Neuromuscular Mechanisms of Burrow Irrigation in the Echiuroid Worm Urechis Caupo Fisher & Macginitie

1966 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-356
Author(s):  
JAMES V. LAWRY
Keyword(s):  
Constant Temperature ◽  
Nervous Systems ◽  
Urechis Caupo

1. The anatomy of the muscular and nervous systems of Urechis is described. 2. An apparatus is described whereby it is possible to record the parameters of the peristaltic waves used in irrigating the tube. 3. Urechis is continuously active and shows no periodicity under conditions of constant temperature. About 1280 peristaltic waves are initiated, and about 29 l. of water are moved, in 24 hr.

Nervous Systems in Montevideo

1962 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 288-289
Author(s):  
AUSTIN H. RIESEN
Keyword(s):  
Nervous Systems

Improvement in the Fock test for determining the reactivity of dissolving pulp

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 21-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHAO TIAN ◽  
LINQIANG ZHENG ◽  
QINGXIAN MIAO ◽  
CHRIS NASH ◽  
CHUNYU CAO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Sodium Hydroxide ◽  
Constant Temperature ◽  
Carbon Disulfide ◽  
Testing Procedure ◽  
Dissolving Pulp ◽  
Water Bath ◽  
Testing Conditions ◽  
Pulp Sample ◽  
Fock Reactivity

The Fock test is widely used for assessing the reactivity of dissolving pulp. The objective of this study was to modify the method to improve the repeatability of the test. Various parameters that affect the repeatability of the Fock test were investigated. The results showed that Fock reactivity is dependent on testing conditions affecting the xanthation between cellulose and carbon disulfide, such as the moisture content of the pulp sample, sodium hydroxide (NaOH) concentration, xanthation temperature, carbon disulfide dosage, and xanthation time. The repeatability of the test was significantly improved using the following modified testing procedure: air dried sample in the constant temperature/humidity room, xanthation temperature of 66°F (19°C) in a water bath, xanthation time of 3 h, NaOH concentration of 9% (w/w), and 1.3 mL carbon disulfide.

ACTION OF ENZYME DIGESTED PITUITARY GLANDS OF THE SKIPPER-FROG ON THE OVULATION OF THE SAME

1960 ◽  
Vol XXXIII (II) ◽  
pp. 255-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. S. Ramaswami ◽  
A. B. Lakshman
Keyword(s):  
Pituitary Gland ◽  
Constant Temperature ◽  
Constant Temperature Bath ◽  
Predominant Role ◽  
Lower Vertebrates ◽  
Pituitary Glands ◽  
Stimulating Factor

ABSTRACT By using enzymes, the gonadotrophic factors in the skipper-frog pituitary glands have been selectively inactivated or destroyed. By incubating a known number of pituitary gland homogenate with ptyalin in a constant temperature bath for 5–6 h the follicle-stimulating factor is inactivated; with trypsin or pepsin, the luteinizing factor is inactivated. Bioassay on gravid skipper-frogs indicate that the ptyalin digested homogenate brings about profuse spawning while the trypsin or pepsin digested homogenates do not. When a combination of ptyalin digested and trypsin digested homogenates is injected into fresh gravid skipper-frogs, poor spawning is brought about. These experiments show that the luteinizing factor alone brings about more profuse spawning than when it is combined with the follicle-stimulating factor. It is likely, therefore, that in the lower vertebrates the luteinizing factor of the pituitary gland plays a more predominant role. The exact proportions in which the different dosages for the control and test animals are administered are also tabulated.

Research Progress on Application of Carbon Nanotubes and Related Nanocomposites in Nervous Systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 457
Author(s):  
Aihua JIANG ◽  
Rui CHEN ◽  
Ru BAI ◽  
Fengxiang YAN ◽  
Chunying CHEN
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Nervous Systems

Control of the adiabatic flow reactor by feeding the catalyst solution

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 2352-2365
Author(s):  
Josef Horák ◽  
Zina Sojková ◽  
František Jiráček
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Constant Temperature ◽  
Reaction Temperature ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Flow Reactor ◽  
Operating Temperature ◽  
Temperature Deviation ◽  
Adiabatic Flow ◽  
Dosing Frequency ◽  
Laboratory Reactor

Control algorithm of the operating temperature is described in the reactor, which is operated at constant temperature and composition of the inlet mixture. The temperature is controlled by dosing a constant volume of the catalyst solution. The dosing frequency is determined according to the reaction temperature (deviation of the temperature from the desired value and the sign of the derivative of temperature). The control algorithm has been verified experimentally for the laboratory reactor in unstable steady state.

Temperature and concentration dependence of equivalent conductivity in Ca(NO3)2-CaI2-H2O system

1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 1639-1645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jindřich Novák ◽  
Ivo Sláma
Keyword(s):  
Linear Function ◽  
Concentration Dependence ◽  
Mole Fraction ◽  
Constant Temperature ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
Equivalent Conductivity ◽  
Calcium Salts ◽  
Fraction I

The dependence of the equivalent conductivity on the temperature and composition of the Ca(NO3)2-CaI2-H2O system was studied. The ionic fraction [I-]/([I-] + [NO-3]) was changed from 0.1 to 0.5, the mole fraction of calcium salts (assumed in anhydrous form in the presence of free water molecules) was 0.075-0.200. The equivalent conductivity was found to be a linear function of the ionic fraction at constant temperature and salt concentration.

Brains as Engines of Association

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale Purves
Keyword(s):  
Neural Systems ◽  
Neural Function ◽  
Trial And Error ◽  
Nervous Systems ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sensing Systems ◽  
Lifetime Experience ◽  
Survival And Reproduction ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
And Behavior

Brains as Engines of Association seeks an operating principle of the human brain and is divided into four parts. The first part (“What Nervous Systems Do for Animals”) is intended to set the stage for understanding the emergence of neural systems as promoting what all organisms must accomplish: survival and reproduction. The second part (“Neural Systems as Engines of Association”) lays out the general argument that biological sensing systems face a daunting problem: they cannot measure the parameters of the world in the way physical instruments can. As a result, nervous systems must make and update associations (synaptic connections) on the basis of empirical success or failure over both evolutionary and individual time. The third part (“Evidence that Neural Systems Operate Empirically”) reviews evidence accumulated over the past 20 years that supports this interpretation in vision and audition, the sensory systems that have been most studied from this or any other perspective. Finally, the fourth part (“Alternative Concepts of Neural Function”) considers the pros and cons of other interpretations of how brains operate. The overarching theme is that the nervous systems of humans and every other animal operate on the basis associations between stimuli and behavior made by trial and error over species and lifetime experience.

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