Influence of different exposure conditions to cigarette smoke on the pulmonary acute inflammatory response in mice

in Proceedings: Autumn Meeting of the Belgian Society of Fundamental and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology (2007)

Influence of Dimethoxymethane (DMM) Addition in Light Fuel Oil on the Flame Emission in a Domestic Hot water Boiler : Part II

Report (2002)

Influence of DMM addition in light fuel oil on the flame emission in a domestic hot water boiler

Conference (2004, August)

In order to investigate the soot reduction potentialities of DMM (called also methylal) addition in an overall lean diffusion flame, tests have been carried out on our experimental fuel oil boiler whose ... [more ▼]

In order to investigate the soot reduction potentialities of DMM (called also methylal) addition in an overall lean diffusion flame, tests have been carried out on our experimental fuel oil boiler whose burner is equipped with a spill-return atomizer. The tests have been performed in steady state regime without and with addition of DMM. During all the tests, the oxygen at the chimney was kept constant (around 3%) by adjusting the position of the burner air damper and thus the air combustion mass flow rate. The combustion chamber has two quartz windows through which the flame emission was registered by using a photodiode sensible in visible range. Classical gas analysers were used to measure the CO and NOx concentrations at the chimney. DMM percentages up to 15% (by mass) have been tested. [less ▲]

Influence of dominance relationships on the estimation of dominance variance with sire-dam subclass effects

in Journal of Animal Science (1997), 75(11), 2885-2891

Two data sets from the USDA Livestock and Range Research Laboratory mere analyzed to study dominance variance and the influence of dominance relationships. The first consisted of 4,155 birth weight (3,884 ... [more ▼]

Two data sets from the USDA Livestock and Range Research Laboratory mere analyzed to study dominance variance and the influence of dominance relationships. The first consisted of 4,155 birth weight (3,884 weaning weight) records of inbred USDA Line 1 Herefords. The second consisted of 8,065 birth weight (7,380 weaning weight) records from a line-cross experiment with five lines. Two models were used. Both included fixed effects of year-sex of calf and age of dam, and covariates for calving date, inbreeding of animal, and inbreeding of dam. For the second set, additional covariates were line composition and heterozygosity coefficients. Random effects were direct and maternal additive genetic, maternal permanent environment, sire-dam subclass, and residual. Model 1 considered sire-dam subclasses unrelated. Model 2 related sire-dam subclasses with a parental dominance relationship matrix. Variance components were estimated using REML. Differences between estimates with Model 1 and 2 were unimportant except for dominance variance. For the first data set, estimates with Model 2 of relative genetic direct and maternal variances, direct-maternal correlation, permanent environment, and dominance variances for birth weight were .35, .13, -.02, .03, and .25, respectively, and they were .39, .11, .04, .06 and .14 for the second data set. For weaning weight, the first data set estimates were .20, .15, -.37, .19, and .11, respectively, and they were .16, .20, -.07, .18, and .18 for the second data set. Changes, decreases and increases, in estimates of dominance variances may be due to increased information from relationships and family types other than full-sibs. The assumption of unrelated sire-dam subclasses might not be appropriate for estimation of dominance variance in populations with many dominance relationships among siredam classes. [less ▲]

Influence of drospirenone on renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system evaluation

in Endocrine Abstracts - 13th European Congress of Endocrinology (2011)

Influence of drying and hydrothermal treatments on the denaturation of corn proteins

Poster (2013, February 08)

Corn (Zea mays L.) is the most abundant cereal grain produced in the world. It also provides a significant amount of protein in human and animal diets. During drying corn grains undergo several ... [more ▼]

Corn (Zea mays L.) is the most abundant cereal grain produced in the world. It also provides a significant amount of protein in human and animal diets. During drying corn grains undergo several alterations including protein denaturation. A series of studies have been conducted in order to understand mechanisms behind denaturation of corn proteins during drying and heat moisture treatments. Using a laboratory fluidized-bed dryer, a flint corn variety have been dried between 54° and 130°C and subjected to different analyses from a qualitative point of view with a sequential extraction of corn protein fractions and from a quantitative point of view with the modeling of salt-soluble proteins using Promatest assay. Albumin, globulin and zein solubilities dropped significantly when the drying temperature increased. The electrophoretic patterns of zein and glutelin-G1 were not significantly modified, although the solubility of zein was affected by the drying temperature. The analysis of the different protein group solubilities suggested that denaturation mechanisms other than the creation of new disulfide bonds occurred during the drying of corn at high temperature. The study of the effect of heat treatments on the extractability of salt-soluble proteins shows that temperature; moisture content and time of processing greatly influence their kinetic denaturation. Modeling of salt-soluble proteins reveals that the evolution of extractible salt-soluble proteins content of corn kernels during drying at high temperature is more correctly described with a second order kinetic reaction. Investigations continue in order to understand protein denaturation and influence in functional properties and end-use of corn protein-based products. [less ▲]

Influence of drying temperature on functional properties of wet-milled starch granules

in Carbohydrate Polymers (2009), 75

Relationships between swelling capacities, pasting properties, rotational flow behaviour and textural properties of hydro-thermally heated wet-milled starch granules from corn dried between 60 and 130°C ... [more ▼]

Relationships between swelling capacities, pasting properties, rotational flow behaviour and textural properties of hydro-thermally heated wet-milled starch granules from corn dried between 60 and 130°C were investigated. High-drying temperatures applied during the corn drying process conferred to the wet-milled starch granules (WSG) such a rigidity which reduced their swelling capacities, their water binding capacities and their water solubility index after gelatinization. These granules changes affected their pasting characteristics, their flow behaviour and several textural parameters of gel formed from the wet-milled starch granule after gelatinization. The rigidity of granules was a major factor determining the formation of either starch pastes or gels. [less ▲]

Influence of drying temperature on the wet-milling performance and the proteins solubility indexes of corn kernels

in Journal of Food Engineering (2009), 95

The effects of air drying temperature on the wet-milling performance and the proteins solubility indexes were investigated for corn kernels dried between 54°C and 130°C. It was observed that when the ... [more ▼]

The effects of air drying temperature on the wet-milling performance and the proteins solubility indexes were investigated for corn kernels dried between 54°C and 130°C. It was observed that when the drying temperature increases, the starch yield drops significantly. The gluten recovered increased abruptly for drying temperatures up to 80 C. The albumin, globulin and zein solubility indexes decreased continuously when corn drying temperatures increased. According to the temperatures used, the starch yield, the gluten recovered and the salt-soluble proteins solubility indexes were adjusted satisfactorily by using a two asymptotic logistic model. This model has the advantage of supplying information on the dynamic of the variation of described parameters. The solubility index of total salt-soluble proteins was shown to be a suitable indicator of the severity of the drying treatment in regard to the corn wet-milling performance. [less ▲]

Influence of dynamic and permanent surface modification on the performance of CE separations of small molécules

Conference (1997)

Influence of Electronic Excitation in the Charge Reversal of halogenated Cations.

in International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes (1991), 107

Charge reversal of high kinetic energy (8keV) cations during collisions with atomic target gases (G=Xe, Kr, Ne) has been studied for CCln+ (n=1 or 2) ions resulting from dissociative electroionization of ... [more ▼]

Charge reversal of high kinetic energy (8keV) cations during collisions with atomic target gases (G=Xe, Kr, Ne) has been studied for CCln+ (n=1 or 2) ions resulting from dissociative electroionization of CCl4. The influence of electronic excitation of the incident cation CCln+ and of the nature of the target gas G on the anion yield have been examined. In our experiments, the two-collision process CCln+->CCln+G+->(CCln-)+2G+ is predominant. By comparing the anion and cation yields as a function of the kinetic energy of the ionizing electrons, we found evidence, with some target gases, of the existence of long-lived excited states of CCl+ and CCl2+, which lead to an increase in the anion yield in comparison with charge reversal of the correponding ground state ions. For CCl+, we deduce an excitation energy of 4+/-1 eV with a lifetime longer than 6.2 µs. These results are compatible with the a3Pi long-lived state of CCl+ previously detected by optical spectroscopy and by charge-stripping experiments. Our experimental data on charge reversal and metastable dissociation of CCl2+ reveal the existence of a long-lived state (lifetime>8.2 µs) of CCl2+ lying at 4.3+/-1 eV above the ground state.Semi-empirical MNDO calculations show that the energy of the first quartet state, a4A2, is compatible with the observed excitation energy. The spin-orbit coupling-induced transition from the a4A2 state to the B2A2 state is suggested to play an important role in the metestable dissociation CCl2+*->(CCl+)+Cl. The origin of the increase in the anion yield when long-lived excited states of CCl+ and CCl2+ are charge-reversed is discussed. Step a is suggested to be responsible for this yield enhancement which is observed when an appropriate target gas makes this step quasi-resonant. [less ▲]