Tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) devices were processed by sputter deposition of Co, Al and NiFe on oxidized Si wafers. After the Al deposition, an ex-situ oxidation in air at room temperature or an in-situ oxidation enhanced by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation in high purity oxygen at 100 mbar follows. The electrical and magnetic properties of the junctions are measured and discussed concerning spec...

Leptin acutely stimulates skeletal muscle fatty acid (FA) metabolism in lean rodents and humans. This stimulatory effect is eliminated following the feeding of high-fat diets in rodents as well as in obese humans. The mechanism(s) responsible for the development of skeletal muscle leptin resistance is unknown; however, a role for increased suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS3) inhibition o...

AlN/BN ceramic composites are materials of interest for high-temperature applications because their low elastic modulus and high thermal shock resistance. Concerns side products that could form, due to the oxidation BN into reactive B2O3, motivate study influence B2O3 on AlN AlN/BN. This investigation explores such an effect by comparing kinetics with B2O3-coated AlN, offering insight how liqui...

In 1963, a series of elegant studies conducted by Randle et al. (1) examined the preference for fuel selection by cardiac and skeletal muscle that allowed these tissues to readily switch from glucose to fatty acid oxidation in the face of increased fatty acid availability. These seminal studies paved the way for a generation of research on mechanisms underlying preference for fuel selection in ...