Mechanical activity

A closer look at the Lewis relation requires an examination of the heat- and mass-transfer mechanisms active in the entire path from the hquid—vapor interface into the bulk of the vapor phase. Such an examination yields the conclusion that, in order for the Lewis relation to hold, eddy diffusivities for heat- and mass-transfer must be equal, as must the thermal and mass diffusivities themselves. This equahty may be expected for simple monatomic and diatomic gases and vapors. Air having small concentrations of water vapor fits these criteria closely. 

Sweating, the other powerful heat loss mechanism actively regulated by the thermoregulatory center, is most developed in humans. With about 2,6 million sweat glands distributed over the skin and neurally controlled, sweat secretion can vary from 0 to 1 I7(h m ). The other, lesser, passive evaporative process of the skin is from the diffusion of water. The primary resistance to this flow is the stratum corneum or outermost 15 pm of the skin. The diffusion resistance of the skin is high in comparison to that of clothing and the boundary layer resistance and as a result makes water loss by diffusion fairly stable at about 500 grams/day. 

Toxic reactions occur by several mechanisms activation of metabolism, production of reactive intermediates and subsequent reactions with cell macromolecules, changing receptor responses, or through abnormal defence reactions. Several compounds cause toxicity by mimicking the organism s own hormones or neurotransmitters, or activating the body s endogenous receptors in some non-physiological way. ... 

The decomposition process can be significantly intensified by the mechanical activation of the material prior to chemical decomposition. Based on a thermodynamic analysis of the system, Akimov and Chernyak [452] showed that the mechanical activation initiates dislocations mostly on the surface of the grains, and that heterogeneities in the surface cause the predominant migration of iron and manganese to the grain boundaries. It is noted that this phenomenon is more pronounced for manganese than it is for iron. 

Analysis of the volumetric effects indicates that as a result of such mechanical activation, iron and manganese are concentrated in the extended part of the crystal, while tantalum and niobium are predominantly collected in the compressed part of the distorted crystal structure. It is interesting to note that this effect is more pronounced in the case of tantalite than it is for columbite, due to the higher rigidity of the former. Akimov and Chernyak [452] concluded that the effect of redistribution of the ions might cause the selective predominant dissolution of iron and manganese during the interaction with sulfuric acid and other acids. 

Very recently, a dry-stir method for the mechanical activation of commercial magnesium turnings was reported16. The procedure is also excellently suited for the preparation of allylic and benzylic Grignard reagents (Table 1, method B). 

Propenylmagnesium Chloride from Mechanically Activated Magnesium (Method B) General Procedure16 ... 

Contraction is a general term that refers to the mechanically activated state of myofibrils which is usually caused by action potentials). Contracture means muscle shortening or tension development, which is not triggered by action potentials), e.g. K+ contracture, and caffeine or halothane contracture. The word is also used for deformity or distortion of fingers, hand or limb, such as Dupuytren s or Volkmann s contracture. 

Haemostasis is the mechanism activated after damage to the blood vessel wall that ensures that blood loss is restricted. Blood platelets are are activated and adhere to elements on the damaged lumenal surface of the vessel, eventually forming a platelet plug that stops the leakage of blood. Fibrinolytic mechanisms later produce lysis of the platelet mass when repair of the vessel has occurred. 

In this reaction, P is a mechanically activated macroradical which, upon transferring part of its excess energy to a second polymer Rs —Rt, induces the degradation of the latter. 

Chain scission is the ultimate fate of a stressed bond. At some value below the critical stress for chain rupture, bond angle deformation may result in an increase in reactivity. As stated in Sect. 3.1, mechanically activated hydrolysis of polymers containing ester groups can lead to the scission of the bond this concurrent reaction should be differentiated from homolytic chain scission, for example by looking at any pH-dependence as was found to be the case during shear degradation of DNA [84]. 

The most prominent expression of cardiac activity is the rhythmical contraction of the heart - its pumping action. Less well known is the fact, that this mechanical activity is tightly controlled by an electrical process called excitation. ... 

Analytical models of the heart are a reality. They are based on detailed descriptions of cardiac tissue architecture and anatomy, including the coronary vasculature. In sihco cardiac tissues possess realistic passive mechanical properties, and both electrical and mechanical activity can be simulated with high accuracy. Descriptions of key components of cellular metabolism have been introduced, as have models of drug-receptor interactions. 

A substance preformed, stored and then released from a neuron by a calcium dependent exocytotic mechanism activated by invading action potentials which induces a change in excitability and function of an adjacent neuron without entering the bloodstream. 

Mechanically activated quartz featuring active centres of various origin on its surface is a very interesting object to conduct the studies of this kind [60]. Some of these centres irreversibly annihilate during heating. 

The mechanical activity of the heart (contraction of the atria and ventricles) occurs as a result of the electrical activity of the heart. The heart possesses an intrinsic electrical conduction system (Fig. 6-1). Normal myocardial contraction cannot occur without proper and normal function of the heart s electrical conduction system. Electrical depolarization of the atria results in atrial contraction, and ventricular depolarization is... 

Cotto MC, Emiliano A, Nieto S, Duconge J, Roque-Matherbe R (2009) Degradation of phenol by mechanical activation of a mtile catalyst. J Colloid Interface Sci 339 133-139... 

Wang, J.,Yin, S., Komatsu, M., Zhang, Q., Saito, F., and Sato, T. (2004) Photooxidation properties of nitrogen dopedSrTiOj made by mechanical activation. Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 52 (1), 11-21. 

If we now look away from metalloproteins there are some obvious further connections between prokaryotes and eukaryotes but there are also other novelties such as the arrival of the proteins actin, myosin and tubulin associated with MgATP and mechanical activities. How did they arise ... 

Ficeriova, J. Balaz, P. Boldizarova, E. Jelen, S. Thiosulfate leaching of gold from a mechanically activated Cu-Pb-Zn concentrate. Hydrometallurgy 2002, 67, 37-43. 

Microwave heating has already been used in combination with some other (unconventional activation processes. Such a combination might have a synergic effect on reaction efficiencies or, at least, enhance them by combining their individual effects. Application of MW radiation to ultrasound-assisted chemical processes has been recently described by some authors [18, 19]. Mechanical activation has also been successfully combined with MW heating to increase chemical yields of several reactions [1]. 

For the pumping system, seawater was pumped up from 9 m and collected in the appropriate bottles on the raft and returned to the shore clean laboratory for preservation and/or analysis. For the other four sampling devices, the sampler was lowered to 9 m, allowed to equilibrate for 10 min, closed by triggering mechanism activated by the Teflon messenger, raised to the surface, transferred into the container, transported back by boat and trucked back... 

Franco I, George CB, Solomon GC, Schatz GC, Ratner MA (2011) Mechanically activated molecular switch through single-molecule pulling. J Am Chem Soc 133(7) 2242-2249... 

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