Abstract The decolourization of an aqueous solution the textile dye Acid Red 88 (AR88) and control invasive plant species Acacia dealbata Link . (ADL) were addressed in this work. aims study (1) characterization ADL pollen, (2) application pollen powder adsorption processes, (3) selection best operational conditions for nitriloacetic acid (NTA)-UV-A-Fenton process (4) assess efficiency combined...

DNA repair-deficient mutants from five genetic complementa tion groups isolated previously from Chinese hamster cells were assayed for survival after exposure to the bifunctional alkylating agents mitomycin C or diepoxybutane. Groups 1, 3, and 5 exhibited 1.6to 3-fold hypersensitivity compared to the wildtype cells, whereas Groups 2 and 4 exhibited extraordinary hypersensitivity (30to 90-fold)....

Wolf control to reduce cattle depredation is an important issue to ecology and agriculture in the United States. Two recent papers use the same dataset having wolf population characteristics and cattle depredation, but come to opposing conclusions concerning the link between wolf control and cattle depredation. Our paper aims to resolve this issue by using the same dataset and developing a mode...

Current seismic design philosophy is based on dissipative structural response, which implicitly accepts damage to the main structure and significant economic losses. Repair of the structure is often impeded by the permanent (residual) drifts of the structure. The proposed research aims at reducing the repair costs and downtime of a structure hit by an earthquake, and consequently more rational ...

We previously showed that the Spt-Ada-Gcn5-acetyltransferase (SAGA) complex is recruited to the activated HXT2 and HXT4 genes and plays a role in the association of TBP-associated factors. Using the HXT2 and HXT4 genes, we now present evidence for a functional link between Snf1p-dependent activation, recruitment of the SAGA complex, histone H3 removal, and H3 acetylation. Recruitment of the SAG...

The activity-dependent removal of AMPA receptors from synapses underlies long-term depression in hippocampal excitatory synapses. In this study, we have investigated the role of the small GTPase Rab5 during this process. We propose that Rab5 is a critical link between the signaling cascades triggered by LTD induction and the machinery that executes the activity-dependent removal of AMPA recepto...

Removal of agricultural pipes used in crop support and greenhouse agriculture is manpower-intensive. However, most workers are elderly. Therefore, auxiliary devices should be to allow pipe removal with as little force possible. In this study, the design parameters an extraction device were optimized within constraints minimize required remove pipes. The optimization length each link initial ang...

Geometry of eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) in some cases causes the connection of link beam to the column. The details of such conditions should be studied carefully due to the full plastic rotation in the link beam. In this research, the behavior of link-to-column connection is modeled and the failure modes are considered. Based on the previous researches shear link can exhibit better beha...