Most recent category-level object recognition systems work with visual words, i.e. vector quantized local descriptors. These visual vocabularies are usually constructed by using a single method such as K-means for clustering the descriptor vectors of patches sampled either densely or sparsely from a set of training images. Instead, in this paper we propose a novel methodology for building effic...

Allosteric interactions provide precise spatiotemporal control over signaling proteins, but how allosteric activators and their targets coevolve is poorly understood. Here, we trace the evolution of two allosteric activator motifs within the yeast scaffold protein Ste5 that specifically target the mating MAP kinase Fus3. One activator (Ste5-VWA) provides pathway insulation and dates to the dive...

The VeriFiler™ Plus PCR Amplification Kit is a 6-dye multiplex assay that simultaneously amplifies set of 23 autosomal markers (D3S1358, vWA, D16S539, CSF1PO, D6S1043, D8S1179, D21S11, D18S51, D5S818, D2S441, D19S433, FGA, D10S1248, D22S1045, D1S1656, D13S317, D7S820, Penta E, D, TH01, D12S391, D2S1338, and TPOX), quality indicator system, two sex-identification markers. Combined, the satisfy r...

1. We have recently re-tested the STR fingerprinting data in our paper (Int J Biol Sci 2011; 7:892-901). DNA fingerprinting analysis was performed using genomic DNA from hsNSCs (passage 22); T1 cells (passages <50 and >150) and HeLa cells by GeneMapper ID v3.2 (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA) for human STR markers. There are two loci of heterozygosity CSF1PO (9, 10) and D3S1358 (15, 18) in...

In this work, we report a rare allele 29 at locus D2S1338, established during routine forensic practice in case of first-degree kinship (parenthood). This variant to the best our knowledge, is reported for first time Bulgarian population. So far it has not been registered studies frequencies same 20 population groups Europe and Asia. The presentation similar genotyping findings relating rare/un...

The shell biosynthesis of oysters plays a critical role in protection against environmental stress, which cartilage matrix proteins (CMPs) determine the mineralogical and crystallographic properties shell. In present study, protein (designated as MgCMP1) was identified from Pacific oyster Magallana gigas (Crassostrea gigas) with objective understanding its possible formation. open reading frame...

Allele frequencies of 15 STRs included in the PowerPlex 16 System (D3S1358, TH01, D21S11, D18S51, Penta E, D5S818, D13S317, D7S820, D16S539, CSF1PO, Penta D, VWA, D8S1179, TPOX and FGA) were calculated from the referent sample of 100 unrelated individuals of both sexes from Turkish student population living in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Buccal swab, as a source of DNA, was collected from...