barley (hordeum vulgare l.) is a model plant, as genetic and physiological studies are concerned. abiotic stresses such as drought adversely affect the growth of plants. the objective of this experiment was to identify the responsive genes to osmotic stress, using macroarray (covering 13050 genes). rna was extracted from 5 barley genotypes in stress as well as in normal conditions at 3 times of...

Responsive materials capable of autonomously regulating and adapting to molecular recognition-induced chemical events hold great promise in the design artificial chemo-intelligent life-like soft material platforms. In this context, a synthetically minimal emulsion platform that, regulated by interfacial supramolecular recognition events, is reversibly adapt its environment reported. The systems...

Final Report: Supramolecular Polymers With Multiple Types of Binding Motifs: From Fundamental Studies to Multifunctional Materials Report Title This research project is focused on the development and investigation of a new class of multi-stimuli-responsive polymers, which are designed exhibit different responses upon exposure to different stimuli. The concept here is the development of material...

RNA molecules that can bind to the Rev protein of HIV-1 have been isolated from random sequence nucleic acid pools based on a minimal Rev-binding element (RBE) found within the Rev Responsive Element (RRE). While the selected sequences are related to the wild-type element, they also contain substitutions that allow them to bind Rev up to 10-fold better in vitro. A hypothesized homopurine pairin...

This research provided a novel enzyme-responsive antimicrobial carrier aiming at overcoming the volatile loss of active antibacterial components, by employing mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MCM-41) as matrix encapsulation and Zein molecular gate. Since could be consumed bacteria, Zein-functionalized MCM-41 acted an gate improved controlled-release capacity. The results showed that amount caps...

A global reaction route map is generated for Au5 by the anharmonic downward distortion following method in which 5 minima and 14 transition states (TSs) are located. Through vibrational analyses in the 3N - 7 (N = 5) dimensional space orthogonal to the intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC), along all the IRCs, four IRCs are found to have valley-ridge transition (VRT) points on the way where a pot...

Thirty-four production workers at three chemical plants were tested for acute changes in lung function over the course of their three-day, twelve-hour workshift. Mean percentages of the predicted lung function indices (FVC, FEV, and FEF 25-75) showed a workshift decrement, particularly evident in the evening shift. A workweek effect was shown in that no recovery in mean %FEV1 and %FEF-25-75 was...

which affect 60-80% of residents with dementia. Responsive behaviours are commonly treated with antipsychotic medications, and they compromise well-being of residents as well as staff. Our multidisciplinary team seeks to develop technological solutions to help minimize agitated and aggressive behaviours by creating familiar and appropriate activities that allow residents with dementia opportuni...