Households adopt solar panels for different reasons, but usually with a reduced electricity bill in mind. However, the access to power at near zero marginal costs may well induce rebound effects which shift households’ demand curve and distort net of PV investments. By analyzing high frequency data on household consumption production, we document effect 7.7 percent, result that is robust sample...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on long-term population-level tuberculosis disease (TB) incidence in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS We used a mathematical model to consider the effect of different assumptions about life expectancy and TB risk during long-term ART under alternative scenarios for trends in population HIV incidence and ART coverage. RESULTS All...

Recent studies have characterized a rebound pulmonary vasoconstriction with abrupt withdrawal of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) during therapy for pulmonary hypertension, suggesting that inhaled NO may downregulate basal NO production. However, the exact mechanism of this rebound pulmonary hypertension remains unclear. The objectives of these studies were to determine the effect of NO exposure on en...

This study was directed at characterising the cannabinoid receptor activity modulating the electrical field stimulation (EFS) evoked contractions of the rat isolated ileum myenteric plexus longitudinal muscle (MPLM) preparation, and the capsaicin, nicotine and veratridine evoked secretory responses of the rat isolated colonic submucosal plexus-mucosal (SPM) preparation. EFS of the MPLM preparat...

Previous experiments showed that exposure of sympathetic ganglia to exogenous adenosine increased acetylcholine (ACh) content and its subsequent release. This effect was not mediated through extracellular adenosine receptors, but at an intracellular site following its uptake through nitrobenzylthioinosine (NBTI)-resistant nucleoside transporters. We postulated that endogenous adenosine may play...

Druckman, A., M. Chitnis, S. Sorrell and T. Jackson (2011). "Missing carbon reductions? Exploring rebound and backfire effects in UK households " Energy Policy 39: 3572–3581. ________________________________________________ Missing carbon reductions? Exploring rebound and backfire effects in UK households Angela Druckman, Mona Chitnis, Steve Sorrell and Tim Jackson Affiliations ESRC Research ...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS  Topical peppermint oil prevents intestinal spasm, but can cause rebound spasm. Lidocaine hydrochloride, a local anesthetic, may work as an antispasmodic by blocking Na + channels. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of topical lidocaine on the inhibition of colonic spasm during colonoscopy, compared with peppermint oil. PATIENTS AND METHODS  A random...