Exergy transfer and microwave heating performances of wheat straw particles as affected by power (250, 300, 350 W), feeding load (10, 30, 50 g), particle size (0.058, 0.106, 0.270 mm) were investigated detailed in this study. The results show that when the increased from 250 to W, average rate range 23.41–56.18 °C/min with exergy efficiency 1.10–1.89%. When 0.058 mm, decreased 20.59–56.18 0.70–...

Plants are naturally exposed to frequent changes in environmental conditions such as salt stress affecting their growth and development, and consequently a considerable reduction in total productivity. Monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR), a key enzyme in ascorbate-glutathione cycle, serves as an important antioxidative enzyme in scavenging of reactive oxygen spices (ROS). In this study, ...

The release of glucokinase from digitonin-permeabilized hepatocytes shows different characteristics with respect to ionic strength and [MgCl2] from the release of other cytoplasmic enzymes. Release of glucokinase is most rapid at low ionic strength (300 mM sucrose, 3 mM Hepes) and is inhibited by increasing concentration of KCl [concn. giving half-maximal inhibition (I50) 25 mM] or Mg2+ (I50 0....

There is a constant desire to increase substrate size in order to improve cost effectiveness of semiconductor processes. As the wafer diameter has increased from 2” to 12”, the thickness has remained largely the same, resulting in a wafer form factor with inherently low stiffness. Gravity induced deformation becomes important when using traditional metrology tools and mounting strategies to cha...

X-ray emission has been achieved using an electron beam generated by a pseudospark low-pressure discharge and utilised as a diagnostic for beam detection. A 300 A, 34 kV PS-sourced electron beam pulse of 3 mm diameter impacting on a 0.1 mm-thick molybdenum target generated X-rays which were detected via the use of a small, portable X-ray detector. Clear X-ray images of a micro-sized object were...

Yip3 was cloned into the mammalian vector pcDNA3.1. HEK293 cells were transfected with pcDNA3.1 human Yip3 or pcDNA3.1, collected 42 h later, lysed by osmotic shock and shearing, and membranes were purified by ultracentrifugation. Membrane recruitment was as published in buffer plus 100 mM (NH4)2SO4, 100 mM GTPgS, 0.1 mg ml 21 BSA, protease inhibitor cocktail (0.34 units ml aprotinin, 0.01 mg m...

Receptor-specific compounds were applied by retrograde microdialysis to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the rat brain. The effects of intrategmental infusions on extracellular dopamine in the ipsilateral prefrontal cortex (PFC) were recorded with a second microdialysis probe. Intrategmental infusion of tetradotoxin (1 microM), muscimol (20 microM) or baclofen (50 microM) decreased extracell...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate ethnic differences in left ventricular (LV) remodeling between highly-trained athletes of African/Afro-Caribbean (black) and Caucasian (white) athletes. BACKGROUND The upper limits of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) are established in white athletes and aid the differentiation of physiologic LVH from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Ho...