We address the long standing problem of the dependence of the electrostatic persistence length l(e) of a flexible polyelectrolyte (PE) on the screening length r(s) of the solution within the linear Debye-Hückel theory. The standard Odijk, Skolnick, and Fixman (OSF) theory suggests l(e) proportional, variant r(2)s, while some variational theories and some computer simulations suggest l(e) propor...

Notable progress has been made relating individual differences in bitter taste sensitivity to specific alleles and TAS2R receptors, but psychophysical evidence of reliable phenotypes for other tastes has been more elusive. In this issue, Wise and Breslin report a study of individual differences in threshold sensitivity to sour and salty taste, which, though failing to find clear phenotypes, exe...

To understand potential mechanisms explaining interindividual variability observed in human sweat sodium concentration ([Na(+)]), we investigated the relationship among [Na(+)] of thermoregulatory sweat, plasma membrane expression of Na(+) and Cl(-) transport proteins in biopsied human eccrine sweat ducts, and basal levels of vasopressin (AVP) and aldosterone. Lower ductal luminal membrane expr...

Expressions are derived for the potential energy of a fluid whose density depends on three variables: temperature, pressure, and salinity. The thermal expansion coefficient is a function of depth, and the application is to thermobaric convection in the oceans. Energy conservation, with conversion between kinetic and potential energies during adiabatic, inviscid motion, exists for the Boussinesq...

Guanylin peptides (GPs) family includes guanylin (GN), uroguanylin (UGN), lymphoguanylin, and recently discovered renoguanylin. This growing family is proposed to be intestinal natriuretic peptides. After ingestion of a salty meal, GN and UGN are secreted into the intestinal lumen, where they inhibit sodium absorption and induce anion and water secretion. At the same conditions, those hormones ...

management of unconventional water management in agricultural lands reduces environmental risks and increases its productivity. the purpose of this study was evaluating and comparing the effect of wastewater, saltwater and brackish water on some soil physical and chemical properties. for this purpose, five study sites including control area, irrigation with saltwater, brackish water wastewater ...

dashte-mashhad reservoir provides the water supply needed for irrigating 120 acres of agricultural lands and also the soft water for people living in mashhad, chenaran, golbahar and a number of villages in the region. the deep wells of the region have been using the water stored in this reservoir since 1350 in a rate which exceeds that of water being imported to it, hence the decrement of the w...

This qualitative study followed the development of 94 pre-service teachers’ assessment perceptions in an introductory course on student assessment. Analysis students’ retrospective and end identified five dimensions. Considerable shifts were detected each dimension: from summative to formative assessment, negative positive perceptions, perceiving as a simple concept complex multifaceted one, hi...

DeSimone JA, Ren Z, Phan TT, Heck GL, Mummalaneni S, Lyall V. Changes in taste receptor cell [Ca ]i modulate chorda tympani responses to salty and sour taste stimuli. J Neurophysiol 108: 3206–3220, 2012. First published September 5, 2012; doi:10.1152/jn.00916.2011.—The relationship between taste receptor cell (TRC) Ca concentration ([Ca ]i) and rat chorda tympani (CT) nerve responses to salty [...

In this study the sensing capabilities of a combination of metals and conducting polymer electrodes for drinking water and dissolved tastants using an AC-impedance mode in frequency range 10 to 10 Hz at 0.1 V potential has been carried out. Classification of seven different bottled and municipal drinking water samples along with various tastants dissolved in DI water (DI water) for KCl (5mM) (s...