Extracellular calcium (Cao) stimulates the differentiation of keratinocytes; 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 1,25(OH)2D3) does likewise. Since 1,25(OH)2D3 regulates calcium flux in other cells, we hypothesized that 1,25(OH)2D)3 acted through and promoted the effects of calcium on keratinocyte differentiation. To test this hypothesis, we evaluated the effects of calcium and 1,25(OH)2D3 alone and in com...

Treatment with recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEpo) induces a rise in blood oxygen-carrying capacity (CaO(2)) that unequivocally enhances maximal oxygen uptake (VO(2)max) during exercise in normoxia, but not when exercise is carried out in severe acute hypoxia. This implies that there should be a threshold altitude at which VO(2)max is less dependent on CaO(2). To ascertain which are the me...

Scallop shell powder produced by calcination process - the average diameter of the powder particles being 20 µm (SSP) - was further ground into nano-sized particles, with average diameter of 500 nm, here designated CaO-Nano. Solution of CaO-Nano could inactivate avian influenza virus within 5 sec, whereas the solution of SSP could not even after 1 hr incubation. CaO-Nano solution could also ina...

S. T. Yang, M. Zhou, T. Jiang, X. X. Xue, P. N. Duan, W. J. Zhang: School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, China Melting behavior is the precondition of liquid phase reaction, which is the foundation of sinter consolidation. Melting property measurement and sinter pot test were adopted to determine the melting temperature and strength of sinter with 13 % and 40 % vanadium-titanium ore ad...

The X-band EPR spectra of the UV -, X -, and γ irradiated glasses of the SiO2-Na2O-CaO-P2O5 (Bioglass) and CaO-Ga2O3-GeO2 systems with different chemical compositions have been investigated at temperatures 77 and 300 K. It was shown that the efficiency of generation of the electron and hole centers in glasses of both systems strongly depends on their basic composition and is almost independent ...

Background The equilibrium cellular water efflux rate constant [kio; mean water lifetime inverse] from contrast agent [CA]enhanced MRI measures on-going cellular Na,K-ATPase activity [turnover]. Good literature [4 different labs] agreement shows substantial kio decreases in myocardial ischemia, hypertension, or infarct regions (Table). The 3 methods used differ in extracellular ("outside”) CAo ...

The Arabidopsis CAO gene encodes a 52-kDa protein with predicted localization in the plastid compartment. Here, we report that CAO is an intrinsic Rieske iron-sulfur protein of the plastid-envelope inner and thylakoid membranes. Activity measurements revealed that CAO catalyzes chlorophyllide a to chlorophyllide b conversion in vitro and that the enzyme was only slightly active with protochloro...

Thermal behaviors and combustion kinetics of Thai lignite with different SO₃-free CaO contents were investigated. Nonisothermal thermogravimetric method was carried out under oxygen environment at heating rates of 10, 30, and 50°C min⁻¹ from ambient up to 1300°C. Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO) and Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) methods were adopted to estimate the apparent activation energy (E) for the...

Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), two-dimensional X-ray diffraction (2DXRD), and transmission electron microscopy coupled with selected area electron diffraction (TEMSAED) analyses of the reactant/product textural relationship show that the thermal decomposition of Iceland spar single crystals according to the reaction CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2(g) is pseudomorphic and topotacti...