Infection of human erythrocytes with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum induces new permeability pathways (NPPs) in the host cell membrane. Isotopic flux measurements demonstrated that the NPP are permeable to a wide variety of molecules, thus allowing uptake of nutrients and release of waste products. Recent patch-clamp recordings demonstrated the infection-induced up-regulation of an ...

Power supply systems in telecommunication applications employ several parallel-connected ac-to-dc and dc-to-dc power converters. Such a system offers modularity, redundancy, and is easily scalable to higher power levels. Such parallel-connected systems normally consist of several single-phase powerfactor-correction (PFC) stages connected to the same input utility. In this paper, a modular singl...

New design and optimization of charge pump rectifiers using diode-connected MOS transistors is presented in this paper. An analysis of the output voltage and Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE) is given to guide and evaluate the new design. A novel diode-connected MOS transistor for UHF rectifiers is presented and optimized, and a high efficiency N-stage charge pump rectifier based on this new di...

Yuji Yoshida shigeo suzuki Yuji Mukai Kazuo Nakatani Katsuhiko Fujiwara* Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Central Research Laboratory 3 15 Yagumo-Nakamachi Moriguchi, Osaka 570, JAPAN *Air-conditioner Division The use of mixed refrigerants for heat-pump cycles h ave attracted the attention of the International Energy Agency as an important subject of heat-pump technology and its re sear...

Inward-rectifying K+ channels serve as a major pathway for Ca2+-sensitive K+ influx into guard cells. Arabidopsis thaliana guard cell inward-rectifying K+ channels are assembled from multiple K+ channel subunits. Following the recent isolation and characterization of an akt2/3-1 knockout mutant, we examined whether the AKT2/3 subunit carries the Ca2+ sensitivity of the guard cell inward rectifi...

In pancreatic beta-cells, voltage-dependent K(+) (Kv) channels are potential mediators of repolarization, closure of Ca(2+) channels, and limitation of insulin secretion. The specific Kv channels expressed in beta-cells and their contribution to the delayed rectifier current and regulation of insulin secretion in these cells are unclear. High-level protein expression and mRNA transcripts for Kv...

Hyperthyroidism has been associated with atrial fibrillation (AF); however, hyperthyroidism-induced ion channel changes that may predispose to AF have not been fully elucidated. To understand the electrophysiological changes that occur in left and right atria with hyperthyroidism, the patch-clamp technique was used to compare action potential duration (APD) and whole cell currents in myocytes f...

In this paper, Vienna rectifier and Z Source Inverter (ZSI) based Wind Power Conversion System (WPCS) has been proposed with less number of switches to provide high quality power to off grid system. The three phase full bridge converter has six switches for the conversion of AC-DC and also need separate DC-DC boost converter to boost the DC voltage. In the proposed WPCS, three Phase Vienna rect...

Power rectifier unit can realize converting current by use of three-phase synchronous rectification bridge. The multiple parallel power units can amplify the capability of single generator and it is invaluable in battery charge, welding machine and electrochemistry fields. Nevertheless, the electromagnetic interference (EMI) which results from the speedy switch of power devices would affect the...

This paper presents comparison between phase-shift full-bridge converters with noncoupled and coupled current-doubler rectifier. In high current capability and high step-down voltage conversion, a phase-shift full-bridge converter with a conventional current-doubler rectifier has the common limitations of extremely low duty ratio and high component stresses. To overcome these limitations, a pha...