Guanylin peptides (GPs) family includes guanylin (GN), uroguanylin (UGN), lymphoguanylin, and recently discovered renoguanylin. This growing family is proposed to be intestinal natriuretic peptides. After ingestion of a salty meal, GN and UGN are secreted into the intestinal lumen, where they inhibit sodium absorption and induce anion and water secretion. At the same conditions, those hormones ...

1474-0346/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.aei.2009.04.002 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 734 764 4325; fax E-mail addresses: [email protected] (H.M. Khou Kamat). 1 Tel.: +1 734 764 4325; fax: +1 734 764 4292. This paper presents research that investigated algorithms for high-precision identification of contextual information in location-aware engineering applications. Th...

A large family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) involved in cell adhesion has a characteristic autoproteolysis motif of HLT/S known as the GPCR proteolysis site (GPS). GPS is also shared by polycystic kidney disease proteins and it precedes the first transmembrane segment in both families. Recent structural studies have elucidated the GPS to be part of a larger domain named GPCR autoprote...

Smartphones currently have a large number of sensors and more processing capacity, allowing greater integration of a mobile architecture supported by an external Location Based System. The following paper will contextualize the architecture in a nature inventory with a strong mobile component in the data collection on site. It will integrate additional technologies like GPS, QR Codes and map de...

This article describes a state of art for location systems, and presents the INPERLYS (Independent Personal Location System). INPERLYS is an outdoor and indoor location system capable of give the user ́s position in places where GPS signal fails or is not accurate enough. For that, a dead reckoning method, using sensors like Micro Electrical Mechanical System (MEMS) is used.

This paper describes a prototype aircraft that can fly slowly, safely and transmit wireless video for tasks like reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition. The aircraft is designed to fly in closed quarters like forests, buildings, caves and tunnels which are often spacious but GPS reception is poor. Envisioned is that a small, safe and slow flying vehicle can assist in performing dul...

In this paper, a generalized particle system (GPS) method, a general method to describe multiple strong form representation based particle methods is described. Gradient, divergence, and Laplacian operators used in various strong form based particle method such as moving particle semi-implicit (MPS) method, smooth particle hydrodynamics (SPH), and peridynamics, can be described by the GPS metho...

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is an accurate positioning system. The GPS has an accuracy that varies from 4mm up to 11m. This project in lieu of thesis investigates the state of art of the GPS navigation and positioning for outdoor and indoor environments with a particular focus to the outdoor applications. This project includes an overview of GPS system, the GPS segments, the composition...