Aluminum-containing mesoporous silica with hierarchical macroporous architecture (Al-MMS) was successfully prepared using a solvent evaporation method through the combination of precursor solution for synthesis of Al-containing mesoporous silica (Al-MS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) colloidal crystals as a hard template. The porous structure and the state of aluminum were investigated us...

In order to investigate the presence of adaptive response in cancerous cells, two monofunctional alkylating agents, namely, ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) and methyl methanesulfonate (MMS), were employed to treat Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells in vivo. Conditioning dose of 80 mg/kg body weight of EMS or 50 mg/kg body weight of MMS and challenging dose of 240 mg/kg body weight of EMS or 150...

The DNA polymerase 4 protein (Pol4) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a member of the X family of DNA polymerases whose closest human relative appears to be DNA polymerase lambda. Results from previous genetic studies conflict over the role of Pol4 in vivo. Here we show that deletion of Pol4 in a diploid strain of the SK1 genetic background results in sensitivity to methyl methanesulfonate (MMS). ...

Protein acetylation modification has been implicated in many cellular processes but the direct evidence for the involvement of protein acetylation in signal transduction is very limited. In the present study, we found that an alkylating agent methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) induces a robust and reversible hyperacetylation of both cytoplasmic and nuclear proteins during the early phase of the cell...

The Mallows model (MM) occupies a central role in parametric modelling of ranking data to learn preferences population judges. Despite the wide range metrics for rankings that can be considered specification, choice is typically limited Kendall, Cayley or Hamming distances, due closed-form expression related normalizing constant. This work instead focuses on with Spearman distance (MMS). A nove...

We calculate electromagnetic mass difference of mesons using a method proposed by Duncan et al. The RG-improved gauge action and the non-compact Abelian gauge action are employed to generate configurations. Quark propagators in the range of mPS/mV = 0.76− 0.51 are obtained with the meanfield-improved clover quark action. Chiral and continuum extrapolations are performed and the results are comp...

This article presents the research and development activity on the Modular Monitoring System (MMS), a low-power wireless modular architecture for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) introduced in [1]. The MMS is a device capable to easily interface the vast majority of sensors employed in SHM thanks to a novel modular architecture. In addition, the low-power design allows the MMS to support long...

Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is a major cause of obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) in childhood. Increased respiratory effort associated with OSAS is accompanied by an increase in pulse transit time (PTT) but also mandibular movements (MMs) amplify with increased upper airway resistance. We compared dynamic changes in PTT and MMs using a magnetic distance sensor during polysomnography (PSG) in a pre...

PURPOSE Short-echo-time proton MR spectra at 7T feature nine to 10 distinct macromolecule (MM) resonances that overlap with the signals of metabolites. Typically, a metabolite-nulled in vivo MM spectrum is included in the quantification`s prior knowledge to provide unbiased metabolite quantification. However, this MM model may fail if MMs are pathologically altered. In addition, information abo...

The paper concerns the Multimedia Messaging Services in a context of Fixed-to-Mobile networks Convergence: problems and official standards are presented and analyzed, so to outline fixedline specific matters from network independent aspects. A practical solution has been designed to provide MMS over PSTN and ISDN fixed telephone networks, in order to get a great level of modularity and reliabil...