Both in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated the toxic effects of graphene oxide (GO). However, the molecular basis for the translocation and toxicity of GO is still largely unclear. In the present study, we employed an in vivo Caenorhabditis elegans assay system to identify molecular signals involved in the control of the translocation and toxicity of GO. We identified 7 genes whose mut...

accurate permeability estimation has always been a concern in determining flow units, assigning appropriate capillary pressure andrelative permeability curves to reservoir rock types, geological modeling, and dynamic simulation.acoustic method can be used as analternative and effective tool for permeability determination. in this study, a four-step approach is proposed for permeability estimati...

Early atherosclerosis is characterized by the accumulation of plasma-borne macromolecules (eg, low-density lipoproteins) in the arterial intima, which is bordered by endothelial cells (EC) and the internal elastic lamina (IEL). This accumulation is believed to be secondary to increased EC permeability. We hypothesized that a decrease in IEL permeability may precede lesion development and contri...

Ecological aspects of abandoned lands can be determine from many aspects, including the family diversity and ability to absorb water. This study aims important value index based on tree water (infiltration rate permeability) land after traditional gardens. The vegetation survey trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) >5 cm was carried out 10 sub-plots each measuring 20 m × m. Infiltrati...

Ca2+ release from liver mitochondria induced by N-ethylmaleimide, diamide, inorganic phosphate, palmitoyl-coenzyme A, and oxaloacetate occurs by a common mechanism. With all agents, a collapse of membrane potential, uptake of hydrogen ion, progressive acceleration of respiration, and large amplitude swelling accompanies Ca2+ release. These findings indicate that the agents promote an increase i...

Despite intense study over many years, the mechanisms by which water and small nonelectrolytes cross lipid bilayers remain unclear. While prior studies of permeability through membranes have focused on solute characteristics, such as size, polarity, and partition coefficient in hydrophobic solvent, we focus here on water permeability in seven single component bilayers composed of different lipi...

a study of the diagenetic evolution of sandstones from panyu low-uplift in the pearl river mouth basin was carried out to unravel the controls on shelf margin sandstone reservoir quality. the reservoir rocks, oligocene volcanic clastic sandstones of the zhuhai formation, have a burial depth of 2765 to 3440 m. 70 samples were studied using the granulometric analyses, x-ray diffraction (xrd) anal...

Methods We described the biogeographical provinces of lower Mesoamerica (LMA) using presence/absence data of primary and secondary LMA freshwater fishes. We conducted subsequent analyses at the spatial resolution of the biogeographical provinces and described patterns of community composition, species richness, endemism, range size, and the permeability of dispersal barriers between biogeograph...

The role of nitric oxide (NO) in microvascular permeability remains unclear because both increases and decreases in permeability by NO synthase (NOS) inhibitors have been reported. We sought to determine whether blood-borne constituents modify venular permeability responses to the NOS inhibitor N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME). We assessed hydraulic conductivity (L(p)) of pipette-per...

Tragopogon pratensis is a small herbaceous plant that uses wind as the dispersal vector for its seeds. The seeds are attached to parachutes that increase the aerodynamic drag force and increase the total distance travelled. Our hypothesis is that evolution has carefully tuned the air permeability of the seeds to operate in the most convenient fluid dynamic regime. To achieve final permeability,...