The article proposes a reflection on the role of culture in the reproduction of the capitalist system, as well as on the process of cultural commodification based on the bibliographical revision of important exponent of Cultural Studies, Raymond Williams, and thinkers of the Frankfurt School, among them Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer.Starting fr
The DC/DC converter is the core part of the two-stage electric vehicle Onboard Charger.At present, the phase-shifted full-bridge soft-switching DC/DC converter has problems such as difficulty in commutation of the lagging leg, voltage fluctuation on the secondary side of the transformer, and low efficiency.A full-bridge DC/DC converter with two cla
Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) is an important bioactive component of Astragalus membranaceus which is used as an anti-diabetes herb in traditional Chinese medicine.The objective of this study was to investigate the effects and mechanisms of APS on insulin-sensitizing of adipocytes.Mouse 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were used as a model.The results showed
Abstract Background Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a useful tool for functional characterizations of plant genes.However, the penetrance of VIGS varies depending on the genes to be silenced, and has to be evaluated by examining the transcript levels of target genes.Results In this report, we report the development of a novel VIGS vector tha