The medial nucleus of the amygdala (MeA) is a steroid-sensitive region that has been implicated in the expression of behaviors such as mating and aggression. The male Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus) uses light cues to regulate its reproductive neuroendocrine system, reducing androgen synthesis in the autumn and increasing it in the spring. There is also evidence that short photoperiods red...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies have reported a considerable association between the VerifyNow (Accumetrics, San Diego, CA, USA) P2Y12 assay results and hematocrit. No reports, however, have described an association between the multiple electrode platelet aggregometry (MEA; Dynabyte, Munich, Germany) adenosine diphosphate (ADP) assay results and hematocrit. This study was conducted to evaluate the i...

Increasing evidence implicates the substance P (SP)/neurokinin-1 receptor system in anxiety and depression. However, it is not known whether emotional stimulation alters endogenous extracellular SP levels in brain areas important for processing of anxiety and mood, a prerequisite for a contribution of this neuropeptide system in modulating these behaviors. Therefore, we examined in rats whether...

Acid Orange 7 (AO7) is one of the most common azo dyes; however, its strong bond makes them difficult to biologically degrade. We sought degrade AO7 dye using CeO2 as a promising alternative photocatalyst. powders were synthesized with monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), and triethanolamine (TEA) precipitant by solvothermal process combined calcination in air. Compared oxygen storage ...

Ultrathin films have been prepared by self-assembling trioctylphosphine oxide, TOPO, capped n-type 20-40 Å diameter CdSe nanoparticles and 1,6-hexadecanethiol, HDT, onto p-doped semiconducting polymers, chemically deposited poly(3-methylthiophene), PMeT (for DeWice A), and electrochemically deposited poly(pyrrole), Ppy (for DeWice B). The semiconducting polymers have, in turn, been electrochemi...

Background: Heart slices and enzymatically dissociated cardiomyocytes are used in cardiac safety pharmacology for extracellular recording using microelectrode array (MEA). The aim of this study was to set up and validate a vitro cardiac surface mapping system for studies pharmaco-electrophysiology effects in Langendorff perfused rat hearts by flexible MEA. Materials and Methods: Hearts isolated...

BACKGROUND We studied to what extent internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) programs for symptoms of depression and anxiety are effective. METHOD A meta-analysis of 12 randomized controlled trials. RESULTS The effects of internet-based CBT were compared to control conditions in 13 contrast groups with a total number of 2334 participants. A meta-analysis on treatment contrasts resu...

Many efforts have been made to develop amine-based solid adsorbents for capture of CO2 by adsorption. Compared with the traditional process of absorption in aqueous solutions of amines, the adsorbents with amine immobilized in solids generally result in processes with lower capital and energy costs. The literature contains some experimental studies of CO2 adsorption in impregnated materials; ho...

Monoethanolamine (MEA) scrubbing is an energy-intensive process for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) due to the regeneration of amine in stripping towers at high temperature (100–120°C) and the subsequent pressurization of CO2 for geological sequestration. In this paper, we introduce a novel method, reactive hydrothermal liquid phase densification (rHLPD), which is able to solidify (densi...

The mammalian AlkB homolog (ALKBH) family of proteins possess a 2-oxoglutarate- and Fe(II)-dependent oxygenase domain. A similar domain in the Escherichia coli AlkB protein catalyzes the oxidative demethylation of 1-methyladenine (1-meA) and 3-methylcytosine (3-meC) in both DNA and RNA. AlkB homolog 3 (ALKBH3) was also shown to demethylate 1-meA and 3-meC (induced in single-stranded DNA and RNA...