OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of two Chinese liquors with quite different nonalcoholic components on insulin sensitivity, tissue polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and hepatic lipid metabolism in SD rats. METHODS Thirty-three SD rats were randomized into four groups and maintained in each treatment for 10 weeks: Chinese tea-flavor liquor (TFL, n=9), traditional Chinese liquor (TCL, n=8), e...

BACKGROUND Tungsten carbide nanoparticles are being explored for their use in the manufacture of hard metals. To develop nanoparticles for broad applications, potential risks to human health and the environment should be evaluated and taken into consideration. OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the toxicity of well-characterized tungsten carbide (WC) and cobalt-doped tungsten carbide (WC-Co) nanopa...

Interfaces between alloys simulating binders in WC-Co cemented carbides and tungsten carbide were examined on the micro-, nano-, and atomic-scale. The precipitation of fine WC grains and η-phase occurs at the interface of the alloy with the low carbon content. The precipitation of such grains almost does not occur in the alloy with the medium-low carbon content and does not take place in the al...

The deepwater horizon (DWH) accident led to the release of an estimated 794,936,474 L of crude oil into the northern Gulf of Mexico over an 85 day period in 2010, resulting in the contamination of the Gulf of Mexico waters, sediments, permeable beach sands, coastal wetlands, and marine life. This study examines the potential response of the Eastern oyster's microbiome to hydrocarbon contaminati...

• Colloidal optimization in water allows the homogeneous dispersion of small amount (3 wt%) nanosized nickel within WC powders. Dispersed decreased temperature a dense compact (>95 th%) more than 500 °C. The smaller size is, better effect is observed. Compacts present equiaxial grains with metallic located at triple points and graphite precipitates sample. Tungsten Carbide low content shows har...

Cold acclimation induced an increase of spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) of proton nuclear magnetic resonance in rat brown adipose tissue with concomitant increase of water content, while heat acclimation did not effect T1 of this tissue, although its water content was significantly decreased. Temperature acclimation did not affect either T1 or water content of neck muscle.

The effects of water treatment (tab water (CTW) vs. magnetically treated water (MTW)) on the performance (body weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio (feed/gain)) from day to 32 days of age, water consumption (WC) and Water: feed consumption ratio (WFR) during the first three weeks of age (starter phase), carcass composition at 32 days of age, and antibody responses to SRBS antigens of...

Mammographic density (MD), associated with higher water and lower fat content in the breast, is strongly related to breast cancer risk. Optical attenuation spectroscopy (OS) is a non-imaging method of evaluating breast tissue composition by red and near-infrared light transmitted through the breast that, unlike mammography, does not involve radiation. OS provides information on wavelength depen...

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) hold promise for achieving excellence performance due to unconventional composition and structure. In this paper, the effect of FeCoCrNiAl HEAs as binder instead Co on microstructure WC cemented carbide was investigated. The isothermal oxidation resistance WC-HEAs carbides with 6, 10, 15 % studies at 700, 800, 900 1000 °C. results revealed that microstrcture dense, av...