To address the rising electricity demand and greenhouse gas concentration in environment, considerable effort is being carried out across globe on installing operating renewable energy sources. However, production affected by diurnal seasonal variability. ensure that electric grid remains reliable resilient even for high penetration of renewables into grid, various types storage systems are inv...

Eight lepidopteran cell lines were established recently and their susceptibility to different insect viruses was studied. Two Spodoptera litura cell lines from the larval and pupal ovaries, were found highly susceptible to S. litura nuclear polyhedrosis virus (SLNPV, 5-6 x 10(6) NPV/ml). The Helicoverpa armigera cell line from the embryonic tissue was highly susceptible to H. armigera NPV (HaNP...

BACKGROUND Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common form of primary brain tumor, often characterized by poor survival. Glioblastoma initiating cells (GICs) regulate self-renewal, differentiation, and tumor initiation properties and are involved in tumor growth, recurrence, and resistance to conventional treatments. The sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling pathway is essential for normal development...

The isoelectric points of three baculoviruses, Trichoplusia ni nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV), T. ni granulosis virus, and Spodoptera littoralis NPV were identified by cell electrophoresis. At neutral pH polyhedra were negatively charged. T. ni NPV polyhedra were reacted with a number of reagents which could potentially attach to or degrade their surface structure. This gave information on th...

An outline of objectives Commercial enterprises are considered moving for maximizing their expected payoff. Traditional Net Present Value (NPV) method is one of the measures of investment decision. But static NPV method has its limits, since there is a lot of uncertainty in business situations so that actual profit includes a lot of risk. Intuitively, one can see that more alternatives that can...

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by gait disturbance, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence that affect elderly individuals. These symptoms can potentially be reversed by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage or shunt operation. Prior to shunt operation, drainage of a small amount of CSF or "CSF tapping" is usually performed to as...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of negative pressure ventilation (NPV) in avoiding or reducing apneas and related hypoxemia and respiratory acidosis during laser therapy (LT) of endobronchial lesions. DESIGN A prospective, controlled, randomized study. SETTING An operating theater of a respiratory endoscopy and laser therapy unit. POPULATION AND INTERVENTION: Twenty-seven consecuti...