ischaemia-reperfusion, plasma creatinine concentrations were significantly lower in thiamine-deficient rats than in control rats (71.7 ± 22.2 versus 162 ± 106, respectively, P = 0.02). In this study, we found that thiamine deficiency complicated by weight loss is protective against renal IRI rather than a factor that increases susceptibility. Interestingly, it is long known that in hearts prolo...

High resolution electron density profiles (Ne) measured with the Arecibo (18.4 N, 66.7 W), Incoherent Scatter radar (I.S.) are used to obtain the bottomside shape parameters B0, B1 for a solar maximum period (1989– 90). Median values of these parameters are compared with those obtained from the IRI-2001 model. It is observed that during summer, the IRI values agree fairly well with the Arecibo ...

In a recent paper Iri showed that the Iri{Imai method converges in O(nL) iterations to an optimal solution. This is achieved by proving that in each iteration the (multiplicative) barrier function is reduced by (at least) some constant factor (smaller than one). In his paper Iri adopts the 'kernel{index tensor notation with Einstein's summation convention for the coordinate indices'. This notat...

BACKGROUND Accumulated to-date microarray data on ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) of kidney represent a powerful source for identifying new targets and mechanisms of kidney IRI. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis of gene expression profiles of kidney IRI in human, pig, rat, and mouse models, using a new scoring method to correct for the bias of overrepresented species. The gene expre...

To determine if pancreatic glucoregulatory hormones can be implicated in the glucose fall of pregnancy, we have measured plasma immunoreactive insulin and glucagon (IRI and IRG) in rats. Fed rats in midgestation show a rise in IRI without a corresponding increase in IRG. In late gestation, IRG rises significantly, but only enough to keep pace with a further rise in IRI. On a molar basis, IRI re...

To explore the protective effect of N(2)-L-alanyl-L-glutamine (NLAG) on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), and observe the influence of NLAG on the Janus activated kinase signal transducer 2 and activator of transcription 3 (JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathway‑associated molecules. Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: Sham, IRI and NLAG. In the IRI rat model, the cardiac he...

Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is an inevitable clinical consequence in organ transplantation. It can lead to early graft nonfunction and contribute to acute and chronic graft rejection. Advanced molecular biology has revealed the highly complex nature of this phenomenon and few definitive therapies exist. This paper reviews factors involved in the pathophysiology of IRI and potential ways t...

This paper discusses the software architecture, inter-process communication and the reference implementation of IRI, an Interactive Remote Instruction system for distance learning. IRI is an Internet-based system which integrates continuous multimedia, shared applications and a variety of multiuser collaborative utilities. Internet multicasting is used by IRI for group management and data shari...

We describe our motivation and vision for a reimplementation of our Interactive Remote Instruction (IRI) system that supports synchronous and asynchronous distance education. The new version is coded in Java and executes on several different platforms. We used the original system to teach scores of university classes over the past five years at sites up to 300 km apart. This system was built as...

Restoration of blood flow to an ischemic organ results in significant tissue injury. In the field of liver transplantation, ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) has proven to be a formidable clinical obstacle. In addition to metabolic stress and inflammation, IRI results in profound graft dysfunction and loss. The severity of IRI further limits the ability to expand the donor pool by using partial...