Leukocyte esterase (LE) is a urine test for the presence of white blood cells and other abnormalities associated with infection.he leukocyte esterase (LE) test detects esterase, an enzyme released by white blood cells. Positive test results are clinically significant. The LE test is also used to screen for gonorrhea and for amniotic fluid infections.
How to Drink Ouzo Like a Greek -By Lynda Morris Childress No visit to Greece is complete without at least a taste of the delicious, icy-cold alcoholic drink called ouzo. Almost everybodyâs heard of it, but very few people know what ouzo actually is - or how to drink it properly. Ouzo drinking is a ritual, and always accompanied by small plates of food, called mezedes (tapas).
Mendeleev, the chemist who devised the periodic table, standardized the amount of ethyl alcohol (ethanol) in vodka when he was the Director of the Russian Bureau of Standards. Russian vodka is 40% ethanol and 60% water by volume (80 proof). Vodka from other countries may range from 35% to 50% ethanol by volume.