The crystal structure of a layered ternary carbide, Ti3(Si0.43Ge0.57)C2, was studied with single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound has a hexagonal symmetry with space group P63/mmc and unit-cell parameters a 1⁄4 3.0823(1) Å, c 1⁄4 17.7702(6) Å, and V 1⁄4 146.21(1) Å. The Si and Ge atoms in the structure occupy the same crystallographic site surrounded by six Ti atoms at an average distanc...

Photocrosslinking has identified the joiner between domains 2 and 3 [J(23)] as folding near domain 5 (D5), a highly conserved helical substructure of group II introns required for both splicing reactions. D5 RNAs labeled with the photocrosslinker 4-thiouridine (4sU) reacted with highly conserved nucleotides G588 and A589 in J(23) of various intron acceptor transcripts. These conjugates retained...

Pestivirus nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) is a multifunctional with protease and helicase activities that are essential for virus replication. In this study, we used combination of biochemical genetic approaches to investigate the relationship between positively charged patch on module NS3 function. The surface composed four basic residues, R50, K74 K94 in domain H24 structurally integrated cofa...

The purpose of the study was to evaluate Monte Carlo-generated dose distributions with the X-ray Voxel Monte Carlo (XVMC) algorithm in the treatment of peripheral lung cancer patients using stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) with non-protocol dose-volume normalization and to assess plan outcomes utilizing RTOG 0915 dosimetric compliance criteria. The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) p...

Twenty-four multiparous Holstein-Friesian dairy cows were used in a replicated 3×3 Latin square changeover design experiment to test the effects of changing from corn (Zea mays) silage to red clover (Trifolium pratense) silage in graded proportions on feed intakes, milk production, and whole-body N and P partitioning. Three dietary treatments with ad libitum access to 1 of 3 forage mixtures plu...

The side chains of Arg(50) and Arg(52) at positions P(6)' and P(8)', respectively, anchor the binding loop to the protein scaffold by means of hydrogen bonds in Cucurbita maxima trypsin inhibitor-V (CMTI-V), a potato I family member. Here, we have investigated the relative contributions of Arg(50) and Arg(52) to the binding-loop flexibility and stability by determining changes in structure, dyn...

ERA5 is the fifth-generation atmospheric reanalysis of European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, with high spatiotemporal resolution and global coverage. However, reliability simulating extreme precipitation events still unclear over China. In this study, 12 indices a comprehensive quantitative distance between simulation observation were used to evaluate from three fundamental aspect...

determining general and specific combining ability of lines is necessary to use them as parents of hybrid varieties. in addition, estimates of the heritability of characters helps in selecting suitable breeding methods and predicting genetic gains of the traits. to determine general and specific combining abilities and gene effects of agronomic characters, five cms lines and four restorer lines...