This study aims to maximize the effects of reducing plastic deformation in heavy traffic intersections urban areas by improving aggregates and binders asphalt mixtures order verify strength effect SMA (Stone Mastic Asphalt) compared with that fluid-resistant mixtures. The authors examine pavement performance conduct an economic analysis for sustainable infrastructure. Additionally, reduce defor...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a devastating motor neuron disease caused by mutations of the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene. SMN2, a paralogous gene to SMN1, can partially compensate for the loss of SMN1. On the basis of age at onset, highest motor function and SMN2 copy numbers, childhood-onset SMA can be divided into three types (SMA I-III). An inverse correlation was observed between ...

We report results of calorimetric studies for the binary mixture of rodlike host n-alkyloxy-cyanobiphenyl (nOCB, n=8,9) and bent-shaped guest 1,3-phenylene-bis[4-(3-methylbenzoyloxy)]-4'-n-dodecylbiphenyl-4'-carboxylate (BC12). The effect of bent-shaped dopant molecules on the critical behavior associated with the nematic-smectic-A(d) phase transition has been studied in detail. The transition ...

Pro-fibrotic microenvironments of scars and tumors characterized by increased stiffness stimulate mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) to express α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA). We investigated whether incorporation of α-SMA into contractile stress fibers regulates human MSC fate. Sorted α-SMA-positive MSCs exhibited high contractile activity, low clonogenicity, and differentiation potential limited...

RÉSUMÉ. Dans cet article, nous présentons une approche de modélisation et conception d’agents et de systèmes multi-agents (SMA). Elle s’appuie sur la proposition d’un modèle générique de SMA et d’un modèle hybride d’implémentation supportant les caractéristiques du paradigme agent. Ce modèle hybride offre des avantages intrinsèques de manipulation et d’interrogation des systèmes modélisés. Nous...

The observed pattern of lepton mixing does not give an evidence of the seesaw. It is easier to disprove seesaw showing that one of the alternatives gives dominant contribution to the neutrino mass. We consider alternative mechanisms based on (i) small (tree level) effective couplings, (ii) small VEV, (iii) radiative generation of masses, (iv) protection by SUSY breaking scale or by µ-term, (v) ...

We study the matter enhancement of T violation in neutrino oscillation with three generations. The magnitude of T violation is proportional to Jarlskog factor J . Recently, the elegant relation, (∆m)12(∆m)23(∆m)31Jm = ∆12∆23∆31J , is derived, where ∆ij = ∆m 2 ij/(2E) and the subscript m denotes the quantities in matter. Using this relation, we reconsider how Jm changes as the function of the ma...

The supplementary motor area (SMA) is a key structure involved in behavioral planning and execution. Although many reports have indicated that SMA is organized somatotopically, its exact organization remains still unclear. This study aimed to functionally map SMA using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and validate the fMRI-SMA by electrocortical stimulation (ECS) and postsurgical sy...

Social media analytics (SMA) can provide an organization with insights that would generate greater customer value and subsequently lead to better organizational performance and, thus enable the organization to have a competitive advantage over its rivals. In this paper, we develop a conceptual SMA capability framework which identifies SMA capabilities that an organization should have in order t...