Oxidative Stability of Liposomes Composed of Docosahexaenoic Acid-Containing Phospholipids

Oxidative stability of liposomes made of (Docosahexaenoic acid) DHA-containing phosphatidylcholine (PC) was examined during preparation and storage. After preparation of the liposomes, the concentration of primary (conjugated dienes) and secondary oxidation products (Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, TBARS) were significantly higher compared to the initial value. During cold storage, formation of conjugated dienes and TBARS remained more or less constant in large unilamellar vesicles (LUV), whereas in mulitilamellar vesicles (MLV) they were seen to increase over a period of 21 days. Evaporation of solvent traces from a lipid film should preferably be done under nitrogen as vacuum evaporation was found to increase oxidation of the phospholipid.     

Local Signatures of High-Tc Superconductivity Possible Origin of the Pseudogap

We have studied buffer ions induced holes clustering in the CuO ₂ plane by means of embedded cluster quantum chemistry calculations. This instability is suggested by Raman spectroscopy to be characteristic of the pseudo-gappedfermi surface at T     

如何了解客房的利润贡献率全球信封联盟理事

首先,Anders Davidsson从对当今信封行业的认识开始本次演讲,并对Bong集团的情况进行了一个简短的介绍(如图1所示),演讲过程中还配合了一些真实案例.最后,Anders Davidsson向大家阐述了Bong集团是如何从对客户获利的分析中获得收益的,如图2所示.     

Derating factor for cable crossings with consideration of longitudinal heat flow in cable screen

In this paper, an extension of the previously published method for the calculation of the derating factors for cables crossing external heat sources is proposed. The extension takes into account the longitudinal heat flow in cable metallic screen. The proposed algorithm is illustrated in a numerical example considering a practical situation of a high voltage cable crossing a steam pipe.     

Examining relations among attachment, religiosity, and new age spirituality using the Adult Attachment Interview.

This study was the first to examine relations between attachment and religion-spirituality in adults using a developmentally validated attachment assessment, the Adult Attachment Interview. Security of attachment was expected to be linked to a religiosity-spirituality that is socially based on the parental relationships and reflects extrapolation of attachment experiences with sensitive parents to perceived relationships with a loving God. Insecurity of attachment was expected to be related to religiosity- spirituality via emotional compensation for states of insecurity. Participants (N = 84; 40% men; mean age = 29 years) were drawn from religious-spiritual groups. Religiousness-spirituality was assessed with questionnaires. Results generally supported the hypotheses ( ps = .05). Estimates of parental loving were linked to socially based religiosity, loving God images, and gradual religious changes occurring at early ages and in life contexts indicating a positive influence of close relationships. Estimates of parental rejection and role reversal were related to New Age spirituality and sudden-intense religious changes occurring in life contexts of turmoil. Current attachment state of mind was generally unrelated to traditional religiosity, but current preoccupation, unresolved- disorganized, and cannot classify states were associated with New Age spirituality. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

GIS Integrated Modelling of a Himalayan Landscape

Land-surface modelling is traditionally based on reductionistic cause-effect models developed for the temperate region. Sustainable management of vulnerable and extreme regions demands a new holistic approach relying on first principles and integration of processes and patterns. In this article remotely sensed data and GIS are combined for creating digital data sets of elevation and vegetation over the Himalayan Sutlej river and its tributaries. GIS-coupled models are used for distributed estimates of precipitation,and modelling of the basin water cycle. Based on the derived data and their scale and error, an expert system incorporating fuzzy logic is used for index-related erosion modelling. It is concluded that GIS integrated modelling can pave the way to sustainable landscape management.