Organ transplantation and perfusion studied indicate that the spleen plays an important role in the regulation of plasma levels of factor VIII-von Willebrand's factor (FVIII-vWF). To better understand the mechanisms that regulate the FVIII-vWF increases after infusion of 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin (DDAVP), we have measured factor VIII coagulant activity (FVIII:C) and antigen (FVIII:CAg)...

Introduction: The conversion and storage of energy with a high efficiency, especially a high specific energy, will be an important factor in future energy storage technologies. The relatively simple possibility to store hydrogen and oxygen with high specific energy combined with high energy conversion efficiency in fuel cells and electrolyser presents an opportunity for the use of polymer elect...

RATIONALE AMP-activated protein kinase is a master regulator of cell metabolism and an attractive drug target for cancer and metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Point mutations in the regulatory γ2-subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase (encoded by Prkag2 gene) caused a unique form of human cardiomyopathy characterized by cardiac hypertrophy, ventricular preexcitation, and glycogen storage....

OBJECTIVES Recently, concern has been expressed about the transfusion of older red blood cells after cardiac surgery. We tested the hypothesis that longer storage of transfused red blood cells increases the risk of early and late mortality in patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed data of patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass...

DESCRIPTION Concentrating Solar Power (CSP), also referred to as solar thermal power, uses mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to heat a fluid that is then used to generate electricity, often using conventional steam turbines. There are three primary CSP technologies: parabolic trough, solar tower, and dish engine. The most common CSP system is the parabolic trough, which uses curved mirrors ...

In ACISP’07, Bringer et al proposed a new approach for remote biometric based verification, which consists of a hybrid protocol that distributes the server side functionality in order to detach the biometric data storage from the service provider. Besides, a new security model is defined using the notions of Identity and Transaction Privacy, which guarantees the privacy of the identity-biometri...

The expression of seed storage proteins is under tight developmental regulation and represents a powerful model system to study the regulation of gene expression during plant development. In this study, we show that three homologous B3 type transcription factors regulate the model storage protein gene, At2S3, via two distinct mechanisms: FUSCA3 (FUS3) and LEAFY COTYLEDON2 (LEC2) activate the At...