A DEDICATION THAT DRIVES THE GROWTH

Dedication about the Cover

who taught me digital systems theory and encouraged me to publish my first research paper on stochastic automata and reliable sequential machines, and Professor Algirdas Antanas Avižienis (1932-) who provided me with a comprehensive overview of the dependable computing discipline and oversaw my maturation as a researcher. The cover design shown is a placeholder. It will be replaced by the actua...

Umami: the taste that drives purine intake.

The Productive Agency that Drives Collaborative Learning

In over 60 years of research, there have been very few demonstrations that working in a small collaborative group yields cognitive outcomes that cannot be matched or exceeded by the most competent member of the group rule induction (Laughlin & Futoran, 1985). The research suggests that there is nothing particularly special about working in small groups, at least with regards to cognitive outcom...

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Structure-function analysis of SAP97, a modular scaffolding protein that drives dendrite growth.

Activation of AMPA receptors assembled with the GluA1 subunit can promote dendrite growth in a manner that depends on its direct binding partner, SAP97. SAP97 is a modular scaffolding protein that has at least seven recognizable protein-protein interaction domains. Several complementary approaches were employed to show that the dendrite branching promoting action of full length SAP97 depends on...