Theories Proposed for Control of Renin Release. ............................. 359 Introduction. ......................................................... 359 Baroreceptor theory. ................................................... 361 Macula densa theory. .................................................. 362 Sympathetic nervous system theory. ...................................... 366 Hormonal...

The human tyrosinase gene codes for two distinct antigens that are recognized by HLA-A*0201-restricted CTLs. For one of them, tyrosinase peptide 368-376, the sequence identified by mass spectrometry in melanoma cell eluates differs from the gene-encoded sequence as a result of posttranslational modification of amino acid residue 370 (asparagine to aspartic acid). Here, we used fluorescent tetra...

Ubiquitous smartphones with their wide range of integrated peripherals present designers with opportunities to use the devices in novel ways. Interactive augmented-reality experiences that would have previously been deemed too expensive to be commercially viable can now be produced at a low cost. Leveraging the hardware that the consumer already carries has produced a wide variety of options fo...

A process for marker detection which involves adaptive thresholding, region-modeling and mapping has a challenge of recognizing marker in noisy space. We propose accurate and computationally efficient algorithm in detecting any number of marker within moderate tilt in camera image.

Our object is to formulate and analyze a physically plausible and mathematically sound model to better understand the phenomenon of clustering in colloids. The term depletion force refers to the force (in the Newtonian sense) which is associated with the clustering. Our model is stochastic but derived from a deterministic setup in a Newtonian setting. A mathematical transition from the determin...

Systematic, well-designed research provides the most effective approach to the solution of many problems facing highway administrators and engineers. Often, highway problems are of local interest and can best be studied by highway departments individually or in cooperation with their state universities and others. However, the accelerating growth of highway transportation develops increasingly ...

ZNF191(243-368) is the C-terminal region of ZNF191 which contains a putative DNA-binding domain of four Cys2His2 zinc finger motifs. In this study, an expression vector of a fusion protein of ZNF191(243-368) with glutathione-S-transferase (GST) was constructed and transformed into Escherichia coli BL21. The fusion protein GST-ZNF191(243-368) was expressed using this vector to investigate the pr...

Heterosis effects for birth weight, ADG from birth to weaning, 200-d weight, ADG from weaning to 368 d, 368-d weight, 368-d height, 368-d condition score, and 368-d muscling score (males only) were evaluated separately for each sex in F1, F2, and combined F3 and F4 generations in three composite beef cattle populations. Breed effects were evaluated for the nine parental breeds (i.e., Red Poll [...

The goal of the proposed project is to correctly detect and identify a chessboard and the configuration of its pieces through the application of image processing techniques. Such an algorithm could be used to automatically record a game between two players without the need for a digital chess set, which can cost hundreds of dollars. In addition, image-based detection of chess pieces is a vital ...