The contractile vacuole (CV) system is the osmoregulatory organelle required for survival for many free-living cells under hypotonic conditions. We identified a new CV regulator, Disgorgin, a TBC-domain-containing protein, which translocates to the CV membrane at the late stage of CV charging and regulates CV-plasma membrane fusion and discharging. disgorgin(-) cells produce large CVs due to im...

Introduction: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) can measure bone mineral density (BMD) around joint arthroplasties. DXA has never been used in total wrist arthroplasties (TWA). We investigated (1) whether BMD differs between 2 TWAs implanted the same cadaver forearm, (2) effect of forearm rotation and extension on measured TWA a cadaver, (3) precision patients. Methodology: One ROI distal ...

Musculoskeletal examinations provide informative and valuable quantitative insight into muscle and bone health. DXA is one mainstream tool used to accurately and reliably determine body composition components and bone mass characteristics in-vivo. Presently, whole body scan models separate the body into axial and appendicular regions, however there is a need for localised appendicular segmentat...

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Correspondence Dear Editor, We read the case of Chikungunya fever (CF) reported by doctors Hwang and Lee with interest [1]. We report a similar case, but from western South America. CF cases have been reported in western Europe, South America, Africa, and mo...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this ecological study was to evaluate whether any changes in cardiovascular (CV) medicine utilization, population, socioeconomic and health system factors were associated with CV mortality in Lithuania, Sweden and Norway in 2003-2012. MATERIALS AND METHODS CV drug utilization was calculated using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical/Defined Daily Dose (DDD) methodology and...

The interactive effects of salinity stress (0.90 MPa NaCl) and seeds presoaking in 100 ppm. nicotinamide (vitamin PP) in three sorghum cultivars (Dorado, Hagen Shandawil and Giza 113) were studied to examine their response to salinity stress and the possible role played by vitamin PP in regulating saltinduced changes in seedling growth, protein patterns and some relevant metabolic activities of...

Academic CVs are ubiquitous and play an integral role in the assessment of researchers. They define portray what activities achievements considered important scientific system. Developing their content structure beyond traditional, publication-focused CV has potential to make research careers more diverse fairer transparent. This comment presents ten ways further develop academic CVs. The recom...

Phase transformation cyclic voltammetry (CV) was developed by integrating mixed-control phase transformation theory and charge transfer effect with traditional CV model. This mixed-control phase transformation CV model was validated by good agreement between experimental CV data and simulated values from phase transformation CV for LiFePO4. The lithium ion diffusion coefficient (10-16 m2 s-1) o...