Pax proteins are a family of transcription factors conserved during evolution and able to bind specific DNA sequences through a domain called a "paired domain'. The DNA-binding specificity of the Pax-8 paired domain was investigated. Site-selection experiments indicate that Pax-8 binds to a consensus sequence similar to those bound by Pax-2 and Pax-5. When consensus sequences of various paired ...

Abstract We delineate the four principal surface plasmon polariton coupling and interaction mechanisms in subwavelength gratings, demonstrate their significant roles shaping optical response of plasmonic gratings. Within framework width-graded metal–insulator-metal nano-gratings, electromagnetic field confinement wave guiding result multiwavelength light localization provided conditions adiabat...

For this paper, studies of the microstructure as well mechanical and biological properties bioinert titanium, zirconium, niobium alloys in their nanostructured (NS) ultrafine-grained (UFG) states have been completed. The NS UFG were formed by a combined two-step method severe plastic deformation (SPD), first with multidirectional forging (MDF) or pressing into symmetrical channel (PSC) at given...

Background: Pancreatic groove cancer is very rare and could be masqueraded as pancreatitis. This study to clarify the characteristics, clinical features, managements survival outcomes of this tumor. Methods: Brief descriptions were made for each case pancreatic encountered at our institute. Individualized data cases described in literature extracted added database expand sample size a more comp...

The paper presents the compliance errors compensation technique for over-constrained parallel manipulators under external and internal loadings. This technique is based on the non-linear stiffness modeling which is able to take into account the influence of non-perfect geometry of serial chains caused by manufacturing errors. Within the developed technique, the deviation compensation reduces to...