Furin, a KEX2 protease homolog with high RNA expression in the liver is an excellent candidate as a hepatic proprotein convertase. Here we show that purified recombinant furin has the same proalbumin specificity and serpin inhibitory properties as the in situ hepatic convertase. There was rapid cleavage at the -RRD- site of normal human proalbumin but there no significant cleavage of natural un...

This study deals with application of artificial neural networks (ANNs) on grade control at mine sites inputting both geological and geotechnical variables. Case study is Chapada copper-gold deposit (Goiás, Brazil), located in the neoproterozoic Chapada-Mara Rosa volcano-sedimentary sequence. Ore is closely related to hydrothermal alteration, structurally controlled. The geological and geotechni...

Abstract This research paper is concerned with studying and evaluating the geoengineering characteristics potential risks of area under study a view to safe urban expansion using GIS techniques. Different geotechnical laboratory tests such Atterberg limits, free swelling test, swell pressure tests, chemical analysis, unconfined compressive strength (UCS) rock quality designation (RQD) were perf...

The second generation of terrestrial digital video broadcasting standard (DVB-T2) offers several advantages for greater efficiency. Signal Space Diversity (SSD) contains rotated constellation and Q-Delay (RQD), which is one of advantage that offered to improve the performance over fading channels compared to the non-rotated modulation. In this journal, the proposed low-power de-mapper design of...

The stability of tunnel site depends upon the deformation behaviors surrounding rocks, including joint density, mineral composition, micro cracks, and grain boundaries. aim this study was to analyze mechanical properties Besham Complex in Northern Pakistan terms petrography analysis. complex is prone as it bounded by Main Mantle Thrust (MMT) north, Thakot fault (Tf) east, Swat block west. In ar...