The nuclear envelope (NE) is a highly dynamic structure consisting of two concentric membranes underlaid by the nuclear lamina, a network of intermediate filaments called A/Cand B-type lamins (reviewed by Collas and Courvalin, 2000; Wilson, 2000). The outer nuclear membrane (ONM) is in direct continuity with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and shares biochemical and functional properties with th...

the potential sources of cr (vi) are various effluents from metallurgy, electroplating, leather tanning, textile dyeing, paint, ink, and aluminum manufacturing industries. these industrial effluents can contain cr (vi), in the concentration range of 10 to 100 mg/l (nakano et al 2000), which is much higher than the standard limit; 0.5 mg/l in industrial wastewater (epa). in aqueous systems, chro...

Dr. Márlio Oliveira is a graduate student, Master of Science in Dentistry Program, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and in the private practice of orthodontics at Rua Mato Grosso, 450 Universal, Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil; e-mail: marlio_ [email protected]. Dr. Pithon is a Professor of Orthodontics, Southwest Bahia State University, Jequié,...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS In the last decade, genomic studies using DNA markers have strongly influenced the current phylogeny of angiosperms. Genome size and ploidy level have contributed to this discussion, being considered important characters in biosystematics, ecology and population biology. Despite the recent increase in studies related to genome size evolution and polyploidy incidence, only a ...

CA15-3 is a high-molecular-mass mucin-like glycoprotein expres¬sed at the luminal surface of most secretary epithelia and associated with mammary tumors (Taylor et al., 2002). Increased levels were observed in patients with breast cancer (Kobayashi et al., 1989). Clinical uses of this marker include monitoring of patients with breast cancer (Duffy, 1999; Duffy et al., 2006), prognosis (McLaughl...

In the last three decades, interest in fractional calculus has experienced rapid growth and at present we can find many papers devoted its theoretical and application aspects (see the work of Machado et al. (2011) and the references therein). Fractional order models of real systems are often more adequate than the usually used integer order models in electrochemistry (Ichise et al., 1971), adve...

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UKMAS has now been running for six years, in 1996 and 1997 under the heading of FoMAS (Foundations of Multi-Agent Systems) both organised by Michael Luck at Warwick University and then subsequently in its current incarnation, UKMAS, first by Michael Fisher at Manchester Metropolitan University then by Chris Preist at Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Bristol and finally by Mark d’Inverno at St Cath...

Fish sperm cryopreservation is considered as a valuable technique for artificial reproduction and genetic improvement (Chao & Liao, 2001; Kopeika et al., 2007; Rana, 1995; Suquet et al., 2000). Semen quality must be monitored when attempts are made to increase the efficiency of artificial fertilization, to cryopreserve only sperm of high quality, and to evaluate frozenthawed sperm. Cryopreserve...