The currently recommended prehospital treatment for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is administration of 100% O(2). We have shown in dogs that normocapnic hyperpnea with O(2) further accelerates CO elimination. The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between minute ventilation (V E) and the rate of elimination of CO in humans. Seven healthy male volunteers were exposed to CO (400 t...

We present a low-power Σ − ∆ modulator to be used in the baseband sections of wireless sensor network receivers with 0.65V Vdd operation. The design is optimized for low-power consumption and low operating supply by minimizing operational amplifier open-loop gain. Simple differential pair amplifiers with ≈ 40dB of open loop gain and low noise factor are employed as the integrator cores and guar...

A design methodology for the edge termination is proposed to achieve the same breakdown voltage of the non-uniform super-junction (SJ) trench metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (TMOSFET) cell structure. A simple analytical solution for the effect of charge imbalance on the termination region is suggested, and it is satisfied with the simulation of potential distribution. The dopi...

In this work, the design studies of a 60 GHz, 100 kW CW gyrotron have been presented. Mode selection is carefully studied with the aim of minimizing mode competition and to yield a perfect solid beam output through an RF window with a suitable dimpled-wall quasi-optical launcher. Cavity design and interaction computations are then carried out. In addition, preliminary design of the magnetron in...

For human urine beryllium (Be), each sample (500 microl) was diluted (1+1) with Nash reagent (containing 0.2% (v/v) acetylacetone and 2.0 M ammonium acetate buffer at pH 6.0) and then a 20-microl volume of Triton X-100 (0.4%, v/v) aqueous solution was added. An aliquot (10 microl) of the diluted urine mixture was introduced into a graphite cuvette and was atomized according to a temperature pro...

We have characterized the native voltage-dependent K(+) (K(v)) current in rabbit urethral smooth muscle cells (RUSMC) and compared its pharmacological and biophysical properties with K(v)2.1 and K(v)2.2 channels cloned from the rabbit urethra and stably expressed in human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells (HEK(Kv2.1) and HEK(Kv2.2)). RUSMC were perfused with Hanks' solution at 37°C and studied u...

A simple and sensitive extractive- spectrophotometric method for thedeterrnination of trace amounts of vanadium(V) is reported. The method is based on the quantitative extraction of the anion complex of V(V) with 4-(2-pyridy1azo)-resorcinol with tetrabutylammonium perchlorate into chloroform, followed by spectrophotometric measurements at 554 nm. Beer's law is obeyed over the concentration ...

Olive pomace, a solid residue generated during olive oil production process and rich source of phenolic compounds, was dried defatted to obtain pomace in monounsaturated fatty acids with 64% oleic acid. The further treated by ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE). optimal phenol conditions 10 min, 40% amplitude 4% (w/v) solid:solvent ratio, yielded 14.70 mg/g total phenols, 2.48 flavonoids 0.924...