Nitric oxide (NO) is a gas molecule to signal neurotransmission in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system during osmotic regulation. We previously reported that osmotic stimulation increased nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity in the supraoptic nuclei (SON) and neural lobe. The aim of this study is to define the role of NO in the regulation of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels (BK channels) expr...

Moisture may limit microbial activity in a wide range of environments including salt water, food, wood, biofilms, and soils. Low water availability can inhibit microbial activity by lowering intracellular water potential and thus reducing hydration and activity of enzymes. In solid matrices, low water content may also reduce microbial activity by restricting substrate supply. As pores within so...

The primary objective of this paper is to enhance the water-vapor-adsorption capacity of multiwall-carbon-nanotube (MWCNT) from nitrogen gas by grafting sulfonic acid groups and doping palladium nanoparticles into the adsorbent. MWCNT has been selected to be modified because of having homogeneous adsorption energy compared to silica gel. As a result, it is capable of creating isotherm having sh...

The regeneration process in saturated dehydrator after working to drying the gas dehydration unit Natural Gas Liquified Extraction (NGLE) plant. This is through heating by flowing into slowly (rump up temperature) until it reaches temperature,and then holding condition. Its condition accordance with engineering design and followed a rump down temperature which will be cooled ready for process. ...

The constituent fatty acid of cerexin A was elucidated to be beta-hydroxy isoundecanoic acid by gas chromatography, mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance. The asparaginyl asparagine linkage in the amino acid sequence of the antibiotic, which has been previously described, was proved to be a normal alpha-carboxylpeptide bond by dehydration-reduction procedure. The three asparagine res...

In the current work the kinetics of dehydration of ziprasidone hydrochloride monohydrate was studied by nonisothermal thermogravimetry. Ziprasidone hydrochloride monohydrate was heated from 30 to 150° with a heating rate of 5° per min under nitrogen gas atmosphere and weight loss data were collected. Powder X-ray difraction was used to characterize the solid before and after dehydration. The we...

Faujasitic zeolites are employed in a range of industrial contexts including separation processes, gas purification and dehydration, and shape selective catalysis. The simulation of the interaction of small molecules with faujasite based zeolites is increasingly practical and the resulting information provides the basis for efficient materials selection and design. When experimental data are sc...

In this investigation, a parametric study was performed using the transient cold-start model presented in our previous paper, in which the ice melting process and additional constitutive relations were newly included for transient cold-start simulations of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) from a sub-zero temperature (-20°C) to a normal operating temperature (80°C). The focus is placed on ...