Exchange of macromolecules between the cytoplasm and the nucleus is mediated by dedicated transport channels in the nuclear envelope (NE) called nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). NPCs are embedded within NE at fusion sites between the inner and outer nuclear membrane. They are among the largest macro­ molecular assemblies in eukaryotic cells with an estimated mass of >50 MD (Hetzer et al., 2005; T...

The 3GPP Task Force recently supplemented mobile LTE network security with an additional set of confidentiality and integrity algorithms, namely 128-EEA3 and 128-EIA3 built on top of ZUC, a new keystream generator. We propose two novel techniques to improve the software performance of these algorithms. We show how delayed modular reduction increases the efficiency of the LFSR feedback function,...

Recently, a novel protocol named round-robin differential phase-shift (RRDPS) quantum key distribution [Nature 509, 475(2014)] has been proposed. It can estimate information leakage without monitoring bit error rate. In this paper, we study the performance of RRDPS using heralded single photon source (HSPS) without and with decoy-state method, then compare it with the performance of weak cohere...

Degradation of Amino Acids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474 Influence of Methanogens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 Obligately Syntrophic Amino Acid Deamination . . . . . . . 475 Syntrophic Arginine, Threonine, and Lysine Fermentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 Facu...

The reimbursement of hospital Part A cost by Medicare under the original prospective payment system (PPS) created serious financial problems for hospitals in many areas but was especially serious in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Subsequent revisions of the PPS corrected some of the financial burden of the cost of such patients when the patient required tracheostomy for prolonged ve...

Background: The aim of present study is to asset the IL-2 promoter gene (SNP -475) as a candidate gene for multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility. Methods: This study included 70 patients with relapsing – remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and 50 healthy controls. Following the extraction of genomic DNA from peripheral blood, frequency of genotypes and alleles of SNP -475 was calculated usi...

objective: multiple sclerosis (ms) is a chronic autoimmune disease due to demyelination of the central nervous system. it is believed that cytokines are involved in the pathogenesis of ms. the interleukin-2 (il2) gene is powerful functional candidate that is involved in immune regulation and operation. in this study, for the first time, we investigated the effect of -475 a/t and -631 g/a il2 po...