The crooked neck (crn) gene of Drosophila encodes a protein of 702 amino acids and contains 16 tandemly arranged copies of a 34-amino-acid repeat that is similar to the tetratrico peptide repeat (TPR). Multiple copies of the TPR motif have also been found in a family of yeast genes, including several members that are necessary for cell division. TPR-containing proteins encoded by the yeast gene...

In this report, we propose a technique using negotiation based on multi-agent system (MAS) in the context of cognitive radio network (CRN). The agents are particularly suited to provide responsive solutions to complex problems such as the negotiation of the spectrum in CRN. We have implemented our proposed solution with JADE (Java Agent Development Framework) and we have also evaluate the propo...

We investigate the parallel assembly of two-dimensional, geometrically-closed modular target structures out of homogeneous sets of macroscopic components of varying anisotropy. The yield predicted by a chemical reaction network (CRN)-based model is quantitatively shown to reproduce experimental results over a large set of conditions. Scaling laws for parallel assembling systems are then derived...

obesity is accompanied with renal dysfunction, so renal impairment is more prevalent in obese people. renal function can be assessed via markers such as cystatin c (cys c), creatinine (crn) and glomerular filtration rate (gfr). as the effect of exercise training on renal function has been less investigated, this study aimed to study the effect of eight weeks of aerobic training and 10 days of d...

CrNx, MoNx, CrOx, MoOx and CrN/Mo2N multilayer films were deposited by reactive sputtering. Characterization of the coatings was carried out using XRD, XPS, optical profilometer, and nano-indentation. The oxidation of the thin films was studied as a function of annealing temperature. Tribological characterization of the Cr2O3 and the Mo-oxides was carried out as a function of annealing temperat...

Multilayered hard coatings with a CrN matrix and an Al2O3, TiO2, or nanolaminate-Al2O3/TiO2 sealing layer were designed by a hybrid deposition process combined with physical vapor deposition (PVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD). The strategy was to utilize ALD thin films as pinhole-free barriers to seal the intrinsic defects to protect the CrN matrix. The influences of the different sealing ...

In this paper we consider cognitive processes and their impact on the performance of cognitive radio networks (CRN). We model the cognition cycle, during which cognitive radio (CR) sequentially senses and estimates the environment state, makes decisions in order to optimize certain objectives and then acts. Model-based analysis of CRN is used to solve control and decision making tasks, which ac...

Recent studies that have examined neural correlates of action monitoring with event-related potentials (ERPs) have focused on the error-related negativity (ERN) and error positivity (Pe) on error trials, as well as the correct response negativity (CRN) on correct trials. Moreover, the ERN has been assessed in relation to a number of personality traits and psychiatric disorders. However, no stud...

Group based Service Discover protocol (GSD) service discovery protocol is a well-known service discovery protocol for MANETs. However, because of some obviously redundant transmissions, its packet overhead is very high. Hence, in this paper, three mechanisms are introduced to reduce its the packet overhead. The three mechanisms are PFCN (Pruning of Far Candidate Nodes), CRN (Combining of Relay ...

This study investigates the effects of negative affect on performance monitoring. EEG was acquired during a lateralized, numeric Stroop working memory task that featured task-irrelevant aversive and neutral pictures between stimuli. Performance accuracy showed a right-hemisphere advantage for stimuli that followed aversive pictures. Response-locked event-related potentials (ERPs) from accurate ...