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Ozone exposure of Flinders Sensitive Line rats is a rodent translational model of neurobiological oxidative stress with relevance for depression and antidepressant response
(Springer, 2015)
Rationale Major depression has been associated with higher
levels of air pollution that in turn leads to neurodegeneration
via increased oxidative stress. There is a need for suitable
translational animal models to study ...
Dual radiolabeling as a technique to track nanocarriers: the case of gold nanoparticles
(MDPI, 2015)
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have shown great potential for use in nanomedicine and nanotechnologies due to their ease of synthesis and functionalization. However, their apparent biocompatibility and biodistribution is still ...
Constraining the dark matter density in galaxy clusters
(PoS, 2015)
We illustrate the potential of using stellar velocity dispersion profiles of brightest cluster galaxies
(BCGs), in combination with X-ray and weak-lensing derived cluster mass profiles, to constrain
the matter distribution ...
An analysis of teachers’ concept confusion concerning electric and magnetic fields
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
In an exploratory study, 36 South African physical science teachers’ understanding of basic concepts concerning electric and magnetic fields was studied from a perspective of possible concept confusion. Concept confusion ...
Electrochemical response of nitrite and nitric oxide on graphene oxide nanoparticles doped with Prussian blue (PB) and Fe2O3 nanoparticles
(Royal Soc Chemistry, 2015)
Electrocatalytic behaviour of graphene oxide (GO), iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) and Prussian blue (PB) nanoparticles and their nanocomposite towards nitrite (NO2−) and nitric oxide (NO) oxidation in neutral and acidic media ...
Feces of feedlot cattle contain a diversity of bacteriophages that lyse non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2015)
This study aimed to isolate and characterize bacteriophages that lyse non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from cattle feces. Of 37 non-O157 STEC-infecting phages isolated, those targeting O26 (AXO26A, ...
A search for optical counterparts of the complex Vela X system
(South African Institute of Physics, 2015)
The pulsar wind nebula (PWN) associated with the Vela pulsar is a bright source
in the radio, X-ray and gamma-ray bands, but not in the optical. This source is very near,
lying at a distance of 290 pc, as inferred from ...
Application of Bluetongue Disabled Infectious Single Animal (DISA) vaccine for different serotypes by VP2 exchange or incorporation ofchimeric VP2
(Elsevier, 2015)
Bluetongue is a disease of ruminants caused by the bluetongue virus (BTV). Bluetongue outbreaks can be controlled by vaccination, however, currently available vaccines have several drawbacks. Further, there are at least ...
A Novel Schiff Base of 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-(2H)pyran-2-one and 2,2'-(ethylenedioxy)diethylamine as Potential Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in Acidic Medium
(MDPI, 2015)
The corrosion inhibition activity of a newly synthesized Schiff base (SB) from 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-(2H)-pyran-2-one and 2,2'-(ethylenedioxy)diethylamine was investigated on the corrosion of mild steel in 1 M HCl ...
A comparative land Use-based analysis of noise pollution levels in selected urban centers of Nigeria
(MDPI, 2015)
Growth in the commercialization, mobility and urbanization of human settlements across the globe has greatly exposed world urban population to potentially harmful noise levels. The situation is more disturbing in developing ...