Purpose: The present study aimed at evaluation of SD TB Ag MPT 64 Rapid kit for confirmation of isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) grown from clinical samples. Material & Methodology: The present study included a total of 105 mycobacterial growths recovered from various pulmonary and extra-pulmonary clinical specimens in a tertiary care center. Culture was performed using Low...

The molybdenum cofactor (Moco) is synthesized by an ancient and conserved biosynthetic pathway. In plants, the two-domain protein Cnx1 catalyzes the insertion of molybdenum into molybdopterin (MPT), a metal-free phosphorylated pyranopterin carrying an ene-dithiolate. Recently, we identified a novel biosynthetic intermediate, adenylated molybdopterin (MPT-AMP), which is synthesized by the C-term...

BACKGROUND With increases in spatial information and enabling technologies, location-privacy concerns have been on the rise. A commonly proposed solution in public health involves random perturbation, however consideration for individual dimensions (attributes) has been weak. OBJECTIVES The current study proposes a multidimensional point transform (MPT) that integrates the spatial dimension w...

The SRY-related gene SOX9 is involved in the differentiation of Sertoli cells in male gonads of vertebrates with different kinds of sex determination. In the olive ridley Lepidochelys olivacea, a species with temperature sex determination (TSD), the SOX9 protein is expressed at stages 21-24 in medullary cells in gonads of embryos incubated at both male-(MPT) or female-promoting temperatures (FP...

BACKGROUND Dynamic hyperinflation due to increased respiratory frequency during exercise is associated with limitations in exercise capacity in patients with moderately severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). OBJECTIVES The present study assessed whether the manually paced tachypnea (MPT) test, sitting at rest, induces dynamic hyperinflation correlating with exercise capacity in ...

The electron transport chain of mitochondria is a major source of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which play a critical role in augmenting the Ca(2+)-induced mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT). Mitochondrial release of superoxide anions (O(2)(-)) from the intermembrane space (IMS) to the cytosol is mediated by voltage dependent anion channels (VDAC) in the outer membrane. Here, we exami...

Resumo O artigo analisa a atuação de resistência do Ministério Público Trabalho (MPT) às Medidas Provisórias 926, 927 e 936/2020 Lei 14.200/2020, criadas para o enfrentamento da Covid-19. Como amostragem, foram escolhidas as Notas Técnicas MPT, Ações Civis Públicas Anulatórias Cláusulas Convencionais relacionadas à Covid-19, no período março 2020 fevereiro 2021, autoria Procuradoria Regional 3ª...

Hydrogen production via plasma methane pyrolysis is investigated using a microwave torch (MPT) and gliding arc plasmatron (GAP). The performance of the two sources in terms conversion, product spectrum, energy efficiency compared. physical chemical properties produced carbon particles are conversion higher GAP than MPT. In MPT amorphous spherical volume source. stops after acetylene. acetylene ...

Ubiquitin/ubiquitin-like (Ub/Ubl) proteins are involved in diverse cellular processes by their covalent linkage to protein substrates. Here, we provide evidence for a post-translational modification system that regulates enzyme activity which is composed of an archaeal Ubl protein (SAMP1) and a JAMM/MPN+ metalloprotease (HvJAMM1). Molybdopterin (MPT) synthase activity was found to be inhibited ...

This paper shows, through a numerical example, how to develop portfolios of flood management activities that generate the highest return under an acceptable risk for an area in the central part of the Netherlands. The paper shows a method based on Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) that contributes to developing flood management strategies. MPT aims at finding sets of investments that diversify risk...