The recently proposed potential energy surface (PES) extrapolation scheme, which predicts smooth molecular PESs corresponding to larger basis sets from the relatively inexpensive calculations using smaller basis sets by scaling electron correlation energies [A. J. C. Varandas and P. Piecuch, Chem. Phys. Lett. 430, 448 (2006)], is applied to the PESs associated with the conrotatory and disrotato...

Calorie restriction (CR) (consuming ~60% of ad libitum, AL, intake) improves whole body insulin sensitivity and enhances insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by isolated skeletal muscles. However, little is known about CR-effects on in vivo glucose uptake and insulin signaling in muscle. Accordingly, 9-month-old male AL and CR (initiated when 3-months-old) Fischer 344 x Brown Norway rats were stud...

Introduction: Although some CR chondrites are recognized to be among the most pristine meteorites [1], other members of this group are heavily hydrated [e.g. 2]. However, no evidence of thermal metamorphism has been documented for this group. Antarctic fall GRA 06100, initially classified as a CR2 chondrite have not been previously studied. We use optical microscopy, SEM, and focused beam EPMA ...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cr(C2O4)(C10H24N4)]2[Cr2O7]·8H2O (C10H24N4 = 1,4,8,11-tetra-aza-cyclo-tetra-decane, cyclam; C2O4 = oxalate, ox) contains one [Cr(ox)(cyclam)]+ cation, one half of a dichromate anion that lies about an inversion centre so that the bridging O atom is equally disordered over two positions, and four water mol-ecules. The terminal O atoms of the dichromate...

Cognitive reserve (CR) is understood as capacity to cope with challenging conditions, e.g. after brain injury or in states of brain dysfunction, or age-related cognitive decline. CR in elderly subjects has attracted much research interest, but differences between healthy older and younger subjects have not been addressed in detail hitherto. Usually, one-time standard individual assessments are ...

In the present study, 12 aerobic bacterial strains were isolated from the common effluent treatment plant (CETP) of tannery industries and identified as Alcaligenes sp. (FJ55942), Pantoea sp. (FJ55943), Bacillus megaterium (FJ55944), B. marisflavi (FJ55945), B. subtilis (FJ55946), B. megaterium (FJ55947), B. cereus (FJ55948), B. pumilus (FJ55949), Pseudomonas sp. (FJ55950), Bacillus sp. (FJ5595...

PURPOSE Few reports have been published on the evaluation of stem cell auto transplantation for chemosensitive sarcomas. Some suggest benefit, others do not. We present results of 24 patients with sarcoma undergoing autotransplantation at a Canadian institution. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-four patients were treated between 1988 and 1998: 23 were >/=18 years (median 27; range 12-56); genders ...

An electrode of non-precious metal has the potency to be utilized as a working for voltammetry measurements Cr<sup>3+</sup> and Cr<sup>6+</sup>. The analytical performance in determining specific species qualitatively quantitatively was studied. detection data were recorded analyzed using cyclic (CV) linear sweep (LSV), whereas scanning electron microscope (SEM) X-ray di...