Savannah monitor lizards (Varanus exanthematicus) are unusual among ectothermic vertebrates in maintaining arterial pH nearly constant during changes in body temperature in contrast to the typical α-stat regulating strategy of most other ectotherms. Given the importance of pH in the control of ventilation, we examined the CO2/H+ sensitivity of neurons from the locus coeruleus (LC) region of mon...

1. Activity of neurones in the prothoracic ganglion of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana, recorded extracellularly, showed a wide range of temperature sensitivity. These responses were categorized by linear regression. 2. The regression lines with the greatest slopes are proposed to characterize central temperature receptors; warm units with lower slopes may be the result of nonspecific Q10 ...

Thick-film resistors (TFRs) consist of a percolating network of conducting oxide nanoparticles dispersed in an insulating glassy matrix, whose resistive properties are dominated by quantum tunneling across insulating layers separating adjacent conducting grains. Tunneling processes are at the origin of the high sensitivity of the TFRs resistances to applied strains. We have measured transport a...

The screen-printed silver (Ag) thick-film is the most widely used front side contact in industrial crystalline silicon solar cells. The front contacts have the roles of efficiently contacting with the silicon (Si) and transporting the photogenerated current without adversely affecting the cell properties and without damaging the p-n junction. Although it is rapid, has low cost and is simplicity...