A simple, highly sensitive, accurate and selective method for determination of trace amounts of Co(II) in water samples is presented. Isocyanate treated graphite oxides (iGOs) solid phase extraction adsorbent was synthesized by covalently isocyanate onto the surfaces of graphite oxides. The stability of a chemically (iGOs) especially in concentrated hydrochloric acid which was then used as a re...

BACKGROUND In man, many different events implying childhood separation from caregivers/unstable parental environment are associated with heightened risk for panic disorder in adulthood. Twin data show that the occurrence of such events in childhood contributes to explaining the covariation between separation anxiety disorder, panic, and the related psychobiological trait of CO(2) hypersensitivi...

Noninvasive techniques for assessing cardiopulmonary function in small animals are limited. We previously developed a rebreathing technique for measuring lung volume, pulmonary blood flow, diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (Dl(CO)) and its components, membrane diffusing capacity (Dm(CO)) and pulmonary capillary blood volume (Vc), and septal volume, in conscious nonsedated guinea pigs at re...

Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) showed reduced volume of amygdala and hippocampus, but similar findings are evident in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Applying voxel-based morphometry (VBM) in a larger cohort of patients with BPD, we sought to extend earlier findings of volume abnormalities in limbic regions and to evaluate the influence of co-occurring PTSD in BPD pat...

We assessed the time course of changes in eupneic arterial PCO(2) (Pa(CO(2))) and the ventilatory response to hyperoxic rebreathing after removal of the carotid bodies (CBX) in awake female dogs. Elimination of the ventilatory response to bolus intravenous injections of NaCN was used to confirm CBX status on each day of data collection. Relative to eupneic control (Pa(CO(2)) = 40 +/- 3 Torr), a...

We studied 21 COPD patients in stable clinical conditions to evaluate whether changes in lung function induced by cumulative doses of salbutamol alter diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DL(CO)), and whether this relates to the extent of emphysema as assessed by high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) quantitative analysis. Spirometry and DL(CO) were measured before and after cumulative ...

The effect of pre-heat treatments, followed by a hot forging process, on the microstructure and strength of Co–Cr–Mo alloys was investigated. Four pre-heat treatments were conducted at 1170, 1200, 1230 and 1260 C for three different time condition: 2, 6 and 15 h and then water cooled to room temperature. Tensile tests and XRD analyses were carried out on both as-cast alloy and heat-treated allo...

We studied the carbon monoxide (CO) fractions in hookah and cigarette smoke, using a carbon monoxide micro smokerlyzer (model EC50, BEDFONT, U.K.). Mean carbon monoxide fractions (% by volume) of hookah smoke, using domestic charcoal were 0.38 +/- 0.07 (large hookah; unfiltered); 1.40 +/- 0.43 (small hookah; unfiltered); 0.34 +/- 0.06 (large hookah; filtered); 1.36 +/- 0.35 (small hookah; filte...

Direct measurements of arterial pressure, stroke volume (SV), and cardiac output (CO) were obtained in ether-anesthetized rats with established spontaneous hypertension (SHR) treated with alpha-methyldopa and compared to both untreated hypertensive and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats. Left ventricular pumping ability was determined by the maximum levels of SV and CO reached during rapid in...

The behavior of the three Neo-Hookean energies is very similar, although the slightly superior volume preservation of our model starts to be seen in the ν = 0.3 row. The “fixed” co-rotational model preserves volume, but unnatural crinkling artifacts start to appear even at small Poisson’s ratios, e.g. ν = 0.2. The original co-rotational model yields good results at ν = 0.2, but quickly begins t...