine and its metabolites215time of death nor those at the time of samplings. erefore, there are great variation in the fatal levels of cocaine ... solvent mixture of chloroform and isopropanol or ethanol should be used. e simultaneous analysis can be made using chloroform/isopropanol (9:1) or (3:1), and using columns of Bond Elut Certify® ... rmation of a target compound is usually achieved by agreement of its mass spectrum with that of the authentic standard. Since, with simultaneous use of a deuterated IS, a mass spectrum of a target...
... 15 mg of free pentazocine. e solution is transferred to a small glass centrifuge tube with a ground-in stopper, followed by addition of several mg of solid K2CO3 and 3 mL of chloroform. ... retention times of 3–7 min and 7–8 min, respectively. The amount of pentazocineand IS spiked into 1 mL of blank whole blood or urine was equally 50 ng.⊡ Figure 5.2223In two autopsy cases of pentazocine ... and GC/MS [8]. In this chapter, a simple method for GC/MS analysisof pentazocine in human whole blood and urine is presented.Structures of pentazocine and dextromethorphan (IS).⊡ Figure 5.1Reagents...
... stabilizer use or use of less proven agents).Meta -analysis as interpretatione above example demonstrates the dangers of meta -analysis, as well as some of its benets.Ultimately, meta -analysis is not ... The limits of statisticsprobability of Y and a 25% probability of Z. But our brains cannot make out that dierence.If this is correct, then “many of the techniques of statistical analysis that ... meta -analysis can serve as a more or less denitive summing up of what weknow, and thus it can be used to inform Bayesian methodsof decision-making.100Chapter 13: The alchemy of meta -analysis in...
... one of the most powerful hallucinogenic drugs of abuse. LSD was explosively abused in U.S.A. in the latter half of the 1960s. In Japan, the amount of seizure of LSD is much smaller than that of ... hallucinogenic activity of LSD was con rmed by Albert Hofmann who did synthesize the compound; the pharmaco-logical activity can be obtained by oral administration of as small as 20–75 µg of LSD. e ab-sorption ... solutions are combined. A er the pH of the solution is adjusted to 8.5, the solution is extracted with an appropriate amount of chloroform four times. e combined chloroform extract is evaporated...