soil hydrau-physical data are important for many hydrological modelings. they are the main variables controllingthe key processes such as water and chemicals movement and transport in the soil profiles. this study was conductedin order to analyze the spatial distribution of selected soil hydrau-physcial characteristics including infiltration rate(ir), saturated hydraulic conductivity (ks), bulk...

the aim of this research was to study the wear behavior of 42crmo4 steel/zro2 composite with 10 and 30 ppi performed ceramic and compare it with the un-reinforced steel under different applied loads. the composite specimens were obtained by pressureless infiltration of the melt into a preformed ceramic of zirconium oxide. the effect of applied load on the specimens wear behavior was studied by ...

the purpose of this work was to test the efficiency of the treatment of wastewater by infiltrationunder laboratory conditions, to remove bacterial and organic load and to convert it to available nutrient for crop plants. in order to achieve this objective, polyvinyl chloride (pvc) columns of 133 cm of height were used. the columns were filled with sand and/or pozzolana and loaded with municipal...

The study of the rainfall infiltration mechanism unsaturated soil has always been a hot issue in field geotechnical engineering. It is worth studying which parameters should be introduced to characterize characteristics calculation and analysis infiltration. In this paper, Fredlund–Xing model was quoted SEEP/W module Geostudio software, transient numerical under same duration T different intens...

OBJECTIVE Interleukin 12 (IL-12) is a cytokine that may enhance the proliferation and cytotoxic activity of T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells. A relationship between extensive intratumoral infiltration of NK cells and longer survival rates in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients was previously noted. Preliminary evidence suggests that the combined administration of IL-12 and IL-2 may prod...

PURPOSE Ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/R) is a common early complication after lung transplantation. The purpose of this study was to compare ultrashort echo-time (UTE) sequences in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) reference standard for detection of I/R injury in a lung transplantation mouse model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six mice (C57BL/6) underwent ...

Purpose: To determine the anti-scarring effect of polysulfonic acid mucopolysaccharide (MSP), and implication TGF-β1/Smad signal transduction route.Methods: Sixty (60) male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were assigned to control, model groups, respectively, each with 20 rats. Serum inflammatory factors, scar area thickness, histopathological changes relative concentrations TGF-β1 Smad4, collagen type...

Endogenous mechanisms exist to limit inflammation. One such molecule is netrin. This study examined the impact of ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) on netrin expression and the role of netrin in preventing renal inflammation and injury. All three isoforms of netrin (1, 3, and 4) are expressed in normal kidney. I/R significantly downregulated netrin-1 and -4 mRNA expression, whereas expression of netri...

The performance of most urban drainage systems is adversely affected by unintended connections groundwater and surface water, often denoted as inflow infiltration (I&I). Various methods exist to locate characterise these effects. Yet, it remains difficult quantify them accurately, especially in terms spatial distribution over a larger area. One the reasons for this lack sufficient high-qual...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify serum markers that are modulated by an investigational anti-IFN-α mAb, sifalimumab, in adult DM or PM patients. METHODS In a phase 1b clinical trial, sera were collected from a total of 48 DM or PM adult patients receiving either placebo for 3 months or sifalimumab for 6 months. Samples were tested for 128 selected proteins using a multiplex lum...