Kurtosis" has long been considered an appropriate measure to quantify the extent of fattailedness of the degree distribution of a complex real-world network. However, the Kurtosis values for more than one real-world network have not been studied in conjunction with other statistical measures that also capture the extent of variation in node degree. In this paper, we determine the Kurtosis value...

Here we give proof to the best suitable normalization method for the Selective Eigen Rate (SER) a novel technique, that is used in selecting only the higher rate of principal components (PCs) for using them in Principal Component Analysis (PCA) while separating Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) from electroencephalogram (EEG) signals, to enable single trial analysis. SER technique is designed and i...

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor, an optical sensor exploiting special electromagnetic waves-surface plasmon polaritons to probe interactions between an analyte in solution and a molecular recognition element immobilized on the SPR sensor surface, has been widely used in various realms, such as investigating biomolecular interactions and binding properties, detection of biological and che...

The sprinkler irrigation system is the most widely used for rubber in a nursery. However, method associated with high water loss during irrigation. In view of this, an experiment was conducted to assess effect different systems on growth dynamics, leaf ratio analyses, productivity, and use efficiency seedlings. treatments were systems; soil + overhead (CON), growing media (GM) drip (DRP), GM ca...

Sepiapterin reductase (SPR) is the enzyme that catalyzes the final step of the synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), the cofactor for phenylalanine hydroxylase, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), tryptophan hydroxylase, and nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Although SPR is essential for synthesizing BH4, the distribution of SPR in the human brain has not yet been clarified. In the present study, we purifi...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the spontaneous pregnancy reduction (SPR) rate, SPR-related factors and the effects of SPR on pregnancy outcomes in the patients with multiple pregnancies undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection-embryo transfer (IVF/ICSI-ET). METHODS Between January 1998 and December 2010, 3957 patients undergoing fresh/frozen-thawed cycles (IVF/ICSI-ET) and...

The stable silver nanorod (AgNR) sol in red was prepared by the two-step procedure of NaBH₄-H₂O₂ and citrate heating reduction. The AgNR had a transverse and a longitudinal surface plasmon resonance (SPR) absorption peak at 338 nm and 480 nm. Meanwhile, two transverse and longitudinal SPR Rayleigh scattering (SPR-RS) peaks at 340 nm and 500 nm were observed firstly using common fluorescence spe...

A graphene-based long-period fiber grating (LPFG) surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor is proposed. A monolayer of graphene is coated onto the Ag film surface of the LPFG SPR sensor, which increases the intensity of the evanescent field on the surface of the fiber and thereby enhances the interaction between the SPR wave and molecules. Such features significantly improve the sensitivity of th...

In tomato plants, systemic induction of defense genes in response to herbivory or mechanical wounding is regulated by an 18-amino-acid peptide signal called systemin. Transgenic plants that overexpress prosystemin, the systemin precursor, from a 35S::prosystemin (35S::prosys) transgene exhibit constitutive expression of wound-inducible defense proteins including proteinase inhibitors and polyph...