The number of guided modes in optical fibres is an important aspect of their design and characterisation. Some optical fibres, such as microstructured fibres and Bragg fibres, have no strictly bound modes in the same sense as in conventional step and graded index fibres. All modes in these fibres are leaky so what exactly becomes regarded as a mode becomes important.. We propose a method for co...

BACKGROUND In dystrophic mdx skeletal muscle, aberrant Ca2+ homeostasis and fibre degeneration are found. The absence of dystrophin in models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been connected to altered ion channel properties e.g. impaired L-type Ca2+ currents. In regenerating mdx muscle, 'revertant' fibres restore dystrophin expression. Their functionality involving DHPR-Ca2+-channels is...

Cereal foods provide carbohydrates and dietary fibre, but also protein. To support the goals of sustainable development, cereal grain proteins should be more efficiently used to replace animal proteins. In Nordic countries, wheat is major source protein, followed by rye, oats, barley. Although oats have been traditionally consumed as many staple in countries new oat-based food concepts are emer...

In this research, several series of triarylmethane dyes containing one or more terminal methoxy substituents with a variable tertiary amino groups have been used. These dyes have been applied to different substrates by using various methods including transfer printing and then their fastness properties were measured. These dyes shows exceptionally high light fastness (6-7) on acid modified poly...

1. The ionic dependence of action potentials evoked in giant smooth muscle fibres isolated by enzymatic digestion from the body wall of the marine invertebrate Beroe ovata (Ctenophora) has been investigated using conventional electrophysiological techniques. 2. Differences were observed in the two fibre types studied. The resting membrane potential was —60 ± 135 mV (JV = 25) in longitudinal mus...

The composition, in vitro bioaccessibility and antioxidant activities of the phenolic compounds in defatted rice bran (DRB) and its soluble and insoluble dietary fibres were systematically evaluated in this study. The total phenolic content of insoluble dietary fibre from DRB (IDFDRB) was much higher than that of the soluble dietary fibre from DRB (SDFDRB) but was 10% lower than that of DRB. Bo...