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Contrast enhancement based on discriminative co-occurrence statistics
Despite recent advances in contrast enhancement, it remains difficult for existing methods to simultaneously achieve consistent improvements in image brightness and contrast in both low-light and normal-light ...
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Exacerbation of diabetic nephropathy by hyperlipidaemia is mediated by Toll-like receptor 4 in mice
Hyperlipidaemia is an independent risk factor for the progression of diabetic nephropathy, but its molecular mechanism remains elusive. We investigated in mice how diabetes and hyperlipidaemia cause renal lesi...
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Fine control of optical pulse width via doublet gain lines
We demonstrate a general technique for realizing fine control of optical pulse width via doublet gain or loss lines. The optimized doublet gain or loss lines for fine control of optical pulse width can be desi...
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Thermostability of Cromobacterium viscosum lipase in AOT/isooctane reverse micelle
The thermostability of Cromobacterium viscosum lip ase (EC 3.1.1.3) entrapped in AOT (sodium bis-[2-ethylhexyl] sulfosuccinate) reverse micelles was in creased by the addition of short-chain polyethylene glycol (...
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A Study of Boronic Acid Based Fluorescent Glucose Sensors
Boronic acid based anthracene dyes were designed, synthesized, and immobilized to solid phase, creating a continuous glucose sensor. Glucose sensitivities of dyes can decrease drastically after immobilization,...
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Improvement in enzyme activity and stability by addition of low molecular weight polyethylene glycol to sodium bis(2-ethyl-L-hexyl)sulfosuccinate/isooctane reverse micellar system
The activity and stability of Chromobacterium viscosum lipase (glycerolester hydrolase, EC 3.1.1.3)-catalyzed olive oil hydrolysis in sodium bis (2-ethyl-1-hexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT)/isooctane reverse micelles is...
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Denitrification in shallow groundwater in a coastal agricultural area in Japan
In a coastal agricultural area in the central part of Japan (Shizuoka), we found decreasing nitrate concentration with depth in a shallow groundwater, where the depth to water table varied between 0.6 and 1.2 ...
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N-Nitrosodialkylamine dealkylation in reconstituted systems containing cytochrome P-450 purified from phenobarbitaland β-naphthoflavone-treated rats
Five cytochrome P-450 forms were purified from livers of rats pretreated with phenobarbital (PB) or β-naphthoflavone (BNF), and the oxidative dealkylation of N-nitrosodialkylamines by the reconstituted cytochr...
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In Vitro study on the inhibitory effect of magnesium cation on paraquat removal by medical cation exchange resin
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Nature of N-nitrosodimethylamine demethylase
The nature of enzymes involved in demethylation of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) was investigated in hepatic microsomes of rats. Compared to the other cytochrome P-450-dependent enzymes. NDMA demethylase had a...
