Sorbitol content was determined in porcine urinary bladder epithelial cells immediately after death of the animals and after primary culture of the cells at different osmolalities. In both instances, sorbitol content increased with urine and medium osmolality, respectively. For example, at 300 mosmol/kg the cultured cells contained 0.84 +/- 0.02 nmol/mg protein, at 600 mosmol/kg contained 21.7 ...

The gadolinium substituted nickel-zinc ferrite nanoparticles of the composition, Ni0.5Zn0.5Gd0.05Fe1.95O4 were prepared using sol-gel method. In order to study effect calcination temperature on optical parameters, powder was divided into five parts. first part taken as as-prepared sample and remaining four parts calcinated at different temperatures, 600°C, 700°C, 800°C & 900°C. X-ray diffractio...

We recently observed the iso-singlet scalar σ(600)-particle and the iso-doublet scalar κ(900)-particle, through the re-analyses of ππand Kπ-scattering phase shifts, respectively. First, assuming the two iso-singlet states, the σ(600) and the established f0(980), being the ideal mixing states nn̄ and ss̄, respectively, of a single scalar nonet, it is pointed out that the mass value of the iso-sing...

Background: Apium graveolens Linn. is one of the oldest medicinal plants which used since ancient time in Unani System of Medicine for the disease of gastrointestinal tract which acts as antispasmodic and carminative activity. The aim of this study was to determine the antispasmodic activity of A. graveolens in Guinea Pigs Ileum against acetylcholine induced contractions. Materials and Methods:...

We report improved sensitivity to NO, NO₂ and NH₃ gas with specially-designed AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMT) that are suitable for operation in the harsh environment of diesel exhaust systems. The gate of the HEMT device is functionalized using a Pt catalyst for gas detection. We found that the performance of the sensors is enhanced at a temperature of 600 °C, and the measu...

Electronic, structural and thermodynamic properties of the equiatomic alloy TiZr are calculated within the electron density functional theory and the Debye-Grüneisen model. The calculated values of the lattice parameters a and c/a agree well with the experimental data for the α, ω and β phases. The ω phase is shown to be stable at atmospheric pressure and low temperatures; it remains energetica...

The innovative use of gelatin as a temperature sensor based on capacitance was studied at a temperature range normally used for meat cooking (20-80 °C). Interdigital electrodes coated by gelatin solution and two sensors of different thicknesses (38 and 125 µm) were studied between 300 MHz and 900 MHz. At 38 µm, the capacitance was adequately measured, but for 125 µm the slope capacitance versus...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), especially dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI), in extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) of oral and maxillofacial regions. STUDY DESIGN Thirteen cases with extranodal NHL were examined using MRI. T1-weighted images (T1WI) and T2-weighted images (T2WI) or sh...

Available information concerning the elastic moduli of refractory carbides at temperatures (T) relevance for practical applications is sparse and/or inconsistent. We carry out ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations T = 300, 600, 900, and 1200 K to determine temperature-dependences constants rocksalt-structure (B1) TiC, ZrC, HfC, VC, TaC compounds as well multicomponent high-entropy (Ti...