We have earlier shown that dystroglycan (DG) is a lamininbinding protein and as such is a cell adhesion molecule. DG is a heterodimer of alpha and beta DG subunits. beta-dystroglycan (betaDG) is the membrane spanning subunit, whereas the alpha subunit is bound to the extracellular domain of betaDG. To study physiological function of the protein, we expressed full-length DG (FL-DG) and the cytop...

For a graph G = (V,E), the modified Schultz index of G is defined as S∗(G) = ∑ {u,v}⊂V (G) (dG(u) · dG(v))dG(u, v) where dG(u) (or d(u)) is the degree of the vertex u of G, and dG(u, v) is the distance between u and v. Lower bounds on modified Schultz index in trees in terms of the order and diameter are determined. Mathematics Subject Classification: 05C05, 05C12

For a nontrivial graph G, its first and second Zagreb coindices are defined [1], respectively, as M1(G) = ∑ uv ∈E(G) (dG(u)+dG(v)) and M2(G) = ∑ uv ∈E(G) dG(u)dG(v), where dG(x) is the degree of vertex x in G. In this paper, we obtained some new properties of Zagreb coindices. We mainly give explicit formulae for the first Zagreb coindex of line graphs and total graphs. Mathematics Subject Clas...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of peer monitoring on generosity in boys and girls aged 6-12 years. A total of 120 elementary school students played a one-shot dictator game (DG) with and without peer monitoring by classmates. Children decided how to divide 10 chocolates between themselves and a classmate either in a condition in which their allocations were visible to their...

This article presents the significance of efficient hybrid heuristic search algorithm(HS-PABC) based on Harmony search algorithm (HSA) and particle artificial bee colony algorithm (PABC) in the context of distribution network reconfiguration along with optimal allocation of distributed generators and shunt capacitors. The premature and slow convergence over multi model fitness landscape is the ...

Opinions vary regarding how much distiller’s grains (DG) can be used effectively in lactation rations. In order to better understand conflicting reports and recommendations about the effect of DG on milk yield we examined 23 studies about DG in the dairy science literature. Inclusion of DG in treatment diets ranged from 4 to 42% of dietary DM across all studies. Our analysis of the entire datab...

Three deoxyglucose (DG) derivatives, S-DG, MAG(3)-DG and MAMA-BA-DG, were synthesized and labeled successfully with high labeling yields and high radio-chemical purities. Biodistribution in tumor-bearing mice demonstrated that these three new (99m)Tc-deoxyglucose derivatives showed accumulation in tumor and high tumor-to-muscle ratios. Among them, the (99m)Tc-MAG(3)-DG showed the best character...