Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations of CO2 and CH4 sorption and separation were performed in dia-7i-1-Co, a metal-organic material (MOM) consisting of a 7-fold interpenetrated net of Co(2+) ions coordinated to 4-(2-(4-pyridyl)ethenyl)benzoate linkers. This MOM shows high affinity toward CH4 at low loading due to the presence of narrow, close fitting, one-dimensional hydrophobic chann...

Objective Analyze nasal colonization by oxacillin-sensitive and oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in people with HIV/AIDS (PWHA) at days 1 and7 of hospitalization. METHOD A prospective observational study conducted in a hospital in the countryside of the state of São Paulo. Nasal swab samples were collected and analyzed through microbiological identification, at days 1 and 7 of hospit...

The overrepresented approach (ORA) is the most widely-accepted method for functional analysis of microarray datasets. The ORA is computationally-efficient and robust; however, it suffers from the inability of comparing results from multiple gene lists particularly with time-course experiments or those involving multiple treatments. To overcome such limitation a novel method termed Dynamic Impac...

Numerous studies have documented the mechanisms that regulate intracellular pH (pH(i)) in hippocampal neurons in response to an acid load. Here, we studied the response of pH(i) to depolarization in cultured hippocampal neurons. Elevation of external K+ (6-30 mm) elicited an acid transient followed by a large net alkaline shift. Similar responses were observed in acutely dissociated hippocampal...

The direct interaction approximation (DIA), due to Kraichnan [1], was the first field-theoretical approach to the theory of turbulence. Formulated in terms of the Dyson equation, the DIA is characterized as the lowest-order approximation that includes nonlinear corrections to the propagator for the mode v(k,a>). It was shown [1] that, in the inertial range, the DIA gives the energy spectrum is ...

Previous dialogue systems have focussed on dia. logues betwe(:n two agents. Many ~q)plications, however, require conversations between several l)articipants. This paper extends speech act deftnit ions to handle mult i -agent conversations, based on a model of mult i -agent belief a t t r ibu t ion with some unique properties. Our approach has |,lie advantage of captur ing a lnnnlmr of interesti...

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder associated with severe weight loss as a consequence of voluntary food intake avoidance. Animal models such as dehydration-induced anorexia (DIA) mimic core features of the disorder, including voluntary reduction in food intake, which compromises the supply of energy to the brain. Glial cells, the major population of nerve cells in the central nervous syste...

e i ackground & Aims: Two advanced cytologic techniques or detecting aneuploidy— digital image analysis (DIA) and flurescence in situ hybridization (FISH)— have recently been deeloped to help identify malignant pancreatobiliary strictures. he aim of this study was to assess the clinical utility of ytology, DIA, and FISH for the identification of malignant ancreatobiliary strictures. Methods: Br...

Atrazine is an agricultural herbicide used in large quantities and consequently companied with its two degradation products, deethylatrazine (DEA), and deisopropylatrazine (DIA), are commonly detected in groundwater and surface water. The retention of these compounds in vadose zone is highly related to their adsorption to soils. Laboratory studies were conducted to determine the sorption behavi...