The introduction of interfacially polymerized (IP) polyamide thin-film composite (TFC) membranes in the 1980s revolutionized reverse osmosis desalination industry. However, IP-derived TFCs have not achieved industrial success for gas separation applications due to presence membrane defects their dry state. In this work, we report defect-free crosslinked prepared from para-substituted aromatic a...

Three prominent cold objects of the Taurus Molecular Ring (TMR) were revealed by our ISOPHOT 200 μm map of the south-eastern part of the Heiles Cloud 2 (HCL 2) cloud complex. One corresponds to the cyanopolyyne peak region of the TMC-1 ridge, (TMC-1 CP), one is the HCL2-E cloud, and one which we call HCL2-ES lies south of TMC-1. The 200/100 μm colour temperatures and column densities of the thr...

Cell protection against different noxious stimuli like oxidative stress or chemical toxins plays a central role in the treatment of many diseases. The inducible heme oxygenase isoform, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), is known to protect cells against a variety of harmful conditions including apoptosis. Because a number of medium strong electrophiles from a series of α-X-substituted 2',3,4,4'-tetrameth...

BACKGROUND Camptothecin (CPT) has recently attracted increasing attention as a promising anticancer agent for a variety of tumors. But the clinical application is largely hampered by its extreme water insolubility and unpredictable side effect. It is essential to establish an efficient and safe protocol for the administration of CPT versus melanoma. METHODS Camptothecin was encapsulated with ...

A nuclear disaster may result in exposure to potentially lethal doses of ionizing radiation (IR). Hematopoietic acute radiation syndrome (H-ARS) is characterized by severe myelosuppression, which increases the risk of infection, bleeding, and mortality. Here, we determined that activation of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (NRF2) signaling enhances hematopoietic stem progenitor cell...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of Roentgen Stereophotogrammetric Analysis (RSA) in total joint arthroplasty of the trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint of the thumb. METHODS In five cadaveric hands the TMC-joint was replaced by the Surface Replacement Trapeziometacarpal prosthesis (SR™ TMC prosthesis; Avanta, San Diego, CA) and tantalum beads of 0.8 mm were im...

RABORAL V-RG(®)a is a recombinant vaccine used in oral rabies vaccination (ORV) programs for wildlife in the United States. Vaccination rates for raccoons are substantially lower than vaccination rates for gray foxes and coyotes. Research suggests that the low viscosity of the oral vaccine may preclude animals from receiving an effective dose when biting into the vaccine bait delivery system. W...

AFTER experiencing a very rewarding period of service, my term as the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC) ends on 31 December 2016. It was an honor for me to guide and influence the technical growth related to a very timely area of research through the publications in the leading journal of mobile computing. Since the inception of TMC in 2002, we have come a...

DFT calculated barriers for C-H activation of 1,4-cyclohexadiene by nonheme iron(IV)-oxo and iron(III)-superoxo species show that the experimental trends can be explained if the spin inversion probability of the TMC iron(IV)-oxo is assumed to be poor. Also, the TMC iron(III)-superoxo reaction proceeds with an endothermic O(2)-binding energy followed by an intrinsically reactive quintet state.