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The consequence of drug-DNA binding constant (K = 1.26 × 106) indicated that there was a significant interaction between ETO and DNA with the intercalation mechanism. The modeling and simulation of experimental families of current-time (I-t) curves of dimeric voltage-gated proton channels and of proton-conducting voltage sensing domains (VSDs) with a minimum of free parameters requires the movement of protons to be controlled by the rate of increase of the Boltzmann open probability p over time in passing from the holding to the depolarizing potential. Families of I-t curves of protomers and proton-conducting VSDs can be satisfactorily fitted by the use of a single free parameter expressing the rate constant kp for the increase of p over time. Families of I-t curves of dimeric Hv1 channels can be fitted by a model that assumes an initial proton current I1 flowing along the two monomeric units, while they are still operating separately; I1 is gradually replaced by a slower and more potential-dependent current I2 flowing when the two monomers start operating jointly under the control of the coiled-coil domain. Here too, p is assumed to increase over time with a rate constant kp that doubles in passing from I1 to I2, with fit requiring three free parameters. Chord conductance yields erroneously high gating charges when fitted by the Boltzmann function, differently from slope conductance. Co-metabolism is one of the effective approaches to increase the removal of refractory pollutants in microbial fuel cells (MFCs), but studies on the links between the co-substrates and biodegradation remain limited. In this study, four external carbon resources were used as co-substrates for phenol removal and power generation in MFC. The result demonstrated that acetate was the most efficient co-substrate with an initial phenol degradation of 78.8% and the voltage output of 389.0 mV. Polarization curves and cyclic voltammogram analysis indicated that acetate significantly increased the activity of extracellular electron transfer (EET) enzyme of the anodic microorganism, such as cytochrome c OmcA. GC-MS and LC-MS results suggested that phenol was biodegraded via catechol, 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde, and pyruvic acid, and these intermediates were reduced apparently in acetate feeding MFC. The microbial community analysis by high-throughput sequencing showed that Acidovorax, Geobacter, and Thauera were predominant species when using acetate as co-substrate. It can be concluded that the efficient removal of phenol was contributed to the positive interactions between electrochemically active bacteria and phenolic degradation bacteria. Dyngo-4a This study might provide new insight into the positive role of the co-substrate during the treatment of phenolic wastewater by MFC. V.This research presents a novel comprehensive method for optimizing the design of cavitating slit Venturi for a given cavitation intensity. This method is applicable to any cavitation number and can be used to provide the Venturi geometry that is suitable for a specific application. In this paper, cavitating Venturi design process is represented in seven steps. As an example, for the cavitation number of 0.2, geometrical and operational parameters of the Venturi were determined using the proposed seven steps. During the design process, the Venturi discharge coefficient was calculated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Furthermore, Venturi parameters such as inlet pressure, throat area, width, length, height and divergence angle, were optimized by the combination of CFD and Response Surface Methodology (RSM). In addition to calculating the mentioned optimum parameters, other hydraulic parameters of Venturi including discharge coefficient, flowrate, throat velocity, cavitation volume and length were also determined. Finally, the proposed design method in this study was verified by conducting sets of laboratory experiments. OBJECTIVES Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is characterized by the co-occurrence of high adiposity (HA) and low muscle mass (LM) and has been associated with an increased risk for cardiometabolic diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between markers of insulin sensitivity and SO defined by three novel body composition models body composition phenotypes; truncal fat mass-to-appendicular skeletal mass (TrFM/ASM) ratio load capacity; and fat mass-to-fat-free mass (FM/FFM) ratio load capacity. METHODS The study included 314 participants 18 to 65 y of age. Body composition was assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. The first model includes four phenotypes low adiposity-high muscle mass (LA-HM), high adiposity-high muscle mass (HA-HM), low adiposity-low muscle mass (LA-LM), and high adiposity-low muscle mass (HA-LM). The second and third load-capacity models stratified participants into three centile groups less then 15th, 15th to 84th and ≥85th. A 2-h oral glucose tolerance test was performed and insulin sensitivity was calculated using the Matsuda Index. Glycated hemoglobin and highly sensitive C-reactive protein also were measured. RESULTS Lower insulin sensitivity was observed in the HA-LM (P less then 0.001) and in the ≥85th centile groups of the TrFM/ASM ratio (P less then 0.001) and the FM/FFM ratio (P = 0.001) compared with the other body composition phenotypes. The HA-LM and ≥85th centile group of the TrFM/ASM ratio model showed significantly higher (P less then 0.001) concentrations of glycated hemoglobin compared with the other phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS SO defined by both the four body composition phenotypes and TrFM/ASM definitions was associated with greater impairment of insulin sensitivity and glycemic control. OBJECTIVE Studies of the effectiveness of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) combined with calorie restriction (CR) are very limited, and the most effective order of intervention is unclear. Therefore, we investigated the impact of time-efficient HIIT with CR intervention on metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the impact of the intervention order on changes in MetS risk factors. METHODS Thirty-two participants with MetS underwent an 11-wk intervention program comprising 8 wk of HIIT and 3 wk of CR. Participants were randomly assigned to either the HIIT-then-CR or CR-then-HIIT groups. Thereafter, the CR-then-HIIT group performed a further 8 wk of training once per week after the initial intervention period. Risk factors for MetS and peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) were assessed during the entire study period. RESULTS During the 11-wk intervention period, body composition, MetS risk factors, and VO2peak significantly improved in both groups. No significant differences in these improvements were attributable to the intervention order; nonetheless, there was a tendency toward larger effect sizes in the CR-then-HIIT group.
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