he association of inflammation with tumors was first noted nearly 2,000 years ago by Galen. Today, chronic inflammation caused by intestinal diseases such as colitis is known to be a major contributing factor to the onset of colon cancer. In a new report by Florian Greten, Michael Karin (University of California, San Diego, CA), and colleagues, NFB, an inflammation-inducing transcription factor...

The swelling of mitochondria isolated from leaves, roots, and callus tissues of Nicotiana tabacum, L, var. White Gold, was measured by following changes in optical density at 520 mjt in buffered 025 M sucrose or 0.125 M KCI. Ozone induced rapid swelling of the isolated mitochondria and increased the permeability of mitochondrial membranes. The extent of mitochondrial swelling and the amount of ...

A 56 year old female presented to her primary care physician with a painless finger mass. She first noticed the mass about 7 years ago and it had been growing slowly since that time. Her former primary care physician had removed the mass about 5 years prior. She recalled being told at that time that it was a “ganglion cyst.” The mass had since returned and grown back to its former size. It was ...

The swelling behavior of disintegrating agents produced from microparticles of crosslinked, hydrophilic polymers was investigated as a function of time by using a swelling force measurement apparatus. The swelling force produced due to swelling of poly(acrylic acid-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and poly(acrylic acid) was measured in various buffered solutions as a function of time and the swe...

The hydro-swelling of smectite clay minerals in low-permeability reservoirs further decreases the reservoir permeability and results low oil recovery. Currently, traditional chemical anti-swelling agents are widely used, but most them only effective short term not environmentally friendly. Here, we report use Fe(III) reducing microorganisms (FeRM) as a novel green agent to enhance recovery from...

Water absorption is a significant constraint encountered when NFs reinforce polymer matrices. It the primary cause of breakdown fibre-matrix interface, resulting in swelling fibres, loss efficiency load transfer between matrix and ultimately reduction strength stiffness composites. This study investigated development variance model for predicting water thickness an experimental design Polyvinyl...