A trend of emerging large-scale multi-core chip design is to employ multithreaded architectures such as the IBM Cyclops-64 (C64) chip that integrates large number of hardware thread units, main memory banks and communication hardwares on a single chip. A cellular supercomputer is being developed based on a 3D connection of the C64 chips. This paper introduces our design, implementation, and eva...

The effects of different 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerols on the kinetic properties of CDP-choline:1,2-diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (EC 2.7.8.2) from mouse liver microsomes have been studied. Initial-velocity experiments were carried out with various concentrations of several species of diacylglycerol at different fixed concentrations of CDP-choline. Kinetic analysis of these data showed a f...

In this study, an adsorption-oriented process for the removal of fungicides from polycontaminated aqueous solutions was applied. To remove triazole fungicides from aqueous mixtures of propiconazole (PROPI), tebuconazole (TEBU), epoxiconazole (EPOXI), bromuconazole (BROMU) and difenoconazole (DIFENO), several materials used as adsorbents were compared using batch experiments, namely two conventi...

The CDP/Cux transcription factor was previously shown to be proteolytically processed at the G1/S transition. In view of characterizing and eventually identifying the protease responsible for CDP/Cux processing, we have established an in vitro proteolytic processing assay. CDP/Cux recombinant proteins expressed in mammalian or bacterial cells were efficiently processed in vitro using as a sourc...

This paper discusses the simulation of Cooperative Diversity Protocols (CDP) which have emerged as a promising technique for improving reliability in a wireless environment. In CDP, neighboring node(s) cooperate with a transmitter to deliver multiple copies of a packet to a receiver, via independent fading channels. These multiple copies can be combined at the receiver to recover the original d...

Studies were carried out to determine the effects of preincubation of 4-methyl-5-amino-1-formylisoquinoline thiosemicarbazone (MAIQ) with hepatic microsomes on the ability of MAIQ to inhibit CDP reductase activity in vitro. An aliquot from the 100,000 x g supernatant fraction from this incubation was used in the CDP reductase assay. MAIQ incubated in the absence of microsomes inhibited CDP redu...

Background Upon graduation, physiotherapists are required to manage clinical caseloads involving deteriorating patients with complex conditions. In, particular, emergency on-call physiotherapists are required to provide respiratory/cardiorespiratory/cardiothoracic physiotherapy, out of normal working hours, without senior physiotherapist support. To optimise patient safety, physiotherapists are...

Background Upon graduation, physiotherapists are required to manage clinical caseloads involving deteriorating patients with complex conditions. In, particular, emergency on-call physiotherapists are required to provide respiratory/cardiorespiratory/cardiothoracic physiotherapy, out of normal working hours, without senior physiotherapist support. To optimise patient safety, physiotherapists are...

This study investigates the antinociceptive effect of intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of cytidine-5'-diphosphate choline (CDP-choline; citicoline) and the involvement of cholinergic mechanisms in rats. Three different pain models were utilized: thermal paw withdrawal test, mechanical paw pressure test and acetic acid writhing test. The i.c.v. administration of CDP-choline (0.5, 1.0 a...

CDP-diglyceride: L-serine phosphatidyltransferase (phosphatidylserine synthetase) of Escherichia coli is tightly associated with ribosomes in crude cell-free extracts. The synthetase has now been separated from ribosomes by extraction with solutions containing 5 M NaCl and has been purified loo-fold. The partially purified enzyme is devoid of contaminating hydrolytic activities and nearly free ...