Reinforced concrete frame buildings with Open Ground Story (OGS) are one of the most common building configurations in urban habitat. These configurations are known to be vulnerable to seismic excitations, primarily due to the sudden loss in strength in the ground story and differential stiffness distribution throughout the structure. The differential stiffness distribution is attributed primar...

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is regarded as one of the functional fruits because its large amounts secondary metabolites. The glycosylation processes mediated by UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) play a decisive role in regulating metabolite availability. In this study, genome-wide search identified 145 UGT genes pomegranate, and further phylogenetic analysis defined 17 distinct groups: A to ...

To better understand the coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in Callovo-Oxfordian (COx) claystone formations induced by heat emitting high-level radioactive waste, different scales of in-situ heater experiments have been conducted ANDRA Meuse/Haute-Marne Underground Research Laboratory (M/HM URL) at Bure France. In order to prove predictability numerical codes for a site-scale repository,...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of a finishing protocol implemented in patients treated in the Orthodontics graduate program at Universidad de Antioquia. Evaluation was carried out by means of the criteria set by the Objective Grading System (OGS) of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO). METHODS Cast models and panoramic radiographs of 34 patients were evaluated. The intervention group ...

Collaborative research and data dissemination in the field of geophysical exploration need network tools that can access large amounts of data from anywhere using any PC or workstation. Simple solutions based on a combination of Open Source software can be developed to address such requests, exploiting the possibilities offered by the web technologies, and at the same time avoiding the costs an...

Early changes in the Arabidopsis thaliana membrane phosphoproteome in response to oligogalacturonides (OGs), a class of plant damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), were analyzed by two complementary proteomic approaches. Differentially phosphorylated sites were determined through phosphopeptide enrichment followed by LC-MS/MS using label-free quantification; differentially phosphorylate...

Admixture mapping has been enormously resourceful in identifying genetic variations linked to phenotypes, adaptation, and diseases. In this study through analysis of copy number variable regions (CNVRs), we report extensive restructuring in the genomes of the recently admixed African-Indian population (OG-W-IP) that inhabits a highly saline environment in Western India. The study included subje...

To apply genomic information of the model legume Lotus japonicus to soybean, the characteristics o'f the soybean genome in reference to the genome ofL. ,J'aponicus were investigated. Macrosynteny between soybean and L. J'qponicus was analyzed by mapping the same cDNA elones on the maps ofboth species by the RFLP method, and by identifying the positions of ortholos,s on the L. J'aponicus map fbr...

A variety of bone and soft-tissue sarcoma cell lines have been shown to express receptors for insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and to respond mitogenically to IGF-1 in vitro. We have recently demonstrated evidence of IGF dependency in murine MGH-OGS and RIF-1 sarcomas, which express relatively high and intermediate levels of IGF-1 receptors. Overexpression of IGF-1 receptors and/or IGF liga...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess treatment outcomes of the Invisalign and compare results with braces. METHODS One hundred and fifty-two adult orthodontic patients, referred to two Orthodontic Specialist Clinics, were randomized to receive either invisalign or brace treatment. All patients were evaluated by using methods from the American Board of Orthodontics Phase III examinati...