[1] Time-series observations of optical fields in the euphotic layer and particle fluxes at 150 m were made in the western North Pacific for half year of 2005. The ratio of surface photosynthetically available radiation (surface PAR) to in situ quantum irradiance at ca. 40 m (in situ QI), as an index of turbidity, began to increase in the middle of April, peaking between the end of June and the...

Effects of cyclosporine A on kidneys of rats and the effects of carvedilol or BL-443 on kidneys of rats with cyclosporine nephropathy were studied. Male rats (Wistar) were divided into four groups (n = 7). Three groups of rats were treated in single oral daily doses of 45 mg cyclosporine A/kg body weight to cause cyclosporine nephropathy. Two of the treated groups were then medicated either wit...

Escherichia coli is the commonest organism responsible for urinary tract infection and diarrhoea specially in developing countries like India. Probiotic strains (Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Saccharomyces boulardii, Streptococcus faecalis and Lactobacillus acidophilus) are found to have antagonistic activity against E.coli (MTCC 443 and isolated human clinical strain). This study deals with enhance...

The study of how molecules adsorb, diffuse, interact, and desorb from imperfect surfaces is essential for a complete understanding of elementary surface processes under relevant pressure and temperature conditions. Here we use first-principles calculations to study the adsorption of benzene and naphthalene on a vicinal Cu(443) surface with the aim to gain insight into the behavior of aromatic h...

Ressenya sobre el llibre de Joan Vergés Gifra, Francesco Ardolino, Marta Nadal Brunès (eds.), Maria Aurèlia Capmany. Escriptora i pensadora, Girona, Documenta Universitaria, 2019, 306 p., ISBN: 978-84-9984-496-1.