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A novel method of generating Dendritic cells in vitro using the KG-1 cell line and its use as a model for testing effects of lactic acid bacteria
(2011-08-01)
Dendritic cells (DCs) are prime mediators of innate and adaptive immunity. In humans the DC population comprise only 0.1% of all leukocytes, making their isolation and ex vivo manipulation difficult. Since study of DC ...
Graphene and graphane functionalization using hydrogen and nitrogen electronic optical and vibrational signatures
(2011-04-01)
Hydrogen is added to Graphene in various compositions and configurations to modify the band structure to produce a suitable band gap for microelectronic applications. Optical and vibrational spectra are calculated as a ...
Cellulose biosynthesis inhibitors modulate defense transcripts and regulate genes that are implicated in cell wall re-structuring in arabidopsis
(2011-06-01)
The cell wall is a multifunctional structure which is implicated in plant growth and development as well as responding to any environmental changes including biotic and abiotic stresses. One of the practical approaches in ...
Investigation into smoothed particle hydrodynamics for non-newtonian droplet modelling
(2011-08-01)
Droplet splatter dynamics is an important study in the field of forensics since a crime
event can produce many blood stains. Understanding the origins of the blood stains
from pure observations is very difficult because ...
A parallel adaptive method for pseudo-arclength continuation
(2011-08-01)
We parallelize the pseudo-arclength continuation method for solving nonlinear systems
of equations. Pseudo-arclength continuation is a predictor-corrector method where the
correction step consists of solving a linear system ...
Mathematical modelling of the plunger pump operation with numerical methods for simulating the flow across the valve
(2011-12-01)
Plunger pumps are needed for heavy duty sludge pumping at wastewater treatment
facilities. America's leading pump manufacturer Wastecorp Inc. brought
their plunger pump problem to us in late 2009. It was found that when ...
Numerical methods for simulating diffusion in cellular media
(2011-12-01)
Diffusion imaging is a relatively recent branch of magnetic resonance imaging that
produces images of human physiology through diffusion of water molecules within the
body. One difficulty in calculating diffusion ...
The role of urban wetland diversity and function in contaminant fate
(2011-08-01)
It is recognized that microbial transformations are the primary mechanism of organic contaminant removal in natural and constructed wetland systems. However, not much is known about urban wetland microbial communities or ...
The anti-estrogenic and liver metabolic effects of DHAA in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss)
(2011-08-01)
Recent studies have shown that dehydroabietic acid (DHAA), a resin acid
present in pulp and paper mills, may have anti-estrogenic effects in fish. A
chronic-exposure toxicity experiment using immature rainbow trout
(Oncorhynchus ...
Effects of chronic exposure to ibuprofen and naproxen on Florida flagfish (Jordanella floridae) over one complete life-cycle
(2011-08-01)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of drugs prescribed to relieve pain, fever and inflammation, and are among the most commonly consumed medications in Ontario. Approximately 70% of the ingested dose ...