Whereas a number of studies have examined the effects of soy isoflavones and tocopherols on colonic inflammation, few have examined soy protein. We determined the radical scavenging and cytoprotective effects of soy protein concentrate (SPC) in vitro and its anti-inflammatory effects in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-treated mice. Cotreatment with SPC protected Caco-2 human colon cells from H2O2-...

This paper describes the architecture of the Smart Port Card (SPC) designed for use with the Washington University Gigabit Switch. The SPC uses an embedded Intel Pentium processor running open-source NetBSD to support network management and active networking applications. The SPC physically connects between a switch port and a normal link adapter, allowing cell streams to be processed as they e...

Materials issues are a key concern for the existing nuclear reactor fleet in the United States as material degradation can lead to increased maintenance, increased downtime, and increased risk. Extending reactor life to 60 years and beyond will likely increase susceptibility and severity of both known and new forms of degradation. A multitude of concrete-based structures are typically part of a...

Molecular dynamics simulations for the shear viscosity and self-diffusion coefficient of pure water were performed to investigate the effect of including intramolecular degrees of freedom in simple point charge (SPC) models over a wide range of state points. Results are reported for the flexible SPC/Fw model, its rigid SPC counterpart, and the widely used SPC/E model. The simulations covered th...

www.ums.ac.uk To determine what degree of causality rainfall, dry days and motorcycle events had on trauma incidence we used a Spearman rank co-efficient (SPC). We found poor correlation between the peaks of motorcycling accidents & other vehicle road accidents in both 2008 and 2009 (SPC 0.292 and 0.177 respectively). Motorcycling accidents are most common in months with most official motorcycl...

Imaging methods like Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique (SAFT) are based on the principle of propagation of the measured ultrasonic wave field back to field sources. In the case of a pulse-echo measurement, this back propagation under some approximating conditions leads to an image of the scattering object with well known properties and imperfections. The back propagation through the object ...