The present experiment was designed to investigate some of the labile discharge characteristics of single units in the medial geniculate body (MGB) of the locally anesthetized, paralyzed cat. In particular, the following problems were addressed : To what extent do MGB cells exhibit stationary discharge rates; what are the effects of phasic arousal (produced by infrequent shock to the paw) upon ...

The irradiation effect of argon, oxygen glow discharge plasma, and mercury lamp on silver and agar/silver nanoparticle samples is studied. The irradiation time dependence of the synthesized silver and agar/silver nanoparticle absorption spectra and their antibacterial effect are studied and compared. In the agar/silver nanoparticle sample, as the irradiation time of argon glow discharge plasma ...

The Ou River, a medium-sized river in the southeastern China, is examined to study estuarine turbidity maximum (ETM) response rapidly varied discharge, i.e., peak discharge (PRD). This analyzes difference ETM and sediment transport mechanisms between low-discharge PRD during neap spring tides by using Finite-Volume Community Ocean Model. three-dimensional model validated in-situ measurements fr...

introduction flood is a natural hazard that its occurrences can be observed more frequently in recent years. for better flood mitigation and control, it is needed to identify flood production factors and determine the high potential flood areas. hydrological model is a simplified representation of natural system and the rainfall-runoff model is one of the most frequently used events for flood s...

The discharge of single motor units (n = 34) in the first dorsal interosseus muscle and the fluctuations in force during steady contractions were measured across a range of index finger abduction forces in old adults (77.1 +/- 6.9 yr, n = 20). These results were compared with previously reported data on 38 motor units from young adults (25.7 +/- 5.7 yr). Both minimal and peak discharge rates in...

the electro discharge machining (edm), one of the methods used in the machining industry and a non-traditional manufacturing method, the electro erosion process does not depend on the hardness of material and offers a way to process materials of very complex geometry with very fine and high precision by using cheap electrode materials, which make it a preferred method. in this study, effect of ...

the use of renewable energy in power generation and sudden changes in load and fault in power transmission lines  may cause a voltage drop in the system and challenge the reliability of the system. one way to compensate the changing nature of renewable energies in the short term without the need to disconnect loads or turn on other plants, is the use of renewable energy storage. the use of ener...