3,3-5-L-Triiodothyronine (T(3)) exerts significant protection against ischemia-reperfusion (IR) liver injury in rats. Considering that the underlying mechanisms are unknown, the aim of this study was to assess the involvement of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression and oxidative stress in T(3) preconditioning (PC). Male Sprague-Dawley rats given a single dose of 0.1 mg of T(3)/kg w...

In order to understand complex genetic regulatory networks researchers require automated formal modelling techniques that provide appropriate analysis tools. In this paper we propose a new qualitative model for genetic regulatory networks based on Petri nets and detail a process for automatically constructing these models using logic minimization. We take as our starting point the Boolean netwo...

Animal- and human-made motors vary widely in size and shape, are constructed of vastly different materials, use different mechanisms, and produce an enormous range of mass-specific power. Despite these differences, there is remarkable consistency in the maximum net force produced by broad classes of animal- and human-made motors. Motors that use force production to accomplish steady translation...

While recent research has studied Information Technology (IT) as a job stressor, others have proposed IT to be a means to reduce the impacts of job stressors by facilitating communication and coordination, by providing information for better decision making, and by encouraging faithful appropriation. This research proposes both the stress inducing and stress relieving roles that IT might play o...

Psychoneuroimmunology is a relatively new discipline which deals with CNS-immune system interactions. The evidence for such interactions was reviewed, as was the neuroendocrinologic response to stress. Recent evidence indicates that the behavioral, nervous system, and neuroendocrine responses to stress are mediated by hypothalamic CRF, which acts on both the sympathetic nervous system and the H...

There is a lack of information on how protected cultivation alters plant and soil responses to water stress. The objective this study was understand the influence covering material drought tolerance content in effective rooting zone two promising new cultivars grown under contrasting climatic conditions. (2) Methods: Two experiments were conducted young blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) orcha...

In a finite element analysis, using large number of grids is important to obtain accurate results, but resource-consuming task. Aiming real-time simulation and optimization, it desired fine grid analysis results within limited resource. This paper proposes super-resolution method that predicts stress tensor field in high-resolution from low-resolution contour plots by utilizing U-Net-based neur...

Traumatic stress due to conflict and war causes major mental health problems in many resource-poor countries. The objective of this study was to examine whether trained lay counselors can carry out effective treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a refugee settlement. In a randomized controlled dissemination trial in Uganda with 277 Rwandan and Somalian refugees who were diagnosed...

INTRODUCTION Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation was recently identified as a novel mechanism to kill pathogens. However, excessive NET formation in sepsis can injure host tissues. We have recently shown that parenteral vitamin C (VitC) is protective in sepsis. Whether VitC alters NETosis is unknown. METHODS We used Gulo-/- mice as they lack the ability to synthesize VitC. Sepsis wa...