Successful integrated management of the invasive predatory sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in Laurentian Great Lakes North America is owed largely to long history beneficial use two lampricides: 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) and 2?,5-dichloro-4?-nitrosalicylanilide (niclosamide). Ensuring continued successful control necessitates consideration possible next-generation lampricides suppl...

In this research, low-melting phosphate (LMP) glasses (G1, G2, G3) were employed as green flame-retardant synergist additives in epoxy (EP)/ammonium polyphosphate (APP) composite. To investigate their performance additives, comprehensive fire tests and characterizations carried out, including limiting oxygen index test, UL-94 vertical burning cone calorimeter real-time temperature detection, X-...

Denervation of the synergists of the medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscle in the cat hind leg results in a progressive increase in the magnitude of burst activity in the MG muscle during walking. The increase in burst magnitude is associated with an increase in the slope of the relationship between the magnitude of individual MG bursts and the amplitude of ankle flexion during stance. This finding ...

[PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , April 1, 2002; 92 (4): 1383-1392. J Appl Physiol N. A. Maffiuletti, M. Pensini and A. Martin Activation of human plantar flexor muscles increases after electromyostimulation training [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , April 1, 2004; 38 (2): 173-176. Br. J. Sports Med. A Robertson, J M Watt and S D R Galloway Effects of leg massage on recovery from high intensity c...

Tolerance of human pathogenic fungi to antifungal drugs is an emerging medical problem. We show how strains of the causative agent of human aspergillosis, Aspergillus fumigatus, tolerant to cell wall-interfering antimycotic drugs become susceptible through chemosensitization by natural compounds. Tolerance of the A. fumigatus mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) mutant, sakADelta, to these d...

The basic anatomic and physiologic properties of human upper extremity muscles have been elucidated using a novel intraoperative sarcomere length measuring device in conjunction with quantitative anatomic and biomechanic models of these same muscles. We reviewed the genesis of these studies which began with development of the optical tools, validation using animal models, and application to hum...

Four strains of Aedes aegypti (L.), one from Cuba and three from Venezuela, were bioassayed for susceptibility to eight insecticides, including the organophosphates, temephos, malathion, fenthion, pirimiphos methyl, and chlorpyrifos, and the pyrethroids, deltamethrin, lambda cyhalothrin and cypermethrin, S, S, S,-tributyl phosphorotrithioate and piperonyl butoxide were used as synergists to ass...

F ollowing studies reported by Moyers,‘,2 electromyographic (EMG) coordination patterns among the synergists during natural chewing have become of major interest in evaluating jaw functions.3,4 It may be fairly asserted that the posterior fibers of the temporal muscles act as principal stabilizers of the mandible and the masseter muscles serve as workers during natural chewing.s--. Recently, it...

In this study we measured in vitro honey bee enzyme activities in presence of the synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO) and some new benzodioxole and dihydrobenzofuran derivatives through absorbance and fluorescence spectrophotometric assays, to determine if and to what extent detoxification systems and acetylcholinesterases are affected by these compounds. Both Italian (Italy) and Carniolan (Czec...