Ubiquinone is an essential redox component of the aerobic respiratory chains of bacteria and mitochondria. It is well established that mammalian ubiquinone can function in its reduced form (ubiquinol) as a lipid-soluble antioxidant preventing lipid peroxidation. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that prokaryotic ubiquinone is involved in the defence against oxidative stress...

Pricing using a Generalised Linear Model is the gold standard in auto insurance industry and rate regulation. Additive applications pricing are receiving increasing attention from academic researchers actuarial professionals. The practice has constantly shown evidence of significantly different premium rates among rating territories. In this work, we build predictive models for claim frequency ...

Energy problem is becoming one of the toughest issues nowadays. In order to meet the increased demands regarding energy awareness, we have been developing a new way of representing and interacting with energy in electric products, specifically home appliances. The Ubi-PowerMeter is such a paradigm, which consists of hardware devices including smart meters and residential gateway, wireless commu...

UNLABELLED Ubiquicidin (UBI) 29-41 is a cationic, synthetic antimicrobial peptide fragment that binds preferentially with the anionic microbial cell membrane at the site of infection. The current study was conducted to evaluate its potential as an infection-imaging agent in humans. METHODS Eighteen patients, 9 female and 9 male (mean age, 31.7 y; range, 5-75 y), with suspected bone, soft-tiss...

Kelompok wanita di Desa Padahanten mempunyai sebuah kegiatan produksi yaitu membuat kerupuk ubi yang terbuat dari ungu. Ubi ungu dihasilkan merupakan hasil tani warga sekitar memang berprofesi sebagai petani. Harga relative lebih rendah kelompok ini berinovasi untuk meningkatkan nilai jual tersebut.
 Dalam pembuatan ungu, masih dilakukan dengan peralatan seadanya. Dimulai pengupasan hingga...

Supplemental Experimental Procedures Reagents and antibodies Reagents were purchased as follows: DRB, wortmannin, NAC, doxycycline, BHA, polybrene and H2O2 were from Sigma, and PD98159 from Calbiochem. Polyclonal anti-phospho-AKT, antiAKT, anti-phospho-S6K, anti-phospho-ATF2, anti-ATF2, anti-phospho-p38, anti-p38, antiphospho-IKKα/β and anti-JNK antibodies were from Cell Signalling. Anti-actin,...

Asset limits in means-tested transfers can allow for the distribution of scarce aid to families most need but may disincentivize beneficiaries build savings necessary weather economic shocks. In this Economic Commentary, we examine net worth means-tested-transfer recipients along income and review literature on matter with a discussion universal basic (UBI) as policy alternative. Using 2018 pan...