The new species occurs in the Cerrado biome of southeastern Brazil in the State of Minas Gerais, and central Brazil in the State of Goias, whereas H. multifasciatus is restricted to the Amazon Forest domain, and possibly to forest domains in northeastern Brazil.”
“A novel technique based on an online hyphenation of an electrochemical control to a microflow-capillary FI-ICP-MS set-up is developed for the local investigation

of corrosion processes. Construction and analytical optimization steps are presented in detail. The novel microflow-capillary FI-ICP-MS technique with simultaneous electrochemical control enables acquisition of electrochemical and chemical element-resolved data at the same time. Precise characterization of the local dissolution corrosion processes is achieved with the new technique. The capabilities of click here the new hyphenated technique are demonstrated for the example of zirconium bulk metallic glasses, which are prospective materials for various industrial applications. The corrosion susceptibility of Zr(58.5)Cu(15.6)Ni(12.8)Al(10.3)Nb(2.8) in 0.1 M HCl, 0.1 M NaCl and 0.001 M NaCl was evaluated at open circuit potential and during electrochemical potentiodynamic polarization see more of the sample surface. A preferential release of less noble elements like

Ni and Al from bulk metallic glass was revealed, whereas the dissolution of Cu from the material was strongly hindered.”
“Multicomponent insulin-containing microparticles are prepared by layer-by-layer assembly of dextran sulfate and chitosan on the core of protein-polyanion complex with or without protease inhibitors. Oral bioavailability of the encapsulated insulin is improved due to the cumulative effect of each component. A physico-chemical study shows that the particle design allows adjustment of the pH-dependent profile of the insulin release, as well as mucoadhesive

properties and Ca2+ binding ability of the microparticles. Supplementing the microparticles with 2-3% protease inhibitors fully prevents proteolysis of human insulin. The pharmacological effect of microencapsulated insulin in doses 50-100 IU kg(-1) is demonstrated in chronic experiments after oral administration to diabetic rats fed ad libitum.”
“Stable BEZ235 cost isotope ratios of oxygen and hydrogen in the Antarctic ice core record have revolutionized our understanding of Pleistocene climate variations and have allowed reconstructions of Antarctic temperature over the past 800,000 years (800 kyr; refs 1, 2). The relationship between the D/H ratio of mean annual precipitation and mean annual surface air temperature is said to be uniform +/- 10% over East Antarctica(3) and constant with time +/- 20% (refs 3-5). In the absence of strong independent temperature proxy evidence allowing us to calibrate individual ice cores, prior general circulation model (GCM) studies have supported the assumption of constant uniform conversion for climates cooler than that of the present day(3,5).