Nitric oxide (NO), a toxic radical gas produced during the metabolism of L-arginine by NO synthase (NOS), has been implicated as a mediator of immune and inflammatory responses. A single injection of streptococcal cell wall fragments (SCW) induces the accumulation of inflammatory cells within the synovial tissue and a cell-mediated immune response that leads destructive lesions. We show here th...

In this paper, a novel 3D face recognition scheme by Sliding Complex Wavelet Structural SIMilarity (SCW-SSIM) index carried out on detailed geometry images is proposed. First, the preprocessed 3D faces are mapped into geometry images on 2D plane. Then, a multi-scale wavelet transform is designed to decompose geometry image into a set of sub-images and denotes high-pass sub-images of wavelet tra...

The phase behaviour of two model multi-component salt-water mixtures (NaCl-KCl-H2O and NaCl-Na2SO4-H2O) was investigated for the application supercritical water desalination (SCWD). experimental investigation a two-step procedure starting with qualitative analysis followed by quantitative measurements. experiments served as screening step to visually inspect behaviour. results NaCl-KCl-H2O, sho...

Suspended substances in car washes can often be easily removed by physicochemical processes. The main problem is to remove dissolved such as detergents from the water. In this study, a biodegradable substance Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) was wash wastewater use of Phragmites australis subsurface constructed wetland. For 4 plexiglass reactors having an effective volume 10.8 L with dimensions 15cm...

We document the first record of Borrelia americana in Canada. This Borrelia was detected in an avian coast tick, Ixodes auritulus (Acari: Ixodidae), collected from a Varied Thrush, Ixoreus naevius, along coastal British Columbia. Using real-time PCR and DNA sequencing of the flagellin gene, we determined that the borrelial amplicon from the I. auritulus nymph was 99% homologous with B. american...

background: desalination plants have an important role in providing community drinking water. the increasing trend of water consumption and decrease of natural resources of fresh water make this role even more important. the aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of inlet and outlet water of desalination plants by reverse osmosis (ro) process in qeshm, iran and also to compare the qualit...

An assessment of the status quo fast subauroral flows—subauroral ion drifts (SAID) and polarization streams (SAPS), is presented. For a few decades, their development has been interpreted in terms voltage current magnetospheric generators based largely on drift motion test particles. Recent multispacecraft observations revealed serious flaws generator paradigm called for new generation mechanis...

introduction: giardia and cryptosporidium are two of the most common parasitic protozoa that cause acute intestinal infections in children, all of the world. these parsites find in water environments, such as untreated water , wastewaters and even treated water. according to, a precise study on surface water was not done, in our country, necessity of precise study by ifa method that is prescise...