Selection of a turbine cooling system applying multi-disciplinary design considerations.

abstract：:Nicotinamide can protect the NOD mouse from diabetes if given early enough and in sufficient dose. The effect partly wanes with time. There is reduced islet inflammation. Similar protective effects can be demonstrated in quasi-experimental interventions in humans--both diabetes related and unrelated deemed at risk of ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Elliott RB,Pilcher CC,Stewart A,Fergusson D,McGregor MA

更新日期：1993-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease characterized by autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells. Genetic and environmental factors contribute in this disease. There is evidence that MHC class I chain-related gene (MIC-A) plays a role in the susceptibility to this and other autoimmune diseases...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zake LN,Ghaderi M,Park YS,Babu S,Eisenbarth G,Sanjeevi CB

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NFkappaB factor Bcl-3 influences the survival of T cells when they are activated to take part in immune responses. Because treatment of mice with adjuvant results in the increased expression of Bcl-3 in T cells, where it has survival-promoting effects, Bcl-3 may be an important, limiting factor that is supplied to...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mitchell TC,Thompson BS,Trent JO,Casella CR

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the basal state, patients with sarcoidosis have reduced numbers of circulating T lymphocytes and a normal number of circulating B lymphocytes. The lymphocytes show impaired DNA synthesis in response to several mitogens and antigens and impaired K-cell cytotoxicity. Circulating atypical cells of lymphocytic origin a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hedfors E

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable evidence linking alcohol consumption, sedation, and thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in the brain septum. We have shown that ethanol in clinically relevant concentrations can in vitro induce TRH release from the septum by a mechanism involving neuronal swelling. Corticotropin-releasing hormone...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kiss A,Adameová A,Kubovcáková L,Jamal B,Bacová Z,Zórad S,Tybitanclová K,Kvetnanský R,Strbák V

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over seventy percent of unexpected infant deaths are registered as SIDS. Over 85,000 infants have been screened at birth and one month of age for risk of unexpected death using the Sheffield Score system. Scores range from below 400 to over 800 points. Infants with scores over 800 are at more than 16 times greater ris...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Carpenter RG,Gardner A,Harris J,Judd M,Lewry J,Maddock CR,Powell J,Taylor EM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensorineural hearing loss results from the degeneration of hair cells and/or auditory neurons in the cochlea of the inner ear. BDNF and NT-3 were shown to support survival of auditory neurons both in vitro and in vivo. Cochlea from P3-P4 rats were cultured as floating explants and hair cells in the organ of Corti wer...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kuang R,Hever G,Zajic G,Yan Q,Collins F,Louis JC,Keithley E,Magal E

更新日期：1999-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography allows for the study of human brain physiology and chemistry including cerebral blood flow, oxygen or glucose metabolism. We applied PET to study glucose metabolism using aphasia as a model of neurobehavior. The most striking observation was that the extent of cerebral glucose metabolic ch...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Metter EJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While each region of the world faces unique public health challenges, environmental threats to vulnerable populations in Asia constitute a significant global public health challenge. Environmental threats to health are widespread and are increasing as nations in the region undergo rapid industrial development. One of ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Suk WA,Davis EA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood fibrinolytic system comprises an inactive proenzyme, plasminogen, that can be converted to the active enzyme, plasmin. Plasmin degrades fibrin into soluble fibrin degradation products, by two physiological plasminogen activators (PA), the tissue type PA (t-PA) and the urokinase type PA (u-PA). t-PA mediated ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lijnen HR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant state and national policy initiatives are focusing on strategies for financing and structuring the delivery of evidence-based services for children. These initiatives reflect, in part, an increased awareness of and respect for scientific standards about effective treatments and services. At the same time, ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hoagwood K

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the molecular mechanism by which Sph-1-P affects the FN-dependent haptotactic motility of serum-starved mouse melanoma B16/F10 cells. We found that EDG-5-induced Rho activation followed by enhanced tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK and paxillin, and beta 1-integrin activation leading to overexpression of...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yamamura S,Hakomori S,Wada A,Igarashi Y

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined dopamine (DA) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) releasers such as phentermine (PHEN) and fenfluramine (FEN) are reported, in open label studies, to reduce craving for alcohol and cocaine and to prevent relapse. The objective of the studies reported here was to assess the actions of these agents alone and in comb...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rothman RB,Elmer GI,Shippenberg TS,Rea W,Baumann MH

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While liver enzyme changes are frequently reported in hyperthyroidism, liver dysfunction itself can lead to alterations in thyroid hormone metabolism. However, the exact relationship between hyperthyroidism and liver dysfunction is unclear. We report an 11-year-old boy presenting with acute hepatitis of unknown etiolo...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yeliosof O,Marshall I

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Our recently developed method, TranSIESTA, enables modelling of molecular electronic devices under operation conditions. The method is based on density functional theory, and calculates the self-consistent electronic structure of a nanostructure coupled to three-dimensional electrodes with different electrochemical po...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Stokbro K,Taylor J,Brandbyge M,Ordejón P

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Trk family of tyrosine-protein kinases, TrkA, TrkB, and TrkC, are the signaling receptors that mediate the biological properties of the NGF family of neurotrophins. This family of growth factors includes in addition to NGF, BDNF, NT-3, and NT-4. TrkA is the NGF receptor. TrkB serves as a receptor for both BDNF and...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Barbacid M

更新日期：1995-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Intentional exposures to toxic chemicals can stem from terrorist attacks, such as the release of sarin in the Tokyo subway system in 1995, as well as from toxic industrial accidents that are much more common. Developing effective medical interventions is a critical component of the overall strategy to overcome the cha...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Jett DA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New approaches to the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PH) have increased symptomatic relief and prolonged survival. PH is a common sequela of the hemoglobinopathies, but the use of standard oral treatment options is limited because of toxicity and poor effectiveness. Sildenafil citrate is a selective and...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Derchi G,Forni GL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherent-cell-depleted primed rabbit splenocytes were capable of mounting an in vitro response to SRBC. The addition of alveolar macrophages (AM) to adherent-cell-depleted or unseparated lymphoid cell populations resulted in significant suppression of the PFC response. Suppressive activity was limited to AM and depend...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Herscowitz HB,Pennline KJ,Conrad RE,Ullrich SE,Gerber HR

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesize that stimulation of Na+-K+-Cl+ cotransporter (NKCC1) causes Na+ overload that may lead to reversal of Na+-Ca2+ exchanger isoform 1 (NCX1) and ischemic neuronal damage. NCX1 protein expression and Ca2+ influx via reversal of NCX were decreased by approximately 70% in NCX1+/- neurons. Compared to NCX1+/+ ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Luo J,Wang Y,Chen X,Chen H,Kintner DB,Shull GE,Philipson KD,Sun D

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low- and high-frequency cortical oscillations play an important role in speech processing. Low-frequency neural oscillations in the delta (<4 Hz) and theta (4-8 Hz) bands entrain to the prosodic and syllabic rates of speech, respectively. Theta band neural oscillations modulate high-frequency neural oscillations in th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lizarazu M,Lallier M,Molinaro N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 13 patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular lesions following removal of acoustic neurinomas. The time constant of the VOR after surgery was 6.4 +/- 2.6 seconds (normal is 18.5 +/- 7.7 seconds). The time constant of OKAN after surgery was 7.2 +/- 1.8 seconds (normal is 11.3 +/- 3.2 seconds). The mean ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hain TC,Zee DS

更新日期：1992-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that metabolic inhibition is neuroprotective, but little evidence has been provided to support this proposal. Using the in vitro rabbit retina preparation as an established model of the central nervous system (CNS), we measured the rate of glucose utilization and lactate production, and...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Maynard KI,Quiñones-Hinojosa A,Malek JY

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional decline of tissues in aged animals is a result of cellular aging. Though any process of somatic cell aging basically depends on genomic instructions, phenotypes of aged cells are expressed in a given internal environment of each cell type that was made with translated proteins and post-translationally modif...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Toda T

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of climate change on biodiversity is now evident, with the direct impacts of changing temperature and rainfall patterns and increases in the magnitude and frequency of extreme events on species distribution, populations, and overall ecosystem function being increasingly publicized. Changes in the climate sy...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Maxwell SL,Venter O,Jones KR,Watson JE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 90% of all cancer deaths arise from metastasis formation. Hence, understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying tumor progression, local invasion, and the formation of tumor metastases represents one of the great challenges in exploratory cancer research. Recent experimental results indicate that chan...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cavallaro U,Christofori G

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compare the evidence from human neuroimaging studies for and against two of the major hypotheses of how alterations in the brain's reward system underlie addiction. One of these, the impulsivity hypothesis, proposes that addiction is characterized by excessive sensitivity to reward combined with a failure of inhibi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hommer DW,Bjork JM,Gilman JM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent discoveries have demonstrated the extraordinary plasticity of tissue-derived stem cells, raising fundamental questions about cell lineage relationships and suggesting the potential for novel cell-based therapies. We have examined this phenomenon in a potential reciprocal relationship between stem cells derived ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Goodell MA,Jackson KA,Majka SM,Mi T,Wang H,Pocius J,Hartley CJ,Majesky MW,Entman ML,Michael LH,Hirschi KK

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a role in a wide range of somatic and mental diseases. Whereas the role of the ANS in the regulation of the cardiovascular system seems evident, its role in the regulation of other systems associated with allostasis is less clear. Using a model of neurovisceral integration we d...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Thayer JF,Sternberg E

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The strategy of "manufacturing uncertainty" has been used with great success by polluters and manufacturers of dangerous products to oppose public health and environmental regulation. This strategy entails questioning the validity of scientific evidence on which the regulation is based. While this approach is most ide...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Michaels D

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00