The aim of this study was to determine the eff ect of 7-nitroindazole (7-NI – a preferential neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor) on the protective action of oxcarbazepine (OXC) and vigabatrin (VGB) – two newer antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) against pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced seizures in mice. The clonic seizure activity in mice was evoked by subcutaneous injection of PTZ (100 mg/kg) and...

The effects of parallel curtain walls on the characteristics and mass loss rate upward flame spread over polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) have been experimentally studied. experimental research variables were sample size separation distance wall. In setup, a PMMA plate was attached to one walls. results analyzed assess effect wall height. special condition two with only small between them also an...

W hen most people think about the adult fi lm industry it's likely that few have in mind the rights of workers within this industry. A paper in this month's issue of PLoS Medicine [1], however, takes just that point of view and concludes that the time has come for this highly profi table industry to self-regulate, and specifi cally to address the issue of the health of its workers. The workers ...

The moderately thermophilic bacterium Clostridium tepidiprofundi is Gram-positive and belongs to clostridial cluster I. It was isolated from a hydrothermal vent chimney. Substrates utilized by C. tepidiprofundi include casein, peptone, tryptone, yeast extract, beef extract, starch, maltose, and glucose. The genome consists of one replicon (3.06 Mb).

The gas-steam power plant combines a gas and steam plant, where Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) is unit for generating steam. waste heat from this system channelled to the chimney with Thermoelectric (TEG) module generate electrical energy. TEG uses thermal conduction process wall, height, diameter, velocity variables are considered analysis. To optimize analysis, we used dimensional analy...

Solar chimneys are devices that use solar energy to generate a hot airflow can be used for power production, the drying of agricultural products, and/or water desalination. The performance small-scale chimney is studied numerically. computational domain includes chimney, ground, and atmosphere. turbulent simulated using commercial CFD code Ansys Fluent. only boundary conditions required simulat...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE RESPIRE, a randomized trial of an improved cookstove, was conducted in Guatemala to assess health effects of long-term reductions in wood smoke exposure. Given the evidence that ambient particles increase blood pressure, we hypothesized that the intervention would lower blood pressure. METHODS TWO STUDY DESIGNS WERE USED: a) between-group comparisons based on randomiz...

Abstract Influence of area ratio (AR) on main performance parameters solar chimney power plants (SCPPs) is investigated through a justified 3D axisymmetric CFD model. Geometric characteristics Manzanares pilot plant (MPP) are taken into consideration for the numerical AR varied from 0.5 to 10 cover both concave and convex (convergent divergent) designs. Following accuracy verification results p...

Experiments study large-scale pattern formation during the growth of ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) from solution in a thin (Hele-Shaw) geometry. In particular a solid-liquid mixture ("mushy layer") forms in which growing solid NH4Cl crystals form a solid network interspersed with liquid. There are different ways that the mushy layer can be formed, however. If the cell is heated from below and coole...

OBJECTIVES We sought to analyze the collected worldwide experience with use of snorkel/chimney endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for complex abdominal aneurysm treatment. BACKGROUND EVAR has largely replaced open surgery worldwide for anatomically suitable aortic aneurysms. Lack of availability of fenestrated and branched devices has encouraged an alternative strategy utilizing parallel or ...