The myoepithelial sheath of the Caenorhabditis elegans somatic gonad has non-striated actomyosin networks that provide contractile forces during ovulation, a process in which a mature oocyte is expelled from the ovary. Troponin T and troponin C are known regulators of contraction of the myoepithelial sheath. These are two of the three components of the troponin complex that is generally conside...

The mechanism of myocardial stunning has been studied extensively in rodents and is thought to involve a decrease in Ca responsiveness of the myofilaments, degradation of Troponin I (TnI), and no change in Ca handling. We studied the mechanism of stunning in isolated myocytes from chronically instrumented pigs. Myocytes were isolated from the ischemic (stunned) and nonischemic (normal) regions ...

We studied the role of ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) with standard biomarkers (myoglobin, creatine kinase-MB [CK-MB], troponin I [TnI]) in assessment of 200 patients with suspected myocardial ischemia admitted to the emergency department. Every case was reviewed by a cardiologist. A clinical diagnosis of ischemia was assigned and correlated with biomarker test results. Of the patients, 25 (13...

In this paper, mesogenic polyelectrolyte gels (MPEgels) tethering mesogenic groups on the side chains were synthesized from a mesogenic monomer and ionic monomer via a conventional radical polymerization process. The obtained MPEgels absorbed various organic solvents in a wide range of dielectric constants from chloroform (ε = 7.6) to DMSO (ε = 46.5). The electrostatic repulsion among the polym...

ABSTRACT The connecting link between soldiers in the officer class who are leaders and enlisted executors of activities is non-commissioned soldiers. preparedness test, which means ready to be alert all conditions, called aptitude. According Technical Guidelines for Physical aptitude test Indonesian Air Force, physical carried out determine whether condition potential health worker selection pa...

Tanshinones, the major lipid-soluble pharmacological constituents of the Chinese medicinal herb Tanshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza), have attracted growing scientific attention because of the prospective biomedical applications of these compounds. Numerous pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and cardio-cerebrovascular protection activities, are exhibited by the three ...

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) is a state instrument whose primary duty in the field of defense to safeguard sovereignty. history TNI's involvement guarding long journey nation began even before Indonesia's independence when it was still carried out form people's resistance body and regional. During New Order era, TNI, which had received special rights known as Dual Function ABRI, f...

Specific volumes are presented for 4-n-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) and trans-4-(4'-octyl-cyclohexyl)-benzonitrile (8PCH) for temperatures between 300 and 370 K up to 300 MPa. The p,Vm,T data were determined for the liquid crystalline and isotropic phases, and partly also for the solid phase adjacent to the melting curve. Stable and metastable crystal phases can be distinguished. The density a...

We study the linear dynamic-mechanical response of monodomain nematic liquid crystalline elastomers under shear in the geometry that allows the director rotation. The aspects of time-temperature superposition are discussed at some length and Master Curves are obtained between the glassy state and the nematic transition temperature Tni. However, the time-temperature superposition did not work th...

Abstract The effects of the cis and trans form of the 4-OMe-phenylazobenzene at 1% and 7% mole fraction on order, mesophase stability and dynamics of the 5CB liquid crystal were studied using the ESR spin probe technique. The presence of the trans azo-derivative induced a downshift of the nematic– isotropic transition temperature TNI which increased with the concentration but did not change the...