The nonstructural NSm protein of tomato spotted wilt tospovirus (TSWV) represents a putative viral movement protein involved in cell-to-cell movement of nonenveloped ribonucleocapsid structures. To study the molecular basis of NSm function, we expressed the protein in Escherichia coli and investigated protein-protein and protein-RNA interactions of NSm protein in vitro. NSm specifically interac...

In the paper I propose a new framework for extensional logic, where the explication of the notion of logical consequence is the primary aim. The framework may also be applicable in the study of natural language, especially in illuminating various semantic relations between expressions. In the paper I discuss a prevailing view by which logical terms determine the forms of sentences and therefore...

We view match as an operator that takes two graph-like structures (e.g., classifications, XML schemas) and produces a mapping between the nodes of these graphs that correspond semantically to each other. Semantic matching is based on two ideas: (i) we discover mappings by computing semantic relations (e.g., equivalence, more general); (ii) we determine semantic relations by analyzing the meanin...

An object-oriented language with automatic synthesis of methods (programs) and transformations of OO descriptions using a logical metalanguage (Horn-clause logic) are considered. Automatic synthesis of methods (Proof-As-Program approach) is based on intuitionistic propositional calculus. The metalanguage expresses general knowledge related to classes and objects and it is used for describing tr...

Tension stiffening is a characteristic behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams which is directly affected by the bond-slip property of steel bar and concrete interfaces. A beam strengthened with a near-surface mounted (NSM) technique would be even more affected by tension stiffening, as the NSM reinforcement also possess a bond-slip property. Yet assessing how much the tension stiffening of ...

BACKGROUND Recent advances in surgical techniques for breast cancer, including nipple sparing mastectomy (NSM), reflect growing interest in optimal aesthetic outcomes and associated psychological recovery without sacrificing oncologic safety and efficacy. A new surgical illumination and visualization technology addresses this need while enabling broader application and adoption of the nipple sp...

The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Do not remove this notice. Semantic primitives have fallen on hard times. Though their existence was once widely accepted in linguistics, a variety of counter-arguments have since engendered wide...

FGSS118 Reproduction in the 21st Century This course will cover basic human reproductive biology, new and future reproductive and contraceptive technologies, and the ethics raised by reproductive issues. Offering: Crosslisting Grading: A-F Credits: 1.00 Gen Ed Area: NSM-BIOL, NSM-BIOL, NSM-BIOL, NSM-BIOL, NSM-BIOL Identical With: BIOL118, PHIL118, SISP118, BIOL118, PHIL118, BIOL118, PHIL118, BI...