Al-Si-coated boron-alloyed steels are the most widely used press-hardened (PHSs), which offers good oxidation resistance during hot forming due to presence of near eutectic Al-Si coating. In this study, a recently developed novel un-coated resistant PHS, called coating-free PHS (CF-PHS), is introduced as an alternative commercial coated PHSs. With tailored additions Cr, Mn, and Si, new steel de...

To the Editor—We read with interest “An uncommon adverse effect of levodopa withdrawal in a patient taking antipsychotic medication: neuroleptic malignant-like syndrome” by Man.1 The report was of an 84-year-old man who developed parkinsonismhyperpyrexia syndrome (PHS) due to abrupt withdrawal of levodopa. We encountered another patient in May 2009 who developed PHS due to withdrawal of amantad...

Resistance to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) is an important objective for the genetic improvement of many cereal crops, including wheat. Resistance, or susceptibility, to PHS is mainly influenced by seed dormancy, a complex trait. Reduced seed dormancy is the most important aspect of seed germination on a spike prior to harvesting, but it is influenced by various environmental factors including l...

Defects and variation in the relative amount of protein subunits in the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) have been hypothesized to be involved, in part, in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS), a costly metabolic disease. Thus, the major objective of this study was to determine whether differences in relative amounts of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and II (COX...

Members of the structurally diverse class of drugs known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have the ability to prevent or reduce the occurrence of colorectal, certain other gastrointestinal, and perhaps other cancers. The antic arcinogenic property of NSAIDs has been shown in epidemiological studies with humans and in experimental carcinogenesis studies with anfinals. In addition...

The subduction of the Philippine Sea (PHS) Plate toward the north of Izu peninsula, Japan, is of great interest because intraslab seismicity is absent where the buoyant Izu volcanic arc has been subducting over the past 15 Myr. This study analyzes 42 earthquakes in an isolated seismic cluster that occurred ~ 100 km north of Izu peninsula at depths of 40–90 km and discusses seismogenesis in the ...

Long-chain bases (LCBs) are the precursors to ceramide and sphingolipids in eukaryotic cells. They are formed by the action of serine palmitoyl-CoA transferase (SPT), a complex of integral membrane proteins located in the endoplasmic reticulum. SPT activity is negatively regulated by Orm proteins to prevent the toxic overaccumulation of LCBs. Here we show that overaccumulation of LCBs in yeast ...

background & aims of the study: heavy metals discharge to environment is a worldwide problem growing in scale. when they accumulate in the environment and in food chains, they can profoundly disrupt biological processes. peganum harmala seeds (phs) was used as a bio-sorbent, using a continuous system for removing pb2+, co2+, ni2+ and cu2+ ions from aqueous solutions. materials and methods: phs ...