The deterioration of the plunger working surfaces and sleeve worsens economic environmental performance diesel engine. Therefore, restoring worn pairs with an increase in their wear resistance is economically feasible. problem proposed to be solved by method diffusion metallization obtain hardening coatings based on iron carbides, nitrides borides alloying elements. ( Research purpose) To evalua...

The radial localization and properties of elementary calcium release events ("puffs") were studied in Xenopus oocytes using a confocal microscope equipped with a piezoelectric focussing unit to allow rapid (>100 Hz) imaging of calcium signals along a radial line into the cell with a spatial resolution of <0.7 micrometer. Weak photorelease of caged inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) evoked puf...

There are great challenges in biological research to study mechanical or chemical interactions between biological objects and artificial parts, to analyse the biocompatibility of artificial materials and/or to increase knowledge about biological cells. Some interaction studies between cells and artificial objects require to positioning very small objects whose typical size is comparable with ce...

BACKGROUND To study the relationship between collagen amount and degree of emphysema as assessed by mean linear intercept (Lm) and correlating these with lung function test workup in patients with and without COPD. METHODS Lung function tests were assessed in 16 smokers or ex-smokers and 1 non-smoker in order to separate them into two groups: COPD (FEV1/FVC lower than 70%) and non-COPD. A pie...

Attached to the basal bodies of Naegleria gruberi flagellates is a striated rootlet or rhizoplast. The rootlet-basal body complex has been isolated by Triton X-100 lysis of deflagellated cells and differential centrifugation through a 25% glycerol medium. Rootlets isolated from mature flagellates are approximately 13 micrometers long but vary from 8 to 15 micrometers in length: they taper at bo...