Microbial efficiency in a meromictic reservoir

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Grażyna Mazurkiewicz-Boroń ◽  
Teresa Bednarz ◽  
Elżbieta Wilk-Woźniak
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Oxygen Consumption Rate ◽  
Consumption Rate ◽  
Metabolic Efficiency ◽  
Sulphur Compounds ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Release ◽  
Microbial Efficiency ◽  
Ion Contents

Microbial efficiency in a meromictic reservoirIndices of microbial efficiency (expressed as oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide release) were determined in the water column of the meromictic Piaseczno Reservoir (in an opencast sulphur mine), which is rich in sulphur compounds. Phytoplankton abundances were low in both the mixolimnion (up to 15 m depth) and monimolimnion (below 15 m depth). In summer and winter, carbon dioxide release was 3-fold and 5-fold higher, respectively, in the monimolimnion than in the mixolimnion. Laboratory enrichments of the sulphur substrate of the water resulted in a decrease in oxygen consumption rate of by about 42% in mixolimnion samples, and in the carbon dioxide release rate by about 69% in monimolimnion samples. Water temperature, pH and bivalent ion contents were of major importance in shaping the microbial metabolic efficiency in the mixolimnion, whilst in the monimolimnion these relationships were not evident.

Design of Underground Coal Mine Refuge Chamber

2012 ◽  
Vol 170-173 ◽  
pp. 1608-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu Dong Yang ◽  
Long Zhe Jin
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Oxygen Consumption Rate ◽  
Consumption Rate ◽  
Exhalation Rate ◽  
Underground Coal Mine ◽  
Human Survival ◽  
Mine Rescue

In recent several years, coal mine tragedies had happened frequently in Chinese, a minimum life sustaining atmosphere would need to be developed to design any sort of refuge chamber for entrapped miners to await mine rescue teams. Parameters such as oxygen consumption rate, carbon dioxide exhalation rate, and maximum allowable temperatures inside such a chamber for human survival had to be defined.

scholarly journals Impact of 5-aminolevulinic acid with iron supplementation on exercise efficiency and home-based walking training achievement in older women

2016 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shizue Masuki ◽  
Atsumi Morita ◽  
Yoshi-ichiro Kamijo ◽  
Shigeki Ikegawa ◽  
Yufuko Kataoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Oxygen Consumption Rate ◽  
Consumption Rate ◽  
Aminolevulinic Acid ◽  
Lactate Concentration ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production Rate ◽  
Exercise Efficiency

A reduction in exercise efficiency with aging limits daily living activities. We examined whether 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) with sodium ferrous citrate (SFC) increased exercise efficiency and voluntary achievement of interval walking training (IWT) in older women. Ten women [65 ± 3(SD) yr] who had performed IWT for >12 mo and were currently performing IWT participated in this study. The study was conducted in a placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover design. All subjects underwent two trials for 7 days each in which they performed IWT with ALA+SFC (100 and 115 mg/day, respectively) or placebo supplement intake (CNT), intermittently with a 2-wk washout period. Before and after each trial, subjects underwent a graded cycling test at 27.0°C atmospheric temperature and 50% relative humidity, and oxygen consumption rate, carbon dioxide production rate, and lactate concentration in plasma were measured. Furthermore, for the first 6 days of each trial, exercise intensity for IWT was measured by accelerometry. We found that, in the ALA+SFC trial, oxygen consumption rate and carbon dioxide production rate during graded cycling decreased by 12% ( P < 0.001) and 11% ( P = 0.001) at every workload, respectively, accompanied by a 16% reduction in lactate concentration in plasma ( P < 0.001), although all remained unchanged in the CNT trial ( P > 0.2). All of the reductions were significantly greater in the ALA+SFC than the CNT trial ( P < 0.05). Furthermore, the training days, impulse, and time at fast walking were 42% ( P = 0.028), 102% ( P = 0.027), and 69% ( P = 0.039) higher during the ALA+SFC than the CNT intake period, respectively. Thus ALA+SFC supplementation augmented exercise efficiency and thereby improved IWT achievement in older women.

scholarly journals The influence of temperature on the metabolic regulation and gas exchange of the Highveld scorpion, Opistophthalmus latimanus ( Koch ) ( Scorpionidae )

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Willie J. Van Aardt ◽  
Japie Mienie ◽  
J.M. Le Roux
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Oxygen Consumption Rate ◽  
Metabolic Regulation ◽  
Consumption Rate ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production ◽  
Influence Of Temperature ◽  
Influence Of Temperature On ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production Rate

Adult scorpions (2.4g – 4.5 kg) were collected near Potchefstroom (26° .55’10” – 27° 10” 5”). Oxygen consumption rate (MO2) and carbon dioxide production rate (MCO2) were measured together with the metabolism of injected radioactive glucose.

scholarly journals Correction: Paszkiewicz et al. A Peripheral CB1R Antagonist Increases Lipolysis, Oxygen Consumption Rate, and Markers of Beiging in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes Similar to RIM, Suggesting That Central Effects Can Be Avoided. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21, 6639

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4366
Author(s):  
Rebecca L. Paszkiewicz ◽  
Richard N. Bergman ◽  
Roberta S. Santos ◽  
Aaron P. Frank ◽  
Orison O. Woolcott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Oxygen Consumption Rate ◽  
Consumption Rate ◽  
Central Effects

The authors wish to make the following corrections to this paper [...]

scholarly journals Necrostatin-1 Supplementation to Islet Tissue Culture Enhances the In-Vitro Development and Graft Function of Young Porcine Islets

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (16) ◽  
pp. 8367
Author(s):  
Hien Lau ◽  
Shiri Li ◽  
Nicole Corrales ◽  
Samuel Rodriguez ◽  
Mohammadreza Mohammadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Oxygen Consumption Rate ◽  
Consumption Rate ◽  
In Vitro Development ◽  
Porcine Islets ◽  
Vitro Development

Pre-weaned porcine islets (PPIs) represent an unlimited source for islet transplantation but are functionally immature. We previously showed that necrostatin-1 (Nec-1) immediately after islet isolation enhanced the in vitro development of PPIs. Here, we examined the impact of Nec-1 on the in vivo function of PPIs after transplantation in diabetic mice. PPIs were isolated from pancreata of 8–15-day-old, pre-weaned pigs and cultured in media alone, or supplemented with Nec-1 (100 µM) on day 0 or on day 3 of culture (n = 5 for each group). On day 7, islet recovery, viability, oxygen consumption rate, insulin content, cellular composition, insulin secretion capacity, and transplant outcomes were evaluated. While islet viability and oxygen consumption rate remained high throughout 7-day tissue culture, Nec-1 supplementation on day 3 significantly improved islet recovery, insulin content, endocrine composition, GLUT2 expression, differentiation potential, proliferation capacity of endocrine cells, and insulin secretion. Adding Nec-1 on day 3 of tissue culture enhanced the islet recovery, proportion of delta cells, beta-cell differentiation and proliferation, and stimulation index. In vivo, this leads to shorter times to normoglycemia, better glycemic control, and higher circulating insulin. Our findings identify the novel time-dependent effects of Nec-1 supplementation on porcine islet quantity and quality prior to transplantation.

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