The 1.688 g/cm3 class of Drosophila satellite DNA is predominantly localized to the centromeric heterochromatin of the X chromosome. We report here the existence of 1.688 satellite related (SR) DNA arrays present at numerous locations throughout the euchromatic portion of the X. Unlike their heterochromatic counterparts, euchromatic SRs consist of a small number of repeating units (usually 2-4)...

This work introduces methodologies for extending the modelling and querying capabilities of Trajectories Data Warehouses (TDW) in the context of semantic trajectories. Specifically, we incorporate the notion of Semantic Relatedness (SR) as part of the formal model of a TDW, which enables capturing the similarity between different annotations describing Points of Interest (POI), locations and ac...

Super-resolution (SR) with probabilistic motion estimation is a successful algorithm to circumvent the limitation of motion estimation upon conventional superresolution methods. However, the algorithm can’t match similar patches with rotation or scale. This paper presents an efficient improved algorithm by introducing Zernike moments as representation of image invariant features into similarity...

high yield photolytic reduction of a series of thiaphosphoranes z p sr to give z p h with uv-light-induced tri-n-butyltin hydride through phosphoranyl radical z p is described. this reaction is inhibited by a-methylstyrene and initiated by a radical initiator such as azobisisobutyronitrile

Tropospheric ozone (O 3 ) is found to be a severe threat agriculture and natural vegetation. The present study was conducted investigate the structural functional changes in an intact seminatural grassland community when exposed elevated O (EO ; ambient + 20 parts per billion) compared (AO for years using open-top chambers. Parameters such as species richness (SR), evenness ( E ), Shannon index...

Bone substitute materials require specific properties to make them suitable for implantation, such as biocompatibility and resistance mechanical loads. Mg,Sr-cosubstituted hydroxyapatite (MgSr-HA) is a promising bone scaffold candidate because its structure similar the native matrix. However, MgSr-HA do not typically withstand thermal treatments over 800 °C, Mg promotes HA degradation less stab...

The current study examined whether alterations in glucocorticoid receptor (GR) binding contribute to poor response to glucocorticoid therapy in asthma. 29 asthma patients with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) < 70% predicted were studied. Patients were classified as steroid sensitive (SS) if their morning FEVI increased > 30% after a I-wk course of oral prednisone 20 mg twice daily and st...

Taurine is a beta-amino acid found in very high concentration in the heart. Depletion of these intracellular stores results in the development of cardiomyopathy, thought to be mediated by abnormal sarcoplasmic reticular (SR) Ca(2+) transport. There is also evidence that taurine directly alters the Ca(2+) sensitivity of myofibrillar proteins. Major regulators of SR Ca(2+) ATPase (SERCA2a) are th...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of stochastic resonance (SR) stimulation on preterm infant oxygen desaturation, bradycardia, and apnea events. We hypothesized that SR stimulation will reduce these events. METHODS This was a randomized crossover study conducted from April 2012 to July 2014. Eligible preterm infants were not receiving ventilation support and had at least 1 clinically documente...

AIM To investigate the acute effects of stochastic resonance whole body vibration (SR-WBV), including muscle relaxation and cardiovascular activation. METHODS Sixty-four healthy students participated. The participants were randomly assigned to sham SR-WBV training at a low intensity (1.5 Hz) or a verum SR-WBV training at a higher intensity (5 Hz). Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic bloo...