The endobenthic deposit-feeder polychaetes of the Capitella capitata species complex have a strong relation with organically enriched sediments (OES). effect non-organically (NOES, 0.09% organic content) and OES (6.26% on mortality, growth development juveniles adults teleta (cultured for more than 40 years) sp. from Alfacs Bay, Tarragona, Spain (acclimatized one month) were analysed in laborat...

increasing industrial activities lead to entrance of different pollutants into the environment, especially water resources. because of their persistency and non-biodegradation, metals can pose a threat to health of human and other organisms. sediment, fish (lucioperca stizostedion and cyprinus carpio), and common reed (phragmites australis) samples were collected from sattarkhan dam for investi...

We report an automated characterization of a single-photon detector based on commercial silicon avalanche photodiode (PerkinElmer C30902SH). The photodiode is characterized by I-V curves at different illumination levels (darkness, 10 pW and 10 μW), dark count rate and photon detection efficiency at different bias voltages. The automated characterization routine is implemented in C++ running on ...

Treatment of soils contaminated with heavy metals using plant species is a method which has been widely used in thepast. This method, which is known as phytoremediation, has been applied for pollution treatment using different plantspecies worldwide. The method has been used for remediation of various types of pollutants in laboratory, pilot andindustrial scales. The aim of this study was to co...

BACKGROUND If the proportional assist ventilation (PAV) level is known, muscular effort can be estimated from the difference between peak airway pressure and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) (ΔP) during PAV. We conjectured that deducing muscle pressure from ΔP may be an interesting method to set PAV, and tested this hypothesis using the oesophageal pressure time product calculation. ME...

ACBP3 is one of six Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) genes, designated ACBP1 to ACBP6, that encode acyl-coenzyme A (CoA)-binding proteins (ACBPs). These ACBPs bind long-chain acyl-CoA esters and phospholipids and are involved in diverse cellular functions, including acyl-CoA homeostasis, development, and stress tolerance. Recombinant ACBP3 binds polyunsaturated acyl-CoA esters and phospholipi...

Trace rare gases–optical emission spectroscopy (TRG–OES) and Langmuir probe analysis have been used to measure the electron temperature, Te, in a high-density inductively (transformer) coupled (TCP) 10 mTorr oxygen plasma as a function of the 13.56 MHz radio frequency (rf) power. The oxygen atomic densities were estimated by O-atom optical emission (8446 Å), and rare gas actinometry (Ar, 7504 Å...