587 research outputs found
Dairy bioactives and functional ingredients with skin health benefits
The potential of whey from Italian cheese productions to support skin health and anti-ageing mechanism was studied. The effect of whey on dermal and epidermal cells was evaluated. Whey inhibited the activity of elastase and tyrosinase enzymes by 60% and 32%, respectively. Whey cytotoxicity against tested skin cell lines, human fibroblasts (HDFa) and keratinocytes (HaCaT) was not observed. Moreover, the antioxidant activity of the samples was noted, after treatment with whey intracellular ROS level was decreased by 87% in comparison with the hydrogen peroxide-treated cells. Fibroblasts produced a significant amount of extracellular matrix molecules, collagen I, elastin and glycosaminoglycans as a result of treatment with tested whey. In addition, the ability of samples to improve the cell barrier integrity of keratinocytes was proven. The obtained results indicate that pure whey supports skin health and shows potential to be used by the cosmetic industry
Particle detection experiment for Applications Technology Satellite 1 /ATS-1/ Final report
Applications technology satellite particle detection experiment for measuring energy spectra of earth magnetic fiel
Micromechanical High-doses Radiation Sensor with Bossed Membrane and Interferometry Optical Read-out
AbstractThe silicon-glass MEMS high-doses radiation sensor with in situ detection, so far not possible in the field of detection of doses above 10 kGy, has been presented. The sensor consists of a chamber filled with the high density polyethylene (HDPE) and a silicon bossed membrane. The radiolysis product of HDPE increases the pressure inside the chamber causing the deflection of the membrane, which is proportional to the pressure, thus to radiation dose. The sensor has been irradiated with high energy electron beam and shows good detectability for 10-40 kGy. The deflection of the membrane has been detected by optical interferometer
Panel data and models of change: A comparison of first difference and conventional two-wave models
The method of first differences as an approach to modeling change is described and it is compared to more conventional two-wave panel models. Substantial advantages are found to the first-difference approach, especially if there are unmeasured, unchanging predictor variables in the model. It is also argued that there are substantial problems in the interpretation of results from the conventional two-wave models. Some of the analytic results are illustrated with a number of applications to the area of stressful life events.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/25740/1/0000300.pd
Assessing externalizing and internalizing behaviour in children: use of the motor behaviour checklist in a typical school-age Polish sample
The study was designed to investigate externalizing and internalizing behaviours in a
typical school-aged sample of children (N=112) using the Polish version of the Motor
Behaviour Checklist for Children. The instrument was translated into Polish and
teachers observed and recorded the motor behaviour of their students in school settings
during physical education and free play situations. Findings demonstrated a
psychometrically robust application of the MBC in a Polish sample as well as gender
differences in total externalizing scores. In addition, age was found to be significant
correlated with internalizing scores and especially with the social interaction factor.
Teachers reported boys as more inattentive and more hyperactive/impulsive than girls
and more likely to display externalising symptoms connected with ADHD particularly
in school settings. Findings underscore the importance of early diagnosis and have
practical implications when designing behavioural management programs and
educational interventions in school settings
Combinatorial nuclear level density by a Monte Carlo method
We present a new combinatorial method for the calculation of the nuclear
level density. It is based on a Monte Carlo technique, in order to avoid a
direct counting procedure which is generally impracticable for high-A nuclei.
The Monte Carlo simulation, making use of the Metropolis sampling scheme,
allows a computationally fast estimate of the level density for many fermion
systems in large shell model spaces. We emphasize the advantages of this Monte
Carlo approach, particularly concerning the prediction of the spin and parity
distributions of the excited states, and compare our results with those derived
from a traditional combinatorial or a statistical method. Such a Monte Carlo
technique seems very promising to determine accurate level densities in a large
energy range for nuclear reaction calculations.Comment: 30 pages, LaTex, 7 figures (6 Postscript figures included). Fig. 6
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Spin tune mapping as a novel tool to probe the spin dynamics in storage rings
Precision experiments, such as the search for electric dipole moments of
charged particles using storage rings, demand for an understanding of the spin
dynamics with unprecedented accuracy. The ultimate aim is to measure the
electric dipole moments with a sensitivity up to 15 orders in magnitude better
than the magnetic dipole moment of the stored particles. This formidable task
requires an understanding of the background to the signal of the electric
dipole from rotations of the spins in the spurious magnetic fields of a storage
ring. One of the observables, especially sensitive to the imperfection magnetic
fields in the ring is the angular orientation of stable spin axis. Up to now,
the stable spin axis has never been determined experimentally, and in addition,
the JEDI collaboration for the first time succeeded to quantify the background
signals that stem from false rotations of the magnetic dipole moments in the
horizontal and longitudinal imperfection magnetic fields of the storage ring.
To this end, we developed a new method based on the spin tune response of a
machine to artificially applied longitudinal magnetic fields. This novel
technique, called \textit{spin tune mapping}, emerges as a very powerful tool
to probe the spin dynamics in storage rings. The technique was experimentally
tested in 2014 at the cooler synchrotron COSY, and for the first time, the
angular orientation of the stable spin axis at two different locations in the
ring has been determined to an unprecedented accuracy of better than
rad.Comment: 32 pages, 15 figures, 7 table
Phase Measurement for Driven Spin Oscillations in a Storage Ring
This paper reports the first simultaneous measurement of the horizontal and
vertical components of the polarization vector in a storage ring under the
influence of a radio frequency (rf) solenoid. The experiments were performed at
the Cooler Synchrotron COSY in J\"ulich using a vector polarized, bunched
deuteron beam. Using the new spin feedback system, we
set the initial phase difference between the solenoid field and the precession
of the polarization vector to a predefined value. The feedback system was then
switched off, allowing the phase difference to change over time, and the
solenoid was switched on to rotate the polarization vector. We observed an
oscillation of the vertical polarization component and the phase difference.
The oscillations can be described using an analytical model. The results of
this experiment also apply to other rf devices with horizontal magnetic fields,
such as Wien filters. The precise manipulation of particle spins in storage
rings is a prerequisite for measuring the electric dipole moment (EDM) of
charged particles
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