Nodulation and nitrogen fixation genes of Mesorhizobium loti are encoded on the chromosome of the bacterium. Nevertheless, there is strong evidence that these genes can be transferred from an inoculant strain to nonsymbiotic mesorhizobia in the field environment. Here we report that the chromosomal symbiotic element of M. loti strain ICMP3153 is transmissible in laboratory matings to at least t...

an analytical nonlinear stress-strain model and a microscopic damage index for confined and unconfined concretes together with a macroscopic damage index for reinforced concrete (rc) structures under cyclic loading are proposed. in order to eliminate the problem of scale effect, an adjustable finite element computer program was generated to simulate rc structures subjected to cyclic loading. by...

Let p1 ≤ p2 and consider estimating a fixed set {x : p1 ≤ f(x) ≤ p2} by the random set {x : p1 ≤ f̂n(x) ≤ p2}, where f̂n is a consistent estimator of the continuous function f . This paper gives consistency conditions for these sets, and provides a new method to construct confidence regions from empirical averages of sets. The method can also be used to construct confidence regions for sets of th...

Access controls ensure that all direct accesses to objects are authorized by means of user identification. However, in some scenarios it is also necessary to continuously check the identity of the user in order to avoid malicious behaviors such as person exchanges immediately after the initial authentication phase. Aim of this work is to propose a methodology based on a balanced mix of strong a...

The distribution of an inhomogeneous Wiener process is determined by the mean function m(t) ss EW(t) and the variance function b(t) = V^(W(t)) which depend on unknown parameter d _ 0 . Observations are assumed to be in discrete time points where the sample size tends to infinity. Using the general theory of Ibragimow, Hasminskij [2] sufficient conditions for consistency of MLE i?n are establish...

a single column cation exchanger resin was used to eliminate cations from renet cheese whey, with particular reference to the improvement of taste and flavor. ten panelists were convened to assess the contribution of the mineral components to the salty taste of whey, judging on the basis of taste, flavor and color. the organoleptic characteristics of untreated whey were arbitrarily assigned...

We discovered a novel retrotransposable element, designated Yokozuna, on the W chromosome of Bombyx mori. The size of this element is 4738 bp, including a 208-bp long terminal repeat (LTR) on one side and a 183-bp LTR on the other. This retrotransposable element is flanked by a 5-bp target site duplication, TAATT. Yokozuna contains a single long open reading frame (ORF) and the whole deduced am...