Objective(s) Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) regulate epileptiform activity and produce a sustained pro-epileptogenic action within the hippocampal slices. In the present study, we investigated the effect of nAChRs on evoked glutamatergic synaptic transmission in area CA3 and CA1 of rat hippocampal slices to identify possible excitatory circuits through which activation of nAChRs pr...

Objective: The main objective pursued in this paper is to investigate the energy consumption for drying of potato slices using vacuum-infrared drying method. Methods: Drying of potato slices with the thicknesses of 1, 2 and 3 mm were conducted at vacuum levels of zero (without vacuum), 20, 80 and 140 mm [Hg], infrared radiation at power levels of 100, 150 and 200 W in the three repetition. Resu...

Objective: The main objective pursued in this paper is to investigate the energy consumption for drying of potato slices using vacuum-infrared drying method. Methods: Drying of potato slices with the thicknesses of 1, 2 and 3 mm were conducted at vacuum levels of zero (without vacuum), 20, 80 and 140 mm [Hg], infrared radiation at power levels of 100, 150 and 200 W in the three repetition. Resu...

objective(s) bupropion is an atypical antidepressant that is widely used in smoke cessation under fda approval. the study of synaptic effects of bupropion can help to finding out its mechanism(s) for stopping nicotine dependence. in this study the effects of perinatal bupropion on the population spike (ps) amplitude of neonates were investigated. materials and methods hippocampal slices were pr...

in this work, a hybrid gmdh–neural network model was developed in order to predict the moisture content of papaya slices during hot air drying in a cabinet dryer. for this purpose, parameters including drying time, slices thickness and drying temperature were considered as the inputs and the amount of moisture ratio (mr) was estimated as the output. exactly 50% of the data points were used for ...