CoA-dependent transacylation activity in microsomes catalyzes the transfer of fatty acid between phospholipids and lysophospholipids in the presence of CoA without the generation of free fatty acid. We examined the mechanism of the transacylation system using partially purified acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) acyltransferase (LPIAT) from rat liver microsomes to test our hypothesis that ...

Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) has been used to extract surface information as it can acquire highly accurate object shape characteristics using geo-registered 3D-points. Therefore, LiDAR can be used to effectively measure tree parameters in forested areas. In this research, we estimated the LAI (Leaf Area Index) for Pinus koraiensis, Larix leptolepis and Quercus spp. using LiDAR data. For...

Conservative parallel simulation protocols are such that each logical process (LP) in the simulation execute events only when it is certain that there will not be any time-order causality violation. Examples of conservative protocols include the asynchronous ChandyMisra-Bryant (CMB) algorithm [2], and synchronous algorithms such as that described in [1,6]. In all these protocols, time-guarantee...

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PURPOSE To assess the prevalence and treatment outcomes of angle-closure mechanisms other than pupillary block in a population of Brazilian patients. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted to evaluate patients who had undergone laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) due to occludable angles at a single institution between July 2009 and April 2012. An occludable angle was defined as an e...

Locality Preserving Indexing (LPI) has been quite successful in tackling document analysis problems, such as clustering or classification. The approach relies on the Locality Preserving Criterion, which preserves the locality of the data points. However, LPI takes every word in a data corpus into account, even though many words may not be useful for document clustering. To overcome this problem...

Satellite imagery at multiple temporal, spatial, and radiometric resolutions and spatial extents provides a unique opportunity for examining landscape-level, spatial patterns consisting of a finite set of categories mapped onto regular lattices. Landscape pattern indices (LPIs) have become increasingly popular for quantifying and characterizing various aspects of these spatial patterns. This pa...

Phospholipids are subjected to remodeling through the Lands cycle to attain appropriate FA compositions. In recent years, at least two families of lysophospholipid acyltransferases have been identified. Acyl-CoA lysocardiolipin acyltransferase 1 (ALCAT1) was initially identified as a microsomal lysocardiolipin acyltransferase. However, the physiological relevance of how this enzyme is involved ...

Vulnerability in the interception of radar transmission by anti-radiation missiles or the like, can be avoided by using Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) techniques like Barker codes, Frank codes, polyphase codes, Costas code, etc. In this project, we simulate different kinds of complex waveforms that are obtained by superimposing LPI signal onto the radar signal. Analysis of the power spectra...

1. The tail withdrawal reflex is mediated by a monosynaptic circuit composed of tail sensory and motor neurons, but there appear to be additional neuronal elements that also contribute to the reflex. A newly identified interneuron, called LPI1 7, was located in the pleural ganglion. This neuron formed a parallel excitatory pathway between sensory and motor neurons. The distinguishing feature of...