For the continuous production of electricity with solar heat power plants the storage of heat at a temperature level around 400 degrees C is essential. High temperature metal hydrides offer high heat storage capacities around this temperature. Based on Mg-compounds, these hydrides are in principle low-cost materials with excellent cycling stability. Relevant properties of these hydrides and the...

The delivery of anticancer therapeutics to solid tumors remains a critical problem in the treatment of cancer. This study reports a new methodology to target a temperature-responsive macromolecular drug carrier, an elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) to solid tumors. Using a dorsal skin fold window chamber model and intravital laser scanning confocal microscopy, we show that the ELP forms micron-siz...

Increasing concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide are projected to lead to an increase in sea surface temperatures, potentially impacting marine ecosystems and biogeochemical cycling. Here we conducted an indoor mesocosm experiment with a natural plankton community taken from the Baltic Sea in summer. We induced a plankton bloom via nutrient addition and followed the dynamics of the diffe...

Previous analysis of Drosophila circadian behavior under natural conditions has revealed a number of novel and unexpected features. Here we focus on the oscillations of per and tim mRNAs and their posttranscriptional regulation and observe significant differences in molecular cycling under laboratory and natural conditions. In particular, robust per mRNA cycling from fly heads is limited to the...

GLYCEROL HYPERHYDRATION, ENDURANCE PERFORMANCE, AND CARDIOVASCULAR AND THERMOREGULATORY RESPONSES: A CASE STUDY OF A HIGHLY TRAINED TRIATHLETE. Eric Goulet, Pierre Gauthier, Susan Labrecque, And Donald Royer. JEPonline. 2002;5(2):19-28. This case study observed the effect of glycerol hyperhydration (GH) in a highly trained male triathlete on endurance performance and cardiovascular and thermore...

Title of Document: RELIABILITY OF LEAD-FREE HIGH TEMPERATURE SURFACE MOUNT COMPONENT ATTACHES Timothy James Oberc, Master of Science, 2008 Directed By: Associate Professor F. Patrick McCluskey Department of Mechanical Engineering This work investigates the relative reliabilities of SAC305, eutectic Au-Sn, and Ag-In transient liquid phase sintered (TLPS) solder joints subjected to high temperatu...

Predicted changes in the intensity and frequency of climate extremes urge a better mechanistic understanding of the stress response of microbially mediated carbon (C) and nutrient cycling processes. We analyzed the resistance and resilience of microbial C, nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling processes and microbial community composition in decomposing plant litter to transient, but severe,...

Sensor networks are an example of a wireless network that needs each sensor to execute events in synchronization. This synchronization is necessary to coordinate power cycles to conserve energy and to ensure the proper functioning of sensors that measure time-sensitive events. Clock synchronization is important to the operation of each distributed wireless sensor network (WSN) because it sets a...