The liver is the major site for lactate clearance, and liver disease exacerbates lactic acidosis during orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). This study assessed pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activity in control, cirrhotic, and graft liver to test the hypotheses that 1) liver disease decreases hepatic PDH activity, 2) graft PDH activity is inhibited due to protracted ischemia, and 3) dichloroa...

We present a phenomenological model of melting in nanoparticles with facets that are only partially wet by their liquid phase. We show that in this model, as the solid nanoparticle seeks to avoid coexistence with the liquid, the microcanonical melting temperature can exceed the bulk melting point, and that the onset of coexistence is a first-order transition. We show that these results are cons...

We report an experimental study of liquid drops moving against gravity, when placed on a vertically vibrating inclined plate, which is partially wet by the drop. Frequency of vibrations ranges from 30 to 200Hz, and above a threshold in vibration acceleration, drops experience an upward motion. We attribute this surprising motion to the deformations of the drop, as a consequence of an up/down sy...

Thank you for your comment that helped us to focus on some interesting issues. We fully agree with you that at subsaturated conditions (small droplets), the saturation (S) is dominated by the Raoult term (B/r3) and only as one approaches saturation (larger droplets) does the importance of the Kelvin term (A/r) increase. However, we disagree with the statement that ”At the critical supersaturati...

The effect of post-treatment upon the H₂O adsorption performance of biomass-based carbons was studied under post-combustion CO₂ capture conditions. Oxygen surface functionalities were partially replaced through heat treatment, acid washing, and wet impregnation with amines. The surface chemistry of the final carbon is strongly affected by the type of post-treatment: acid treatment introduces a ...

Normally, manures are composted with amendments. However, a large commercial egg producer in Ohio i s composting unamended chicken manure. Studies were done to characterize this composting, both in situ and in pilot-scale vessels. While overly wet material can hamper initial operation, the general progression dries the material and produces a granular output that is below 20 percent (wet basis)...

Abstract. We present a high-resolution, non-oscillatory semi-discrete central scheme for onedimensional shallow-water flows along channels with non uniform cross sections of arbitrary shape and bottom topography. The proposed scheme extends existing central semi-discrete schemes for hyperbolic conservation laws and enjoys two properties crucial for the accurate simulation of shallowwater flows:...

Removal of fly ash using wet scrubbers is widely used in the small and medium scale industries. Among the wet scrubbing methods, spray column falls into the simplest type category for its simple construction and various advantages. A novel pilot plant wet scrubber has been conceived, designed and fabricated. This paper distinctly focuses on the detailed design and fabrication of the ejector, wh...

Wet friction clutches have become widely used in today’s transmissions, e.g. automatic transmissions, dual clutch transmissions, etc. It is known that the central role of this particular component is strongly determined by its friction characteristics. While a clutch is in use, degradation inevitably takes place that consequently deteriorates its friction characteristics. However, to the author...