The TOCA family of F-BAR-containing proteins bind to and remodel lipid bilayers via their conserved F-BAR domains, and regulate actin dynamics via their N-Wasp binding SH3 domains. Thus, these proteins are predicted to play a pivotal role in coordinating membrane traffic with actin dynamics during cell migration and tissue morphogenesis. By combining genetic analysis in Caenorhabditis elegans w...

Current evidence indicates that acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (ALTENS) can provide sustained benefit for established radiation-induced xerostomia (RIX) symptoms. This is further being evaluated by comparing it with standard treatment (pilocarpine) in a randomized controlled trial. This report studies the potential effectiveness of xerostomia prevention using ALTEN...

Workflows specify collections of tasks that must be executed under the responsibility or supervision of human users. Workflow management systems and workflow-driven applications need to enforce security policies in the form of access control, specifying which users can execute which tasks, and authorization constraints, such as Separation of Duty, further restricting the execution of tasks at r...

Wolbachia symbionts are maternally inherited intracellular bacteria that have been detected in numerous insects including bed bugs. The objective of this study, the first epidemiological study in Europe, was to screen Wolbachia infection among Cimex lectularius collected in the field, using PCR targeting the surface protein gene (wsp), and to compare obtained Wolbachia strains with those report...

This research investigation was aimed at demonstrating the technical and economic feasibility of waste stabilization ponds (WSP) under the climatic conditions of a subtropical region. A pilot plant was designed and constructed at the Karachi University Campus (KUC) for the treatment of domestic wastewater. An intensive analytical programme was followed for 24 months to evaluate the performance ...

Abstrak Kota Jakarta merupakan kota metropolitan yang tidak lepas dari permasalahan lingkungan seperti adanya timbulan air limbah domestik. Air domestik di salah satunya diolah dengan waste stabilization pond (WSP) dan sistem terpusat. Peningkatan jumlah pelayanan berubahnya karakteristik dapat mempengaruhi kinerja WSP. Tujuan studi ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi pengolahan WSP Jakarta. Adapun p...

The stimulation by calcium and magnesium of ATPase activity of isolated ghosts, of water-soluble protein (spectrin), and of residual vesicles, derived from normal erythrocytes and from hereditary spherocytes (H.S.), has been measured. The ATPase activity found in normal water-soluble protein (WSP) at low levels of calcium (0.1-2.0 mM) is essentially absent in H.S. water-soluble protein, but the...

P. Pokorny, L. Mastny, V. Sykora, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Czech Republic Z. Pala, V. Brozek, Institute of Plasma Physics ASCR v.v.i. Prague, Czech Republic In the presented work, results of adhesion measurements for different systems of steel sheet-phosphate interlayerceramic coating are described. The interlayers were produced by zinc phosphating; alumina, olivine and zirconia...

The Workforce Scheduling Problem (WSP) concerns the scheduling of a multi-skilled workforce to geographically dispersed tasks. An effective solution to the problem is critical to companies’ performance and success. Organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of enhancing employee empowerment and involvement in decision making. However, traditional approaches implemented to t...

This study determined the effect of thiourethane-functionalized fillers (TU) on antimicrobial properties, cytotoxicity, degree conversion (DC), water sorption (Wsp) and solubility (Wsl) experimental composites. TU-modified were added at different ratios in composites: 0 (Control-TU0), 25% (TU25), 50% (TU50), 75% (TU75) 100wt% (TU100). The properties detected through exhaustion test counting Str...