Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Salmonella) is one of the most significant food-borne pathogens affecting both humans and agriculture. We have determined that Salmonella encodes an uptake and utilization pathway specific for a novel nutrient, fructose-asparagine (F-Asn), which is essential for Salmonella fitness in the inflamed intestine (modeled using germ-free, streptomycin-treated, ...

In this paper, we present a new method for ranking generalized trapezoidal fuzzy numbers (GTrFNs) based on Ochiai index and Hurwicz criterion. The proposed ranking method considers all types of decision makers’ perspective such as optimistic, neutral and pessimistic which is crucial in solving decision-making problems. The proposed method can discriminate the ranking result of GTrFNs having the...

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Running average is a simple and effective background modeling method that generates adaptive background image for moving object detection. Fuzzy Running Average (FRA) improves the selectivity of Standard Running Average (SRA). However, its background restoration rate is slow. This leads to false object detection when a static object becomes dynamic. To overcome this problem, an Extended Fuzzy R...

In the present report we analyzed the levels of IgG1, IgG2a, IgG2b and IgG3 isotypes from Balb/c mice immunized with cytoplasmic repetitive antigen (CRA), and flagellar repetitive antigen (FRA) of Trypanosoma cruzi. The immunization was done by subcutaneous route three times (20 days apart) and the analysis was performed 14 days after each treatment. CRA-immunized mice produced high levels of a...

Single carrier time division multiple access (TDMA) and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) are promising for broadband fixed radio access (FRA) in terms of flexibility, bandwidth-efficiency and implementation cost. Coherent detection of QPSK-symbols requires adaptive equalization. We focus on equalizer adaptation in time-variant frequency-selective FRA-channels in the presenc...

OBJECTIVE To compare the time from entry into care for HIV infection until combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) initiation between migrants and non migrants in France, excluding late access to care. METHODS Antiretroviral-naïve HIV-1-infected individuals newly enrolled in the FHDH cohort between 2002-2010, with CD4 cell counts >200/μL and no previous or current AIDS events were included....

Activator protein 1 (AP-1) is a transcriptional factor composed of the dimeric members of bZIP proteins, which are frequently deregulated in human cancer cells. In this study, we aimed to identify an oncogenic AP-1 dimer critical for the proliferation of neuroblastoma cells and to investigate whether histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs), a new generation of anticancer agents, could target th...

To map changes in neuronal activity in the brains of Dahl salt-sensitive (Dahl S) vs. salt-resistant (Dahl R) rats by high-sodium diet, we used immunohistochemical detection of Fra-like proteins as a marker for long-term neuronal activation. Compared with Dahl R rats during regular sodium intake, Dahl S rats showed modestly higher expression of Fra-like immunoreactivity (Fra-LI) in the supraopt...

Frequency response analysis (FRA) is a method which is used to detect mechanical faults in transformers. The FRA response of a transformer is determined by its geometry and material properties, and it can be considered as the transformer’s fingerprint. If there are any mechanical changes in the transformer, for example if the windings are moved or distorted, its fingerprint will also be changed...