On-line Social Networks (OSNs) are one of the most popular interactive medium to share and communicate among the internet user. In OSN user may post or commenting on others wall. Up to now, OSN give very little support to avoid unwanted messages displaying on user walls. There is no support for content -based preferences. So to fill this gap, in this paper we have used a flexible rule-based sys...

This study is aimed to examine which configurations of mortar covering give the best fire protection for bamboo-plaster wall system. The research done in two stages, first non-standardized pre-test stage results will become basis determining specimen specification. In second stage, with resistance level tested a standardized test referred SNI 1741-2008 and ISO 834-1-1999. Fire performance was m...

background & objective: abdominal cutaneous and subcutaneous nodules are uncommon lesions which may be benign or malignant. majority of the malignant nodules are metastatic in origin and may be the initial presentation of primary malignancy, hence an early diagnosis is important. our aim was to find out the spectrum of lesions (both non-neoplastic and neoplastic) that present as cutaneous a...

We discuss the use of a two-dimensional volatility-oxidation space (2-D-VBS) to describe organicaerosol chemical evolution. The space is built around two coordinates, volatility and the degree of oxidation, both of which can be constrained observationally or specified for known molecules. Earlier work presented the thermodynamics of organics forming the foundation of this 2-D-VBS, allowing us t...

A complete description of the blastula shape transformations which occur in the process of gastrulation involves the mechanics of the blastula wall. It is inferred that the mechanical properties of this wall can, to a first approximation, be described in terms of elastic deformational modes which are equivalent to those of simple vesicular systems such as phospholipid vesicles and red blood cel...

Carotid and tail arteries from 20-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) were used to compare mechanics and biochemical properties. Measurements of pressure-diameter relations were made on isolated segments under conditions of active (145 mM K+) and passive (O mM Ca+2 and 2 mM EGTA) smooth muscle. Connective tissue, water and electrolyte contents, and extrace...

To determine the effects of long-term pressure overload on the structural mechanisms implicated in wall remodeling of the right ventricle, a mild pulmonary artery banding was applied to rats approximately 2 months old, and the animals were killed 150 days later. The surgical procedure resulted in a 60% reduction in the cross-sectional area of the constricted vessel and a 52% increase in the wei...

Pneumococcal bacteriophage-encoded lysins are modular choline binding proteins that have been shown to act as enzymatic antimicrobial agents (enzybiotics) against streptococcal infections. Here we present the crystal structures of the free and choline bound states of the Cpl-1 lysin, encoded by the pneumococcal phage Cp-1. While the catalytic module displays an irregular (beta/alpha)(5)beta(3) ...

Microwave radiation in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis cell suspensions resulted in a dramatic reduction of the viable counts as well as increases in the amounts of DNA and protein released from the cells according to the increase of the final temperature of the cell suspensions. However, no significant reduction of cell density was observed in either cell suspension. It is believed that...

Dual systems of steel moment frame and reinforced concrete shear wall have combined the advantages of steel frames and reinforced concrete shear wall. These walls have increased the lateral stiffness of steel frames and have reduced seismic demands on steel frames thus providing opportunities to use such system. In this research intermediate dual system of steel moment frame was chosen with int...