BACKGROUND Patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) with high small solute peritoneal membrane transport have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. The membrane transport is currently assessed by peritoneal equilibration test (PET), usually performed after the first month of PD because of the early increase of membrane transport after the start of PD. The aim of this study was the assessmen...

3D modeling of Pd/α-Al2O3 hollow fiber membrane by using computational fluid dynamic for hydrogen separation from H2/N2 mixture was considered in steady and unsteady states by using the concept of characteristic time. Characteristic time concept could help us to design and calculate surface to volume ratio and membrane thickness, and adjust the feed conditions. The contribution of resistance be...

conclusions our results showed that the recombinant protein produced by the pbad vector in the escherichia coli system was very efficient. background nontypeable haemophilus influenzae (nthi) is a significant pathogen in children, causing otitis media, sinusitis, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, and occasionally invasive infections. protein d (pd) belongs to the minor outer-membrane proteins of h. in...

BACKGROUND Programmed death-1 (PD-1) receptor/PD-1 ligand (PD-L1) pathway negatively regulates T-cell-mediated responses. The prognostic impact of PD-L1 expression needs to be defined in urothelial carcinoma (UC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor samples from 160 patients with UC were retrieved. PD-L1 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry using a mouse mo...

Plasmodesmata (PD) are nano-sized membrane-lined channels controlling intercellular communication in plants. Although progress has been made in identifying PD proteins, the role played by major membrane constituents, such as the lipids, in defining specialized membrane domains in PD remains unknown. Through a rigorous isolation of "native" PD membrane fractions and comparative mass spectrometry...

Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) uses the peritoneum as membrane. PD is a simple operation for self-treatment at home, and has become preferred option most patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). This study aimed to explore effect of closed-loop health management (CLHM) system based on an Internet platform in PD.

Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an efficient alternative for hemodialysis. Removal of waste metabolites and excess water from the blood circulation are the two main tasks done during dialysis. These are done by using a filter; in PD, the naturally semi-permeable peritoneal membrane acts as the filter. Automated PD machines control intelligently the operations to enhance the efficiency a...

The 3D geometry of a hydrogen absorbing metal grain (Pd) is mimicked by membrane made the with identical properties, which sealed on one side semi-impermeable surface (Cu). loss through negligible, i.e., uptake measurement that bulk material (Sieverts measurement), but desorbs sufficient to be detected mass spectrometer. With this, two independent spatial and temporal kinetic properties are def...

The effect of the addition three oxophilic co-metals (Sn, Mo and Re) on electrochemical performance Pd in ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) was investigated by performing half-cell membrane-less electrolysis cell experiments. While additions Sn Re were found to improve significantly EOR Pd, produced no significant promotional effect. When added amounts (50:50 ratio), a 3–4 fold increase mass-nor...

Cell-to-cell communication is crucial in coordinating diverse biological processes multicellular organisms. In plants, between adjacent cells occurs via nanotubular passages called plasmodesmata (PD). The PD passage composed of an appressed endoplasmic reticulum (ER) internally, and plasma membrane (PM) externally, that traverses the cell wall, associates with actin-cytoskeleton. coordination E...