Electrochemical Behaviour of Sputtering Deposited DLC Films

Diamondlike carbon (DLC) films were deposited via magnetron sputtering process. The energetic ion bombardment on the surface of growing film is one of the major parameters that control the atom mobility on the film surface and further the physical and chemical characteristics of the films. In this study, the energy of carbon ions was monitored by changing sputtering power density, and its effect on the electrochemical performance of the films was investigated. For the deposition at a higher sputtering power density, a higher sp3 content in the DLC films was achieved with denser structure and increased film-substrate adhesion. The impedance at the interface of Si substrate/sulfuric acid solution was significantly enhanced, and at the same time higher film resistance, lower capacitance, higher breakdown potential and longer breakdown time were observed, which were related to the significant sp3 content of the DLC films.     

Bioavailability of progesterone enhanced by intranasal spraying

Summary The bioavailability of progesterone (P) in terms of area under time-concentration curve and maximal concentration in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid was studied in adult ovariectomized rhesus monkeys following the administration of P as a nasal spray, i.v. or i.m. injections, nasal or eye drops. The bioavailability of P in both the body fluids was found to be considerably higher following its being sprayed intranasally.This work was supported by the World Health Organization, Geneva.     

Operant behavior of pre and post pubertal rats irradiated with I131 in the last trimester of gestation

Résumé Les petits de rates irradiées au 14^e jour de leur gestation, avec 3000 µC/kg de¹³¹I i.p. ont montré une plus grande réduction de leur capacité à presser sur un levier lorsqu'ls l'ont appris avant la puberté. Cet effet fut d'autant plus manifeste chez les animaux qui avaient été conditionnés lentement et qui ont généralement tendance à améliorer leur performance avec l'âge.

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Supported by NIMH Grant No. NS-07889.     

关于关联BCK-代数

本文建立了有限初始段关联BCK-代数与无限初始段关联BCK-代数的概念。获得三个主要结果:任一有限初始段关联BCK-代数与的某一子代数同构;对任一关联BCK-代数,规定X_0={x|x∈X,A(x)是有限集},则X_0是X的理想;当X_0是有限集且X_0≠X时,商代数X/X_0是无限初始段关联BCK-代数。     

A negative inotropic effect of acetylcholine in the presence of several phosphodiesterase inhibitors

Summary The phosphodiesterase inhibitors papaverine, theophylline and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX) reveal a negative inotropic effect of acetylcholine in cat ventricular heart muscle. This effect is unrelated to -adrenoceptor stimulation and possibly mediated by the accumulation of cyclic GMP.I thank Mrs Petra Lauck for help. This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.