toxicological significance of soil ingestion by wild and domestic animals

... Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol 7, No 2, 2009 concentration and a high ESP (Quirk and Schofield, 1955) In recent years, the air, water and soil in China have been polluted by economic ... conductivity and the transport of salts such as cations (Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+ and K+) and Cl- in a column were investigated by using a tensiometer and a four-electrode sensor, and the amounts of these ... the alkali soil The amount of CaCO3 was measured by using 1.0 g of soil sample placed in a closed flask One milliliter of 2N H2SO4 was added to react with the CaCO3, and the pressure of the evolved...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

... anaerobic mesophilic and thermophilic conditions, the variation of MO at concentration of 100, 200, 400, 600, 800 and 1,000mg·L-1 and RB4 at concentration of 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 and 600mg·L-1 supplemented ... digested sludge The potential of digested sludge on MO and RB4 tested by variation of dye concentration was shown by the different extent of decolorizing efficiency of the tested dyes MO could ... increase and presence of dye was associated with inhibition of organic matters conversion pathways caused by of the accumulation of volatile fatty acids in the treatment system In the case of temperature...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

... mixture of polysilicate and Fe(III) was used in this study Behaviors of these materials on biopolymer (protein and carbohydrate) removal and fouling reduction were investigated by conducting batch and ... L/day with 1,000 mg/L of biological oxygen demand (BOD), 50 mg/L of nitrogen and 25 mg/L of phosphorus The experiments were conducted at a sludge retention time (SRT) of 33 days and the hydraulic ... and Mishima, 2005) For the SMP

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Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 14:20

... externally calibrated with the molecular mass of a mixture of standard peptides Results Comparison of ligand/Gb3 binding by RELISA The binding of VT1, VT2, and mAb anti-Gb3 (38.13) to Gb3 was assessed ... more distinct and discriminatory at 37 °C (and at room temperature) compared with °C Type B glomerular and tubular Gb3 are similar and bound by VT1 Fig Comparison of VT1, mAb anti-Gb3 and VT2 binding ... monodeoxyGb3 analogues by TLC overlay DeoxyGb3 analogues were separated by TLC and visualized by (A) orcinol chemical detection Immunodetection of ligand binding was detected by TLC overlay for (B)...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 16:20

... 35100% of buffer B in 20 min, and monitored at 280 and 412 nm The lactoperoxidase containing peak was manually collected and the homogeneity of the protein was checked by SDS/PAGE under reducing and ... analyzed by HPLC as described above The retention times of and were 11.5 and 12.7 min, respectively, and those of the corresponding nitration products, 3-(4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)-propionic acid and ... peaks at 11.1 and 11.3 min, and minor peaks for unreacted and six other products with retention times of 9.9, 10.4, 11.8, 12.0, 12.2 and 12.4 Fig Biphasic behavior of the rate of HRP-mediated...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 16:20

... level of inhibition was 3.2 M Perturbation of the reactivation of acid-dissociated LDH by proline and TMAO Reactivation of acid-dissociated BHLDH was inhibited by proline Both the initial rate and ... interactions of sidechains and the polypeptide backbone with osmolytes were provided in a recent review by Bolen and Baskakov [5] Analysis of the free energy of transfer of the sidechains and polypeptide ... the effects of proline and TMAO on the structure and/ or function of lactate dehydrogenase are based on investigations performed by Bolen and coworkers [3,44,45] A study of the effect of proline...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 15:21

... status of women, especially pregnant, and of infants and children By 2005: 60% of PHC and FP facilities should offer prevention and management of reproductive tract infections 33 Prevalence of anaemia ... week of pregnancy but before delivery of the baby Assessment: The process of identifying and understanding a problem and planning a series of actions to deal with it There are usually a number of ... understanding of the impact of conflict on the SRH rights and needs of women displaced by war and armed conflict To assure a multidisciplinary, multisectoral and integrated approach of women’ s sexual and...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 14:20

... Plot of the standard volume change of the 33-kDa protein in the presence of different concentration of NaCl (d) and sucrose (m) vs the reciprocal of the sucrose osmolarity In Fig 8, the standard ... Kinetics of the pressure-induced unfolding and refolding of the 33-kDa protein in the presence of 30% glycerol Other conditions as in Fig Table Relaxation time of unfolding and refolding of the ... denaturation Effects of sucrose and glycerol on the kinetics of the pressure induced protein unfolding and refolding The unfolding and refolding kinetics in the presence of either 0.83 M sucrose...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 01:20

... supported by grants from the University of Helsinki, The Academy of Finland, Sigrid Jusélius foundation (Finland) and EU grant GOCE-CT-2003-010284 EDEN and the paper is officially catalogued by the ... sequences of the N protein of PUUV, HOKV, and MUJV were of the same length (433 aa residues), a clear sign of their close genetic ties and shared evolution Furthermore, the N protein sequence of Muhorshibir767 ... filter paper to PBS and were screened by immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for the presence of antibodies to hantaviruses (Puumala and Dobrava virus antigens) (the details of trapping and IFA-screening...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... composed by congruent cells, and dihedral if every tile of τ is congruent to one of two fixed sets X and Y (prototiles of τ ) We shall denote by Ω(X, Y ) the set, up to isomorphism, of all dihedral ... configuration and 3D representation of D For each p ≥ 4, we obtain a global configuration of a tiling τ ∈ Ω(T1 , T2 ) with vertices of valency 4, and 2p composed by 4p equilateral and 4p scalene ... obtain an f-tiling E m that has one class of vertices of valency 4, one of valency 8, and one of valency 2m, being composed of 4m equilateral triangles and 8m scalene triangles A 3D representation...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 21:20

... representation of a tiling τα ∈ Ω(T1 , T2 ) as is shown in Figure This family of tilings is composed by two equilateral and six scalene triangles and is denoted by Eα Figure 4: 2D and 3D representation of ... isohedrality-classes and isogonality-classes for the symmetry group are denoted, respectively, by # isoh and # isog.; • By Cn and Dn we denote, respectively, the cyclic group of order n and the dihedral group of ... decompositions of the sphere by geodesic polygons, such that all vertices are of even valency, the sums of alternate angles around each vertex are π and every tile is congruent to one of two fixed sets X and...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 21:21

... histamine, and differential synthesis and release of arachidonic acid metabolites, prostaglandins, and leukotrienes have been reported.102,103 Interaction of Mast Cells and Nerves in Tissues Brain and ... regulation of gut physiology and in response to antigens.138 Significance of Conversation between Mast Cells and Nerves — van der Kleij and Bienenstock Perdue and colleagues determined the existence of ... inflammation, and the role of nerve fibres and their mediators New findings will continue to increase our understanding of mast cell–nerve associations and their function in health and disease and will...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 20:23

... patients Page of immunoassay The sandwich principle was used and the total duration of assay took 18 minutes The measuring range of IL-6 is 1.5-5000 pg/ml(defined by the lower detection limit and the ... patients were divided into two groups on the basis of an IL-6 cutoff value of 20.3 pg/ml by the ROC curve with a sensitivity of 88.6% and a specificity of 54.1% We noted significant differences in ... taken as the cutoff value of CRP by ROC curve, after which the patients were divided into two groups The sensitivity and specificity of 15.5 mg/dl as the cutoff value were 62.1% and 75.3% on OS...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... levels of IL-8, MCP-1 and IP-10 induced by Th1 and Th2 cells Of particular interest was the finding that selective blockade of JNK resulted in major inhibition of IL-8 mRNA induced by Th1 but not by ... resulted in inhibition of induction of IL-8 and MCP-1 by Th1 and Th2 cells In addition, neutralization of IFN-γ greatly enhanced IL-8 and abrogated IP-10 production induced by Th1 cells, with no ... (NF-κB) pathway by PSI and of JNK by SP600125 resulted in a selective and dose dependent (JNK inhibitor) decrease in IL-8 mRNA levels induced by Th1 but not by Th2 cells (Figure 6a,b) Of further interest,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20

... of the fairness of the organization [5] This may be particularly relevant in situations where budget constraints are severe In a model of instructors and students, the use of the principles of ... little analysis of the current status of its principles or the impact of implementing them [8] In the example given, the principles of justice are relevant and applicable Appreciation and clear articulation ... ‘Directoring’ and managing in a professional system Modern Pathol 1998, 11:585-592 Jane Jacobs: Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics New York: Random House;...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... Cohen and Boyer in California This was followed years later by the start of Genentech, and then by other corporations such as Amgen and Biogen, etc By 2002, over 155 approved pharmaceuticals and ... much simpler and faster than that of plants and animals and the producing organisms could be easily manipulated genetically to produce desired qualities and quantities of enzymes Some of the major ... weeks and the cell culture is sustainable for only a limited time Overall, 39% of recombinant proteins are made by E coli, 35% by CHO cells, 15% by yeasts, 10% by other mammalian systems and 1% by...

Ngày tải lên: 08/09/2015, 22:11

... Cohen and Boyer in California This was followed years later by the start of Genentech, and then by other corporations such as Amgen and Biogen, etc By 2002, over 155 approved pharmaceuticals and ... much simpler and faster than that of plants and animals and the producing organisms could be easily manipulated genetically to produce desired qualities and quantities of enzymes Some of the major ... weeks and the cell culture is sustainable for only a limited time Overall, 39% of recombinant proteins are made by E coli, 35% by CHO cells, 15% by yeasts, 10% by other mammalian systems and 1% by...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 12:14

... performance, production of a bioactive product, and lack of contamination by viruses and DNA Clinical trials and validate and to 303 product approval requires at least 4-5 years at a cost of 60 to 100 million ... weeks and the cell culture is sustainable for only a limited time Overall, 39% of recombinant proteins are made by E coli, 35% by CHO cells, 15% by yeasts, 10% by other mammalian systems and 1% by ... treatment, a cow produces 10,000 L of milk per year compared to 6000 L of urine One of the negative points in production of proteins by transgenic animals is the length of time needed to assess production...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 12:34

... Pharmacokinetics of CPT-11 1.2.3 1.3 Anti-tumor activity and mechanism of action of CPT-115 Toxicities of CPT-11 .14 THALIDOMIDE .19 1.3.1 Clinical activity and mechanism of action of thalidomide ... and mammalian including humans [39, 40] There are two general types of topoisomerases, Type I and Type II Type I cleaves and separates a single strand of DNA and alters the linkage quantity of ... vesicles, Pgp and cMOAT have been demonstrated to mediate the efflux of CPT-11 and SN-38 [108] The involvement of Pgp and cMOAT in the efflux of CPT-11 and SN-38 has been further demonstrated in wild- type...

Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2015, 13:44