Showing papers by "Yuh-Shan Ho published in 2005"
TL;DR: The sorption of three basic dyes, named basic violet 10, basic violet 1, and basic green 4, from aqueous solutions onto sugarcane dust was studied and indicated that the Chi-square test provided a better determination for the three sets of experimental data.
515 citations
TL;DR: The kinetic parameters obtained in a batch process were used to scale-up the process on a mini-column and to choose the breakthrough model, and experimental data concerning the volumes treated were correlated using the bed depth service time model.
227 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the kinetics and thermodynamics of lead ions sorption from aqueous solution on palm kernel fiber and found that the sorption of the lead ions is a spontaneous and endothermic nature process.
216 citations
TL;DR: The sorption of lead from water onto an agricultural by-product, tree f Fern, was examined as a function of pH, and showed the efficiency of tree fern as a sorbent for lead.
198 citations
TL;DR: A bibliometric analysis of all homeopathy-related publications in Science Citation Index (SCI) for publications during the period of 1991 to 2003 found that English remains the dominant language, it comprised only 76%, while German contributed 18%, and the remaining where distributed among 8 European languages.
Abstract: Homeopathy has been applied to clinical use since it was first presented 200 years ago. The use of the bibilometric analysis technique for examining this topic does not exist in the literature. The objective of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of all homeopathy-related publications in Science Citation Index (SCI). A systematic search was performed using the SCI for publications during the period of 1991 to 2003. Selected documents included ‘Homoeopathy, Homoeopathic, Homeopathy, or Homeopathic’ as a part of the title, abstract, or keywords. Analyzed parameters included authorship, patterns of international collaboration, journal, language, document type, research address, number of times cited, and reprint author’s address. Citation analysis was mainly based on the impact factor as defined by the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and on citations per publications (CPP), which is used to assess the impact relative to the entire field and is defined as the ratio between the average numbers of citations per publications in a certain period. Of total articles, 49% had a single author. The UK, the US, and Germany produced 71% of the total output, while European countries as a whole also contributed 65% of the total share of independent publications. English remains the dominant language, it comprised only 76%, while German contributed 18%, and the remaining where distributed among 8 European languages. More document types and languages, and fewer pages have appeared in homeopathy research. 3.5% of papers were cited more than 10 times in three years after publication, and 60% were never cited. Small-group collaboration was a popular method as co-authorship. The top 3 ranking countries of publication were the UK, the US, and Germany. The US dominated citation followed by the UK, and then Germany. In addition, a simulation model was applied to describe the relationship between the cumulative number of citations and the paper life.
184 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a batch leaching model based on the assumption of a second-order mechanism for the leaching was developed to predict the rate constant of leaching, the saturated leaching capacity, and the initial leaching rate with various leaching temperatures.
124 citations
TL;DR: The findings suggests that infrared thermography was an effective and reliable tool ideal for mass-screening patients with fever in the initial phase of screening for SARS patients at a busy hospital which sees approximately 3,000 outpatients every weekday during the SARS epidemic.
Abstract: Fever greater than 38 degrees C is a cardinal sign of patients with the severe acute respiratory syndromes (SARS). To reduce the risk of nosocomial cross infections, screening all patients and visitors who visit hospitals and clinics for fever at the entrance of every hospital building has become a standard protocol in Taiwan during the SARS epidemic from mid-April to mid-June 2003. We used a digital infrared thermal imaging (DITI) system (Telesis Spectrum 9000 MB) to conduct mass screening of patients and visitors who entered the hospital to identify those with fever. The DITI system has two components: a sensor head and a PC imaging workstation. The sensor head is an optic-mechanical device which consists of imagining optics for focusing the infrared source information on the infrared detector. The infrared images are further converted into electrical signals, which are then processed for real-time display on the monitor. During the period from April 13 to May 12 2003, 72,327 outpatients and visitors entered Taipei Medical University-Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. A total of 305 febrile patients (0.42%) was detected by infrared thermography. Among them, three probable SARS patients were identified after thorough studies including contact history, laboratory tests and radiology examinations. The findings suggests that infrared thermography was an effective and reliable tool ideal for mass-screening patients with fever in the initial phase of screening for SARS patients at a busy hospital which sees approximately 3,000 outpatients every weekday during the SARS epidemic.
97 citations
TL;DR: The results indicate that the sorption mechanism is described by a pseudo-second-order equation, and intraparticle diffusion was significant in the lower-concentration systems.
38 citations
TL;DR: A literature review concerning the precision of 50 first authors' publications, which originally cited Ho's pseudo-second-order kinetic expression paper in kinetics model for solute sorption on various sorbents, is presented.
20 citations
TL;DR: In a recent publication by Liao et al., the section 1.3 Modeling of adsorption kinetics, authors mentioned a pseudosecond-order model from eq.
Abstract: In a recent publication by Liao et al., the section 1.3 Modeling of adsorption kinetics, authors mentioned a pseudosecond-order model from eq. (3) to eq. (5). In fact, the second order kinetic expression for the adsorption systems of divalent metal ions using sphagnum moss peat has been reported by Ho. In order to distinguish the kinetics equation based on adsorption capacity of solid from concentration of solution, Ho’s second order rate expression has been named pseudo-second order. The most frequently cited papers were published in Chemical Engineering Journal, Process Biochemistry and Water Research.
8 citations
TL;DR: This study presents quotation and citation errors of Lagergren's pseudo-first order rate equation and Ho's pseudo -second order rate expression and suggested that an author not only must be creative but also must be careful while writing in order to publish more valuable and papers more worthy of reading.