Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) widely occurs in organisms and tissues, and is produced and used as both a drug and dietary supplement. Increasing evidence of health benefits of orally administered CoQ10 are leading to daily consumption in larger amounts, and this increase justifies research and risk assessment to evaluate the safety. A large number of clinical trials have been conducted using a range of ...

Superlinear dose dependence of thermoluminescence (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) has been reported for many materials. The theoretical explanation has been ascribed to competition of either traps or recombination centers, during the excitation stage or during the read-out phase. There has been an account in the literature on superlinearity of OSL associated with merely one tra...

We investigate the potential of quartz-based OSL-dating for application to heated sandy sediments that are closely associated with remains charcoal production (charcoal kilns). This is particularly relevant post-1650 CE features, where 14C-dating lacks resolution. first document general OSL characteristics using large aliquots sand-sized quartz. Results from procedural tests indicate laboratory...

The Amazonia biome hosts upland closed and open vegetation ecosystems, in which the current biogeographical patterns relate to evolution of physical landscape. Therefore, understanding origin timing substrates supporting different ecosystems is indispensable for better comprehension Amazonian biogeography. Here we used quartz optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) thermally transferred (TT-OSL...

INTRODUCTION This chapter concludes the model of internet consumer behavior by describing some key moderating variables such as gender, need for cognition (NFC) and optimum stimulation level (OSL)(Figure 1).