two potassium oxalate doped tio2 samples, designated as k1-tio2 and k2-tio2, were synthesized by the base-catalyzed sol-gel process. these samples were impregnated into rubber sheets. two commercial tio2 samples, anatase and degussa p25, were used as reference materials with which the synthesized samples were to be compared. anatase and p25 were also impregnated into rubber sheets and designate...

Although most resistance genes (R-genes) deployed against virus infections have lasted more than 25 years, the effectiveness of Rz1 that confers partial resistance against Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) was compromised in approximately 10 years in MN/ND by the emergence of resistance breaking (RB) strains of BNYVV (5). Using reverse genetics, Koenig et al. (3) demonstrated that for Eur...

Aberrant calpain activation is a key mediator of neuron death. We examined the cell-permeable calpain inhibitor MDL28170 in the pathophysiological processes after spinal cord injury (SCI) including p35-p25- cyclin-dependent kinase-5 (Cdk5) activation, tau hyperphosphorylation, neuron cell death, calpain I activation, astrogliosis, and microglia activation. Our study showed that intrathecal admi...

The anti-allodynic effect of NMDA receptor antagonist and acupuncture treatments were explored through spinal p35 regulation of diabetic neuropathic rat. We evaluated the change over time of p35/p25 protein levels in the spinal cord compared with behavioral responses to thermal and mechanical stimulation in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Additionally, we studied p35 expression when...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) using predetermined expiratory pressures on the viscosity and transportability of sputum in patients with bronchiectasis. METHODS The study involved 15 stable patients with bronchiectasis (7 males; mean age = 53 +/- 16 years), submitted to two consecutive OPEP interventions, with a 24-h interval betwee...

In a forthcoming paper[2], we examine the security of the APCO Project 25 (“P25”)[3] two-way digital voice radio system. P25 is a suite of digital protocols and standards designed for use in narrowband shortrange (VHF and UHF) land-mobile wireless two-way communications systems. The system is used by law enforcement, national security, public safety, and other government users in the United Sta...

UNLABELLED Marginal integrity is one of the most crucial aspects involved in the clinical longevity of resin composite restorations. OBJECTIVE To analyze the marginal integrity of restorations produced with a model composite based on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS). MATERIAL AND METHODS A base composite (B) was produced with an organic matrix with UDMA/TEGDMA and 70 wt.% of bari...

Moloney murine leukemia virus, disrupted in concentrations of 0.1 to 0.5% Nonidet P-40, catalyzed the cleavage of p65, the gag gene polyprotein of the Gazdar strain of murine sarcoma virus, into polypeptides with sizes and antigenic determinants of murine leukemia virus-specified p30, p15, pp12, and p10. Cleavage performed in the presence of 0.15% Nonidet P-40 in water yielded polypeptides of a...

In this study, N, Scodoped titania photocatalyst was synthesized through an efficient and straight forward method using a single source, ammonium sulfate, as modification agent of titanium isopropoxide (TTIP) precursor. The catalyst was characterized by X-ray powder diffractometer (XRD), element Analysis of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen (CHN), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), diffuse reflectanc...