Host factors influencing the absorption and excretion of Si are poorly understood, although previous murine and human studies have suggested that age, sex and oestrogen status may affect Si metabolism and thus function. Here, serum and urine samples were collected from twenty-six healthy adults at baseline and over a 6 h period following ingestion of 17·4mg Si (orthosilicic acid) and analysed b...

We report the simultaneous and selective synthesis of single-crystalline Co(n)Si NWs (n = 1-3) and their corresponding crystal structures--simple cubic (CoSi), orthorhombic (Co(2)Si), and face-centered cubic (Co(3)Si)--following a composition change. Co(n)Si NWs were synthesized by placing the sapphire substrates along a temperature gradient. The synthetic process is a successful demonstration ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Knowledge of the sequence of signal-intensity (SI) changes on conventional and diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) following perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) is limited, adding to the difficulty in timing the onset of PAIS. We hypothesized that SI changes seen on early sequential MR imaging following PAIS should follow a similar time course. The aim of this study...

In the title mol-ecule, C(15)H(23)Cl(3)N(2)Si, the Si atom is penta-coordinated by two N atoms [Si-N = 1.780 (3) and 1.931 (3) Å] from the benzamidinate ligand and three chloride anions [Si-Cl = 2.0711 (14)-2.1449 (14) Å] in a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry.

In this research, using pyrolysis of phenolic resin in the presence of silicon particles, the SiC ceramic composite is formed. The samples were prepared by introducing 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 wt% of Si particles to the phenolic resin. The samples were cured at 180°C then carbonized at 1100°C. The final carbonized C/Si composites are hot-pressed at 1500°C in inert atmosphere, which is more than th...

Hierarchical macro-mesoporous silica materials co-incorporated with Cr and Ti 12 (MM-Si-Cr-Ti) were directly synthesized by adopting close-packed array of polystyrene 13 microsphere as hard template for macropore through a simple soaking-calcination way, where 14 the Si/Ti ratio was fixed at 200 and Si/Cr ratio varied from 200-10. Ti specie is highly dispersed 15 in the porous matrix and Cr spe...

The water resource shortage in North China Plain is an increasing threat to the sustainabilityof wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production. A two-year field experiment was conducted toexamine the effects of two supplemental irrigation (SI) methods on wheat flag leaf senescence,chlorophyll fluorescence and grain yield. The following field treatments were conducted:no irrigation (W0); SI with 60 mm...