Hydrogen sulfide was found to be more toxic to hippocampal slice cultures than isolated hepatocytes. Chloride ion channel blockers decreased H 2S cytotoxicity suggesting that H2S enters the cells via these channels. Intracellular H2S was formed from cysteine, metabolism as the c…
This dissertation calls attention to the need for a systematic and comprehensive theological interpretation of the Elisha narratives found mainly in 2 Kings 2–9. A rhetorical-critical reading is employed to demonstrate how Elisha is portrayed as a prophet who typically worked to…
This study explores the life and military career of General Peter Bagration. A scion of the Georgian royal dynasty, he was reared in an exiled family in a small town in the periphery of the Russian Empire and rose from obscurity to the highest circles of the Russian society. Pet…
In high temperature components subjected to long term cyclic operation, simultaneous creep and fatigue damage occur. A new methodology for creep-fatigue life assessment has been adopted without the need to separate creep and fatigue damage or expended life. Probabilistic models,…
The serpent has been the subject of a number of studies, both generic and culture specific. This study investigates the Semitic root nhš , which signifies both the serpent and the practice of magic or divination. It is demonstrated that nhš has a connotation of libation offering…