... honeycombing involving up to 25% ofthe lobe, 3honeycombing involving 25–49% ofthe lobe, 4- honeycombing involving 50–75% ofthe lobe, 5- honeycombing involving > 75% ofthe lobe for interstitial ... patients attending the outpatient clinic ofthe Division of Rheumatology ofthe Catholic University (Rome, Italy) inthe last ten years were included inthe study Age (mean ± sd) ofthe SSc patients ... scale of 0– inthe three lobes of both lungs as follows: 0- no alveolar disease, 1- ground glass involving < 5% ofthe lobe, 2ground glass involving up to 25% ofthe lobe, 3- ground glass involving...
... source of commensal bacteria for infants’ GIT, contains up to 109 microbes/L in a healthy mother (Moughan et al., 1992) The predominance of beneficial bacteria inthe intestinal microbiota of breastfed ... duration of lactation, but also during infant’s gestation, and with genetic makeup ofthe mother (McVeagh and Miller, 1997) Amount of HMOs is the highest inthe newborn period, rising during the first ... able to stop the binding of E.coli enterotoxin to the cells (Kunz and Rudloff, 1993) Sialylated oligosaccharides prevent the binding of E.coli strains associated with neonatal meningitis and sepsis...
... deducting the sum ofthe cumulative amount of carbon in effluent from the start of experiment and the amount of carbon inthe solid sample ofthe solubilization reactor from the total amount of ... as shown in Figure Around 80 % of food waste supplied was mineralized in Run by installing biofilm into the circulation tank Most ofthe food waste supplied (98%) was mineralized when biofilter ... tank The process can reduce organic loading to the sewage system to half by aeration inthe circulation tank and 80 % by installing biofilm into the circulation tank The process combined with biofilter...
... to start the chain • many ofthe neutrons produced in fission are either ejected from the uranium before they hit another U-235 or are absorbed by the surrounding U-238 • minimum amount of fissionable ... to give off a flash of light when they strike the chemical A scintillation counter is able to count the number of flashes per minute 37 Natural Radioactivity • there are small amounts of radioactive ... Fission Chain Reaction • a chain reaction occurs when a reactant inthe process is also a product ofthe process inthe fission process it is the neutrons so you only need a small amount of neutrons...
... the demonstration ofthe doublet structure ofthe leptons through the discovery ofthe muon neutrino” ”for their pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons ... shown later, originate in symmetries ofthe underlying Hamiltonian, or rather the underlying physics angular momentum One ofthe key invariances ofthe laws of physics is rotational invariance, i.e., ... the theory ofthe unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including inter alia the prediction ofthe weak neutral current” ”for the discovery of violations of...
... no determinant appears inthe integral The matrix ρ inthe exponent results from applying the permutation P to the coordinates on the right-hand side and then expressing these coordinates by ... systems A further limitation lies inthe expansion ofthe scattering wave function inthe interaction region in terms of Gaussian functions Since the Gaussians are all centered at the origin, they will ... into account (neglecting the symmetry of entrance and exit channel) On the other side the number of terms inthe antisymmetriser grows rapidly with the increasing number of particles and furthermore...
... and for the fever index of pyrogen test in rabbits As shown in Table 2, neither Wort nor HIMO affected the production of IL-1b or IL-6 inthe SP The induction ofthe febrile response in rabbits ... decreased the level of p47phox inthe membrane, but also increased the level of p47phox inthe cytoplasm The use of apocynin alone did not affect the translocation of p47phox, production of ROS, ... continuously for 12 after injecting mL of 10 lm lucigenin (Sigma Chemical Co.) in HBSS into the stainless cell ofthe system The area under the curve was calculated to obtain total chemiluminescence...
... for the protection of new varieties of plants in Paris in 1961 and came into force in 1968 It was revised in Geneva in 1972, 1978 and 1991 The 1978 Act came into force in 1981 and the 1991 Act in ... specific inthe absence of a disclosure of a specific DNA target According to the EPO, utility is defined as industrial applicability, which includes any kind of industry, such as agriculture Inthe ... by means of a technical process Rule 23e further pronounces that the simple discovery of one ofthe elements ofthe human body, including the sequence or partial sequence of a protein or a gene,...
... absence of Ca2+ Concerning the three CPPs with the same hydrodynamic radius in solution, the recorded differences inthe intensity ofthe scattered light reflect differences inthe concentration ofthe ... light, ofthe order of 10 times that ofthe pure solvent, indicating the occurrence of some aggregation An additional fourfold increase ofthe scattered light occurred when the solvent contained ... culturing cells in RPMI medium To investigate the effect of CPP in increasing the extracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o) inthe buffer solution, while avoiding the possible precipitation of...
... (a) TEM image of a single SiNW, (b) SAED pattern ofthe single SiNW, the inset data are the cubic indices ofthe diffractive spots Fig (a) SEM image of SiNWs arrays, (b) TEM image of SiNWs arrays, ... diffraction, the cubic indices ofthe diffraction spots inthe electron diffraction pattern are demarcated The similar results were obtained on the other SiNWs, indicating that each single SiNW is a single ... spectrum of SiNWs arrays finding that anion ions of anodizing electrolytes are incorporated inthe formation of alumina template during the anodization procedure [19] A single SiNW is shown in Fig...
... than the pKa of pyridine (5.2) In this case, the NH2 induces charges ortho and para to the in- ring N These charges interact indirectly with the dipole ofthe nitrogen inthe ring and result in ... dimethylamine or methylamine This behavior can be explained due to the differential hydration ofthe reaction center of interest and the reaction center The initial and the final states ofthe reaction ... contributions ofthe OH with either the =N or the nitro groups making the pKa1 extremely acidic On the other hand, the field effect ofthe negatively charged groups (SO3- and O-) and the H-bond of the...
... (1998) Human annexin is highly expressed during the differentiation ofthe epithelial cell line A 549: involvement of nuclear factor interleukin in phorbol ester induction of annexin Cell Growth ... cells observed in three independent experiments PMA induces the nuclear translocation ofthe cleaved form of ANX-1 As PMA induced the cleavage of ANX-1 and accumulation of ANX-1 inthe nucleus, ... To investigate whether other signaling molecules are involved inthe cleavage and nuclear translocation of ANX-1, Western blot analysis was conducted inthe absence or presence of inhibitors of...
... carried out The lower the error in measurement ofthe rate constant, the wider the temperature interval, and the greater the number of experiments, the lower the error in determination ofthe activation ... must include the detection ofthe kinetics of atoms and radicals that lead the chain This induced the development ofthe second direction ofthe gas phase chemical kinetics investigation of elementary ... etc The minimum result ofthe interaction is the distortion ofthe trajectory of a moving particle, that is, a change inthe motion direction If some, at least minimum indicated result ofthe interaction...
... to thein ammatory loci, which is a key step in inflammation [21,22] Therefore, the cooperation of AGE-HSA and LPS on the induction of cytokines ⁄ chemokines in endothelial cells observed inthe ... synergistic effect on the induction of cytokines ⁄ chemokines To determine whether there is any combined effect of AGE-HSA and LPS on the induction of cytokines ⁄ chemokines, we stimulated HUVECs ... NF-jB, indicating a predominant role ofthe p38 pathway inthe AGE-HSA and LPS amplified in ammatory response Furthermore, blockade of both MAP kinases and NF-jB with a combination of inhibitors...
... through the introduction of appropriate mixing rules and ofthe binary parameters contained therein The only adjustable binary parameters are the interaction parameters kij appearing inthe expression ... averaging volume, m3 volume ofthe -phase contained within the averaging volume, m3 volume ofthe -phase contained within the averaging volume, m3 cA /c , mole fraction of species A inthe -phase ... that the train can be continued inthe direction of decreasing length scales in search for more fundamental information Second, we note that one can board the train inthe direction of increasing...
... that the train can be continued inthe direction of decreasing length scales in search for more fundamental information Second, we note that one can board the train inthe direction of increasing ... averaging volume, m3 volume ofthe -phase contained within the averaging volume, m3 volume ofthe -phase contained within the averaging volume, m3 cA /c , mole fraction of species A inthe -phase ... where x locates the centroid ofthe averaging volume and y locates points on the – interface We have used A x to represent the area ofthe – interface contained within the averaging volume To complete...
... rating increasing from inthe case of vaseline, the easiest to repel, to inthe case of nheptane, the most difficult to repel (Table 4) Oil repellency is reported as the maximum rating ofthe ... shown in Figure 4, revealing that the post HIPing resulted in a significant grain growth ofthe TiN phase Therefore, the softer ZrO2 phase will also show substantial grain growth ZrO2 grain growth ... coefficien ofthe ZrO2 compared to the composite, resulting in a stronger nt n sh hrinkage of th ZrO2 coati during co he ing ooling and the concomitant formation o too high e of te ensile stresses in the...
... profiles Notice that there is a peak inthe CB at some point in time The higher the value of kB relative to kC, the higher the peak in CB and the earlier inthe batch the peak occurs The batch should ... conversion Perfect mixing ofthe liquid inthe reactor is usually assumed, so the modeling of a CSTR involves ordinary differential equations The control of a CSTR or a series of CSTRs is often a “regulator” ... the distribution of products formed and the amount of substrate consumed Inthe absence of any inhibition effects and inthe presence of an in nite supply of substrate, the rate of cell growth...
... preserve the feeling for orders of magnitude gained from years of manipulation ofthe engineering units Finally, great attention has been given to the detailed definition ofthe units ofthe different ... Poisoning on the Selectivity of Complex Reactions Kinetics of Catalyst Deactivation by Coking 5.3.a Introduction 5.3.b Kinetics of Coking 5.3.c Influence of Coking on the Selectivity 5.3.d Coking Inside ... relations for the local rate of change ofthe amount ofthe various species involved inthe reaction, they can be "added together" (mathematically integrated) to described an entire reactor In actual...