Connecting dispersion models and wall temperature prediction for laminar and turbulent flows in channels

In a former paper, Drouin et al. (2010) proposed a model for dispersion phenomena in heated channels that works for both laminar and turbulent regimes. This model, derived according to the double averaging procedure, leads to satisfactory predictions of mean temperature. In order to derive dispersion coefficients, the so called ‘‘closure problem’’ was solved, which gave us access to the temperature deviation at sub filter scale. We now propose to capitalize on this useful information in order to connect dispersion modeling to wall temperature prediction. As a first step, we use the temperature deviation modeling in order to connect wall to mean temperatures within the asymptotic limit of well established pipe flows. Since temperature in wall vicinity is mostly controlled by boundary conditions, it might evolve according to different time and length scales than averaged temperature. Hence, this asymptotic limit provides poor prediction of wall temperature when flow conditions encounter fast transients and stiff heat flux gradients. To overcome this limitation we derive a transport equation for temperature deviation. The resulting two-temperature model is then compared with fine scale simulations used as reference results. Wall temperature predictions are found to be in good agreement for various Prandtl and Reynolds numbers, from laminar to fully turbulent regimes and improvement with respect to classical models is noticeable

La dynamique du potentiel trans-épithélial au cours de la cicatrisation de la peau

Le potentiel trans-épithélial (PTE) représente la différence de charges qui existe dans un tissu étanche composé de cellules pluristratifiées. La distribution inégale de certains ions à travers l'épiderme est responsable de sa présence dans la peau. Des mesures de PTE ont été effectuées à différents temps lors de la genèse de l'épiderme ainsi que durant la réépithélialisation d'une plaie sur un modèle de peau humaine reconstruite par génie tissulaire. L'intensité du PTE varie en fonction du temps dans les deux conditions et cette cinétique a été confirmée au cours de la réépithélialisation d'une plaie sur un modèle in vivo. L'expression des pompes Na⁺/K⁺ ATPase varie elles aussi en fonction du temps et l'utilisation de l'amiloride, un inhibiteur du transport cationique, module négativement la cinétique du PTE par rapport au groupe témoin en plus de retarder la réépithélialisation de la plaie

Influence of statin use on clinicopathological characteristics of localized prostate cancer and outcomes obtained after radical prostatectomy: a single center study

To assess the impact of statin use on biochemical recurrence (BCR) of prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy (RP)

Expression of C4.4A in an in Vitro Human Tissue-Engineered Skin Model

A multi-LU-domain-containing protein denoted C4.4A exhibits a tightly regulated membrane-associated expression in the suprabasal layers of stratified squamous epithelia such as skin and the esophagus, and the expression of C4.4A is dysregulated in various pathological conditions. However, the biological function of C4.4A remains unknown. To enable further studies, we evaluated the expression of C4.4A in monolayer cultures of normal human keratinocytes and in tissue-engineered skin substitutes (TESs) produced by the self-assembly approach, which allow the formation of a fully differentiated epidermis tissue. Results showed that, in monolayer, C4.4A was highly expressed in the centre of keratinocyte colonies at cell-cell contacts areas, while some cells located at the periphery presented little C4.4A expression. In TES, emergence of C4.4A expression coincided with the formation of the stratum spinosum. After the creation of a wound within the TES, C4.4A expression was observed in the suprabasal keratinocytes of the migrating epithelium, with the exception of the foremost leading keratinocytes, which were negative for C4.4A. Our results are consistent with previous data in mouse embryogenesis and wound healing. Based on these findings, we conclude that this human TES model provides an excellent surrogate for studies of C4.4A and Haldisin expressions in human stratified epithelia

Zinc Redistribution in a Soil Developed from Limestone During Pedogenesis

International audienceThe long-term redistribution of Zn in a naturally Zn-enriched soil during pedogenesis was quantified based on mass balance calculations. According to their fate, parent limestones comprised three Zn pools: bound to calcite and pyritesphalerite grains, bound to phyllosilicates and bound to goethite in the inherited phosphate nodules. Four pedological processes, i.e., carbonate dissolution, two stages of redox processes and eluviation, redistributed Zn during pedogenesis. The carbonate dissolution of limestones released Zn bound to calcite into soil solution. Due to residual enrichment, Zn concentrations in the soil are higher than those in parent limestones. Birnessite, ferrihydrite and goethite dispersed in soil horizon trapped high quantities of Zn during their formation. Afterwards, primary redox conditions induced the release of Zn and Fe into soil solution, and the subsequent individualization of Fe and Mn into Zn-rich concretions. Both processes and subsequent aging of the concretions formed induced significant exportation of Zn through the bottom water table. Secondary redox conditions promoted the weathering of Fe and Mn oxides in cements and concretions. This process caused other losses of Zn through lateral exportation in an upper water table. Concomitantly, eluviation occurred at the top of the solum. The lateral exportation of eluviated minerals through the upper water table limited illuviation. Eluviation was also responsible for Zn loss, but this Zn bound to phyllosilicates was not bioavailabl

Coordination of a bifunctional ligand to a rhodium(III) dimethyl complex : Lewis acidity enhancement by chelation

The addition of the ambiphilic compound (Me2PCH2AlMe2)2 (1) to Cp*RhMe2(DMSO) (DMSO ) dimethylsulfoxide) (2) gives Cp*RhMe2(PMe2CH2AlMe2‚DMSO) (3‚DMSO). The addition of Lewis acids (LA) such as La(dbm)3 (dbm ) dibenzoylmethane) and AlMe3 to a solution of complex 3‚DMSO gives a competition reaction that results in the formation of LA‚DMSO and Cp*RhMe2(PMe2CH2AlMe2) (3). When heated to 40 °C, complex 3 ionizes to a putative zwitterionic species, Cp*Rh+Me(PMe2CH2AlMe3 -) (3′), which is converted to [Cp*Rh(Me)(µ2 -η2 -Me2PCH2)]2 (4) irreversibly. Spin saturation transfer experiments demonstrated that the rate of the methyl abstraction by the alane moiety was 0.76 ( 0.09 s-1 , while the rate of abstraction of the methyl in Cp*RhMe2(PMe3) by AlMe3 was 0.10 ( 0.02 s-1 . The zwitterionic species 3′ could be trapped in solution by addition of PMe3 to afford both Cp*Rh+Me(PMe3)(Me2- PCH2AlMe3 -) (5) and [Cp*Rh+Me(PMe3)(Me2PCH2AlMe2)]AlMe4 - (6). When compound 1 was added to complex 3′, the formation of the zwitterionic complex Cp*Rh+Me(η2 -Me2PCH2Al-Me2CH2PMe2) (7) was observed

Incidence of Opportunistic Infections and the Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: To understand regional burdens and inform delivery of health services, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on incidence of key opportunistic infections (OIs) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: Eligible studies describing the cumulative incidence of OIs and proportion on ART from 1990 to November 2013 were identified using multiple databases. Summary incident risks for the ART-naive period, and during and after the first year of ART, were calculated using random-effects meta-analyses. Summary estimates from ART subgroups were compared using meta-regression. The number of OI cases and associated costs averted if ART was initiated at a CD4 count ≥200 cells/µL were estimated using Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) country estimates and global average OI treatment cost per case. RESULTS: We identified 7965 citations, and included 126 studies describing 491 608 HIV-infected persons. In ART-naive patients, summary risk was highest (>5%) for oral candidiasis, tuberculosis, herpes zoster, and bacterial pneumonia. The reduction in incidence was greatest for all OIs during the first 12 months of ART (range, 57%-91%) except for tuberculosis, and was largest for oral candidiasis, Pneumocystis pneumonia, and toxoplasmosis. Earlier ART was estimated to have averted 857 828 cases in 2013 (95% confidence interval [CI], 828 032-874 853), with cost savings of $46.7 million (95$43.8-$49.4 million). CONCLUSIONS: There was a major reduction in risk for most OIs with ART use in LMICs, with the greatest effect seen in the first year of treatment. ART has resulted in substantial cost savings from OIs averted

Incidence and Prevalence of Opportunistic and Other Infections and the Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-infected Children in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the incidence and prevalence of 14 opportunistic infections (OIs) and other infections as well as the impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children (aged 161 000 OIs (2013 UNAIDS data) with estimated cost savings of at least US$17 million per year. CONCLUSIONS: There is a decrease in the risk of most OIs with ART use in HIV-infected children in LMICs, and estimated large potential cost savings in OIs averted with ART use, although there are greater uncertainties in pediatric data compared with that of adults

Quantifying migratory capacity and dispersal of the invasive tench (Tinca tinca) in the St. Lawrence River using otolith chemistry

ABSTRACT The study of distribution and dispersal of invasive fishes is challenging during the early stages of invasion. Quantification of trace elements incorporated into fish hard parts represents an innovative technique for this task. Otolith chemistry has been used to describe fish stock structure, migratory behaviour and to support the management of several species. We used otolith chemistry to study the dispersal and population structure of tench (Tinca tinca), an invader in the St. Lawrence River. Tench movements throughout the invaded portion of the system were reconstructed using a Random Forests algorithm. The results showed that, despite the presumed limited dispersal capacity of the species, tench are capable of extensive migratory movements (up to 250 km). The variability in migratory patterns among individuals, including both short- and long-distance movements, supports a stratified diffusion. Such a strategy may explain the successful invasion of tench in the St. Lawrence River ecosystem. Our study represents a flexible framework for the study of tench ecology in its invaded and native range, as well as for other freshwater invasive fishes. RÉSUMÉ L’étude de la répartition et de la dispersion de poissons envahissants durant les premières étapes de l’envahissement n’est pas chose facile et, pour ce faire, la quantification d’éléments en traces incorporés dans les parties dures de poissons constitue une approche novatrice. La chimie des otolites a été utilisée pour décrire la structure de stocks et le comportement migratoire des poissons, ainsi que pour appuyer la gestion de plusieurs espèces. Nous avons utilisé la chimie des otolites pour étudier la dispersion et la structure de la population de tanche (Tinca tinca), une espèce envahissante dans le fleuve Saint-Laurent. Les déplacements des tanches dans toute la portion envahie du système ont été reconstitués à l’aide d’un algorithme de forêts aléatoires. Les résultats montrent que, malgré une capacité de dispersion limitée présumée pour cette espèce, les tanches sont capables d’effectuer de grands déplacements migratoires (jusqu’à 250 km). La variabilité des habitudes migratoires d’un individu à l’autre, qui comprend des déplacements tant sur de longues que sur de courtes distances appuie une stratégie de diffusion stratifiée. Une telle stratégie pourrait expliquer l’envahissement de l’écosystème du fleuve Saint-Laurent par la tanche. Notre étude offre un exemple d’approche polyvalente pour l’étude de l’écologie de la tanche dans ses aires de répartition indigène et envahis, mais aussi chez d’autres poissons d’eau douce envahissants

Highly transparent low capacitance plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition Al2O3-HfO2 tunnel junction engineering

Abstract : The development of metallic single electron transistor (SET) depends on the downscaling and the electrical properties of its tunnel junctions. These tunnel junctions should insure high tunnel current levels, low thermionic current, and low capacitance. The authors use atomic layer deposition to fabricate Al2O3 and HfO2 thin layers. Tunnel barrier engineering allows the achievement of low capacitance Al2O3 and HfO2 tunnel junctions using optimized annealing and plasma exposure conditions. Different stacks were designed and fabricated to increase the transparency of the tunnel junction while minimizing thermionic current. This tunnel junction is meant to be integrated in SET to enhance its electrical properties (e.g., operating temperature, ION/IOFF ratio)