AIM To investigate the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). METHODS A cohort of 82 patients who underwent PD at Okayama University Hospital between 2003 and 2009 was enrolled and the clinicopathological features were compared between patients with and without NAFLD after PD. Computed tomography (CT) images were evaluated every 6 mo after ...

Dye-sensitized solar cells present promising low-cost alternatives to the conventional Silicon (Si)-based solar cells. The counter electrode  generally consists of Pt deposited onto FTO plate. Since Pt is rare and expensive metal, nanostructured carbonaceous materials have been widely investigated as a promising alternative to replace it. Carbon nanotubes  have shown significant properties such...

epidemiological and clinical studies indicate a close relationship between obesity and asthma. here, we determined the impact of diet-induced obesity on the expression levels of il-1β, irak-1 and traf-6 mrna as well as il-1β protein level and pathological changes in male wistar rat’s lung after sensitization with ovalbumin (ova). twenty male wistar rats divided into four groups, control with no...

PurposeIt has been reported from the ISHLT registry that women have less optimal outcome after heart transplantation (HTx) compared to men. It is not known whether this difference due rejection, NF-MACE, or decreased survival.MethodsBetween 2010 and 2020, we assessed 1071 HTx patients divided them by male female sex. 309 females 762 males were included in study. Post-transplant outcomes 1-year ...

dye-sensitized solar cells present promising low-cost alternatives to the conventional silicon (si)-based solar cells. the counter electrode  generally consists of pt deposited onto fto plate. since pt is rare and expensive metal, nanostructured carbonaceous materials have been widely investigated as a promising alternative to replace it. carbon nanotubes  have shown significant properties such...

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells In article number 2100093 by Anish Babu Athanas and Swarnalatha KalaiyarHerein, a new coumarin-based ruthenium(II) dye with tunable photophysical redox properties is designed synthesized. The dyesensitized TiO2 photoelectrodes are tested as photocurrent generators for both water-splitting reactions dye-sensitized solar cells. photoelectrochemical devices furnish effic...

The effect of lactic acid on the outer membrane permeability of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium was studied utilizing a fluorescent-probe uptake assay and sensitization to bacteriolysis. For control purposes, similar assays were performed with EDTA (a permeabilizer acting by chelation) and with hydrochloric acid, the latter at pH val...