AIMS Fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) protects the heart from ischaemia- and reperfusion-induced cell death by a mechanism linked to protein kinase C (PKC)ε-mediated connexin 43 (Cx43) phosphorylation. Cx43 localizes predominantly to gap junctions, but has also been detected at subsarcolemmal (SSM), but not interfibrillar (IFM), mitochondria, where it is considered important for cardioprotect...

The measurement of surface soil moisture (SSM) assists in making agricultural decisions, such as precision irrigation and flooding or drought predictions. critical challenge for SSM estimation vegetation-covered areas is the coupling between vegetation scattering. This study proposed an method based on polarimetric decomposition quantile regression forests (QRF) to overcome this problem. Model-...

BACKGROUND A new image-resizing method using seam carving and a Saliency Strength Map (SSM) is proposed to preserve important contents, such as white blood cells included in blood cell images. METHODS To apply seam carving to cell images, a SSM is initially generated using a visual attention model and the structural properties of white blood cells are then used to create an energy map for sea...

We study the wind climate and its long-term variability in the North Sea and South China Sea, areas relevant for offshore wind energy development, using satellite-based wind data, because very few reliable long-term in-situ sea surface wind observations are available. The Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) ocean winds extrapolated from 10 m to 100 m using the Charnock relationship and the ...

1 Two trials were conducted to evaluate sesame seed meal (SSM) replacement of broiler diets ingredients. The 1 st trial included 5 major dietary treatments using 360 day old Ross commercial broilers: 1) Corn + soybean meal (SBM) "control diet"; 2) Corn + SSM; 3) Corn + [50% SBM + 50% SSM]; 4) Corn + [25% SBM + 75% SSM]; and 5) Corn + [75% SBM + 25% SSM]. Each treatment was then divided into 4 s...

In this paper, we propose the improved Statistical Synchronization Method (SSM-T) for parallel discrete event simulation. Criteria are given for the time-driven approach (SSM-T). It is proven, that the level of the output error can be guaranteed. SSM-T is implemented in the OMNeT++ discrete event simulation tool, which is a useful and widespread framework for creating various simulation models ...

In a recent paper Dar and Shaviv (1994) presented results of calculations with an improved standard solar model (SSM) that suggest a standard physics solution to the solar neutrino problem. In a subsequent publication with a similar title Bahcall et al. (1994) have claimed to refute the results obtained by Dar and Shaviv. Here we show that the criticism and conclusions of Bahcall et al. are unj...

Semantic Search Engine (SSE) has been developed to improve Kumbotso Teacher Educator Journal (KUTEJ) search engine, the software architecture implement an applications in the Semantic Web, based on designs and implementation specified in the Semantic Search Method (SSM). This architecture relies heavily on the ontology that structure underlying data for the purpose of comprehensive and transpor...

This paper reports on an innovative combination of hard and soft methods – soft systems methodology and data envelopment analysis – in a project evaluating the performance of the basic research institutes of the Chinese Academy of Science. Problems in defining and agreeing appropriate inputs and outputs for DEA led to the use of SSM as a way or producing a comprehensive and systemic database of...