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Effect of Flow Rate on Arrhythmias and Cellular Electrophysiology during Myocardial Reperfusion

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Conference Abstract| February 01 1984 Effect of Flow Rate on Arrhythmias and Cellular Electrophysiology during Myocardial Reperfusion W. Culling; W. Culling 1Department of Cardiology, Welsh National School of Medicine, CARDIFF CF4 4XN Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar D. J. Sheridan D. J. Sheridan 1Department of Cardiology, Welsh National School of Medicine, CARDIFF CF4 4XN Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Clin Sci (Lond) (1984) 66 (2): 2P. https://doi.org/10.1042/cs066002P_pt2 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Citation W. Culling, D. J. Sheridan; Effect of Flow Rate on Arrhythmias and Cellular Electrophysiology during Myocardial Reperfusion. Clin Sci (Lond) 1 February 1984; 66 (2): 2P. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/cs066002P_pt2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsClinical Science Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 1984 The Biochemical Society and the Medical Research Society1984 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
Wavelet improved GAN for MRI reconstruction

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Background: Compressed sensing magnetic resonance imaging (CS-MRI) is an important technique of accel- erating the acquisition process of magnetic resonance (MR) images by undersampling. It has the potential of reducing MR scanning time and costs, thus minimising patient discomfort. Motivation: One of the successful CS-MRI techniques to recover the original image from undersampled images is generative adversarial network (GAN). However, GAN-based techniques suffer from three key limitations: training instability, slow convergence and input size constraints. Method and Result: In this study, we propose a novel GAN-based CS-MRI technique: WPD-DAGAN (Wavelet Packet Decomposition Improved de-aliaising GAN). We incorporate Wasserstein loss function and a novel structure based on wavelet packet decomposition (WPD) into the de-aliaising GAN (DAGAN) architecture, which is a well established GAN-based CS-MRI technique. We show that the proposed network architecture achieves a significant performance improvement over the state-of-the-art CS-MRI techniques.
ChemInform Abstract: Preclinical Efficacy on GSK‐3 Inhibitors: Towards a Future Generation of Powerful Drugs

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
Smuggle Across the Border. Clandestine Trade Relations in the Northeastern of New Spain, 1808-1821

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

This article explain why the habitants of Eastern border in New Spain did not choose the armed struggle as their main strategy to confront the colonial power. It suggests that the habitants of the four provinces took advantage of living in a borderland region to smuggle and establish illegal trade networks with different Indian nations and Americans from Louisiana and other provinces. By smuggling, northeasterners sought to evade New Spain’s trade restrictions. It also describes the routes, participants, and functioning of this illegal trade.
CHANGES OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND MORBID OBESITY AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Objective: Research objective was studying of pulse wave velocity (PWV) changes and the effectiveness of blood pressure (BP) control in obese patients after bariatric treatment. Design and method: It were surveyed 22 untreated patients (11 males) with morbid obesity. The body mass index before the surgery was 47.6 ± 2.14 kg/m2. Hypertension was detected in 20 (90.9%) patients: grade 1 was established in 9 (40.9%), grade 2 - in 8 (36.4%) and grade 3 - in 3 (13.6%) patients. According to target organ damage stage I hypertension was established in 4 (18.2%), stage II in 16 (72.7%) patients. Low cardiovascular (CV) risk was established in 1 (4.55%) patient, moderate CV risk in 1 (4.55%) patient, high CV risk in 16 (72.7%) patients, very high CV risk in 4 (18.2%) patients. The combined antihypertensive therapy was prescribed to all patients with hypertension and obese before surgery to reach normal BP values. As a result 2-component therapy was prescribed to 6 (27,3%) patients, 3-component therapy - to 8 (36,4%), 4-component therapy - to 5 (22,7%), 5-component therapy - to 1 (4,55%) patient. The effectiveness of the prescribed antihypertensive therapy was evaluated using office BP measurement. BP control in all patients was repeated after bariatric treatment. Results: Systolic BP level significantly decreased from 152,60 ± 5,71 mm Hg to 121,70 ± 3,02 mmHg (p < 0,001) after bariatric surgery. Diastolic BP also declined during estimated period from 86,20 ± 3,13 to 69,0 ± 2,92 mm Hg (p < 0,001). PWV levels decreased from 8,66 ± 0,27 to 7,14 ± 0,46 (p < 0,005). Significant positive results achieved after bariatric treatment allowed 5 (22.7%) patients first to reduce dosages, and subsequently to stop taking antihypertensive therapy in order to achieve normotension, and 15 (68.2%) patients - significantly to reduce dosages and quantity of taken drugs. Conclusions: Weight loss as a result of surgical treatment of obesity significantly improves BP control and PWV level in patients with morbid obesity, allows to reduce doses and the number of taken medications, to achieve not only long-term weight loss, but also to reduce the risk of serious CV events. This category of patients requires careful further dynamic monitoring by a multidisciplinary team of specialists.
Foraging and feeding behavior of Indian flying fox at Dhubri district of western Assam

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) is a fruit bat species under the order Chiroptera and family Pteropodidae. The species is locally known as ‘Pholkhowa Borbaduli’ in Assamese means frugivorous big bat. Data on foraging and feeding behavior, the phenology of our fruit plants, and the complex role the Indian flying foxes play in the northeast Indian forest ecosystem are very scanty. Looking, at the dearth of information, the study was conducted at the subtropical mixed forest patches found at residential areas of Nathpara, Khalilpur part of Dhubri district of western Assam to enumerate the foraging and feeding behavior of Indian flying foxes on the ripe fruits of Anthocephalus cadamba (Kadam Plants), a potential food item of Pteropus giganteus in the study which is mainly observed during monsoon and retreating monsoon period of the wet season. The study will also reveal the role of the fruit bat species in forest regeneration through their pollination and seed dispersal activities ultimately maintaining a healthy forest ecosystem by enhancing the forest coverage of Northeast India, a ‘Biodiversity Hotspot’.
A Study into Understanding User Requirements to Inform the Design of Customizable Robotic Pain Management Devices

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Previous research into using robots for pain man-agement has shown promise. However to date, there seems to have been little research investigating user requirements for robotic pain management devices which could be used by adults living with chronic pain, and how these might be translated into custom products. We carried out a user study comprising online surveys and interviews with people who have lived experience of chronic pain to investigate their perspectives. We had a total of 44 participants in our study. Our research revealed a preference for robotic devices for pain management which have an abstract or animal-like form, noting that contact points with the body should feel soft, warm, and light. Study participants also felt that the user should initiate the interaction and should have control of the robot, as well as the type and intensity of touch. Favored touch types included massaging, rubbing, and stroking. From the emerging requirements, given the diversity of experiences, design-related attributes identified could be used for a form-customization application, such as interactive evolutionary computation (IEC), as a means to personalize the embodiment of robotic devices. Prioritized form factors for customization through included size, weight, and feel.
Residual squeeze CNDS deep learning CNN model for very large scale places image recognition

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Deep convolutional neural network models have achieved great success in the recent years. However, the optimization of size and the time needed to train a deep network is a research area that needs much improvement. In this paper, we address the issue of speed and size by proposing a compressed convolutional neural network model namely Residual Squeeze CNDS. Proposed models compresses the earlier very successful Residual-CNDS network and further improves on following aspects: (1) small model size, (2) faster speed, (3) uses residual learning for faster convergence, better generalization, and solves the issue of degradation, (4) matches the recognition accuracy of the non-compressed model on the very large-scale grand challenge MIT Places 365-Standard scene dataset. In comparison to Residual-CNDS the proposed model is 87.64% smaller in size and 13.33% faster in the training time. This supports our claim that the proposed model inherits the best aspects of Residual-CNDS model and further improves upon it. Moreover, we present our attempt at a more disciplined approach to searching the design space for novel CNN architectures. In comparison to SQUEEZENET our proposed framework can be more easily adapted and fully integrated with the residual learning for compressing various other contemporary deep learning convolutional neural network models.
Numerical stability analysis of the Taylor-Couette flow in the two-dimensional case

Field: Mathematics (Physical Sciences)

The stability of the laminar flow between two rotating cylinders (Taylor-Couette flow) is numerically studied. The simulation is based on the equations of motion of an inviscid fluid (Euler equations). The influence exerted on the flow stability by physical parameters of the problem (such as the gap width between the cylinders, the initial perturbation, and the velocity difference between the cylinders) is analyzed. It is shown that the onset of turbulence is accompanied by the formation of large vortices. The results are analyzed and compared with those of similar studies.
Preen Gland-Secreted Alkanols Enhance Male Attractiveness in Parrots

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Abstract The skin glands are widely used in pheromone production throughout the vertebrate worlds. Growing evidences show that birds also have chemical communication, but the uropygial (also called preen or oil) glands, serving as only specialized skin glands of birds, have no sex pheromones characterized. Here, by combining GC-MS analysis and bioassay, we show with the budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus, that birds can used the preen gland-secreted volatiles (a blend of octadecanol, nonadecanol and eicosanol for male budgerigars) spread over body plumage when preening to convey sex information. Here, we first report the avian pheromones derived from the uropyginal gland and suggests that the gland has broader implications than previously known (e.g. plumage waterproofing and reflectance in sexual behaviour of birds.
Daily and Seasonal Rhythms in Human Mucosa Phospholipid Fatty Acid Composition

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Fatty acids (FAs) can exert important physiological effects: for example, as precursors of eicosanoids, as signaling molecules, and, in particular, as parts of phospholipids, the major constituents of cell membranes. Animals can remodel cell membranes in terms of their FA composition in response to environmental conditions, and even endothermic mammals exhibit seasonal cycles in the FA makeup of membranes. Previous evidence pointed to the existence of both seasonal and daily cycles in phospholipid composition of human cell membranes. Therefore, we used a noninvasive method to collect human mucosa cells over 1 year in 20 healthy subjects, and we determined seasonal and daily rhythmicity of phospholipid FA content. Our results show that significant daily rhythms were detectable in 11 of 13 FAs and were largely synchronous among subjects. Also, these daily rhythms showed stable phase relationships between different FAs within subjects. In contrast, yearly rhythms in phospholipid FA content were statistically significant in only ~50% of subjects and were asynchronous between subjects. These results support the view that while human physiology is still dominated by geophysical sunrise and sunset, resulting in strong daily cycles, seasonal rhythms are less well defined, at least in Western societies. We suggest that the main physiological function underlying rhythms in cell membrane composition is the regulation of the activity of transmembrane proteins, such as ion pumps, which can be strongly affected by the fatty acyl chains of phospholipids in the surrounding membrane bilayer. Hence, among a multitude of other functions, cycles in membrane FA composition may be involved in generating the daily rhythm of metabolic rate. Rhythms in certain membrane FAs, namely polyunsaturated and monounsaturated FAs that are known to affect health, could be also involved in daily and seasonal rhythms of diseases and death.
Depression, anxiety, and hopelessness in a sample of Egyptian children diagnosed with cystic fibrosis

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Abstract Background Even though current therapeutic approaches have significantly increased the longevity and standard of living for children suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF), the crucial psychological components of this illness have not received the same level of attention as other chronic illnesses. The aim of the research was to assess depression, anxiety, and hopelessness in cystic fibrosis-affected children and their relation to the duration of illness. In this study, we compared 40 healthy control children between the ages of 7 and 12 with 40 cystic fibrosis children who were matched for age and sex. All patients had detailed clinical and psychometric evaluations using the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI), the Anxiety Scale for Children (ASC), and the Hopelessness Scale for Children (HSC). Results The CDI, ASC, and HSC revealed a significant difference between both groups. Positive correlations between depression, anxiety, and hopelessness and disease duration were found. Conclusions Patients with CF experienced significantly increased depression, anxiety, and hopelessness, and there is an association between these symptoms and the duration of the illness. We advise making psychiatric screening a standard part of evaluating and monitoring CF patients.
Utilization of spectral absorption for measurement of adenylate cyclase activity

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

The purpose of this study was to improve our previously described enzymatic fluorometric assay of the adenylate cyclase activity. Using physicochemical characteristics of NADPH, of which a 0.1 mmol/L solution would have an optical density of 0.627, we measured the adenylate cyclase activity by the spectral absorption of NADPH. The assay consists of two parts: pharmacological modulation of adenylate cyclase and measurement of newly synthesized cyclic AMP. The latter part involves four steps: enzymatic destruction of noncyclic adenine nucleotides and phosphorylated metabolites, conversion of cyclic AMP to ATP, amplification of ATP by enzymatic cycling, and measurement of NADPH with spectral absorption, which is generated in proportion to initial cyclic AMP levels. This new assay was tested in membrane preparations made from rat hearts in comparison with the previously described fluorometric assay. We obtained identical results by spectrophotometry and fluorometry with high reproducibility. Because the fluorometric assay possesses a high sensitivity while the spectrophotometric method is advantageous because of its wide analytical range of cyclic AMP measurement, combination of fluorometric and spectrophotometric methods may offer a convenient way to measure the adenylate cyclase activities in various samples.
Voices of Connecticut Veterans: John Pease and "Bloody Tarawa," November 20-23, 1943

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Research Article| October 01 2007 Voices of Connecticut Veterans: John Pease and "Bloody Tarawa," November 20-23, 1943 EILEEN M. HURST EILEEN M. HURST Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Connecticut History Review (2007) 46 (2): 244–252. https://doi.org/10.2307/44369780 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation EILEEN M. HURST; Voices of Connecticut Veterans: John Pease and "Bloody Tarawa," November 20-23, 1943. Connecticut History Review 1 January 2007; 46 (2): 244–252. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/44369780 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressConnecticut History Review Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
The Effects of Three Kinds of Artificial Diet on Spring Multiplication of Apis cerana cerana

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

In this experiment,the effect of three kinds of artificial diets on spring multiplication of Apis cerana cerana were studied.The result showed that there was no significant difference among the experimental groups and the control group(Group A) in the number of sealed broods and honeybee population.The emergent weight of workers in group B which was fed with the mixture(pollen、cooked soybean,yeast extract,sugar) was better than that of the other two groups(Group C and Group D) while it was similar to the control group.
THE ACTIVE UNIVERSE

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

Active motion is a concept in complex systems theory and was successfully applied to various problems in nonlinear dynamics. Explicit studies for gravitational potentials were missing so far. We interpret the Friedmann equations with cosmological constant as a dynamical system, which can be made "active" in a straightforward way. These active Friedmann equations lead to a cyclic universe, which is shown numerically.
Maribacter flavus sp. nov., isolated from a cyanobacterial culture pond

Field: Immunology and Microbiology (Life Sciences)

A Gram-stain-negative, yellow, non-spore-forming, strictly aerobic bacterium, designated C3 T , was isolated from a cyanobacterial culture pond. Cells were halophilic, rod-shaped and able to move by gliding. Growth of strain C3 T was observed at 15–30 °C (optimum 25 °C), pH 6.0–9.0 (optimum pH 7.5), and in the presence of 1–7 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 2–3 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain C3 T formed a distinct lineage within the family Flavobacteriaceae and exhibited the highest similarity (95.21 %) to the type strains of Maribacter dokdonensis , Maribacter arcticus , Maribacter orientalis and Maribacter stanieri , and ‘ Maribacter caenipelagi ’ HD-44. The only isoprenoid quinone present within strain C3 T was menaquinone 6 (MK-6). The G+C content of genomic DNA was 41.5 mol%. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine and three unidentified lipids. The predominant cellular fatty acids (>5 % of the total fatty acids) were iso-C 15 : 1 G, iso-C 15 : 0 , iso-C 15 : 0 3-OH, iso-C 17 : 0 3-OH, and summed feature 3 (comprising C 16 : 1 ω7 c and/or C 16 : 1 ω6 c ). On the basis of the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic characteristics, strain C3 T represents a novel species of the genus Maribacter , for which the name Maribacter flavus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is C3 T ( = KCTC 42508 T = CGMCC 1.15112 T ).
Modulation of density-fractionated RBC deformability by nitric oxide.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

The role of nitric oxide (NO) in maintaining normal mechanical behavior of red blood cell (RBC) has been previously demonstrated. The effects of NO donor and NOS inhibitor on the mechanical properties of density fractionated RBC were tested in this study. A non-specific NOS inhibitor, N-omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) at a concentration of 10(-3) M and sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a nitric oxide donor at a concentration of 10(-6) M was added to blood samples with hematocrit adjusted to 0.4 l/l and RBC deformability was measured by an ektacytometer in the density fractionated RBC after one hour incubation at 37 degrees C. There was no significant effect of the NO donor SNP on cellular deformability in the older (denser) RBC fraction in contrast with the younger (least dense) fraction. Alternatively, the sensitivity of cellular deformability to competitive NOS inhibition by L-NAME was greater in the older fraction. These findings suggest that older RBC are characterized by diminished internal NO synthesis and are also less sensitive to external NO indicating that the target mechanisms for NO may also be deteriorated.
Possibilities of Using Insectistatics and Pheromones in the Control of Stored Product Pests1

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Abstract Salient aspects of insect cuticle formation, hormone action, nutritional requirements, feeding stimulants, sex and aggregation pheromones are discussed in the light of their possible contribution to controlling storage pests. Agents decimating pest populations by suppression of growth and reproduction (rather than by rapid mortality) are defined as insectistatics. Their mode of action includes inhibition of chitin and sclerotin formation, hormonal imbalance induced by extrinsic juvenoids or ecdysoids, developmental disturbances due to nutrient or metabolite antagonists, accelerators of metabolism and symbioticides. Disruption of mating may be accomplished by pheromone trapping and disorientation, or prevention of sex attraction due to pheromone isomers. The relatively limited space and constant conditions in storehouses (moderate levels of humidity, temperature and ultraviolet light) as well as the rapid developmental rate and low population density of storage pests render them suitable for control by insectistatics and pheromones. Some of the latter are currently tested under natural conditions. The limitations of these biotechnical procedures are discussed.
InGaAs Quantum Wires in 110 and 110 Gratings: Two V-Grooves Directions, Two Behavior of the Regrowth Interface

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

InGaAs quantum wires are obtained by holographic lithography and MBE regrowth on V-grooves. The influence of some fabrication steps on the interface is presented. The 110 and 11-BAR0 gratings are compared in terms of etching profiles and the evolution of the grating shape during the desorption and the epitaxial regrowth.