Ghrelin is a 28-amino acid acylated peptide and is the endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R). The GHS-R is expressed in hypothalamic nuclei, including the arcuate nucleus (Arc) where it is colocalized with neuropeptide Y (NPY) neurons. In the present study, we examined the effects of ghrelin on feeding and energy substrate utilization (respiratory quotient; RQ) ...

Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are known to cover an extremely broad range of radio luminosities and the spread of their radio-loudness is very large at any value of the Eddington ratio. This implies very diverse jet production efficiencies which can result from the spread of the black hole spins and magnetic fluxes. Magnetic fluxes can be developed stochastically in the innermost zones of accre...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment cores from Phayao Lake were investigated terms of their concentration, distribution, and potential effects on the environment human health. The concentration ?16PAHs ranged 77.6 to 1251.1 ng g-1. Additionally, low molecular weight PAHs (two or three fused rings) dominant, indicating that main source is incomplete combustion organic sources. to...

Completion design for horizontal wells is typically performed using a geometric approach where the fracturing stages are evenly distributed along lateral length of well. However, this ignores intrinsic vertical and heterogeneity unconventional reservoirs, resulting in uneven production from hydraulic stages. An alternative to selectively complete intervals with similar superior reservoir qualit...

Abstract Background The ecotoxicological risk posed by metals and their mixtures in sediments depends on bioavailability. Many methods for evaluating the bioavailability of sediments/soils are time-consuming expensive, frequently result equivocal outcomes. diffusive gradients thin films (DGT) technique is a good measure that can avoid above drawbacks. Therefore, more effective approaches to thi...

The oo CIDOC Reference Model represents an ontology; i.e. it describes in a formal language the overt and implicit concepts and relations relevant to cultural heritage information. The authors argue that the semantic and structural incompatibility of existing information systems constitutes a major barrier to integration. An ontology such as the CIDOC Reference Model can serve as a basis for me...

Diet-induced obesity (DIO) in C57BL/6 mice is the standard model for studying obesity in mice. The few reports of DIO utilizing voluntary running provide contradictory results with respect to prevention of obesity. However, total energy expenditures associated with voluntary running during DIO are unknown. We hypothesized that voluntary running would increase the amount of total energy expended...

Arctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus parryii) overwinter in hibernaculum conditions that are substantially below freezing. During torpor, captive arctic ground squirrels displayed ambient temperature (T(a))-dependent patterns of core body temperature (T(b)), metabolic rate (TMR), and metabolic fuel use, as determined by respiratory quotient (RQ). At T(a) 0 to -16 degrees C, T(b) remained relat...

background: the wilms tumor 1 (wt1) gene is originally defined as a tumor suppressor gene and a transcription factor that overexpressed in leukemic cells. it is highly expressed in more than 80% of acute myeloid leukemia (aml) patients, both in bone marrow (bm) and in peripheral blood (pb), and it is used as a powerful and independent marker of minimal residual disease (mrd);we have determined ...

Atmospheric ice crystals scatter sunlight, affecting Earth’s climate through the radiation properties of cirrus clouds. Naturally occurring surface roughness and its effect on scattering remain largely unknown. Scattering by with rough surfaces is studied placing a finite, thin surface-roughness element an infinitely large, planar vacuum-ice boundary. The elements are generated using statistica...