The structure of amorphous NaCl solutions produced by fast quenching is studied as a function of pressure, up to 4 GPa, by combined neutron diffraction experiments and classical molecular dynamics simulations. Similarly to LiCl solutions the system amorphizes at ambient pressure in a dense phase structurally similar to the e-HDA phase in pure water. The measurement of the static structure facto...

PURPOSE The aim of study was to determine usefulness of the method of continuous TEWL measurement in the evaluation of skin barrier function in physiological conditions and in allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) and atopic dermatitis (AD). MATERIAL AND METHODS Study was conducted on a group of 86 persons: 48 patients with allergic contact dermatitis, 18 with atopic dermatitis and 20 healthy ind...

Pauling and Miller have independently proposed that the presence of an anesthetic gas in tissue induces a cage-like arrangement of hydrogen-bonded water molecules. The theories recognize that most gas-hydrate crystals would not form at the temperature and pressure that exist during anesthesia and propose that other components of tissue such as protein should have a stabilizing effect. Measureme...

Proteins have evolved to use water to help guide folding. A physically motivated, nonpairwise-additive model of water-mediated interactions added to a protein structure prediction Hamiltonian yields marked improvement in the quality of structure prediction for larger proteins. Free energy profile analysis suggests that long-range water-mediated potentials guide folding and smooth the underlying...

The purpose of this study is to propose a theoretical framework based on a balanced scorecard (BSC) for performance measurement in the water desalination supply chain (WDSC). The reason for choosing this context is that the supply chain (SC) of water desalination has received a great amount of attention, due to issues related to the increased need of fresh water for agricultural, industrial and...

Recent experimental and theoretical applications of x-ray spectroscopies to liquid water shed new light on the hydrogen bonding network. The interpretation of the x-ray data questions the established understanding of liquid water. Two new system experts have joined the NSC forces. The structure of the first coordination shell in liquid water. Illustration by Hirohito Ogasaware. The construction...

two parallel needle moisture sensors has been widely used in Soil moisture detection equipment, for example, frequency domain (FD), time domain reflectometry (TDR) and standing wave ratio (SWR) measurement. The design of probe‘s port impedance is key technology parameters to soil moisture sensor. In this study, according to the relationships between the length and impedance characteristics of t...