Copper (Cu), iron (Fe), and iodine/thyroid hormone (TH) deficiencies lead to similar defects in late brain development, suggesting that these micronutrient deficiencies share a common mechanism contributing to the observed derangements. Previous studies in rodents (postweanling and adult) and humans (adolescent and adult) indicate that Cu and Fe deficiencies affect the hypothalamic-pituitary-th...

An attempt was made to unravel further the mechanism by which high dietary concentrations of ascorbic acid influence copper metabolism. The addition of ascorbic acid to the diet of rats caused about a twofold increase in plasma ascorbate concentrations and reduced group mean plasma and tissue concentrations of Cu. The effect of 10 g ascorbic acid/kg diet was greater than that of 1 g/kg. Ascorbi...

Copper sheath is the first choice for manufacturing high-T(c) superconducting wires and tapes because of its high electrical and thermal conductivities, low-cost and good mechanical properties. However, Cu can easily react with superconducting cores, such as BSCCO, MgB2 and pnictides, and therefore drastically decrease the transport J(c). Here, we report the fabrication of Cu-sheathed Sr(1-x)K(...

Let A and B be unital separable simple amenable C*-algebras which satisfy the Universal Coefficient Theorem. Suppose that A and B are Z-stable and are of rationally tracial rank no more than one. We prove the following: Suppose that φ, ψ : A → B are unital *monomorphisms. There exists a sequence of unitaries {un} ⊂ B such that lim n→∞ unφ(a)un = ψ(a) for all a ∈ A, if and only if [φ] = [ψ] in K...

Objective The appropriate choice of a contraceptive method has been a major issue in reproductive health research. Cu T intrauterine device (Cu T IUD) has been introduced as one of the most effective contraceptive methods in the world, however, the relationship between prior use of Cu T IUD and secondary infertility has not been evaluated in Iran. To examine the association of Cu T-380A IUD and...

Copper (Cu) could be suitable to create anti-infective implants based on Titanium (Ti), for example by incorporating Cu into the implant surface using plasma immersion ion implantation (Cu-PIII). The cytotoxicity of Cu might be circumvented by an additional cell-adhesive plasma polymerized allylamine film (PPAAm). Thus, this study aimed to examine in vivo local inflammatory reactions for Ti6Al4...

objective: the appropriate choice of a contraceptive method has been a major issue in reproductive health research. cu t intrauterine device (cu t iud) has been introduced as one of the most effective contraceptive methods in the world, however, the relationship between prior use of cu t iud and secondary infertility has not been evaluated in iran. to examine the association of cu t-380a iud an...

We report measurements of thermal expansion on a number of polycrystalline Cu(x)TiSe(2) samples corresponding to the parts of x-T phase diagram with different ground states, as well as the pressure dependence of the superconducting transition temperature, T(c), for samples with three different values of Cu doping. Thermal expansion data suggest that the x-T phase diagram may be more complex tha...