Zhu L, Qi XY, Aoudjit L, Mouawad F, Baldwin C, Nattel S, Takano T. Nuclear factor of activated T cells mediates RhoA-induced fibronectin upregulation in glomerular podocytes. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 304: F849–F862, 2013. First published February 6, 2013; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00495.2012.—Glomerulosclerosis is featured by accumulation of the extracellular matrixes in the glomerulus. We showed ...

This study examines and formulates the effect of acoustic parameters on the identification of Mandarin Tone2 and Tone3, which are timing of turning point (T_t), falling of F0 (F0_△), duration (T_d), and precursor register (Register). Three stimulus matrixes of tone tokens are set up with T_t and F0_△. Subjects identify tone tokens. In Experiment 1, matrixes are different in T_t or T_t/Td. In Ex...

We describea preciseflameless atomicabsorption spectrometric method requiring only 10 tL ofsample, which thus permits repeated measurements in the neonate. Standard curves covering the range of 0 to 30 mg of zinc per liter, with standards in various matrixes (albumin, glycerol, serum, or nitric acid) hadslopesranging from 0.49 to1.17, relative tothatforaqueousstandards. We prepared low-zinc mat...

This study aims to present a novel approach for determining the weights of decision makers (DMs) based on rough group decision in multiple attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) problems. First, we construct a rough group decision matrix from all DMs' decision matrixes on the basis of rough set theory. After that, we derive a positive ideal solution (PIS) founded on the average matrix of rough...

A novel random-rotation quasi-orthogonal spacetime block code(RR-QO-STBC) transmission scheme is proposed. This transmission diversity scheme randomly rotates every information symbol vector, thus the inter-symbol interference between multi-antennas of QO-STBC is randomized and alleviated. Simulation results suggest, in the high SNR scenario, under the ML detection rule, the proposed scheme out...

Today, a large part of the traffic carried by the Internet is generated by file-sharing applications based on the P2P paradigm. Moreover, P2P traffic has particular features, quite different from the ones generated by "classical" data applications, and generally causes highly dynamic and distributed traffic matrixes that heavily stress network infrastructures. With this respect, it is reasonabl...

Amidopyrene-conjugated compounds can be detected by label-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (LA-LDI MS) without matrixes. When actin, a cytoskeletal protein, was labeled with an excess amount of amidopyrene N-hydroxysuccinate (apy-OSu), eight apy-labeled actin peptides were predominantly detected by LA-LDI MS. Then actin was labeled with an amidopyrene NHS ester of the anti...

in customer relationship management (crm) systems, importance and performance of the attributes that define a service is very important. importance-performance analysis is an effective tool for prioritizing service attributes based on customer needs and expectations and also for identifying strengths and weaknesses of organization in the market. in this study with the purpose of increasing reli...

In the formulation of zeolite-based catalysts for direct cracking crude, use kaolin matrixes prevents, to a large extent, zeolite dealumination. Metals and other impurities in crude oil provoke slight decrease activity selectivity patterns.

In this article,will examine a specific moment in the trajectories of both women's testimony and militancy, which have traced very powerful certainly varied paths recent decades Argentina Latin America, beginning at democracy, after Argentine dictatorship (1976-1983), with testimonies on sexual crimes suffered clandestine detention centers (CCD). They are part second wave within literary cultur...