The Protein Information Resource (PIR) serves as an integrated public resource of functional annotation of protein data to support genomic/proteomic research and scientific discovery. The PIR, in collaboration with the Munich Information Center for Protein Sequences (MIPS) and the Japan International Protein Information Database (JIPID), produces the PIR-International Protein Sequence Database ...

This paper presents private information retrieval (PIR) schemes for coded storage with colluding servers, which are not restricted to maximum distance separable (MDS) codes. PIR schemes for general linear codes are constructed and the resulting PIR rate is calculated explicitly. It is shown that codes with transitive automorphism groups yield the highest possible rates obtainable with the propo...

Pyroelectric Infrared (PIR) sensors are widely used as a simple presence trigger for alarms and a reliable counter for people in security home and smart office. Most paper have focused on the design and application of such systems, however, few research has be done on the detecting of targets in an outdoor environment using PIR sensors. In this paper, we realize a detecting system by means of P...

The functional and biophysical properties of a persistent sodium current (I(NaP)) previously proposed to participate in the generation of subthreshold oscillations and burst discharge in mesencephalic trigeminal sensory neurons (Mes V) were investigated in brain stem slices (rats, p7-p12) using whole cell patch-clamp methods. I(NaP) activated around -76 mV and peaked at -48 mV, with V1/2 of -58...

Methods: In 25 healthy volunteers (f= 12. m = 13. age 40 * 12 yrs.) we studied the influence of selective and unselective blockade of the autonomic nervous system on heart rate (HR) and HR variability (HRV). Data were recorded after an interval for rest lasting 20 min. and cardiovascular variables were observed to be stable. The examinations were performed in supine position, at constant room t...

Pirin is a novel highly conserved nuclear protein, but very little is known about its cellular function. Human pirin has been cloned, expressed, purified and crystallized using PEG as precipitant. The crystal belongs to the orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 42.3, b = 67.0, c = 107.3 A, alpha = beta = gamma = 90 A. It contains one molecule per asymmetric unit ...

The goal of Private Information Retrieval (PIR) is the ability to query a database successfully without the operator of the database server discovering which record(s) of the database the querier is interested in. There are two main classes of PIR protocols: those that provide privacy guarantees based on the computational limitations of servers (CPIR) and those that rely on multiple servers not...

Pyroelectric Infrared (PIR) Sensor Based Event Detection Emin Birey Soyer M.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Enis Çetin July 2009 Pyroelectric Infra-red (PIR) sensors have been extensively used in indoor and outdoor applications as they are low cost, easy to use and widely available. PIR sensors respond to IR radiating objects moving in its viewing range. The c...

Grb14 belongs to the Grb7 family of adapters and was identified as a negative regulator of insulin signal transduction. Between the PH (pleckstrin homology) and SH2 (Src homology 2) domains is a new binding domain implicated in the interaction with receptor tyrosine kinases called PIR (phosphorylated insulin receptor interaction region). Both PIR and SH2 domains interact with the insulin recept...