Transgenic (UCP1-TG) mice with ectopic expression of UCP1 in skeletal muscle (SM) show a phenotype of increased energy expenditure, improved glucose tolerance and increase substrate metabolism in SM. To investigate the potential role of skeletal muscle AMPKα2 activation in the metabolic phenotype of UCP1-TG mice we generated double transgenic (DTG) mice, by crossing of UCP1-TG mice with DN-AMPK...

Iris Bohnet and Stephan Meier Abstract: We employ experiments to illustrate one factor contributing to the lack of distrust in the recent corporate scandals: Trust rather than no trust was the default. People are more trusting when the default is full trust than when it is no trust. We introduce a new game, the distrust game (DTG), where the default is full trust and find that in it, trust lev...

The ways of portrayal of the pressure evolution of the glass temperature (Tg) beyond the dominated Simon–Glatzel-like pattern are discussed. This includes the possible common description of Tg(P) dependences in systems described by dTg/dP>0 and dTg/dP<0. The latter can be associated with the maximum of Tg(P) curve hidden in the negative pressures domain. The issue of volume and density changes ...

The aim of this paper is to promote thermal analysis as a method for the study archaeological ceramics. In order achieve goal, nature methods (thermal processes, types and their application) described. Specific experimental measurements by simultaneous TG/DTG-DSC ceramic artifacts are also presented.

Non-isothermal thermogravimetry/derivative thermogravimetry (TG/DTG) measurements are used to determine pyrolytic characteristics and kinetics of lignocellulose. TG/DTG experiments at different heating rates with corn stover pretreated with monocultures of Irpex lacteus CD2 and Auricularia polytricha AP and their cocultures were conducted. Heating rates had little effect on the pyrolysis proces...

The kinetics of thermal decomposition of AlIII -, CrIII -, FeIII ,CeIII and LaIII -alginate complexes have been studied using thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermogravimetry (DTG) techniques in static air. However, the TG curves showed three distinct stages of weight loss, the DTG curves indicated the presence of a series of thermal peaks associated with the TG curves. The results revea...

BACKGROUND AND METHODS Several standard powdered black pigments were characterized by means of thermogravimetry TG-DTG and allied techniques. These pigments were used to make standard plaster frescoes at this purpose prepared. The latter ones were subjected to Raman and reflectance analysis. The results obtained, together with TG data, were chemometrically processed and used to identify an anal...

The work investigated the thermal behavior of Borodino coal, brown coal coke and mixed fuel, consisting 80 % 20 during combustion process using thermogravimetric analysis. chemical composition samples is presented. When analyzing TG-DTG curves, characteristics were determined, such as: ignition temperature (Ti) burnout (Te), flammability index, integral parameter. To determine Ti Te, technique ...