We present a grid portal implementation of a parallel algorithm for multidimensional QTL mapping problems. The implementation uses the LUNARC application portal framework which is modified to manage the multiple job submission used in the QTL mapping algorithm. key words: QTL analysis, grid computing 1 Genetic mapping of QTL Most traits of medical or economic importance are quantitative. Exampl...

The EVM1 protein encoded by Ectromelia virus is a member of a highly conserved family of poxvirus chemokine binding proteins that interfere with host immune surveillance processes. EVM1 is abundantly expressed early during mousepox infection and is able to selectively bind CC chemokines and inhibit their interactions with host receptors. Here, we characterize the interaction between EVM1 and th...

White matter (WM) abnormalities have long been suspected in major depressive disorder (MDD). Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) studies have detected abnormalities in fractional anisotropy (FA) in MDD, but the available evidence has been inconsistent. We performed a quantitative meta-analysis of TBSS studies contrasting MDD patients with healthy control subjects (HCS). A total of 17 studies ...

In this paper, a computational algorithm made in the MATLAB MathWorks (2016) program for synthesis of cc-cc converters is proposed. From union converter derivation works and determination voltage current values elements involved, set obtained that correspond designer’s specifications, such as static gain, number switches, galvanic isolation if input output not pulsed.

Global properties of vacuum static, spherically symmetric configurations are studied in a general class of scalartensor theories (STT) of gravity in various dimensions. The conformal mapping between the Jordan and Einstein frames is used as a tool. Necessary and sufficient conditions are found for the existence of solutions admitting a conformal continuation (CC). The latter means that a singul...

Mucus hyper-secretion is a hallmark feature of asthma and other muco-obstructive airway diseases. The mucin proteins MUC5AC and MUC5B are the major glycoprotein components of mucus and have critical roles in airway defense. Despite the biomedical importance of these two proteins, the loci that regulate them in the context of natural genetic variation have not been studied. To identify genes tha...