Despite the susceptibility of dendritic cells (DCs) to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection and the defined role of these cells in disease pathogenesis, the mechanisms of viral binding to DCs have not been fully delineated. Recently, a glucose transporter, GLUT-1, heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs), and neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) were demonstrated to facilitate HTLV-1 entry in...

Alternating current (AC) has few drawbacks which have increased the demand of Direct current (DC) Transmission. The normal HVAC range is between 220-800 kV .This high voltage has to pass different types of terrains including settled area, mountains and water. It is quite clear that human beings and environment will be effected from this huge voltage. The common effects of these huge voltages ar...

OBJECTIVE Dendritic cells bind an array of antigens and DC-SIGN has been postulated to act as a receptor for mucosal pathogen transmission. Bile salt-stimulated lipase (BSSL) from human milk potently binds DC-SIGN and blocks DC-SIGN mediated trans-infection of CD4(+) T-lymphocytes with HIV-1. Objective was to study variation in DC-SIGN binding properties and the relation between DC-SIGN binding...

This paper points out the viability of utilization metamaterial transmission lines as a multifrequency impedance matching network, improving RF-Energy Harvesting systems operating around 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. Metamaterial introduce additional degrees freedom in line design, providing possibility to match multiple bands. The structure has been designed optimized using ADS simulator input four-diode...

Power efficiency is critical for electrical stimulators. Battery life of wearable stimulators and wireless power transmission in implanted systems are common limiting factors. Boost DC/DC converters are typically needed to increase the supply voltage of the output stage. Traditionally, boost DC/DC converters are used with fast control to regulate the supply voltage of the output. However, since...

HVDC transmission systems are becoming increasingly popular when compared to conventional AC transmission methods. HVDC voltage source converters (VSC) can offer advantages over traditional HVDC current source converter topologies; as such, it is expected that HVDC-VSCs will be further exploited with the growth of HVDC transmission. This paper presents the DC fault ride through capability and n...

Digital Cinema (DC) consists of integration of new advanced digital technologies in the context of the cinema system. As regards the transport of DC content towards theatres, Distributors may select the method that is both economically and technically sound. In this work, which is carried out within the framework of the IST Integrated Project Enhanced Digital CINEma (EDCINE), we deal with the n...

Network connectedness is indispensable for the normal operation of transmission networks. However, there still remains a lack efficient constraints that can be directly added to problem formulation optimal switching (OTS) ensure network strictly. To fill this gap, brief proposes set linear by leveraging equivalence between and feasibility vertex potential equation an electrical flow network. Th...