AIMS To further explore the anti-inflammatory properties of d-Limonene. MAIN METHODS A rat model was used to compare evolution of TNBS (2,5,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid)-induced colitis after oral feeding with d-Limonene compared to ibuprofen. Peripheral levels of TNF-α (Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha) were assessed in all animals. Cell cultures of fibroblasts and enterocytes were used to tes...

Oblivious polynomial evaluation (OPE) consists of a twoparty protocol where a sender inputs a polynomial P , and a receiver inputs a single value i. At the end of the protocol, the sender learns nothing and the receiver learns P (i). This paper deals with the problem of oblivious polynomial evaluation under an information-theoretical perspective, which is based on recent definitions of Uncondit...

In this study, we conducted proof-of-concept research towards the simultaneous treatment of livestock wastewater and generation high-quality biodiesel, through microalgae technology. Both original (OPE) anaerobically-digested (DPE) piggery effluents were investigated for culture microalgae, Desmodesmus sp. EJ8-10. After 14 days’ cultivation, dry biomass from cultivated in OPE increased an initi...

We discuss recent work which identifies a potential flaw in standard treatments of weak decay amplitudes , including that of ǫ ′ /ǫ. The point is that (contrary to conventional wisdom) dimension-eight operators contribute to weak amplitudes at order G F αs and without 1/M 2 W suppression. The effect of dimension-eight operators is estimated to be at the 100% level in a sum rule determination of...

We argue that there is a potential flaw in the standard treatment of weak decay amplitudes, including that of ′/ . We show that (contrary to conventional wisdom) dimension-eight operators do contribute to weak amplitudes, at order GF αs and without 1/M2 W suppression. We demonstrate the existence of these operators through the use of a simple weak hamiltonian. Their contribution appears in diff...

We present the characteristics and the current status of the Telescopio Infrarosso del Gornergrat (Tirgo), the national infrared facility operating from the beginning of the 80s over the swiss alps. We describe its current instrumentation and resume its activities during its 20 years of life.

Insights from the molecular-level mechanism of sorption of organophosphate esters (OPEs) on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can further our understanding of the fate and transport of OPEs in the environment. The motivation for our study was to explore the sorption process of OPEs on multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs), single-walled CNTs (SWCNTs) and their oxidized counterparts (O-MWCNTs and O-SWCNTs), and its ...

After the successes the OPE description has scored in describing B̄ → lν̄Xc decays, we need to study what can be said about the composition of the hadronic final state Xc. The same OPE treatment yields sum rules implying the dominance of jq = 3/2 charm states in Xc over their jq = 1/2 counterparts. This prediction is supported by other general arguments as well as quark model calculations. At pre...