Animals depend upon epithelial and endothelial tubes to transport gases and liquids in the body, and the sizes of the tubes are critical for their transport function. Tube size must be controlled not only during tube formation but throughout development in order to maintain functionality as the animal grows. For example, the human aorta expands approx. 100-fold between embryonic and adult life ...

secondary clarifiers with large areas are widely applied in wastewater treatment plants. a pilot study was conducted to examine the possibility of applying one and two-stage inclined tube settlers instead of conventional secondary clarifiers. tube diameter in the first stage of the two-stage settler was wide as the conventional ones, but in the second stage, it was narrow to improve the efficie...

This paper presents how the thermal performance of an existing finned-tube heat exchanger is determined experimentally. In the experiment, heat is transferred from an exhaust gas stream to a thermal oil. The experimental setup is discussed including the thermal fluid selection process, the components, instrumentation and resultant measurement uncertainty. The heat transfer is calculated individ...

we find that that expression of claudin 5, a component of endothelial tight junctions, is dramatically down-regulated in Tal1-deficient embryos. Consistent with a defect in tight junction formation, localization of junctional components is disorganized in the Tal1-deficient endocardium. Therefore, we propose that Tal1 transcriptional targets regulate endocardial migration and tube extension thr...

we find that that expression of claudin 5, a component of endothelial tight junctions, is dramatically down-regulated in Tal1-deficient embryos. Consistent with a defect in tight junction formation, localization of junctional components is disorganized in the Tal1-deficient endocardium. Therefore, we propose that Tal1 transcriptional targets regulate endocardial migration and tube extension thr...

Recent discoveries show that LAT52 and LePRK2, two pollen-specific proteins, interact in what might be an autocrine signaling system. This exciting finding indicates that successful fertilization requires ligand-receptor kinase signals that regulate pollen-tube growth. The stage is now set to identify other components of this pathway and to explore their connections with the many signals exchan...

More than one year has passed since refrigerant for refrigerator was changed from CFC12 to HFC134a. Long term reliability of refrigerator in HFC134a refrigerant system is mainly dependent on lubrication of moving parts of compressor and clogging of capillary tube. To maintain better practical reliability in components in compressor such as refrigeration lubricant,metallic materials and motor in...

we find that that expression of claudin 5, a component of endothelial tight junctions, is dramatically down-regulated in Tal1-deficient embryos. Consistent with a defect in tight junction formation, localization of junctional components is disorganized in the Tal1-deficient endocardium. Therefore, we propose that Tal1 transcriptional targets regulate endocardial migration and tube extension thr...

Abstract Background COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the world, affecting a large percentage of population. When lifting certain mandatory measures for an economic restart, robust surveillance must be established and implemented, with nucleic acid detection SARS-CoV-2 as essential component. Methods We tried to develop one-tube platform based on RT-RPA (Reverse Transcription Recombinase Polym...

For the optimization of the image quality of radiographs, the effect of the blur due to the scattered x rays on the image signal of radiographs has been ignored. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the scattered x rays on the object sharpness of radiographs for tube voltages of 50 to 100 kV. For the purpose, using a phantom of the polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) with an alu...