We propose a new 2D semiconductor material (TTA-2D) based on the molecular structure of Thiophene-Tetrathia-Annulene (TTA). The TTA-2D structural, electronic, and optical properties were investigated using ab initio methods. Our results show that is small indirect bandgap (0.6 eV). A semiconductor-metal transition can be induced by applying uniaxial strain. also thermally stable up to T = 1000 ...

BACKGROUND Locomotor adaptation enables walkers to modify strategies when faced with challenging walking conditions. While a variety of neurological injuries can impair locomotor adaptability, the effect of a lower extremity amputation on adaptability is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE Determine if locomotor adaptability is impaired in persons with unilateral transtibial amputation (TTA). METH...

Dietary lipids are reported to affect the blood pressure in both humans and experimental animal models with hypertension. In the present study, 2-kidney, 1-clip (2K1C) hypertensive rats were treated with the modified fatty acid tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA) from the time of clipping or after hypertension was established. TTA treatment attenuated the development of hypertension and reduced est...

3-Thia fatty acids are modified fatty acids that promote hepatic peroxisome proliferation and decrease serum triacylglycerol, cholesterol and free fatty acid levels in rats. In vivo administration of tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA) to rats led to a significant decrease in liver apolipoproteins apoA-I, A-II, A-IV, and C-III mRNA levels, and to an increase of liver acyl-CoA oxidase (ACO), carniti...

The mechanism of circadian oscillations in mammals is cell autonomous and is generated by a set of genes that form a transcriptional autoregulatory feedback loop. While these "clock genes" are well conserved among animals, their specific functions remain to be fully understood and their roles in central versus peripheral circadian oscillators remain to be defined. We utilized the in vivo induci...

Several agents that are preferential T-type calcium (T-channel) blockers have shown promise as being effective in alleviating acute and chronic pain, suggesting an urgent need to identify even more selective and potent T-channel antagonists. We used small, acutely dissociated dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells of adult rats to study the in vitro effects of 3,5-dichloro-N-[1-(2,2-dimethyl-tetrahyd...

NIR light-induced polymerization has attracted more and attention in the photopolymerization field due to possibility use safer penetrating wavelengths, reducing hazardousness. Here, a novel perspective for free radical of acrylate-based monomers based on triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) is proposed, avoiding introduction heavy metals, usually required TTA processes. Thermal i...

ABSTRACT Introduction: South Africa has a high prevalence of trauma causing significant healthcare and financial burden. Various scoring systems have been developed to guide team activation (TTA). To date, however, there are no standardised criteria for TTA. The aim this preliminary study was analyse the practice clinical judgement TTA when compared American College Surgeons Committee on Trauma...

The Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA) surgical technique is used in veterinary surgery to limit cranial tibial translation during canine gait, lengthening the lever arm of quadriceps Anterior Cruciate Ligament-deficient (ACL-deficient) stifle joints. It know that after TTA, patellofemoral pressure decreases, but Patellar Tendon (PT) behavior has not been observed experimentally yet. This stud...