The age-related changes in the electrical and physiological properties of the skin were examined in rats at the ages of 5, 10, 21, 90, and 180 d. The resistance of the stratum corneum, the resistance of the viable skin (epidermis and dermis), and the capacitance of the stratum corneum were analyzed from skin impedance data using an equivalent circuit. With development and aging, the resistance ...

PURPOSE Studies attributing gains in strength and lean body mass (LBM) to creatine monohydrate (CrM) during resistance exercise (RE) training have not assessed these changes alongside cellular and subcellular adaptations. Additionally, CrM-treated groups have seldom been compared with a group receiving a placebo similar in nitrogen and energy. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect...

CRM has been realized as a core for the growth of any enterprise. This requires both the customer satisfaction and fulfillment of customer requirement, which can only be achieved by analyzing consumer behaviors. The data mining has become an effective tool since often the organizations have large databases of information on customers. However, the traditional data mining techniques have no rele...

a successful e-crm strategy and implementation should be able to demonstrate a shift in the number of interactions from higher cost channels to lower cost electronic channels. combining this with the ability to demonstrate either sustained or improved relationship strength levels will provide a good overall indicator of the value of a company’s e-crm activities. highly effective e-crm comes whe...

Measurement of the magnitude and kinetics of exocytosis from intact epithelia has historically been difficult. Using well-differentiated cultures of human bronchial epithelial cells, we describe the use of transepithelial impedance analysis to enable the real-time quantification of mucin secretagogue-induced changes in membrane capacitance (surface area) and conductance. ATPgammaS, UTP, ionomyc...

Twist-spun yarns made of carbon nanotubes have been shown to work as electrochemical actuators and force sensors. The electrochemical response of these yarns at different bias potentials was studied using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy EIS and compared with results from cyclic voltammetry. Based on the EIS results, the capacitance is estimated first by directly fitting a resistance–capa...

Thin films of ceramic materials like alumina and silicon carbide are deposited on Inconel substrate by pulsed laser deposition technique using Q-switched Nd: YAG laser. Deposited films are characterized using UV-visible spectrophotometry and X-ray diffraction. Composite microhardness of ceramic coated Inconel system is measured using Knoop indenter and its film hardness is separated using a mat...

The cytoskeleton is critical to the viral life cycle. Agents like cytochalasin inhibit viral infections but cannot be used for antiviral therapy because of their toxicity. We report the efficacy, safety, and mechanisms by which gene delivery of human wild-type low-molecular-weight caldesmon (l-CaD) protects cell membrane integrity from adenovirus infection in a DF-1 cell line, an immortalized a...

A novel approach to directly interface a capacitively coupled resistive sensor microcontroller is presented in this article. The existing measurement schemes for such sensors are complex. In addition, the coupling capacitance often also holds important data. proposed simple system, series RC sensors, capable of measuring both resistance and capacitance. detailed analysis on effect nonidealities...