In this paper two cryptographic methods are introduced. In the first method the precence of a certain size subgroup of persons can be checked for an action to take place. For this we use fragments of Raptor codes delivered to the group members. In the other method a selection of a subset of objects can be made secret. Also, it can be proven afterwards, what the original selection was.

mTOR/RAFT1/FRAP is the target of the immunosuppressive drug rapamycin and the central component of a nutrient- and hormone-sensitive signaling pathway that regulates cell growth. We report that mTOR forms a stoichiometric complex with raptor, an evolutionarily conserved protein with at least two roles in the mTOR pathway. Raptor has a positive role in nutrient-stimulated signaling to the downst...

STEENHOF, K. 1987. Assessing raptor reproductive success and productivity. Pages 157-170 in B.A. Giron Pendleton, B.A. Millsap, K.W. Cline, and D.M. Bird [EDs.], Raptor management techniques manual. Washington, DC U.S.A. WARNKE, D.K., D.E. ANDERSEN, C.R. DYKSTR& M.W. ME3⁄4ER, AND W.H. KAR•SOV. 2002. Provisioning rates and time budgets of adult and nestling Bald Eagles at inland Wisconsin nests....

Mammalian target-of-rapamycin (mTOR), which is a master controller of cell growth, senses a mitogenic signal in part through the lipid second messenger phosphatidic acid (PA), generated by phospholipase D (PLD). To understand further which isozymes of PLD are involved in this process, we compared the effect of PLD isozymes on mTOR activation. We found that PLD2 has an essential role in mitogen-...

Raptors are good sentinels of environmental contamination and there is good capability for raptor biomonitoring in Europe. Raptor biomonitoring can benefit from natural history museums (NHMs), environmental specimen banks (ESBs) and other collections (e.g. specialist raptor specimen collections). Europe's NHMs, ESBs and other collections hold large numbers of raptor specimens and samples, cover...

The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) controls cell growth and survival through two distinct complexes called mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2). Although several reports have suggested the involvement of mTORC1 in development and function of dendritic cells (DCs), its physiological roles remain obscure. We therefore established mTORC1 signal-deficient mice lacking Raptor, a...

The cell-cycle effects of mTORC1 are not fully understood. We provide evidence that mTOR-raptor phosphorylates SGK1 to modulate p27 function. Cellular mTOR activation, by refeeding of amino acid-deprived cells or by TSC2 shRNA, activated SGK1 and p27 phosphorylation at T157, and both were inhibited by short-term rapamycin treatment and by SGK1 shRNA. mTOR overexpression activated both Akt and S...

Simulation is a powerful tool for evaluating complex systems. RAPTOR (Rapid Availability Prototyping for Testing Operational Readiness) is a generic simulation developed by the Air Force and modified by the authors that predicts reliability, maintainability, and availability (RM&A) performance of systems and components. RAPTOR is uniquely suited for evaluating communication network system relia...

Pituitary ademonas are benign tumours with different biological behaviour, especially with regard to tumour size, invasion, endocrine function, intratumour cystic lesion and apoplexy. There is little understanding of the growth and the control of progression of pituitary tumours. In the present study, we investigated the expression of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway regulators, in ...

Invariant NKT (iNKT) cells play critical roles in bridging innate and adaptive immunity. The Raptor containing mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) has been well documented to control peripheral CD4 or CD8 T cell effector or memory differentiation. However, the role of mTORC1 in iNKT cell development and function remains largely unknown. By using mice with T cell-restricted deletion of Raptor, we show that ...