Herein, we fabricated efficient MR imaging probes by incorporating gadolinium oxide nanoparticles (Gd2O3) and gadolinium hybrid nanoparticles (GH) within RBCs. The Gd2O3 and GH encapsulated in the RBCs exhibited high relaxation rates and revealed high sensitivity for T1 MR imaging.

The rates of binding and dissociation of CO and hybridheme hemoglobins, in which one chain contains protoheme and the other chain mesoor deuteroheme, were measured at each heme site independently of changes at the partner chain site. The rates were also determined on isolated chains. The binding reaction of CO to hybrid-heme hemoglobins follows an autocatalytic process characteristic of a heme-...

A hybrid actuation system (HYBAS) utilizing advantages of a combination of electromechanical responses of an electroative polymer (EAP), an electrostrictive copolymer, and an electroactive ceramic single crystal, PZN-PT single crystal, has been developed. The system employs the contribution of the actuation elements cooperatively and exhibits a significantly enhanced electromechanical performan...

Hybrid composites (HCs) made up of gallium oxide (GaO) and graphene oxide (GO) were investigated with the intent of enhancing a photocatalytic reaction under ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The material properties of both GaO and GO were preserved, even after the formation of the HCs. The incorporation of the GO into the GaO significantly enhanced the photocatalytic reaction, as indicated by the am...

This article describes a quantitative evaluation of visualizing small vessels using several image reconstruction methods in computed tomography. Simulated vessels with diameters of 1-6 mm made by 3D printer was scanned using 320-row detector computed tomography (CT). Hybrid iterative reconstruction (hybrid IR) and model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) were performed for the image reconstr...

Hybrid games have been shown to be an effective tool for cognitive-behavioral therapy. We developed the hybrid therapy game Invasion of the Wrong Planet and conducted two consecutive studies both with children with and without autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). The studies contrast the design principle of "Encouraged Collaboration" (ECC) with the design principle of "Enforced Collaboration" (EF...

In this paper, hybrid modeling of Micro-strip antenna is presented. Broadband frequency of operation demonstrated by single geometry .for broadening the bandwidth and maximum directional gain (6.6dBi 8dBi) gap-coupled multi-resonator loaded on parasitic and active patch. The geometry of a single probe fed rectangular Micro-strip antenna incorporating a slot and gap coupled with parasitic and ac...

In this paper, hybrid modeling of Micro-strip antenna is presented. Broadband frequency of operation demonstrated by single geometry .for broadening the bandwidth and maximum directional gain (6.6dBi 8dBi) gap-coupled multi-resonator loaded on parasitic and active patch. The geometry of a single probe fed rectangular Micro-strip antenna incorporating a slot and gap coupled with parasitic and ac...

A major model system for the study of evolutionary divergence between closely related species has been the unisexual lethality resulting from reciprocal crosses of Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans. Sex-lethal (Sxl), a critical gene for sex determination, is misregulated in these hybrids. In hybrid males from D. melanogaster mothers, there is an abnormal expression of Sxl and a failure of...

In this paper, Hybrid Petri Nets are proposed as a modelling methodology to control production in a large class of manufacturing processes. A hybrid Petri net (HPN) is a combination of a ‘classical’ Petri net and a continuous Petri net, the ‘fluid’ version of a timed Petri net. The two parts of an HPN can affect each other. In the particular model proposed, the discrete part of the HPN ‘regulat...