1. In pressurised rat mesenteric small arteries (50 mmHg), we examined the effects of stimulation with U46619, endothelin-1 (ET-1) or phenylephrine (PE) on changes in vessel diameter, global [Ca(2+)](i), individual smooth muscle cell [Ca(2+)](i) and Ca(2+)-sensitisation of contraction. 2. U46619 or ET-1 gave tonic diameter reductions, whereas PE-stimulated vessels gave tonic contractions or ini...

The use of low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOAs) for the phytoremediation heavy metals has become a promising technique. We chose five kinds (oxalic acid (OA), acetic (AA), tartaric (TA), malic (MA), and citric (CA)) with six application rates (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 mmol/kg) planted sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.) in Cd-polluted soil to study efficiency Cd degree toxicity plants. Treatment n...

This study examined the effects of motor responding and stimulus complexity on the event-related potential (ERP) P3 amplitude and latency during an auditory continuous performance task (A-CPT). Subjects were presented with undegraded and degraded syllables during two experimental conditions. In the motor attention (MA) condition participants performed a button press to target syllables. In the ...

This article presents magnetic data of a 300-m-thick Mio-Pliocene red clay and Quaternary loess-paleosol sequence near Chaona town in the Central Chinese Loess Plateau. Detailed magnetostratigraphy shows that the aeolian red clay began to accumulate at ca. 8.1 Ma. Here, we presented a high-resolution rock magnetic data at 20-40 cm intervals within 4.5-8 ka span per sample of this section, which...

1 Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Research Foundation, Oakland, CA. 2 Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA. 3 Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology, Boston, MA. 4 Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, B...

Qi Zhang,1 Ian Acworth,1 Deepali Mohindra2 1Thermo Fisher Scientifi c, Chelmsford, MA, USA; 2Thermo Fisher Scientifi c, Sunnyvale, CA, USA P o ster N o te 2 14 3 Direct Carbohydrate Analysis in Beverages and Foods Using Pulsed Amperometric Detection or Charged Aerosol Detection Qi Zhang1, Ian Acworth1, Deepali Mohindra2 1Thermo Fisher Scientific, Chelmsford, MA, USA and 2Thermo Fisher Scientifi...

1 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States, 2 Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States, Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States, Department of Earth, Environment, and Physics, Worcester State University, Worcester, ...

The paper presents research results on the colorimetric behavior of impregnated fibrous chemisorbents (IFCS) basic gases with visual identification dynamic absorption capacity “response” moment (IFCS-I) during ammonia. Chemisorbents were obtained by impregnation carriers polybasic hydroxyl acid aqueous solutions adding acid-base indicators (Ind). IFCS-I based oxyethylenediphosphonic (IFCS-OEDPA...

Oocytes of the marine bivalve Mactra chinensis are spawned and arrested at the germinal vesicle stage (first meiotic prophase) until fertilization, without undergoing a process called oocyte maturation. As is the case of other animals, a fertilized oocyte of the bivalve displays increases in intracellular free Ca(2+). We have clarified here the spatiotemporal patterns and sources of the intrace...

Variations in the geochemistry and mineralogical compositions of ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) nodules are closely related to variations environmental parameters. Therefore, analysis Fe-Mn can reconstruct paleo-ocean environment. Here, three differently shaped were collected from open seamount 9-1 western Pacific Magellan Seamount. Geochemical analyses conducted using micro X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) ...