Medial frontal cortical (MFC) dopamine is essential for the organization of behavior in time. Our prior work indicates that blocking D1 dopamine receptors (D1DR) attenuates temporal processing and low-frequency oscillations by MFC neuronal networks. Here we investigate the effects of focal infusion of the D1DR agonist SKF82958 into MFC during interval timing. MFC D1DR agonist infusion impaired ...

Stack configuration of multiple bioelectrochemical system (BES) modules is considered nowadays as the best option for a successful scale-up this technology, either in case electricity-producing microbial fuel cells (MFC) or electricity-consuming electrolysis electrosynthesis (MEC MES, respectively). While parallel electrical connection allows to independently operate each BES stack without majo...

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a promising technology that can be applied in bifunctional process which wastewater treatment is used for renewable electric power generation. In this study, novel transition metal-modified Keggin-type lacunar polyoxometalate salts (L-POMs) Cs5PMo11M(H2O)O39 (M = Fe, Co), were synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction, SEM, EDX, IR, TGA/DSC, UV-Vis/DSR s...

Microbial fuel cell is a bioelectrochemical system that generate electricity with the oxidation of organic substrates by exoelectrogenic microorganisms. It can be said studies on microbial cells (MFCs) are generally aimed to increase amount energy produced. In this study, domestic wastewater treatment was investigated using two-chamber cell. Ankara Tatlar Wastewater Treatment Plant influent wat...

The species difference in the turnover rates of the cholesteryl ester (CE) cycle in macrophage foam cells (MFC) was examined in mice and rats. MFC were induced by acetyl-LDL and pulsed with [3H]oleate, followed by a chase with [14C]oleate. The replacement of the initial amount of cholesteryl [3H]oleate by cholesteryl [14C]oleate within 24 hours was 63% in mouse MFC, whereas it was 33% in rat MF...

A microbial fuel cell (MFC) with cathode and anode chambers was utilized to generate power while simultaneously removing COD from wastewater. By utilizing various oxidant solutions, it is possible increase the generated voltage. The chamber used for anaerobic treatment of synthetic wastewater (approximately 1000 mg/L), whereas contained solutions such as dilute hydrogen peroxide (300 KMnO4 K2Cr...

a r t i c l e i n f o High-performance microbial fuel cell (MFC) air cathodes were constructed using a combination of inexpensive materials for the oxygen reduction cathode catalyst and the electrode separator. A poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-based electrode separator enabled high coulombic efficiencies (CEs) in MFCs with activated carbon (AC) cathodes without significantly decreasing power output....

This paper proposes the combination of two data-driven techniques, namely virtual reference feedback tuning (VRFT) and model-Free Control (MFC) in terms of the VRFT of MFC algorithms dedicated to servo systems. VRFT ensures the automatic optimal computation of the parameters of three MFC algorithms represented by intelligent proportional (iP), intelligent proportional-integral (iPI), and intell...

In this study, the effects of an external resistance, new electrode material, and non-conventional catholyte on energy generation performance a dual-chamber MFC were evaluated. Ten different resistances (15 Ω–220 kΩ), hydrophilically-treated graphene graphite electrodes, 0.1 M HCl solution as assessed. The results showed that greater power density achieved at resistance 2 kΩ internal between 5 ...