The electrochemical detection of NADH is of considerable interest because it is required as a cofactor in a large number of dehydrogenase-based biosensors. However, the presence of oxygenated functionalities on the electrode often causes fouling due to the adsorption of the oxidised form, NAD(+). Here we report an electroanalytical NADH sensor based on DMF-exfoliated graphene. The latter is sho...

To the Editor: I read with great interest the article by Bellani et al. and praise their important work in the field of weaning from mechanical ventilation. More than anything, I question how the authors formed the hypothesis that oxygen consumption (V̇O2) increases more in patients unable to sustain decreasing ventilatory assistance. In a landmark article by Jubran et al., weaning failure was a...

Arsenene, as a member of the Group V elemental two-dimensional materials appears on the horizon, has shown great prospects. However, its indirect bandgap limits the applications in optoelectronics. In this theoretical work, we reported that partial oxidation can tune the indirect bandgap of arsenene into the direct one. Attributed to the enthalpy decreasing linear to the oxygen ratio, partial o...

Early brain development is characterized by rapid growth and perpetual reconfiguration, driven by a dynamic milieu of heterogeneous processes. Postnatal brain plasticity is associated with increased vulnerability to environmental stimuli. However, little is known regarding the ontogeny and temporal manifestations of inter- and intra-regional functional connectivity that comprise functional brai...

Bogolitsyn K., gusakova m., samsonova n., selivanova n., Pochtovalova a.: Integral indices for quality assessment of pulp and paper mill effluents. Ekológia (Bratislava), vol. 33, no. 1, p. 60–66, 2014. The first part of this investigation studied complex nature of chemical oxygen demand (cod) parameter on local and overall effluents, which were obtained from two pulp and paper mills, located i...

The evolution of current terrestrial life was founded by major waves of land invasion coinciding with high atmospheric oxygen content. These waves were followed by periods with substantially reduced oxygen concentration and accompanied by the evolution of novel traits. Reproduction and development are limiting factors for evolutionary water-land transitions, and brood care has probably facilita...

The objective of this retrospective analysis was to determine the reliability of transcutaneous oxygen tension measurement (TcPO2) in predicting outcomes of diabetics who underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy for lower extremity wounds. Six hyperbaric facilities provided TcPO2 data under several possible conditions: breathing air, breathing oxygen at sea level, and breathing oxygen in the chamber...

M apping the ischemic penumbra (ie, the neurophysio-logically silent but still viable ischemic tissue) is increasingly part of routine assessment in suspected acute stroke, although whether this approach is cost-effective is still unclear. 1,2 The penumbra is characterized by both low cerebral blood flow (CBF; Ͻ20 mL ⅐ 100 g Ϫ1 ⅐ min Ϫ1) and elevated oxygen extraction fraction (OEF). 3 The latt...

PURPOSE To describe the nature of oxygen level changes in specific layers in the rat retina under graded levels of systemic hyperoxia, with and without hypercapnia. METHODS Oxygen-sensitive microelectrodes were used to measure oxygen tension as a function of depth through the retina of anesthetized, mechanically ventilated rats. Breathing mixtures were manipulated to produce stepwise incremen...