Angiotensin II (AngII) acts on central neurons to increase neuronal firing and induce sympathoexcitation, which contribute to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases including hypertension and heart failure. Numerous studies have examined the precise AngII-induced intraneuronal signaling mechanism in an attempt to identify new therapeutic targets for these diseases. Considering the technica...

Incorporated groupware can gather people of various skills around the globe to share their knowledge while working on a project. Internet, intranet, and other groupware technologies, such as Lotus-Notes, video conferencing and e-mail can be used to distribute and share individual experience and innovation throughout the organization. Therefore, Organizations especially those adapting to rapidly...

Media spaces integrate audio, video and computer networking technology in order to provide a rich communicative environment for collaboration. The connectivity which they provide brings with it important concerns regarding privacy, protection and control. In order to derive the fullest benefit from this technology, it is essential that these issues be addressed. As part of our investigation of ...

Dear Editor, With great interest we read the article in the recent issue of JBRA by Bartmann et al. (2016) on the use of culture media by IVF clinics in Brazil. Besides the information on current media usage by IVF laboratories, Bartmann et al. (2016) also list the components from the media currently in use. In the media profiles section, the authors provide information about the components in ...

Departamento de Nutrição e Produção Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo, 13630-000 Pirassununga, SP, Brazil United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, US Dairy Forage Research Center, U.S.A. Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A. Department of Biological Sciences, University of No...

The protein-stabilizing and cell-penetrating activities of Bombyx mori 30Kc19 α-helix domain (30Kc19α) are investigated. Recently, 30Kc19 protein has been studied extensively as it has both protein-stabilizing and cell-penetrating properties. However, it is unknown which part of 30Kc19 is responsible for those properties. 30Kc19 protein is composed of two distinct domains, an α-helix N-terminal...

This study evaluates the feasibility of removing nutrients by the microalgae Chlorella vulgaris, using urban wastewater as culture medium, namely the effluent subjected to secondary biological treatment in a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). For this, laboratory experiments were performed in batch cultures to study the effect of initial nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations on growth and redu...